{"id":1954,"date":"2012-10-05T20:53:10","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T19:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2012-10-05T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T19:53:10","slug":"a-note-about-the-comments-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=1954","title":{"rendered":"A note about the comments section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several times recently there have been occasions when some of the comments on this blog\u00a0 have gone over the top and have degenerated into little more than a slanging match between differing viewpoints. As a result of this, and with immediate effect, all comments will now have to be moderated before they appear instead of the current situation where anyone who has previously commented gets their comment automatically added to the blog. It is unfortunate that we have had to do this as the majority of those comments which<br \/>\nare added to the blog add to the story and discussion but some of the recent comments which have been added are completely unacceptable with personal attacks on individuals.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Considering that the majority of people contributing are adults I would have thought it would have been self policing but for some that is obviously not possible and so we are also including some basic guidelines for people when adding comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will not tolerate personal attacks on any individual or organisation. People are obviously not always going to agree with each other but you can easily do this without resorting to personal insults \u2013 any comment which falls into this category will no longer be approved.<\/li>\n<li>Think before you post a comment! If you think your comment might be a bit controversial take a step back before pressing submit and consider whether you really think you should be making the comment \u2013 the chances are that if you are unsure you shouldn\u2019t!<\/li>\n<li>Please try to use good English when posting comments, and word your comments carefully to try and avoid misunderstandings. If someone doesn\u2019t use what you consider to be good English please don\u2019t criticise the original poster as it adds nothing to the debate and just causes more arguments.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0No foul or abusive language will be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Do not post complete comments in capital letters.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We ask that everyone using the blog tries to respect the opinions of other people using the site, and that you do not criticise other individuals or use personal insults because someone fails to agree with your point of view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>British Trams Online<\/em> aims to be a generally positive website to share news and\u00a0photographs of trams in the UK, although obviously the writers also give constructive criticisms from time to time where we feel this is appropriate. We ask that readers also try to be constructive when using our blog to criticise any tramway operator, museum or preservation group, and also please appreciate that any criticisms you do make may result in other comments expressing opposite views.<\/p>\n<p>It is unfortunate that we have had to include these rules onto the website but as mentioned above we feel recent events have left us with no choice. If you have any comments or queries regarding this please either email (<a href=\"mailto:gareth.bto@hotmail.co.uk\">gareth.bto@hotmail.co.uk<\/a>) or leave a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several times recently there have been occasions when some of the comments on this blog\u00a0 have gone over the top and have degenerated into little more than a slanging match between differing viewpoints. 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