Commenting Policies

Comments are essential to every blog, even a personal blog such as YUTOPIA. I'm very blessed to have attracted a following of Loyal Readers whose insightful and sometimes humorous comments have contributed positively to the general discussions.

Thankfully, I haven't had many problems with comments - I think to date we've had no more than two flamewars in five years - but it couldn't hurt to lay out some ground rules:

Civility is non-negotiable. This means no ad hominem attack and no personal insults. Feel free to argue passionately - especially if you disagree with me - but do so responsibly. Remember, "The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools" (Kohelet 9:17)
Keep comments on-topic to the post in some way. Some discussions may go in other directions, but if they go too far, I may interject.
You are completely and solely responsible for what you write. Unless specifically requested by the author, I will not edit any post for typos or other mistakes.
I reserve the right to delete any post at my discretion. My blog, my rules.¹

Practically speaking there shouldn't be any difference, but it's nice to have things out in the open.

1. To date, the only comments I have deleted were either accidental duplicates or retracted by the author.