I thought it would be useful to give some general guidelines for comments on this blog. The intention of doing this is to let you know up front what is acceptable to Redcentaur and what is not acceptable. If you follow these simple guidelines, this blog and the community around it will appreciate the time you take to leave a comment.

1. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME. I am more than happy to welcome your comments on this blog and I actively encourage you to leave relevant thoughts on any post. My intention is to encourage discussion around the topics raised in my posts and to share knowledge and experience around the community. Anyone is welcome to leave a comment, whether you consider yourself to be a novice or an expert; by participating, we all learn.
2. RELEVANT LINKS ARE OK. If you leave a post with links to relevant articles, web sites, pages, etc. this is fine. In this way, we are able to share knowledge and good practice; this is what the internet is designed to do! If you insert several links into your response, your comment will require moderation before being posted, so bear with us while we get to it. Be sure that if your link(s) are not relevant to the post, your comment will be treated as spam and will be deleted.
3. SPAM IS NOT TOLERATED. This blog uses sophisticated spam filters which capture and delete any post that is identified as spam. In order to prevent this from happening, avoid inserting irrelevant comments and make sure that any links are relevant to the subject of the post and your response to the post. If spam is repeatedly inserted in comments, the IP address responsible will be blocked permanently. I do this for the sake of the community who wants to read the blog and to comment.
4. INTENTION OF COMMENTS IS: as I have mentioned, I encourage the people who visit and take time to read my posts to leave comments. These guidelines are intended to make this a safe environment for all those interested in participating in the blog. Please be considerate to time I have spent writing a relevant post and to visitors who spend time reading my posts and the comments attached by following these simple guidelines.