Comments Policy

For the first time in more than two years, I'm updating Booker Rising's official policy re: the blog's comment threads. I've added a new rule: no name-calling. There are only seven things that violate Booker Rising's rules:

racial supremacy crap: The quickest ban route. Note the blog's motto: "news site for black moderates and black conservatives". So I sure ain't gonna tolerate "blacks are inferior", "blacks are evil", "blacks are apes" or similar rants on my own dang blog. I will delete any such post. Outright ban or 1 warning, depending on comment foulness.

cursing: "Damn", "hell", or even "ass" are OK. So is only halfway writing out a word (e.g., "bull____"). Leave everything else for the gutter. I will edit any such post to remove the foul language. 3 warnings.

racial and sexual language: Any spelling of the N-word. "Spic", "cracker", "coolie", "kike" or their foreign language equivalents. No calling women the B-word. Depending on the violation, I will either edit or delete any such post. 3 warnings.

name-calling: By name-calling, I mean stuff like "idiot" or some variant, "Uncle Tom", "Aunt Jemima", "coon", or some equivalent racial variant. Or any other name-calling epithet geared toward another poster, or to the author of any posts that I put up. If you can't debate your point without throwing out ad hominem attacks, then this blog ain't for you. I will delete any such post. 3 warnings.

libel that can get me or you sued: It has virtually never been an issue, but 2 warnings. I will delete any such post.

posting under multiple names or anonymously: Find a username and stick to it, or let me know when you wanna change it. I will delete any such post. 3 warnings.

threadjacking: Stay on topic within the threads. I will delete any comments not related to the thread at hand, so the conversation stays on focus. If you wanna threadjack, then create and build up your own blog. I have no co-bloggers. 3 warnings.

threatening someone's life or wanting someone dead. Outright ban.

I understand that seven bans since Booker Rising started in May 2004 is a very low rate by blog standards. It attests to the quality and maturity of the folks of various ideological stripes from around the world who visit Booker Rising: moderates, conservatives, liberals, leftists, rightists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, atheists, agnostics, capitalists & Marxists. Let's keep it that way. Even an Islamic extremist once commented on a post...but he stayed within the rules. Thank you, readers!

Last update: August 22, 2009