{"id":229,"date":"2009-02-18T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2009\/02\/comments.html"},"modified":"2009-02-18T15:08:01","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T15:08:01","slug":"comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2009\/02\/comments.html","title":{"rendered":"Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FYI, Captcha was disabled for about a week &#8212; we were listening to those of you who were frustrated with the Bnet comment interface.&nbsp; As you might guess, we were inundated by spam comments during this time.&nbsp; So, now we&#8217;re turning it back on, but without the time-out function.&nbsp; That should save you some frustration when you comment.<\/p>\n<p>However, some of you are still duplicating your comments because it doesn&#8217;t seem that your comment went through the first time.&nbsp; So, let me suggest this: before posting your comment, copy the text of it to your clipboard.&nbsp; Then post it, and go pour yourself a cup of coffee.&nbsp; If you&#8217;re uncertain whether your comment went through, check for it in the comment section before you re-post it.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I occasionally delete comment if I find them overtly offensive.&nbsp; Bnet editors also delete comments, as they recently did to an entire back-and-forth string between EricW and Mr. Incredible.&nbsp; While I probably would have let their comments stand, the Bnet editors are charged with keeping Bnet a safe and welcoming community.&nbsp; If they determine that comments impinge upon that, they will unpublish those comments.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you have accused me of deleting comments that I don&#8217;t agree with.&nbsp; I haven&#8217;t done that once.&nbsp; I usually delete about one comment per week.&nbsp; The Bnet editors delete comments more frequently than I do, but it is never for ideological reasons.&nbsp; It&#8217;s always for issues of tone and language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FYI, Captcha was disabled for about a week &#8212; 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