Over the last 9+ months we have been pretty lucky here at 911blogger to gain a good group of people who frequently add useful comments, references, further information, and post related links. While we have had disagreements in the comments every once in a while, the comments section in general has been pretty useful for a lot of us getting to know one another.

With that said, over the last 2-3 weeks we have received an influx of comments, and unfortunately some have been pushing the line on what is and what isn't acceptable for posting here. Over the history of the site I have deleted 2-3 comments, and edited another 2-3, however in the last week alone I have had to delete 2 comments, edit 1, and temporarily ban 1 user.

While we have no stated rules on commenting there are a few simple things which should just be common sense:

• Do not use someone else's alias when posting comments
• Do not flood the comments with large posts, especially unrelated material
• Do not use the comments to continue arguments with other users from thread to thread
• Do not post comments that are abusive, offensive, contain profane or racist material, or resort to attacking other users
• Try to treat other users with the respect they deserve
• Use the comments to post useful information and comments, not to direct attacks on other users
• Try to respect others who may have different opinions

The user banned on Friday will be un-banned late tonight. While I hate the idea of moderating the comments section, if things get out of hand I will obviously have to. If someone gets out of line, or starts violating these rules do not respond, instead send me an email via the contact link on the left and let me handle it.

If we continue to have any issues with people using other users alias we may start using the TypeKey system, so you may want to go ahead and register your username there.

In any event, I hate having to worry about this crap, so I hope everyone will try to keep the comments section a useful section of the site, and make good use of them.

Open thread - Have at it!