Gluten Free, Soy Free Australia

Comment Status

In order to enable real-time discussion as much as possible, comments, trackbacks, and pingbacks submitted will normally appear immediately. I work to review comments that may enter the moderation or spam queues as quickly as possible.

If you are concerned that your comment has been not been pinned in the relevant place beneath the post, please send me a direct message via the contact me page rather than adding an additional comment.

Language, Length, and Format

This blog has a diverse audience with different sensibilities and opinions. That said, please avoid harsh language and the use of profanity. Flaming or use of threatening language is not allowed nor will it be tolerated.

If an entry gets you fired up, excited, or makes you think so deeply that the words pour from you like an overflowing fountain, consider publishing it as a thought on your own blog and trackback. If trackback is not enabled, you may leave a comment summarizing your entry with a link to continue reading it.

Linking To Your Site and Others

I trust you to contribute links of value and thus, I do not use the rel=”nofollow” attribute by default. If you feel it necessary to link to a bad neighborhood, please add the rel=”nofollow” attribute to the outgoing link (it’s the polite thing to do).

Please don’t view this as an opportunity to promote or advertise your website in the comments. Excessive and/or inappropriate links will be removed.

Some tips for proper linking:

• Please use proper XHTML markup: <a href=”…” title=”…”>Link Anchor Text</a>
• Please use descriptive anchor text
  • Bad: <a href=”…”>click here</a>
  • Good: <a href=”…” title=”Google Homepage”>google’s homepage</a>
• Please keep the anchor text brief (6 words or less per link)

Double check your links, because any link which returns an error, leads to a site under construction, or cannot be loaded by the browser will be removed.

Signatures In Comments

Adding a signature is completely optional. If you decide to include one, please keep it short (2 line maximum) and do not include a link to your website.

You are welcome to add your website’s link in the designated URL box just below your name and e-mail address and your name will automatically be hyperlinked. Your “Gravatar” avatar associated with your email address will also appear. You can also leave a reply using your Facebook or Twitter account(s).

• Unacceptable:
  

  Amy Backs
  Gluten Free, Soy Free Australia

  http://glutenfreesoyfree.wordpress.com/

  Please visit my link.

• Acceptable:
  

  Amy Backs
  Gluten Free, Soy Free Australia

If you find it necessary to use anchor text in the name box, please make sure to sign your name at the end of your comment. I really don’t feel comfortable addressing someone as “my cool anchor text” when responding to a comment.

In the event that I know you, I’ll simply modify your anchor text to include your name, otherwise I’ll delete the reference to your website. If you wish for an exemption in this regard, then please let me know.

Subscribing To Comments Via E-mail

In order to receive notification of comments left after yours, it is essential that you provide a valid and working e-mail address.

To sign up for comments, make sure to leave the check mark next to “Notify me of follow up comments via e-mail” before submitting your comment.

E-mail Addresses

Please use a valid e-mail address when commenting on the blog. It will not be displayed unless you type it in the body of your comment (which I will usually edit out) and you will not be subscribed to any mailing list by leaving a comment.

Editing Comments

I reserve the right to edit or delete comments as I feel necessary. Constant spelling and grammatical errors will be edited.

If your comment conveys a coherent thought, it may just be edited; tirades will most likely be deleted. At no time will I attempt to alter the core meaning of a comment.

Special Provisions For Comment Spam

I take comment spam seriously and all IP addresses used for spamming will be reported to the internet blacklists, the ISPs/hosts for the offending domain will be notified, and the owner of the IP block will be notified of the problem.

While comment spam continues to proliferate, I can and will do my part to help combat it.

Requesting Removal of Comments

Please comment carefully!

Comments cannot be altered or removed by the user once they have been added to the page.

Quality comments contribute a great deal to the integrity and/or clarity of each post. In the event that you believe your comment should be removed, you must notify me immediately or within the first 24 hours after submission. Please note that considerations will be made on a case-by-case basis and (while I am happy to make minor changes to comments upon request), any alteration to (or erasure of) a comment that is likely to impact its contribution to the discussion will never occur. Should I deem comments to be inflammatory in nature, public viewing of them may be disabled.

Any Questions?

If you have any further questions or queries regarding the above, please feel free to send me an email, and I will do my best to respond as quickly as possible.