Commenting Guidelines

Online commenting provides our readers a chance to communicate with us and each other and encourages thoughtful discussion and debate on the issues of the day. These comments are moderated by editors and will be approved during weekday business hours.

Guidelines

• Commenters must use their real first and last names. We encourage Capital Health staff and physicians to identify their departments when commenting.
• The editors reserve the right to post, or not to post comments, edit or not edit, at their discretion. We are under no obligation at any time to publish any work.
• We welcome criticism of what we do, as long as it remains civil and respectful. We won't approve your post questioning a specific employee's integrity.
• Use common sense.
• Do not share your own or others’ medical information or offer medical advice of any kind.
• Stay on topic.
• Avoid racist, sexist or offensive language, personal attacks and defamatory statements.
• Avoid copying and pasting excerpts from other sites without permission and attribution.
• Avoid writing in ALL CAPS, commercial promotions or submitting similar comments repeatedly.