Comment Policy

(Last Revision : 18th October, 2010)

1. Never leave your e-mail ID in the comment field. Most blogs have a separate field for the same purpose. Use it.

2. Don’t comment if you don’t have anything constructive to say to the author. Spare your rants for your own blog.

3. Try to be as grammatically correct as possible. Use complete and coherent sentences. If English is not your native language, work on improving your English.

4. Spare the profanity! Even if you’re the author’s best-bud from college, you don’t need to indulge in name-calling. Additionally, you may get sued.

5. Follow the comment policy of the blog. If you do, there’s a good chance you’ll get a reply from the author. If there’s no comment policy, observe the pattern of how the author responds to comments. Try obtaining cues from the comments he responded to..

6. If the author responds to your comment, it DOES NOT give you the license to hunt him down on Facebook and add him as a friend. Though you’re always welcome to follow him.

7. If the author is a celeb, spare the ‘fan-boy’ comment. It’s not the time or the place. There are other channels suited for the same purpose.

8. Never EVER ask the author to do any chores for you – eg:  e-mail you (unless you happen to know him really well). There’s a good chance he will not bother.

9. Preview your comment before you hit ‘Submit!’.

10. There is a secret to make your comment come across as insightful and wise, even if you don’t know squat about what is being talked about. Find that secret and use it wisely. ( Hint: Secret != using sesquipedalian words )

11. Don’t Troll. Don’t Spam. Both are equally bad.

12. Don’t shamelessly self-promote your website/blog/product/service. Instead use the comment to build a relationship with the author.