Polis conversation moderation

To ensure the Polis conversation remains respectful and productive, comments are moderated. The moderation protocol may vary depending on who is running your Polis conversation, but the following protocol is generally used.

Comments will be rejected if they:

• are off-topic or nonsensical.
• contain profanities.
• contain identifiable and private information about you or someone else.
• may present a risk to participants, including comments that contain hate speech.
• seek to advertise or spam.
• duplicate an existing comment – but if there are important nuances that distinguish the new comment, it will be approved.
• make claims of fact that can't easily be verified – stick to expressing your views based on your values and experiences, so we won't need to reject or edit your comment.

Comments may be edited:

• if the comment contains multiple ideas – we'll split ‘double-barrelled comments’ into multiple comments, so others can agree/disagree with each idea.
• to retain the sentiment but remove unverified claims of fact.
• to make it easier for others to understand, and to agree/disagree with (e.g. correcting important typos)

For more information, please check the information provided on the Polis conversation webpage you came from, or contact the people running the Polis conversation.