ONLINE COMMUNITY RULES
Rules for commenting and blogging on MyJournalTimes.com and JournalTimes.com web pages
We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect. We do not control the messages or postings that are sent to the Site but we, or third parties acting on our behalf, may monitor online conduct to enforce these Terms of Use. We reserve the right in our sole discretion, but do not assume any obligation, to refuse to post, remove, or edit any messages or postings sent to the Site. Any action by a user that infringes on another user's right to use and enjoy this Site is prohibited. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to and use of this Site if, in our view, your conduct fails to meet any of our guidelines. We also reserve the right to change these terms at any time. It is a condition of your use that you do not:
Call someone a name such as idiot, stupid, a dope, a moron, a racist. Do not call fellow bloggers and commenters names.
Use profanity. Do not use profanity or partially obscured profanity. However, ou may completely obscure the word with symbols. For example, if the word "chocolate" was a banned word, ch******* would not be acceptable. ********* would be.
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