The NRO Comments Policy
Comments on National Review Online are monitored. Reasons a comment may be considered unacceptable for publication include: the use of profane and inappropriate language, a general lack of courteousness, spamming, and self-promotion.
Commenters who over time prove trustworthy and considerate may be invited to post directly to the website. This is an invitation-only process. If a commenter is approved by NRO, a star (
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Comments that are deemed inappropriate will not be published on NRO. Commenters who submit inappropriate material will not (in most cases) be informed that their comments have been blocked from publication. Commenters who submit inappropriate material may be banned without warning from commenting on NRO. Approved NRO commenters who post inappropriate content also may be banned without warning from commenting on NRO.
NRO editors reserve the right to remove any comment that has been published.
National Review and National Review Online accept no responsibility for the content of the comments that are posted on NRO. The views expressed in comments appearing on NRO are not in any way attributable the editors of and contributors to National Review or National Review Online.
The NRO Comments Procedure
To post a comment on NRO, you must first register. Once registered, you must log in to comment. Once logged in, the NRO commenting procedure is as follows:
1) Click the COMMENTS link at the bottom of any blog post or alongside any article. (This link will send you to the appropriate page for commenting.)
2) Type your comment in the “Add Comment” field.
3) When your comment is to your liking, click the “Preview” button.
4) Preview your comment. If satisfactory click “Save”; if not satisfactory, make any adjustments in the field below the comment preview.
5) If you are not an approved commenter, your submitted comment will be sent to a queue for approval. On weekdays between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. EST, this approval process can be quick, taking anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. At other times the process can take much longer, from several hours to a day or more.
6) Your comment will go live immediately after it is approved. Comments deemed not fit for publication will be deleted.
