Comments Policy
Throughout our modern age it is glaringly obvious that the virtual space in which we spend much of our time is left largely unregulated. Equivalent to an expansive theme park minus the responsibility, this public place requires no identification cards, no enforced age limits on rides and masks are worn to disguise faces and true intentions.
Disingenuous avatars lurk among the unsuspecting: some hooking their prey with promises of love, financial gain or miracle cures. Others prey more insidiously on women with private sexual content shared vengefully after a bitter relationship split. The comments section for online videos, blogs, news articles and celebrity pieces are more often than not filled with anonymous trolling contributions unleashed to gain some form of attention and upheaval. Add to this miasma the dark web, where illegal pursuits such as drug and gun sales, child pornography and unregistered gambling run rife and the implications of this virtual wonderland become all too real.
Perhaps more mainstream and seemingly less perilous are also the popular hotspots, where many spend their time: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter along with whatever gains fleeting traction with teens and tech savvy adults. These platforms present the obligatory rules and regulations around content, yet have no means (and seemingly no motivation) to effectively mediate the spaces. Instead they rely heavily on user reports to moderate content. Thus offensive, sexist, violent, threatening and discriminatory content is easily uploaded and seen, shared and liked by millions of viewers before a concerned bystander takes the time to make a report.
The creators of www.everydaylivingness.com see the importance of taking personal responsibility to ensure that only constructive, responsible and authentic content is published. Any contributed anonymous comments, or comments founded on abuse or discrimination of any kind will not be accessible for public consumption. Thus be aware that all comments are manually approved by a dedicated team and may take some time to appear online for others to enjoy.
So it is that…
When you leave a comment on www.everydaylivingness.com, you agree to this comments policy along with our privacy policy.
We only accept comments from people who identify themselves at the time of submission of the comment.
Your email address is required for commenting although it is not published on the blog or shared. It is only used for us to contact you privately where there is a need.
By posting a comment, you agree that that the comment is your own and that you take responsibility for it. You agree to hold the creators of www.everydaylivingness.com, all post authors and other commenters harmless from any loss or damage whatsoever that is caused, directly or indirectly, by a comment that you post.
We reserve the right to edit, reject, move or mark as spam any comment at our discretion, without explanation. We also have the right to block access to any individual or group of people from commenting.
While we endeavour to comply with any request after publication to remove or edit a comment, the removal or editing is at our sole discretion.
Attempts to promote your business, gain backlinks, traffic or any other type of self-promotion are not permitted.
A comment that does not enrich and add to the conversation will be edited or rejected.
Please note we take privacy very seriously and therefore also reserve the right to decline the publication of comments which may compromise the privacy of others.
[Updated 25 July 2022]
