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All information posted will be as up to date as possible, but some posts may become inaccurate over time. TommieMedia can add, change, remove or suspend all content at any time without prior notice.
Changes to Terms of Service. TommieMedia reserves the right to change these Terms of Service. We will post changes here, so check back periodically. If you choose to continue to continue using TommieMedia.com, you agree to and must abide by such changes. If you disagree with changes, or become dissatisfied with TommieMedia, your only alternative is to stop using the website.
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TommieMedia Comment Section Guidelines
At TommieMedia, we strive to provide a flourishing moderated online forum that supports community connection and discourse, and we find value in hosting responses via online comments related to our coverage. TommieMedia welcomes advice, criticism, questions and unique insights. With these goals in mind, we will adhere to the following guidelines when approving comments to be published to our site:
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- Real names are required in order to leave a comment. As a news organization, TommieMedia avoids keeping our sources anonymous, and the same transparency is extended to our comments section.
- Comments of more than 250 words will not be published. Comments of this length can clog up the response section and make the discussion hard to follow for other readers. If you have a comment of this length, please feel free to email it directly to the author or submit it to the opinions editor as a letter to the editor.
- Hate speech and discriminatory language based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, religion or culture will not be allowed. Name-calling, personal attacks (including those against our staff), profanity and SHOUTING are also not permitted. This includes attempts to curse with dashes, special characters (@!#) or spacing.
- Comment sections are moderated by the executive staff at TommieMedia. Staff members will review comments for an article up to one week after it has been posted. After that, the comment section will be closed and moderators will move on to more recent coverage.
- Promoting, selling or advertising through the comment section is not allowed.
We welcome feedback on this policy via email to any member of our executive staff. Thank you.
Sam Ellsworth, Executive Director – ells7415@stthomas.edu
Natalie Hoepner, Assignment Editor – natalie.hoepner@stthomas.edu
Cam Kauffman, Managing Editor – cam.kauffman@stthomas.edu
Sam Larson, Sports Content Managing Editor – sam.larson@stthomas.edu
Policy drafted by Angeline Terry, Opinions Editor – terr2351@stthomas.edu
See also Prohibited Uses of TommieMedia section below.
Prohibited uses of TommieMedia.com. As a TommieMedia.com user, you agree not to use its content for any unlawful purposes. TommieMedia wants to create two-way communication between our readers and staff members. Therefore, comments on stories are encouraged. However, TommieMedia aims to create a respectful discussion; offensive statements will not be allowed. TommieMedia staff reserves the right to remove comments that are racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise inappropriate; that threaten or defame; or that aren’t relevant to the piece posted on. Posts containing viruses and destructive files are prohibited.
Terms last updated on November 14, 2023.