Comments Policy

Comments Policy

Branding Iron online Comments Policy

The Branding Iron’s goal is to cultivate a meaningful discussion filled with substantive information, insights and relevant personal experiences. Here are some rules that will help make this possible.

No spam comments

Take time to write your comment, there is no editing once you hit submit. Objections to the editor’s headlines, writing style or the story’s existence should be emailed to the Content Editor: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Stay on Topic

Read the full story before commenting. It is highly recommended that you read all linked articles as well. Your comment should be a meaningful response to the topic you are posting under. Off topic comments will be deleted. Keep cursing to a minimum. Debate the idea not the person. Pointing out other commenters spelling or grammar errors is not productive to the discussion.

No sexism, racism, homophobia, xenophobia, bigotry, slander, libel or hatred

Don’t put this in our comments and don’t post links to this material either, this includes links to hate, porn, spam, shock sites or anything similar.

What happens if I break these rules?

You may be banned, you might receive a warning, you might not. If you ignore a warning, then you will be banned. If you feel that your ban is unwarranted, email your appeal to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .