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Code of Conduct: I celebrate the blogosphere because it embraces frank and open conversation—and have adopted the following standard guidelines, knowing that frankness need not mean a lack of civility.

• I take responsibility for my own words and for the comments I allow on this blog.

• I’m committed to the “Civility Enforced” standard: I will not post unacceptable content, and will delete comments that contain it. Unacceptable content is defined as anything that abuses, harasses, stalks, or threatens others; that is libelous, knowingly false, or misrepresents another person; or that violates the privacy of others.

• I define and determine what comments are “unacceptable” on a case-by-case basis; and if a comment or link is deleted, I’ll explain why. 

• Anonymous comments are not allowed. Commenters are required to supply a valid email address before they can post, though they are allowed to identify themselves with an alias.

*In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”