Terms and conditions for Comments
It is possible to make your voice heard on Sida.se by writing a short comment in direct connection to selected news and articles.
The main rule for any kind of participation is simple
Show respect for people who appear in articles and on other comments or participate in a discussion. Remember that your post should not only be meaningful for yourself, but also give other readers something.
How we want it to work
Contributions have a friendly, civilized tone and stick to the subject.
We value a rapid and straight speech, so the comments in direct connection to the articles shall be a maximum of 1000 characters.
Preferably signed papers with the first and last name. You may sign the signature, but keep in mind that it reduces the weight of the post.
Debate language is English or Swedish.
Links are accepted, but it leads to an inappropriate or irrelevant content they picked out.
Contributions may be used in other contexts in sida.se or any of our printed newspapers.
Things we want to avoid
Details that may offend relatives or interested persons.
Comments on the ethnic group, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, profession or religion if it is irrelevant in this context. Generalizations and sweeping terms.
Profanity or obscene words.
Messages that deviate from the subject.
Incomprehensible units and nonsens.
Personal attacks or defamatory remarks.
Commercial message.
Pornographic, racist or sexist opinions.
Threats, harassment, slander or lies.
Invitations to the crime or else violates American law.
Unauthorized publication of copyrighted material.
How comments are monitored
Editorial monitor comments and will gradually remove inappropriate posts. If you find inappropriate speech, you can say it for the editor by notifying the post (click on "sign post" in connection with the post).
Comment function is provided and monitored in accordance with the law on liability for electronic message boards (SFS 1998:112). This means, inter alia, that the person making a speech that is contrary to law may be personally liable for this.
The editorial read regular posts and delete posts that break the law or our rules. We can choose to delete individual posts or complete closure of the opportunity to comment on certain articles. A user who repeatedly violate our rules may be turned off completely from the possibility to participate.
