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Welcome to this Georgetown University blog. Georgetown offers these blogging services to you subject to the following terms and conditions of use. These terms of use apply to blogs that are accessible to the general public. By using this blog, you agree to the following terms and conditions of use:

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Georgetown University encourages open debate and discussion and is a strong supporter of free speech. At the same time, the university also seeks to promote a campus community that respects diversity and inclusiveness. Contributors to this blog are expected to contribute material that reflects well on the Georgetown University community. By using this blog you agree to refrain from making comments that include profanity and personal attacks or comments that can be viewed as derogatory, inflammatory or obscene by individual members or groups within the university community. The administrators of this blog reserve the right in its sole discretion to remove posts or comments that Georgetown determines do not meet the foregoing standards, violate any of these terms or conditions (including any of the Georgetown University policies referred to herein), or are otherwise inappropriate.

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110 thoughts on “Comment Policy

  1. Thank you for outlining clear guidelines for commenting. It’s important to foster an environment where everyone feels safe and valued, and this policy sets a strong foundation for that.

  2. I am glad too see a comment policy provided! Far too often blogs will go against any terms and remove comments/posts. Although a champion of freedom of speech I do believe this website is fair to control which posts and comments can go through!

  3. Thank you for valuing education, expressing its importance to youth and helping make it affordable for those desirous of growing their minds, advancing their careers and serving their community and country.

  4. Thanks for the great time management tips! It’s important to find a system that works for us individually and to be proactive in identifying ways to improve our productivity. I’ve found electronic calendars and to-do lists helpful, but it’s always worth experimenting to see what works best.

  5. I’m glad to see that Georgetown University is a strong proponent of free speech and open debate. It’s important for students to be able to express their opinions in an environment that encourages meaningful dialogue.

  6. I am impressed with your knowledge and passion for what you do.
    You are not only a great teacher but a true inspiration.
    Your dedication to this industry has allowed me to learn from you and share my own experiences.
    Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do.

  7. Guidelines for regulating behavior in a digital society need to be applied to each campus that has a blog as a means of communication. So that there is no arbitrariness in providing comments. I think this guideline has been implemented quite well by the campus

  8. Guidelines for regulating behavior in a digital society need to be applied to each campus that has a blog as a means of communication. So that there is no arbitrariness in providing comments. I think this guideline has been implemented quite well by the campus

  9. In this country, there are not many campuses that open their blogs to be published widely, so that they can be accessed by many people, this needs to be an example to make other universities aware.

  10. In my opinion, this program is a form of community service from a university that upholds the values ​​of freedom and democracy. Unfortunately I am someone outside the university.

  11. So important to allow open debate in these times, especially in the college/university setting. Thank you for continuing to promote open discussion in this forum. The guideline are great and reasonable, and if followed, all ideas should be presented. Sincerely. Raquel

  12. One of the most important aspects of a successful blog is the conversation that occurs through comments that visitors publish on blog posts. However, comment conversations can sometimes take a negative turn or feature spam links. That’s why it’s helpful to have a blog comment policy so visitors understand what is and is not acceptable when commenting on your blog posts.

    • Freedom is basic right of any human being so free speech as well,
      and free educational products or saving on educations should also shared with students to be the helping hands of educational system.

  13. To be fair, I suppose that if conservatives controlled the agenda at such institutions the new political correctness would center around their beliefs as well.

    The fact remains, however, that there is never, truly freedom of thought and speech without

  14. When they said, they encouraged us to participate in Open discussion which is a good sign for all of us. Because I believe, every problem has a solution in every aspect of our life. But it has to be in a proper way.
    Excellent article.

  15. It’s interesting how some universities actually provide comment policy whilst others don’t. With the everchanging digital world and an increase in digital mischief, it is appropriate to provide valid guidelines for comments and other forms of digital communication.

  16. So important to allow open debate in these times, especially in the college/university setting. Thank you for continuing to promote open discussion in this forum. The guideline are great and reasonable, and if followed, all ideas should be presented. Sincerely. Dave

  17. It’s interesting how some universities actually provide comment policy whilst others don’t. With the everchanging digital world and an increase in digital mischief, it is appropriate to provide valid guidelines for comments and other forms of digital communication.
    Thank you, Georgetown

  18. It is really cool of any university to “encourages open debate and discussion and is a strong supporter of free speech.”

    I have highly supported you and I still do. You are great!

  19. This is very nice thing that Georgetown University encourages open debate and discussion. It’s our responsibility not to molest an educational field. All readers should contribute to help other readers to gain the knowledge that he doesn’t know. Let’s all improve ourselves.

  20. This is very nice thing that Georgetown University encourages open debate and discussion. It’s our responsibility not to molest an educational field. All readers should contribute to help other readers to gain the knowledge that he doesn’t know. Let’s all improve ourselves.

  21. I am glad too see a comment policy provided! Far too often blogs will go against any terms and remove comments/posts. Although a champion of freedom of speech I do believe this website is fair to control which posts and comments can go through!

  22. I am glad too see a comment policy provided! Far too often blogs will go against any terms and remove comments/posts. Although a champion of freedom of speech I do believe this website is fair to control which posts and comments can go through!
    Sometimes the best web design firms (https://www.10bestdesign.com/firms/) will create blogs and forget to be able to set up a comment policy!

  23. This is very nice thing that Georgetown University encourages open debate and discussion. It’s our responsibility not to molest an educational field. All readers should contribute to help other readers to gain the knowledge that he doesn’t know. Let’s all improve ourselves.

  24. It is hard to believe that in this day in age GWU really believes its own comment policy where it states, “Georgetown University encourages open debate and discussion and is a strong supporter of free speech.”

    As with most of America’s institutions of higher learning, this type of declaration is always applied within the bounds of the arena of liberal thought.

    To be fair, I suppose that if conservatives controlled the agenda at such institutions the new political correctness would center around their beliefs as well.

    The fact remains, however, that there is never, truly freedom of thought and speech without consequences.

    Paul Tooley

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