This does not have to be a tangle of legalese, or even long; simply stating the obvious
can be enough to make would-be flame war starters think twice. Remind people that
off-topic and malicious attacks will be removed without hesitation, and clearly state your
position on potentially offensive language (is it a family-oriented site?), commercial solicitations,
and anything else that might disrupt the conversation.
Of course, there will be some who simply ignore your policies. When it comes to actual
comment moderation, you can employ several techniques:
Require a valid e-mail address in the comment form.
Require anyone wishing to leave a comment be a registered member of the site.
This will deter drive-by commentators who have no vested interest in the community,
as registering can often take far longer than writing the comment itself.
Do not allow immediate publishing. Comments can be placed into a queue and
individually approved by a moderator. This is a drastic technique, but by far the
most effective in derailing offending comments before they make it to the live site.
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