Pain-Topics UPDATES Comments Policy

All readers are encouraged to comment on UPDATES postings and may do so anonymously; although, named attribution of the person making the comment is preferred. Submitted comments are reviewed before they are actually posted — which may take up to 24 hours — but they are not censored or edited in any way. Commenting is an important form of peer review and a way that readers can also share their own experience and perspectives on the given topic. However, in order to maintain a professional, constructive, and helpful tone, certain types of comments will not be allowed, according to the following guidelines:

• Our editors reserve the right to reject and not post comments that we deem to be offensive, vulgar, mean-spirited, a potential violation of privacy, or in any other way unprofessional or inappropriate.


• This weblog is NOT a forum, message board, or bulletin board for discussing individual cases or airing complaints, concerns, or grievances about specific treatments, healthcare providers, or institutions (whether from the practitioner, patient, or family perspective). Such comments will be rejected.


• Comments containing promotional or advertising messages (including any with embedded promotional URL links) are not allowed.


• We cannot accept or respond to personal health questions. Comments focusing primarily on descriptions of personal health issues of the writer are not accepted for posting.


• Due to space concerns, long, rambling comments of more than a few concise paragraphs are generally not allowed.


• For liability reasons, comments that disparage, attack, or pass judgment on individuals, branded products, or institutions by name cannot be posted.

We do welcome and encourage comments that challenge, contest, or otherwise disagree with our UPDATES content, as long as they are written in a concise, thoughtful, and constructive manner in accordance with the above guidelines. While we strive to foster a climate of open response and discussion, we make no apologies for also wanting to maintain a professional, user-friendly, and helpful tone on these Pain-Topics UPDATES.

If your comment has been rejected, and you think it has conformed to our Policy above, we are willing to reconsider any decision or at least to provide an explanation of why we did not post your comment. E-mail us directly, with your return e-mail address and details of your comment, at Info2@Pain-Topics.org.

This Policy was last reviewed and revised on January 28, 2011.