Gavin Knight .com

A post by Michael Hyatt on his new comments policy has prompted me to tighten my comments policy, and the associated elements of my copyright statement.

My comments policy is now:

We invite and welcome comments.

We would prefer you comment in your own name, but you can comment under a pseudonym or anonymously if you prefer.

We ask that you follow similar policies in your comment as we do in the articles themselves - eg links, attribution, disclosures, etc.

As the purpose of having comments is to facilitate a conversation we will often respond to comments publicly - either by way of a further comment on that post, or by way of a new post if we think that will be more useful to our wider audience.

We might also respond to comments privately if that is more appropriate.

We will delete comments that we judge to be inappropriate for any reason (in our sole discretion).

You retain ownership of your comments - we do not own them, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability that may result from them.

By commenting on our site, you agree that you retain all ownership rights in what you post here and that you will relieve us from any and all liability that may result from those postings.

You grant us a license to post your comments. This license is worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free. You grant us the right to store, use, transmit, display, publish, reproduce, and distribute your comments in conjunction with this site.

Feel free to adapt this for your blog if that is helpful to you.