We’d like to take a moment to discuss our moderation policies on the MDOL blog.

First, we LOVE to hear your comments.  We get a lot of them, and we appreciate almost every single one.  We’re more interested in what you think than in what we think.  We approve more than 99% of the comments that hit this blog.

But…. (and you knew that there had to be a “but” in there, right?)…

We won’t approve malicious comments.  We won’t approve comments that border on the rude, extremely personal or socially unacceptable.  We won’t approve spamming from restaurant employees (though we love to get the get comments from various restaurants and their employees.  There’s a difference between spam and comments).  And last but not least, we won’t approve multiple comments from the same people who post over and over who have an obvious personal axe to grind against specific local Madison area restaurants, their employees and their owners. 

You see, we have ways to tell if people are posting multiple comments about the same restaurant, with the same message, voiced in different ways and under different names.  And that is not what we are about.

Our diners are looking for constructive comments on local Madison area restaurants, and we are excited to provide that resource for them, as well as a venue for those who like to provide input.  We encourage people to comment, to give feedback, and to have a constructive, and even opinionated voice.  And THAT is what we are here to provide.

So carry on - we want to hear from you!  In the near future we’ll be creating an environment where it will be easier for you to submit your own reviews, and to have a stronger voice on our site.  We’re looking forward to that!

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