Comment or Not To Comment?

By Elaine Macdonald

Prince George, B.C. – Over the weekend,  Opinion 250 was forced to  prevent commenting on  political stories because of the nature of the comments being posted.

It seems, that with two political parties  in  leadership races,  the flood gates were opened for personal attacks on  candidates, columnists and reporters.

Here at Opinion 250, we don’t want to  prevent comments, however, when  discussion  degenerates to  the level witnessed on the weekend,  clearly, something has to be done.

So, we want  your thoughts on  what  we can do to  allow  you to keep  commenting on  political stories, without having to have someone  sitting at a computer 24/7 to make sure  the comments stay within our boundaries of  legality, good taste, and  anti-bullying.

Pass along your suggestions, and we will  weigh the options in an effort to keep the  discussion forum open on political   issues.   We will come back  to you with our  preferred options for  your  final  input  before taking action. 

You can submit your thoughts  by commenting on  this story, or by sending  your suggestions to  talk@opinion250.com. 

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