Proctor is the home of legal news about, and discussion for, solicitors in Queensland.
We encourage thoughtful debate about the stories and ideas presented in these virtual pages. We provide these contribution and comment guidelines to assist members to actively participate in this ideas marketplace.
Commenting
Our comments section and Letters to the Editor are places for healthy, constructive and – sometimes – challenging conversations.
The rules are simple – we encourage you to share your views, but be respectful of your fellow commenters.
We don’t allow abuse, racism, sexism, predatory behaviour, trolls, threats, spam, ALL CAPS, or hyperlinks to other sites.
In curating these comments, we won’t engage in correspondence over our decisions to publish or not. If your comment isn’t published, check the guidelines below and resubmit. If you see a comment you think should not have been approved, flag it so our moderators can see it.
Remember, our comments pages are public: if your comment is approved, you can see it, your friends can see it, and the person (or people) you’re commenting on can see it.
The guidelines below, as well as the context in which a comment is made, are all taken into consideration by our moderators. If your comment does not meet these standards, it will not be published.
Our aim is to have constructive conversations in an environment where people feel welcomed, accepted and safe to share their original thoughts and ideas.
Our Commenting Guidelines
- Be respectful – in addressing other commenters, of their boundaries and of our journalists. We don’t allow personal attacks – this is a moderated public forum and we aim to keep it a troll-free zone.
- Be respectful in all comments – no personal attacks.
- Stick to the topic of the article / comment.
- Please respectfully disagree with your fellow readers.
- Debate ideas not people.
What we won’t publish
- Comments that appear to be intended to insult, cause offence, are prejudicial or profane, allege infidelity, corruption or criminal activity or are sexist or racist.
- Comments that degrade others on the basis of gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other classification.
- Comments that are obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or vulgar comments.
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