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I know it has been a while since we have mentioned how comments on the police blog work. But lately there have been a few that we have had to screen out that were really worthwhile.

First off, all comments are certainly welcome. They are invaluable in rounding out the "rest of the story" and one of the most rewarding parts of the job.

A proper post

Any comments that are submitted are sent to me or Andy so that we can screen out the ones that are explicit in language or content.

Generally that's not a problem, but in the past few months there have been a few that we have not been able to publish because they included a word or two that was explicit.
That's really unfortunate because the comments tended to present some very valuable information.

When a comment has been submitted, I can't alter it in any way. Which is great in terms of ensuring that what you post is what you meant to post. It is also frustrating because if there is one bit of profanity, I have to scrap the whole thing.

It may take up to a business day for us to clear a comment and approve its posting, so I appreciate your patience.
The reward is the ability for the comments to show us something other than the standard sources we use in stories. I really want to hear what you have to say.

I hope we can continue to keep the discussion clean and lively!

-Nick