House Rules

Try to keep your comments short – we won’t generally publish articles longer than 500 words, or we may ask you to summarise it.

By submitting a comment to this site you agree to abide by the following rules. Ofcom reserves the right not to publish comments that contravene any of the House Rules below, or the full Terms and Conditions covering this blog

1. Personal identification
   Anonymous comments will not be accepted. All comments submitted to this site must include your name and a genuine email address. Do not represent yourself as another person. By submitting a comment on this Blog, you agree to your name and comment (but not your e-mail address) being made public more generally to enable Ofcom to fulfill its statutory functions. More on how Ofcom treats your data. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/cad/dps/dps/
2. Conduct and use of language
   Your comment should be within the scope of the topic under discussion. Comments should be civil and tasteful, and must not be malicious or designed to offend. Swear-words and profanity will not be accepted.
   No reference should be made to the personality of other participants nor should attacks be made on an individual's character.
3. Legal liability
   You should remember that you are legally responsible for what you write. By submitting a comment you undertake to indemnify Ofcom against any liability arising from breach of confidentiality or copyright, or any obscene, defamatory, seditious, blasphemous or other actionable statement you may make.
4. Advertising, spamming and research
   No advertising or promotion is allowed except where it is for an event, publication or similar item that has direct relevance to the subject of discussion.
   Information about locating and sharing knowledge and expertise is welcomed, but within the specific discussion provided.
5. Propriety and moderation
   Comments used for party political purposes will not be published.

We encourage open, lively debate but the decision to publish comments received via this site remains solely at Ofcom’s discretion. Comments that violate any of the above rules will not be published. More generally, if we choose not to publish your comment, we will email you to explain why.