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We are opening up reader comments on our articles and we hope you will enjoy and take part in great conversations around our stories. </p> <ol class="list-common list-web link-list"> <p><strong>In brief:</strong></p> <li>You need to register to leave a comment on a story.</li> <li>We welcome debate on the topic of the article, but abuse, inappropriate language, or spam will be removed. Please abide by our guidelines.</li> <li>If you see a comment you think breaches our guidelines please flag it to our moderators and help keep discussions polite.</li> <li><a href="commenting_faq.html">A full list of FAQ's can be found here</a></li> </ol> <br> <p><strong>How to comment</strong></p> <p>You need to register for a free account with the Telegraph in order to post comments. <a class="link" href="telegraph.co.uk/subscriptions/terms-and-conditions">Learn more about our Privacy and Cookie Policy here.</a></p> <p>Most articles will allow comments but not all. Comments can contain text and links and you can edit a comment for up to five minutes after posting it. You can reply to another comment and yours will appear underneath, but you cannot reply to a reply. </p> <p>If you read a comment you like you can click the heart icon to ‘like’ that comment. You can also choose to order a comment thread to show the most popular comments first.</p> <figure class="vgut-p-b-1 one-whole grid__item mobile--one-whole "> <img src="/web/20190511190531im_/https://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/res/telegraph_t/like_comment.png" alt=""> </figure> <br><br> <p>You can usually post comments for up to 30 days after an article is published. Sometimes we will close a comment thread if discussion does not remain polite and on topic. </p> <p><strong>Moderation</strong></p> <p>Comments will be automatically filtered for offensive language. Please don’t swear or the comment will not be posted.</p> <p>If you see a comment you think is inappropriate or breaches our commenting guidelines (see below) then use the <strong>Flag</strong> button to the right of the comment. This alerts our moderation team. You don’t need to be registered to do this. </p> <figure style="border:2px; border-color:#eeeeee; border-style:solid " class="vgut-p-b-1 one-whole grid__item mobile--one-whole "> <img src="/web/20190511190531im_/https://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/res/telegraph_t/flag_comment.png" alt=""> </figure> <br> <br> <p>Our moderators will review flagged comments and remove them if they decide they breach our guidelines. We do not edit comments, only remove them. This is a subjective process but the moderator's decision is final. </p><p>Comments are for discussion of the topic of the article. If you have a complaint or suggestion please e-mail <span class="block--mobile">or email us at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190511190531/mailto:moderation@telegraph.co.uk" class="link-inverted">moderation@telegraph.co.uk</a></span> </p> <br> <br> <h2 class="h3 vgut-m-b-1 bd-b">Full commenting guidelines </h2> <p>We have some house rules that you need to abide by: </p> <ol class="list-common list-web link-list"> <li>Personal abuse and bullying by name-calling, insults or threats to other users and authors will be removed.</li> <li>Potentially defamatory comments about individuals, companies or organisations are not permitted.</li> <li>We do not tolerate religious abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia, minority abuse or any hate-speech. Any content that may be deemed inflammatory or of a threatening tone that directly targets specific groups/classes will also be removed.</li> <li>Profanity (bad language) may automatically be filtered and flagged for review by us prior to publication. Offensive comments will not be posted.</li> <li>Comments trying to influence the community's attitude toward a cause or position (propaganda) will be removed.</li> <li>Any moniker or content deliberately promoting a business/product will be removed. Repeatedly posted content (eg spam) may also be removed.</li> <li>Copyright infringement or any content that may expose The Telegraph to legal risk will be removed immediately.</li> <li>Comments containing personal information such as real names (without prior knowledge or consent), addresses, phone numbers and email addresses will be removed.</li> <li>Any comments containing denial of the Holocaust or denouncing a world tragedy will result in a suspension or permanent restriction from commenting.</li> <li>Impersonation of other users or public figures (without disclosure) will result in the removal of comments.</li> </ol> <br> <p><strong>Please note:</strong> </p> <ol class="list-common list-web link-list"> <li>Please keep your content relevant to the topic. Entire conversations/ arguments may be removed for fairness and to promote relevant debate.</li> <li>All content is subject to our <a class="link" href="telegraph.co.uk/subscriptions/terms-and-conditions"> Terms of Use </a>and we reserve the right to remove any content, comments and/or commenting privileges at any time, without reason and without prior notice or warning and will not enter into any discussions regarding moderation decisions or actions.</li> <li>Any persistent breach of house rules or Terms of Use may result in a permanent restriction from commenting. </li> </ol> </div><div class="grid__item one-third mobile--one-whole"> <div class="bg-alt contact_panel gut-p-1 vgut-p-1 vgut-m-b-2"> <h2 class="h3 vgut-m-b-1">Need further Assistance?</h2> <ul class="fa-ul link-list"> <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-phone"></i> 0800 977 8447</li> <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190511190531/mailto:digitalservices@telegraph.co.uk">Email us</a></li></ul> </div> <div class=" gut-p-1 vgut-p-1 vgut-m-b-2"> <h2 class="h3 vgut-m-b-1">Other help topics</h2> <ol class="list-common list-web link-list"> <li><a href="commenting_faq.html">Commenting FAQ's</a></li> <li><a href="website-all.html">Subscriptions help</a></li> <li><a href="account-all.html">My account</a></li> </ol> </div> </div></section> </section>   <footer class="site-foot"> <nav class="site-foot__nav"> <div class="contented"> <a href="helphome.html" class="site-foot__logo">The Telegraph</a> <span class="site-foot__title h5">COMMENTING Help</span>  </div> </nav> <div class="site-foot__contact"> <div class="contented text-center"> If you have any questions, please call us on: <span class="block--mobile"><i class="fa fa-phone"></i> 0800 977 8447 </span> <span class="block--mobile">or email us at <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190511190531/mailto:digitalservices@telegraph.co.uk" class="link-inverted">digitalservices@telegraph.co.uk</a></span> </div> </div> </footer>  <script src="/web/20190511190531js_/https://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/res/telegraph_t/hp-vendor.js"></script> <script src="/web/20190511190531js_/https://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/res/telegraph_t/hp-main.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript">_satellite.pageBottom();</script> </body> </html>

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