F1 Fanatic receives hundreds, sometimes thousands of comments per day. In order to ensure a good quality of debate on the site it is necessary to monitor the quality of comments.
This FAQ addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about commenting on F1 Fanatic:
Why do you only allow comments in English?
Why does my comment say ‘Your comment is awaiting moderation’?
Why has my comment been removed?
Did you remove my comment because you didn’t agree with it?
Do you edit readers’ comments?
I’ve seen a comment which I think breaks the Comment Policy. What should I do?
Other users have pictures next to their comments. How can I get one?
How do I notify other F1 Fanatic users when replying to them?
Do you have any advice on how to write a comment?
Why do you only allow comments in English?
At present we only allow comments in English because we are unable to verify whether comments in other languages meet the terms of the Comment Policy.
Why does my comment say ‘Your comment is awaiting moderation’?
If your comment is shown as ‘awaiting moderation’ it does not mean the comment has been deleted.
A comment which is ‘awaiting moderation’ has been kept from the site either by the automatic moderation system or by a moderator. It will be inspected by a moderator and a decision will be taken whether to put it on the site or not. This can take several hours depending on how busy the site is.
Comments that are ‘awaiting moderation’ can only be seen by the person who posted them and the moderators.
Please note that when a comment is placed in moderation, any comments posted as a direct reply to it are also placed in moderation.
If your comment does not appear on the site after going into moderation, this is because it has been removed.
Why has my comment been removed?
Comments are removed if they do not meet the terms of the Comment Policy.
Replies to deleted comments may also be removed.
Did you remove my comment because you didn’t agree with it?
No. Comments are only ever removed if they do not meet the terms of the Comment Policy.
Do you edit readers’ comments?
Readers’ comments beneath articles or on the forum may be edited for technical reasons – e.g. to fix broken links or formatting – or to remove swearing. No other kind of editing is performed.
Readers’ comments may be edited when quoted within articles.
I’ve seen a comment which I think breaks the Comment Policy. What should I do?
Send an email via the contact form describing your concern and linking to the comment (the date and time next to a comment is a link to it).
Do not leave a comment in response.
Other users have pictures next to their comments. How can I get one?
See here: How can I get a picture next to my name?
How do I notify other F1 Fanatic users when replying to them? (@-messages)
If you’re replying to another F1 Fanatic user you can make sure they see your reply by using an @-message. This appears like this: @keithcollantine
You can only reply in this fashion to other registered F1 Fanatic users. If they are their name will be displayed appear in this fashion next to comments:
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
To create an @-message simply repeat the portion beginning with ‘@’ in a comment or forum post, e.g. ‘@keithcollantine‘.
When you do this, the user will be notified about your comment.
Do you have any advice on how to write a comment?
Sure – have a look here:
