1. No swearing, no outrageous vulgarity. We might edit it, or we might just delete the comment altogether.

2. No one under the age of 18 is permitted to post a comment. If you are underage and you want to post anyway, you'll have to disguise your writing and trick us into thinking you're a grown-up. If you write like a kid -- e.g., "OMG thiz actor is hott i luv this movie!!!!!!" -- your comment will not be posted.

3. If your comment is in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, or if it has no capital letters whatsoever, it will not be posted. See item #2. A society that gives up on expressing itself clearly in writing is a society that has given up on being taken seriously.

4. If you want to say something spoiler-y about a movie, use the "spoiler" HTML tag described under the comments form: <span class="spoiler">your spoiler goes here</span> That way, readers will have the option of revealing your spoilers or keeping them hidden.

5. The first time you post, your comment might not show up immediately. First-time commenters go into a queue to be approved. Subsequent postings (assuming you use the same name and e-mail address) will usually appear right away, without moderation.

6. If you have a question for Eric that you want an answer to, you should e-mail him rather than posting it as a comment. He probably won't answer if it's a comment, because he doesn't like to post comments on his own articles.

7. Along those same lines, we prefer that you e-mail us if you spot an error or a typo, rather than posting a comment about it. After the mistake gets fixed, your comment will still be there, and people will be like "What is this guy talking about?"

8. Responding to other commenters is fine, but be civil. Also, if the sole purpose of your response is to mock the person's spelling, grammar, or logic, think twice. It's usually best to let such idiocy speak for itself. (Exception: when your response is really, really funny.)

9. Some readers first became aware of Eric's writing when he was at Brigham Young University. Still, please don't post comments that assume all readers are Mormon. The majority of them aren't, actually.

10. To avoid redundancies, please read the other comments that have already been posted before posting yours. You may often find that someone has already said what you were going to say, or that the question you were going to raise has been answered.

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