What to Include in a “Comment Policy” Page

Are you going to allow blog comments on your website? If so then it’s a good idea to create a comment policy page that explains what type of comments are allowed and what comments will be deleted.

Your comment policy should explain:

  1. What type of comments are permitted and what will be deleted.
  2. Is there any way to appeal if a comment gets deleted?
  3. Who owns the copyright over the comment as it is now user generated content?
  4. Who makes the call on what comments get deleted?

If you’re not going to allow comments, then you don’t need to create this page or policy.