We welcome comments on our articles. The comment section exists to extend the conversation about local issues: to add information, share experience, ask questions, and debate ideas. We want it to be somewhere residents feel comfortable contributing.
Comments are moderated by the editor. We remove comments that:
- Are abusive, threatening, or personally insulting to anyone named in an article, to other commenters, or to our journalists
- Are defamatory or make serious allegations without evidence
- Contain misinformation presented as fact
- Are irrelevant to the story being discussed
- Are designed to discourage other people from commenting, including comments that dismiss someone’s concern by comparing it unfavourably to unrelated issues elsewhere
- Are posted using multiple names or accounts by the same person on the same article
We don’t require agreement with our reporting. Critical comments, corrections, and challenges are welcome provided they engage with the story.
Criticism of public figures, including elected officials, is welcome where it engages with their actions, decisions, or conduct in their public role. The bar for what we publish is higher when comments move away from what someone has done and become primarily about who they are as a person.
Where a comment is removed, we will normally notify the commenter by email and explain why. We won’t always be able to enter into extended correspondence about moderation decisions.
Repeat violations may result in a comment block. This includes the use of multiple names or accounts to evade a previous decision.
A note on tone: This is a local publication covering a real community. The people discussed in our articles are often neighbours, local officials, or business owners. We ask that comments reflect that.
A note on automated comments: We may remove comments that appear to have been generated by automated tools rather than written by a real person engaging with the story.
If you believe a moderation decision was wrong, contact the editor at editor@putney.news.
Last updated: March 2026