Q. What are your terms of use for discussion boards?
A. Terms of use for ivpressonline.com including guidelines for discussion boards can be found in our Terms of Service page.
Q. Is sign-up necessary for posting comments?
A. Users are required to sign up on the site in order to comment on stories and participate in discussion boards, upload photos within photo galleries, or rate content on the site. Users can sign in using their existing login information for one of the most popular social networks including Google and Facebook. Users can also sign up by clicking the "Sign Up" link at the top of every page.
Q. Do I need to be logged in to comment and participate in discussion boards?
A. Only signed-in users will be able to comment on items within the site. Previously registered users will be prompted to log in before a comment can be posted to the site.
Q. What are your site commenting policies?
A. We reserve the right to remove any user or user's comments identified or reported as inappropriate. Examples of these types of infractions are:
• Abusive or off-topic comments
• Use of foul language
• Racist, sexist, homophobic, or other offensive terminology
• Solicitations, advertisements or spam
• Personal attacks or insults against other users, public figures or members of the community
• Comments that celebrate the death, injury or illness of any person, public figure or otherwise.
Read our Terms of Service for additional specific terms for participation in discussion boards.
Q. Why do I not see the comment that I just submitted to the site?
A. Some story discussion boards are moderated (meaning the submitted comments for these stories must be approved before they can appear on the site). This process takes time due to the amount of comments received. Comments on non-moderated stories can also take a few minutes before displaying on the story page due to regular system update delay. We appreciate your patience and ask that you do not try to submit the same comment repeatedly. If your comment is detected to have violated any term of use or does not follow the topic of the page content, it will not be approved (on moderated stories) or will be removed from the discussion.
Q. Why are comments removed from a discussion?
A. Any comment that breaks our terms of use will be removed from the discussion boards. Editors review comments on a daily basis and remove comments detected as offensive or inappropriate. Due to the volume of comments received, it is sometimes difficult to detect all inappropriate comments in a timely manner. We also rely on our users' best judgment to report any potentially offensive material or comments that violate our terms of use. Comments are also removed automatically after other users report it (click on the "Report Abuse" icon and flag it) at least three times.
Q. How can I report a comment or suggest for a comment to be removed?
A. Users can click on the "Report Abuse" link beside each comment to report an individual comment. Once you report/flag a comment, you can specify the reasons for your report including inappropriate or threatening language. You must be signed in to report a comment. After a comment receives three reports/flags, it will be automatically removed from the discussion. Users can also email webmaster@ivpressonline.com to report a comment or series of comments in a story's discussion board.
Q. What is the difference between the different icons at the right of individual comments?
A. The "Reply" button allows you to post a comment that will appear right below the selected comment. This makes it clear that your comment is a direct response to the selected comment. The "Report Abuse" or flag allows you to report an individual comment that you consider offensive or inappropriate. Once users report a comment, they can specify the reasons for their report including inappropriate or threatening language, spam or others. A comment will be automatically removed from a discussion board when it receives three reports from different users. The "Thumbs Up" or "Thumbs Down" are options available to approve or disapprove a comment or opinion. It does not influence whether or not a comment is removed but allows other users to rate it. Users must be signed in to reply, rate or report a comment.
Q. Why do I not see the photo that I just uploaded to the site?
A. All photos that are uploaded are moderated (meaning they must be approved before they can appear on the site). This process may take time due to the volume of photos that are uploaded. We appreciate your patience and ask that you do not try to upload the same photo repeatedly. If your photo has violated the site's content policy or does not follow the theme of the content group, it will not be approved to be displayed in the photo gallery.
Q. Why does my photo look smaller or a bit distorted after I posted it?
A. There are restrictions as to the maximum dimensions of a submitted photo (500 pixels by 500 pixels) as well as the file size (no larger than 2Mb). All submitted photos that fall outside of these parameters will be resized or compressed in order to meet the site standards.
Q. Are there certain file formats that I must use for my photo uploads
A. Users are current limited to the following image file formats: JPG, GIF, and PNG.
Q. What does the editors' pick designation mean?
A. Comments that the editors have identified as insightful, thought provoking, worth taking time to read and that enrich the dialog are featured with the editors' pick designation.
A. Terms of use for ivpressonline.com including guidelines for discussion boards can be found in our Terms of Service page.
Q. Is sign-up necessary for posting comments?
A. Users are required to sign up on the site in order to comment on stories and participate in discussion boards, upload photos within photo galleries, or rate content on the site. Users can sign in using their existing login information for one of the most popular social networks including Google and Facebook. Users can also sign up by clicking the "Sign Up" link at the top of every page.
Q. Do I need to be logged in to comment and participate in discussion boards?
A. Only signed-in users will be able to comment on items within the site. Previously registered users will be prompted to log in before a comment can be posted to the site.
Q. What are your site commenting policies?
A. We reserve the right to remove any user or user's comments identified or reported as inappropriate. Examples of these types of infractions are:
• Abusive or off-topic comments
• Use of foul language
• Racist, sexist, homophobic, or other offensive terminology
• Solicitations, advertisements or spam
• Personal attacks or insults against other users, public figures or members of the community
• Comments that celebrate the death, injury or illness of any person, public figure or otherwise.
Read our Terms of Service for additional specific terms for participation in discussion boards.
Q. Why do I not see the comment that I just submitted to the site?
A. Some story discussion boards are moderated (meaning the submitted comments for these stories must be approved before they can appear on the site). This process takes time due to the amount of comments received. Comments on non-moderated stories can also take a few minutes before displaying on the story page due to regular system update delay. We appreciate your patience and ask that you do not try to submit the same comment repeatedly. If your comment is detected to have violated any term of use or does not follow the topic of the page content, it will not be approved (on moderated stories) or will be removed from the discussion.
Q. Why are comments removed from a discussion?
A. Any comment that breaks our terms of use will be removed from the discussion boards. Editors review comments on a daily basis and remove comments detected as offensive or inappropriate. Due to the volume of comments received, it is sometimes difficult to detect all inappropriate comments in a timely manner. We also rely on our users' best judgment to report any potentially offensive material or comments that violate our terms of use. Comments are also removed automatically after other users report it (click on the "Report Abuse" icon and flag it) at least three times.
Q. How can I report a comment or suggest for a comment to be removed?
A. Users can click on the "Report Abuse" link beside each comment to report an individual comment. Once you report/flag a comment, you can specify the reasons for your report including inappropriate or threatening language. You must be signed in to report a comment. After a comment receives three reports/flags, it will be automatically removed from the discussion. Users can also email webmaster@ivpressonline.com to report a comment or series of comments in a story's discussion board.
Q. What is the difference between the different icons at the right of individual comments?
A. The "Reply" button allows you to post a comment that will appear right below the selected comment. This makes it clear that your comment is a direct response to the selected comment. The "Report Abuse" or flag allows you to report an individual comment that you consider offensive or inappropriate. Once users report a comment, they can specify the reasons for their report including inappropriate or threatening language, spam or others. A comment will be automatically removed from a discussion board when it receives three reports from different users. The "Thumbs Up" or "Thumbs Down" are options available to approve or disapprove a comment or opinion. It does not influence whether or not a comment is removed but allows other users to rate it. Users must be signed in to reply, rate or report a comment.
Q. Why do I not see the photo that I just uploaded to the site?
A. All photos that are uploaded are moderated (meaning they must be approved before they can appear on the site). This process may take time due to the volume of photos that are uploaded. We appreciate your patience and ask that you do not try to upload the same photo repeatedly. If your photo has violated the site's content policy or does not follow the theme of the content group, it will not be approved to be displayed in the photo gallery.
Q. Why does my photo look smaller or a bit distorted after I posted it?
A. There are restrictions as to the maximum dimensions of a submitted photo (500 pixels by 500 pixels) as well as the file size (no larger than 2Mb). All submitted photos that fall outside of these parameters will be resized or compressed in order to meet the site standards.
Q. Are there certain file formats that I must use for my photo uploads
A. Users are current limited to the following image file formats: JPG, GIF, and PNG.
Q. What does the editors' pick designation mean?
A. Comments that the editors have identified as insightful, thought provoking, worth taking time to read and that enrich the dialog are featured with the editors' pick designation.
