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The rules:
- Once posted, comments stay posted. We do not remove any contributions to discussions afterwards even if asked to do so. For this reason, do not write anything you may later regret.
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- Comments that are knowingly false will be removed.
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- Comments are intended to foster debate. Repeating the same point only makes any sense if it is done with fresh arguments.
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Comments that are in breach of the above rules may be removed. EM reserves the right to permanently block users who repeatedly breach the rules or commit serious violations. Also, if a discussion gets out of hand, EM may close the comments section below an article. The discussion will be permanently closed for comments one month after publication of the article.
EM reserves the right to remove comments without entering into further correspondence, and to amend the above rules at a later date and apply them retrospectively.
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