I'm back! And looking forward to this new experiment with Civil Comments. Civility is a good thing, but I take note of other commenters who voice concern over the definition of civility and the trade-off between civility and free speech, as well as the Register-Guard's difficulty in balancing that trade-off, and their rights and responsibilities as a privately owned business to do so. This is not an easy thing to do and will likely invite criticism from all sides at various times. As for me, I will be happy as long as the name callers either stop or go away, while those with radically opposing positions still have the chance to voice their thoughts vigorously.

I notice there is a character limit. As a serial offender in posting long comments and being no fan of Twitter, this could be a problem. On the other hand, maybe there is no limit on the number of posts?

Anyway, I applaud the R-G's recent efforts towards more civility in the Comments and hope this new system proves helpful. 321