Comments Policy clarification

There seems to have been a little confusion lately as to what is the proper netiquette for our traditional LP pseudonym play, especially for those who do not have gravatars and for whatever reason do not wish to register one to the email address that they use for commenting. Here is the updated relevant portion of the comments policy to clarify the matter:

Playing with pseudonyms

There is a tradition on LP of posters morphing their monikers in the spirit of playful silliness by changing the text in the [name] field when they post a comment. We all enjoy this facet of the LP commentariat and invite all commenters to play along. However, it’s basic courtesy to make it easy for other readers to know who you are when moniker-morphing through one or more of these options (depending upon your preference) for maintaining a consistent online identity:

• linking to your own blog/website in the ID field
• registering a distinctive gravatar to the email address you use for commenting (they don’t ask for your “real” ID to register one, just the ‘nym on the email account)
• signing your usual ‘nym at the end of your comment

However, anyone considered to be abusing the privilege of moniker-morphing is liable to moderation.

• Sockpuppeting is unacceptable.
• Metacommentary/editorialising regarding other commenters or LP contributors/policies belongs in the comment body, not the [name] field.

Everybody clear now?