Comment Policy

This blog provides a forum to discuss different forms of new media and how they can be used in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States. It is part of the Federal government’s commitment to ensuring that a broad range of Americans are active and informed participants in discussions about health-related issues. We encourage you to share your comments, ideas, and concerns.

This is a moderated blog—we will review all comments before posting them. We expect that participants will treat each other with respect. We will not post comments that contain vulgar language, personal attacks of any kind, or offensive terms that target specific individuals or groups. We will not post comments that are clearly off-topic or that promote services or products. Comments that make unsupported accusations will also not be posted. We will not post comments that address Federal HIV/AIDS policies, programs, and/or resource allocations because those issues are the responsibility of each implementing Federal agency.

We ask that reporters send questions to the HHS Media Office through their normal channels and refrain from submitting questions here as comments. We will not post questions from reporters.

We recognize that the Web is a 24/7 medium, and your comments are welcome at any time. Given the need to manage Federal resources effectively, however, we will review comments and post them from 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. We will read and post comments submitted after hours, on weekends, or on holidays as early as possible the next business day.

To protect your own privacy, and the privacy of others, please do not include phone numbers or e-mail addresses in the body of your comment.

Thank you for taking the time to read this comment policy. The Director plans to blog weekly on as many emerging new media topics as possible. We encourage your participation in our discussion and look forward to an active exchange of ideas.