BLS Comment Policy
BLS encourages you to share your thoughts as they relate to the topic being discussed. BLS staff review comments according to the policy below. The views expressed in comments reflect those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or the federal government.
We want to publish your comments, but we expect conversations to follow the conventions of polite discourse. To that end, we reserve the discretion to delete comments that:
- contain obscene, indecent, or profane language;
- contain threats or defamatory statements;
- contain hate speech directed at race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, or disability; or
- promote or endorse services or products. (Note that non-commercial links that are relevant to the topic or another comment may be acceptable.)
We will not edit your comments to remove objectionable or inappropriate content, so please ensure that your comment complies with this policy. See also: BLS Privacy and Security Statement.
We recognize that social media tools are available 24 hours a day, and we welcome your comments at any time. However, given the need to manage resources, moderating of comments will occur during regular business hours, Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends or holidays will be read as soon as possible; in most cases, this will mean the next business day.
To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include personally identifiable information, such as your name, employer name, Social Security number, phone numbers, addresses, or e-mail addresses in the body of your comment.
BLS does not take responsibility for any links included in comments. Links to non-BLS sites should be followed at your own risk.
Reporters are asked to send questions to the BLS Press Office and refrain from submitting questions here as comments.
If you have questions about this comment policy or how we apply it, please contact us.
Last Modified Date: August 30, 2011
