Recently there has been some confusion surrounding PlayStation LifeStyle?s comment moderation, and I just wanted to clear some things up. Up front, our goal is to have a fun and friendly place where people can discuss the stories that they are commenting on. We want to have a community that may have a difference of opinion, but that can also get along. We want anybody to feel like they are able to come read PlayStation LifeStyle without feeling attacked based on things like what games they prefer to play or whether or not they support DLC and post-release updates.
We?ve also seen voices getting shut out. Positive people who just want to join in the discussion don?t even want to bother commenting for fear of a negative wave of comments and toxicity. We want you back! We want the community and conversation to get better. We want everyone to feel comfortable voicing their opinion and experiences.
With that, we?re setting a few ground rules guidelines that should be obvious, but apparently need to be spelled out for some people who remain confused as to why their comments may be getting deleted.
We will not tolerate personal attacks. This includes personal attacks on other PSLS readers, PSLS staff, or anyone else. Personal attacks don?t bolster your own opinion and they don?t lend themselves to conversation or discussion. At the point when conversation devolves into a back and forth, we?ll take action. If we can remove personal attacks without changing the meaning of the com...