The Gunny Sack Comment Policy
Last Update: September 13, 2024
The Gunny Sack uses several third-party tools and platforms, including social media channels, to share content and communicate with our readers.
Many of these platforms offer the ability for individuals to leave comments, which may include both words and images. We encourage visitors and followers to offer comments as they relate to the topics being discussed.
In addition, the website has a feature that allows users to rate recipes using a star system. Ratings are provided by our readers and there is no way to know if the comment author did nor did not make the recipe unless that information is provided in the associated comment. The views expressed by the ratings or in the comments only reflect those of the comment's author, and do not necessarily reflect the official views of The Gunny Sack or its owners.
We reserve the discretion to hide, delete, or not allow comments that contain, for example:
- Duplicate content;
- Vulgar or abusive language;
- Personal or obscene attacks of any kind;
- Offensive terms targeting individuals or groups;
- Threats or defamatory statements;
- Links to any site;
- Suggestions or encouragement of illegal activity;
- Multiple successive off-topic posts by a single user or repetitive posts copied and pasted by multiple users, or spam;
- Unsolicited proposals or other business ideas or inquiries;
- Irrelevant references to information not presented in the post;
- Recipe ratings when substitutions are made;
- Recipe ratings when you did not make the recipe; or
- Promotion or endorsement of commercial services, products, or entities.
The Gunny Sack does not hesitate to approve critical comments as long as the criticism is relevant to the post where the comment will appear and is constructive and polite.
Since comments are moderated, they do not appear on the website until they have been approved. All comments and ratings are reviewed prior to appearing on the website.
Finally, we reserve the right to turn off comments at any time without notice.