No Press Releases, Please

Beware of press release comments! Learn why genuine comments matter in the blogosphere's spirit and what gets deleted.

Written byCarl Zimmer
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A press release turned up in the comments for a couple of my posts. While that's not as bad as Viagra-ad spam, it's not in the spirit of blogosphere. If you post a press release, it will be deleted. Post a comment in your own words, and it will stay.

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