Comments policy reminder

Yesterday I made some behind-the-scenes changes intended to make it easier for people to comment on the blog without having to sign up for a Blogger account. My efforts were rewarded by being spammed overnight, which I've had to spend quite some time undoing. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished.

Before anyone complains about how I erased their 600 bajillion page theory of everything, here is my comments policy, which has been (and remains) publicly available. 'Tain't my fault if you didn't read it:
Because we value your thoughtful opinions, we encourage you to add a comment to this discussion. However, don't be offended if we edit your comments for clarity or to keep out questionable matters, and we may even delete off-topic comments.

(Thanks to Dave Taylor for crafting this disclaimer and letting us use it!)