Why Do I Have to Register to Post or Comment?

Submitted by Lance on Sat, 04/21/2007 - 12:07pm.

First, registration is free and requires only an email account. BlueNC won't share your email address with anyone without your permission.

We require registration as a way to encourage certain community standards:

  • All posts and comments are connected to a user ID, which gives everyone a chance to get to know a user over time and develop a sense context for the user's content.
  • Trolls are more easily identified and neutralized (meaning that we still haven't had to call in the crack assassination squad we keep on retainer).
  • Registration is a hurdle that most spammers don't take the time to cross.
  • If you're brand new here, you have to think about your comment at least long enough to go get the registration link from your email, which is probably a good thing.

The Pickens Plan


2 billion dollars for Wind Power...so that we can burn domestic natural gas in our cars...I think.

TrueMeckDem on Myers Park Pat

"My opinion of Pat has changed over the years. I used to think he was truly a man of the people but the longer he has been mayor, the less I think of him.

As with most cities, Charlotte has three political parties: Dem, Rep, and Chamber of Commerce. Pat is definitely the puppet of the COC here. What is good for business is good for Charlotte and Pat ... very personable guy, he has gotten a bunch of Dems in these parts to vote for him but I don't trust him."

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