Commenting on the Press and Journal
We are excited to announce a new commenting platform has been launched on the Press and Journal and Evening Express website.
The new system will allow members and subscribers the opportunity to debate and discuss the day’s biggest stories and air their views on trending topics in real time.
For all the details on how to become a registered user or subscriber and take part in the conversation, see our FAQs below.
About Press and Journal comments
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Community has always been at the heart of The Press and Journal.
We love hearing from our audience, and we know you love hearing from each other.
Our commenting area gives everyone the chance to discuss the issues affecting all of our lives.
Our journalists will also be taking part — ensuring we gain an even better understanding of what matters to you.
We know people won’t always agree. All we ask is that everyone tries to keep the debate civil and respectful.
There is more on our community standards here.
Getting started with comments
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Once you have registered an account with the Press and Journal, you will be able to discuss the news with other P&J readers in a forum where editors and journalists will often join in the debate.
You will have the option to follow, like, reply to and share other’s comments, as well as flag comments for moderation.
If you would like to find out more about our commenting policy, please read our community standards.
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You must be logged in to your Press and Journal account to comment.
The first time you visit comments we will ask you to create a screen name:
When you’ve done this, click save and you are all set to join the conversation.
Please bear in mind our community standards when participating in our comment sections, otherwise your account may be suspended by our moderators.
If you experience further technical issues, then please call our Digital News Subscription Team. Call 0800 029 4955 or email pjdigital@ajl.co.uk. Opening Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
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You must be logged in to your Press and Journal account to comment.
The first time you visit comments we will ask you to create a screen name:
When you’ve done this, click save and you are all set to join the conversation.
Please bear in mind our community standards when participating in our comment sections, otherwise your account may be suspended by our moderators. You can find out more information here.
If you experience further technical issues, then please call our Digital News Subscription Team. Call 0800 029 4955 or email pjdigital@ajl.co.uk. Opening hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
To see what subscription packages we currently offer, please visit our subscriptions page here.
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You must have an account registered with the Press and Journal to comment. To do this, click on ‘SIGN UP’ in the comments section:
Then complete the registration form:
When you’ve done this, click ‘REGISTER’ and you are all set to join the conversation.
Please bear in mind our community standards when participating in our comment sections, otherwise your account may be suspended by our moderators.
If you experience technical issues, then please call our Digital News Subscription Team. Call 0800 029 4955 or email pjdigital@ajl.co.uk. Opening hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
To see what subscription packages we currently offer, please visit our subscriptions page here.
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Yes – you can post comments to a limit of 1800 characters, which is around 300 words.
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Yes. You can edit a comment you make by clicking on the three dots beside the comment:
You must do this within two minutes of posting your comment. After this, it may not be edited.
You can remove a comment at any time.
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Click on a poster’s name to view them in the notification tray:
Then click ‘FOLLOW’:
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Your comment has been passed to our moderation team to review. Please allow us some time to check your comment.
Our commenting community
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You can find our community standards here.
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We aim to keep the use of commenting and debate on the P&J as fair and balanced as possible. Comments are managed via 24-hour moderation, the flagging of inappropriate posts by our commenting community, and by our users abiding by community standards.
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If you can’t comment on an article there are a few possible reasons.
You must have an account registered. To do this, click on ‘SIGN UP’ in the comments section.
You need to be logged in. Click on ‘LOG IN’ in the comments section to do this.
Please bear in mind our community standards when participating in our comment sections, otherwise your account may be suspended by our moderators.
If you experience further technical issues, then please call our Digital News Subscription Team. Call 0800 029 4955 or email p&jdigital@dcthomson.co.uk. Opening hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
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We block some terms from use in comments to limit gratuitous swearing and discrimination. We also take steps to try to protect users from sharing personal information.
You can find our community standards here.
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If you identify comments which you believe to be in breach of our community standards, please click the ‘Flag’ link at the bottom of the comment.
If you would like to raise an issue with comments which are being made, please call 0800 029 4955 or email pjdigital@ajl.co.uk. Opening hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.
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On sensitive content, for example where articles relate to live court proceedings, we do not allow comments.
Similarly, we do not wish our website to be hijacked by people whose aim is to cause offence by gratuitously attacking others.
Occasionally, therefore, we will make the decision to close reader comments on a story that is attracting offensive commentary.
Contacting us
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Please contact our Digital News Subscription Team.
Call 0800 029 4955 or email pjdigital@ajl.co.uk. Opening hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.