We are bringing back the ability to comment for Tampa Bay Times subscribers later this week.

At the Times, we welcome and support constructive dialogue and discourse from subscribers about stories posted on tampabay.com . Commenting forums are meant to be a civil space where people can have meaningful and informed conversations about the facts.

Times staff retain the prerogative to determine what is published on tampabay.com. To that end, just as we hold our journalism to high ethical standards, we hold comments published alongside our work to a high bar.

With the return of commenting, we wanted to share our community guidelines and some tips on how to be an effective and productive commenter.

Tips for good commenting

You can help foster an inclusive, respectful commenting environ

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