Single-word reviews, for instance, or personal attacks on the author, are not allowed.

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If the Comment were in response to one posted by another reader, I would permanently delete it because I police this blog and will not tolerate trolls or personal attacks.

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"What we will not allow is conducting personal attacks against individuals, or attacks against any groups or minorities, " he added.

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Others turn away due to the risk of well-documented personal attacks, disclosure issues or media scrutiny from off-the-cuff commentary.

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But I want to win that war of ideas on the merits of the ideas, not on the basis of personal attacks that harm a person's character or cause pain for their family members.

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Most common are so-called phishing attacks, attempts to trick users into divulging their personal details such as passwords or payment information.

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These offences cover the acts of unauthorised access to personal accounts, Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Attacks and intrusive hacks where data is taken or systems changed.

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"He has to win someplace or his campaign will die, " said Berendt, who urged Bradley in a letter to abandon his "negative personal attacks" against Gore.

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