Why do I have to register to post or comment?

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.