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Comments & Community Policy

Effective: August 19, 2026

Eatwell101 is a community built around helping people cook well, discover new ideas, and share useful experiences with one another.

We welcome thoughtful comments, questions, recipe feedback, substitutions, cooking experiences, and constructive discussion.

To keep Eatwell101 useful, welcoming, and safe, all comments are subject to the standards and moderation practices described below.

1. All Comments Are Reviewed Before Publication

Eatwell101 operates a pre-publication moderation policy for user-generated content.

Comments submitted to Eatwell101 are not automatically published. Each submitted comment is held for review and must be explicitly approved by an authorized moderator before it becomes publicly accessible.

Comments that violate this policy, appear to be spam or abuse, present safety concerns, or are otherwise inappropriate for publication may be rejected and will not appear publicly.

Approval is not guaranteed, and we are not obligated to publish every comment submitted to Eatwell101.

2. Our Community Standards

We ask commenters to follow four basic principles:

  1. Be respectful. Disagreement is welcome; personal attacks are not.

  2. Stay relevant. Keep comments reasonably related to the recipe, article, or discussion.

  3. Be constructive. Share experiences, questions, corrections, alternatives, and information that may help other readers.

  4. Be genuine. Do not use comments primarily for advertising, manipulation, spam, or deceptive activity.

You are welcome to say that a recipe did not work for you, that you changed an ingredient, or that you disagree with something we published.

Constructive criticism is part of a useful community. Please explain your experience respectfully so that other readers can benefit from it.

3. Content We Do Not Publish

We may reject or remove comments containing or promoting:

  • harassment, bullying, intimidation, or personal attacks;

  • hateful, discriminatory, or demeaning content directed at people or protected groups;

  • threats, encouragement of violence, or content promoting harm;

  • obscene or sexually explicit material inappropriate for the context;

  • illegal activity or instructions intended to facilitate illegal activity;

  • spam, repetitive submissions, link schemes, or automated comments;

  • advertising, solicitation, affiliate promotion, or comments submitted primarily to promote a website, product, service, or business;

  • deceptive behavior, impersonation, fraudulent claims, or intentionally misleading representations;

  • private or sensitive personal information about another person;

  • malicious links, malware, or attempts to compromise the website or its users;

  • content that infringes or appears to infringe copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, or other third-party rights;

  • content copied from another source without appropriate authorization;

  • content that is substantially unrelated to the page or discussion;

  • dangerous claims or instructions that we reasonably believe could create a significant risk of harm;

  • attempts to manipulate ratings, engagement, recommendations, or other Eatwell101 systems;

  • other material that we reasonably determine would undermine the safety, integrity, usefulness, or purpose of the Eatwell101 community.

This list is illustrative and is not exhaustive.

4. Recipe Reviews and Negative Feedback

Negative reviews are not prohibited simply because they are negative.

We welcome genuine reports about recipes that did not work as expected. Useful feedback might explain:

  • what you made;

  • whether you followed or modified the recipe;

  • what happened;

  • what you would change;

  • substitutions you tried;

  • information that could help another cook.

We do not reject comments merely because they criticize an Eatwell101 recipe or express a different opinion.

However, criticism must still comply with this policy.

5. Links and Self-Promotion

Relevant links may occasionally add useful context to a discussion, but Eatwell101 comments are not an advertising platform.

Comments submitted primarily to promote a website, social account, business, product, service, newsletter, affiliate offer, or other commercial interest may be rejected.

Repeated promotional submissions may result in future comments being blocked.

6. Personal Information

Comments are intended to become public if approved.

Do not submit information you do not want publicly available, including sensitive personal information such as home addresses, private telephone numbers, account credentials, financial information, or private information about another person.

If we identify sensitive personal information during moderation, we may reject or edit the submission where appropriate.

7. Moderation Decisions

Eatwell101’s authorized moderators review submitted comments and determine whether they are appropriate for publication.

Moderators may:

  • approve a comment;

  • reject a comment;

  • remove a previously published comment;

  • remove inappropriate links or information;

  • close commenting on particular content;

  • restrict submissions from users or sources associated with repeated abuse, spam, or policy violations.

We may also use automated systems to help identify spam, malicious content, or other potential policy violations. Automated screening does not replace our pre-publication approval process: a comment must still be approved before becoming publicly accessible.

We are not required to provide advance warning or individual explanations for routine moderation decisions.

8. Published Comments May Be Reviewed Again

Pre-publication approval does not prevent us from taking action later.

A previously approved comment may be removed if we subsequently determine that it violates this policy, presents a legal or safety issue, contains information we did not identify during initial review, or is otherwise inappropriate to remain publicly available.

Readers may report concerns about published comments to us for review.

9. Repeat Abuse

We may restrict or block commenting privileges when a person repeatedly:

  • submits prohibited content;

  • attempts to evade moderation;

  • submits spam or promotional material;

  • harasses other users or our staff;

  • impersonates another person;

  • abuses reporting or moderation processes;

  • otherwise repeatedly violates this policy.

Serious violations may result in immediate restriction without a prior warning.

10. Appeals and Moderation Questions

If your comment was rejected or removed and you believe the decision was made in error, you may contact us and ask that the decision be reviewed.

An appeal does not guarantee that a comment will be published or restored.

We may decline to reconsider repeated, abusive, frivolous, or substantially identical requests.

11. Reporting a Comment

If you believe a published comment violates this policy, you may contact Eatwell101 and identify:

  • the page where the comment appears;

  • the comment in question; and

  • the reason you believe it should be reviewed.

Disagreement with another person’s opinion, by itself, is not generally grounds for removal.

We will review reported content and take action when appropriate.

12. Copyright and Other Legal Complaints

If your concern involves copyright infringement, please use the procedure described in our Copyright & Infringement Policy rather than submitting a general comment complaint.

Other legal concerns may be directed to us through our Contact page.

13. Privacy

Information submitted through comments is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Remember that comments approved for publication become publicly accessible. Depending on the comment system, information such as your chosen display name may appear alongside your comment.

Please do not include information in a comment that you do not want made public.

14. Contact Us

Questions, appeals, or concerns about Eatwell101’s comment moderation practices may be directed to us through our Contact page.

Please use comments themselves for discussion related to the recipe or article rather than for private questions about Eatwell101’s policies or moderation practices.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Comments & Community Policy as our services, community, moderation practices, or legal obligations evolve.

When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.