GenevaLunch has received a spate of anti-Muslim comments in recent days, linked mainly to articles about fighting in Nigeria between Muslims and Christians. Most have been spam, others have been from individuals who clearly have strong negative feelings about Islam. The policy for comments at GenevaLunch is clearly stated next to the comments box: “We are happy to have your comments, which are approved before they appear: please remember to be courteous and brief. We accept only comments directly related to an article. We do not accept comment spam – messages sent to more than one site. Thank you!”

“Courteous” covers showing respect for other people’s religions, no matter what your own beliefs are. We won’t be publishing any comments that verge in this direction and we’ve removed a couple comments that were dubious and that appear to have prompted more comments along the same lines. The comments space is offered to readers so they can contribute in a positive way to discussions about the news. A good example of this is the large number of comments we had in early January on our articles about luggage lost when Geneva airport baggage handlers went on strike. You can see all these articles and their comments here.

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