Hit Enter twice for a new paragraph. You can use asterisks to make *italics* and **bold**, and you can make links like so: [link says this](and goes to this address). Other fancy formatting possible via Markdown. (More)

Hit Enter twice for a new paragraph. You can use asterisks to make *italics* and **bold**, and you can make links like so: [link says this](and goes to this address). Other fancy formatting possible via Markdown.

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Most commenting systems keep their moderators honest by giving them the power only to delete comments. The way mine works is that I’m able to edit comments, but I only will for two reasons: to fix glitchy formatting, or to change references to names of those who don’t want to be identified, including me. If you believe your comment has been edited and want to make sure it’s on the up-and-up, you can always click the link next to its timestamp that says “History” (mouse over to make this appear) and look at its history, which I can’t tamper with. (Less)