Interestingly, you are also banned from commenting on the posts of contributing writers.  Now, this strikes me peculiar since the authors' posts are THEIR copyrighted work, not BHB.  Yet, by using the comment policy, Greg Swann is able to control the conversations on these writers' work. Brilliant.  I wonder if these contributing writers know this-- if they do and consent to it, they are NOT true owners of their work.  Ask yourself-- "What would Greg Swann do if he was asked to write on another blog and surrendered control over comments to HIS work? Answer: Greg Swann would not write in such a regime.  Neither would I. But hey, to each bloodhound his choice of chow.

You may also find it curious that the comment policy allows contributing writers (a/k/a "guests") to personally attack commenters while commenters cannot reciprocate.  Now, here's the justification.. hold on to your hat... GW is "protecting" his guests from being personally attacked.  Funny, I never took Swann for a protectionist. In fact, I thought he abhored it.  Then again, the fellow has turned more backflips than Mary Lou Retton.

In the end BHB is a whitewashed Animal Farm where all animals are equal except some animals are more equal than others. Good grief, sir.

Compare @Brian Brady  "This is Jessica's content and her property. Active Rain defined ownership of content and comments over a year ago."  Hmmm...  If BHB contributoring writers own their content don't they own their comments?  Apparently not.