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Wellness Today FAQs
Wellness Today FAQs
General
Q. What is Wellness Today™? How can I learn more about it?
A. Wellness Today is a health and wellness news site that features both original and aggregated content. Find out more about Wellness Today on our About Us page.
Q. What is Integrative Nutrition®?
A. The Institute for Integrative Nutrition is a nutrition and health coaching school that is leading the health revolution. Wellness Today is an affiliate organization of Integrative Nutrition. Find out more about Integrative Nutrition here: http://www.integrativenutrition.com/
Commenting on Wellness Today
Q. What is Wellness Today's Comment Policy?
A. Wellness Today has a vibrant online community and actively encourages commenting on articles and blog posts. We strive to maintain a courteous, engaging and informative conversation; therefore, our editorial team enforces our rules of conduct. If you wish to participate in the Wellness Today community, we ask that you follow our rules of conduct, below, and respect the positive dialogue they seek to create.
- If comments are disrespectful, mean-spirited or insulting, they will be removed.
Wellness Today promotes a respectful, transparent and positive dialogue. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to voice their opinions regardless of personal politics, ideology, religion, or nutritional background. You may disagree with other community members, the author of the post or our editorial team, as long as those opinions are expressed respectfully and add constructively to the conversation. We will not tolerate direct or indirect attacks, name-calling or insults. We reserve the right to remove any comments or individuals who do not abide by these rules of conduct. - Comments are pre-moderated.
To maintain a civil atmosphere, our editorial team reads comments before they are displayed. Approval times can vary depending on the comment load, so please be patient – we will get to all comments as quickly as possible. - Wellness Today is a safe space.
Violent and/or hostile language will not be tolerated. Anyone who does not adhere to this rule of conduct will be removed immediately from the site. Personal or identifiable information should never be posted to the Wellness Today comments section. If you see any threats, harassment or personal information, please report it immediately by getting contacting us here. - We welcome your feedback.
If you have complaints, questions, concerns, or general feedback – whether positive or critical – please contact us here.
Q. I posted a comment. Why can't I see it on the site?
A. There are two possible scenarios:
- It may be pending approval.
Comments are moderated before they appear on the site, and this process takes time. There is often a delay between a comment being posted and it being approved, especially during peak hours. We appreciate your patience and ask that you refrain from posting the same comment repeatedly. - Your comment violated our policy.
Wellness Today is a unique platform for engaging in a positive dialogue. We encourage our community to speak their minds freely, provided that comments fall within our rules of conduct.
Q. Why am I blocked from commenting on Wellness Today?
A. There are a few possibilities:
- Your comment violated our rules of conduct by being abusive, off-topic, or using foul language.
- If you previously posted comments that were abusive, off-topic, or used foul language, our editorial team may decide to ban your IP address. This means that you will be banned from commenting on the site in perpetuity, even if your future comments fall within our rules of conduct.
Q. Can I include a link in my comment?
A. If you include a URL in your comment, it will be converted to a link. Please note that comments containing links to personal blogs or inappropriate sites will be deleted. Only links to relevant news stories or sites are acceptable.
Q. Why can't I comment on all the articles on Wellness Today?
A. If the content is a ‘Fresh Feed’ from another source, you may share it on Facebook, Tweet it or email it; however, you will not be able to comment on that article. If you would like to comment, please click the “View more from source” link to view the original article.
Q. There is a comment that I find insulting and in violation of your policy. What can I do?
A. You can report the comment as abusive by contacting us here. Include the comment and link to the post. This alerts our editorial team to delete the comments that don't comply with our rules of conduct.