Speak as a neighbor
Use your real name and talk the way you would at the co-op or the fish fry. Disagreement is welcome; contempt is not.
Yooper community
House rules for the conversation.
Yooper is where the Upper Peninsula talks about its own stories. A Yooper editor reads every comment before it appears, and these are the standards we hold it to.
Add what you know
First-hand memories, local knowledge, and corrections make stories better. If you know something we got wrong, say so.
Stay on the story
Comments belong to the article they sit under. National flame wars have plenty of other homes.
No attacks on people
Criticize decisions and institutions freely. Personal attacks, harassment, and slurs are declined without discussion.
No misinformation
Claims presented as fact should be true. We decline comments that assert things we know to be false.
No spam or self-promotion
Links and promotion belong in the advertising pilot, not the discussion. Businesses are welcome through the front door.