2. Any criticism of a puzzle or clue must be valid, constructive and presented in a polite manner. The reason for any dissatisfaction should be clearly indicated. Comments that do not comply with these criteria may be removed.
This applies to all posts on this site. The Guardian blogs easily attract the majority of comments and, unsurprisingly attracts the most questionable comments.
Thursday’s Paul crossword clearly wasn’t everybody’s cup-of-tea but please don’t forget that all bloggers are volunteers and, in this particular case, the blogger stepped in at the eleventh hour. I have now closed comments on this particular blog.
https://www.fifteensquared.net/2025/10/09/guardian-29821-paul/
It can be hurtful to read negative comments, please consider the feelings of bloggers, setters and fellow commenters and if you can’t be polite then please don’t post.
Hamish’s television channel analogy is perfect.
https://www.fifteensquared.net/2025/10/09/guardian-29821-paul/#comment-716045