FRENCH QUARTER:--- SMN News and our team have decided to change the format on our website's comment section to avoid mudslinging, defamation and slandering during this election period. While we appreciate the readers who chose to read the news on SMN News, we noticed that several politicians and their followers have chosen the forum created by SMN News to attack other people especially other political parties.
Some persons who visit our website would edit photographs of others and post them on the comment section. It is also important to note that several of our readers do make positive comments and have great ideas on how government should run the affairs of the people especially since they are using tax payers monies. Therefore, we urge those persons to put their names behind their views/ideas/opinions especially since democracy exists on St. Maarten/St. Martin.
The name of the new comment module is DISQUS, it is used by many blogs and is well known for its social media integration. You can sign in with your Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus information and comment, all comments will be tagged with your social media information such as your name and profile picture. You also have the option of registering with DISQUS where you can manage your notifications, choose a username (pen name) and upload a profile picture.
We hope our readers can embrace this new comment system and comment responsibly.
