If you are posting in name of SNAP:
• Keep your comments angry! Calm debates in comments sections only serve to weaken your point.
• Always end by blasting other predators. The point of commenting on these articles is to find predators and frighten them, not argue with strangers.
• Always mention retribution or punishing abusers today
• Commend prosecutors for issuing lengthy sentences.
• Don't compliment Catholics or get into arguments about religion. These only make us look weak and afraid, and detract from the main point: punishment, revenge, and being angry.
• It’s easy to sign on via Facebook account or Google account, and once you’re signed in you can often comment on many different stories on different sites without having to log in again.
• Some sites will restrict what kind of info you can post. For example, Disqus won’t let you use hyperlinks. A lot of comments that are moderated will often delete personal information like address and phone numbers. When you post contact info, try to just include your name and email address, and give out your phone number when people email you.
• If your comment was moderated and not posted, try again, only try without contact info. Some sites, like NCR, only post comments during business hours, so check back the next day to see if it showed up.
• If you post statements that SNAP has made, make sure you include the name of person who made the statement and don’t change anything. We don’t want to put words in people’s mouths.
• Link to the SNAP website!
• Write a long version and a short version of your comment, some sites have a limit on the amount of characters you can use. Also, don’t write a poem! The angrier your comment, the more likely people will get inspired by it.
• Register to newspapers in your area and especially look for local articles that might not get picked up by SNAP leaders. Any articles about “child sex abuse,” even if it is not priest abuse can be useful (make a comment that praises the police or prosecutor, or urge people to come forward and report their abuse).
• Always include your contact info, and give yourself a lofty-sounding title! Name, e-mail address, and phone number wherever possible, and the more important you sound the better!
