Trusted Commenters

Trusted Commenters enjoy the privilege of commenting on articles and blog posts without moderation. Invitations to become a Trusted Commenter are offered to NYTimes.com readers who have a track record of high-quality comments. For more information, see “How do I become a Trusted Commenter?”

You must receive an invitation to become a Trusted Commenter. To be invited, you must have a lengthy history of comments that are thoughtful, discuss the issues politely and address the topics covered in the article or blog post. For more information, see “What kind of comments are you looking for?” in the Comments FAQ.

After receiving an invitation, you are required to connect your NYTimes.com commenting profile and Facebook account so we can import your name, location and photo into your profile and complete the Trusted Commenter sign up. For more information, see “Why do I have to connect my Facebook account to my NYTimes.com commenting profile?”

Yes. If you have been invited to become a Trusted Commenter, you can sign up from your commenting profile page at any time.

We require you to connect your Facebook account and your commenting profile to verify your name and location. We will not have access to your Facebook login information and, unless you wish to change your display name, you will not be asked to connect to Facebook again.

The Facebook connection is used to obtain the name, location and photo that will be used on your NYTimes.com commenting profile. It will also populate the Facebook recommendation tools on the NYTimes.com homepage and on articles with your friends' recommendations. None of your comments on NYTimes.com will appear in your Facebook feed or on your Facebook wall unless you choose to publish them there.

Please note: The name that is obtained from your Facebook profile will serve as your display name for NYTimes.com comments, and cannot be changed from your NYTimes.com commenting profile page. However, your profile photo and location can be changed from your commenting profile page.

No. At this time, you must have (or create) a Facebook account in order to verify your name and location to become a Trusted Commenter. For more information, see “Why do I have to connect my Facebook account to my NYTimes.com commenting profile?”

The "Request for Permission" pop-up window is provided by Facebook so that you can explicitly grant access to information from your Facebook profile. The New York Times uses the connection to obtain the name, location and photo that will be used for your NYTimes.com commenting profile, as well as to populate the Facebook recommendation tools on the NYTimes.com homepage and on articles with your friends' recommendations. None of your comments on NYTimes.com will appear in your Facebook feed or on your Facebook wall unless you choose to publish them there. For more information on our privacy and data policies concerning your Facebook account, please see our Social Media FAQ.

Yes. This connection is for your commenting profile only. Connecting to Facebook will allow us to obtain your name, photo and location for your profile.

Yes. If you choose not to enroll as a Trusted Commenter you can still leave comments and replies, which will be subject to moderation, like any other registered NYTimes.com user.

Trusted Commenters can leave comments on NYTimes.com without moderation. However, we expect comments submitted by Trusted Commenters to meet the standards we uphold for all comments. We reserve the right to remove comments that do not meet those criteria. For information on comment standards, see “What kind of comments are you looking for?”

Your status as a Trusted Commenter may be revoked at any time for behavior that does not meet our standards.

You can use the button below to discontinue your Trusted Commenter status.

Remove Trusted Status

We are very interested in hearing from our readers. Please submit feedback and questions to trustedfeedback@nytimes.com.