Today, Hernando Today.com launches Facebook comments

For years, we've welcomed reader comments on stories and we appreciate the lively dialogue we've had with you.

Now, it's even easier to join the community conversation.

As of today, you will use your Facebook login to post a comment rather than your HernandoToday.com member login.

If you're already logged into Facebook, you won't have to log in again.

In addition, your comments will connect with your social network:

• Your Facebook name and avatar appear next to your comment.

• You may choose to share your comment on Facebook.

• If you share your comment, your social contacts will be able to follow a link to the original story.

Facebook connects a larger, active community with the discussion.

Other sites have found the conversation gets more interesting as more people read and respond to comments.

Our member agreement still applies here, including our "rules of the road" for comments:

• No hating, no personal attacks, no web addresses and no rough language.

As always, we reserve the right to remove individual comments and/or commenters who abuse the system.

We hope you'll enjoy this next step in commenting and interaction.

Please give it a try and give us your feedback online or in an email.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for visiting HernandoToday.com.