Rangers 1-3 Celtic post-match: Gers finish game with EIGHT men

Why are you making comments on HeraldScotland only available to subscribers?

It should have been a safe space for informed debate, a place for readers to discuss issues surrounding the biggest stories of the day, but all too often, below-the-line comments on most sites are bogged down by off-topic discussion and abuse.

heraldscotland.com addresses this issue by only allowing subscribers to comment.

We do this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe this will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers who occasionally make their way to our site to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfill its promise to be part of Scotland’s conversation with itself.

We’re lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can bring their knowledge and insight to our stories.

This is priceless.

We are making the change for subscribers only to support our valued readers who tell us they don’t want the site to be cluttered with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.

In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect information and distribute it to the audience. Technology means readers can help shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com