Bloggers rail against imposing civility online

Bloggers rail against imposing civility online

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SAN FRANCISCO - Outrage abounded in the "blogosphere" on Tuesday as a pair of Internet luminaries lobbied for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary.

Internet publisher Tim O'Reilly, credited with coining the phrase "Web 2.0," and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales triggered torrents of vitriol by proposing a "Blogging Code of Conduct" to impose civility on the Internet.

The idea came in the wake of anonymous death threats posted on the blog of author and speaker Kathy Sierra, O'Reilly's friend.

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This is an interesting quote:

"Blogging is the great and unique way of protest for the oppressed people against such regimes."

But whatever, certain rules of behavior apply and we just have to live with it.

Same thing with ATS, T&C rules always apply.




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