online comments

Newspaper comment forums: Public or private?

People have made death threats against me on the DDN site. They removed the comment after I flagged it (actually, they closed comments altogether if I remember correctly). Although there has been community support for better moderation- including a facebook group and a discussion on Dayton Most Metro- nothing has happened. And although I allow Read More

NYT on Comment moderation and journalism

One of the things that’s difficult in a Web 2.0 world is dealing with radicals (same as in the real world). Back to the old adage: “opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.” Give people equal access to a soapbox, and suddenly, everybody is a brilliant thought leader. Trust me, I suffer the same delusions Read More