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Bloggers Urge More Civility

Epidemic of nastiness has techies mulling a Web 2.0 code of conduct

By Sophie Goldstein,  Newser User

Posted Apr 9, 2007 7:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – Prominent techies are calling for a code of conduct for the Web 2.0 blogosphere.  The group, which includes Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, urges that bloggers  purge their sites of anonymous comments and delete libelous or menacing ones. “If it’s a carefully...   Read full story »

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