Comments on: This Is Unacceptable

By: Licence to Roam » Civility and Copyright

Licence to Roam » Civility and Copyright — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:03:40 +0000

[...] Now, the comments may not be from the people named, but the posters are consistent throughout the stream and I’m hoping Mathew has done a cursory look at IP addresses to do some verification. Given that Arrington is one of the most influential tech bloggers, who earlier this year came out with statement below regarding the Kathy Sierra situation I find it astounding that he can use the same tactics that he previously decried. In this case they are not anonymous but they are ad hominem and should be avoided. A lot of people we interact with daily seem very normal. But put them behind a keyboard and allow them to make anonymous comments and some really evil stuff can result. There’s no clear line as to what’s acceptable and not acceptable. But if you find yourself making anonymous attack comments that may be going overboard, ask yourself if you really want to be causing people the kind of pain that Kathy is going through. And then just stop [...]

By: Blogosfera, condotte e condottieri « FreddyBlog

Blogosfera, condotte e condottieri « FreddyBlog — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:15:39 +0000

[...] Blogosfera, condotte e condottieri “Molte persone con cui interagiamo quotidianamente sembrano piuttosto normali. Ma mettile davanti a una tastiera e permetti loro di lasciare commenti anonimi e può venire fuori della roba davvero maligna”. Concordo appieno con le parole di Michael Arrington che così commentava gli attacchi e le minacce mosse anonimamente alla blogger Kathy Sierra. Anche per questo di tutti i punti individuati nel codice di condotta per blogger – proposto recentemente da Tim O’Reilly e aperto ai contributi della blogosfera – quello che impedisce (o almeno circoscrive) i commenti anonimi, mi sembra davvero l’aspetto centrale. Non solo perché di per sé è risolutivo di buona parte delle altre questioni (senza la necessità di trasformare i blogger in una sorta di tutori della rete costituita o dell’internettianamente corretto), ma anche perché se l’obiettivo è – come viene indicato nella bozza di codice – “creare una cultura che incoraggi l’espressione personale e la conversazione costruttiva” il metterci la faccia è il requisito minimo. Una volta si diceva: avere il coraggio delle proprie idee… com’è che è passato così di moda? [...]

By: Xaces - » Be Anonymous

Xaces - » Be Anonymous — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:48:18 +0000

[...] Recently, a group of popular bloggers have been threatened and harassed on their blog sites. Read here. It is pretty scary to think that any information you put out on the web could come back to haunt you in the future. [...]

By: CrunchNotes » My Thoughts On O’Reilly’s Code of Conduct

CrunchNotes » My Thoughts On O’Reilly’s Code of Conduct — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:17:36 +0000

[...] Tim O’Reilly has posted a draft code of conduct that bloggers would voluntarily accept and promote. This all stems from the Kathy Sierra/Chris Locke issue from a couple of weeks ago. The New York Times is all over this as well. [...]

By: A Very Real Right to be Frightened - Ramblings of the Mildly Insane

A Very Real Right to be Frightened - Ramblings of the Mildly Insane — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:46:14 +0000

[...] Just for the record, I’m not condemning anyone, however, I’m not absolving anyone either. I don’t think anyone who created or promoted the site actually made the threats, but I do believe they have some responsibility. It’s one thing to have a site that chides people, but it’s quite another to have a site with no moderation or rules with the sole purpose of chiding people. That’s an obvious recipe for disaster. A lot of people we interact with daily seem very normal. But put them behind a keyboard and allow them to make anonymous comments and some really evil stuff can result. There’s no clear line as to what’s acceptable and not acceptable. (CrunchNotes) [...]

By: Mauri G Gronroos

Mauri G Gronroos — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:12:44 +0000

Sierra had quite innovative way to promote herself! For a while I even felt sorry for her…

By: Debbie Davies

Debbie Davies — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:51:40 +0000

I have difficulty taking anyone seriously who calls in the police, and blogs about it. You do one or the other, not both. I’ve read that Sierra is appearing on TV with the person she pointed the finger at. If this is true, I’m not convinced this is really about personal safety. Appearing on a TV show with someone you claim has threatened your life has to be about publicity. Before this, I’d never heard of her.

By: Tony Chen

Tony Chen — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:23:07 +0000

Mike, it would be nice you would think about the comment you emailed me a few minutes ago.

Tony

By: What does threat calls to bloggers mean | Net 2.0

What does threat calls to bloggers mean | Net 2.0 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:07:29 +0000

[...] But I would definitely support the cause to criticize such attempts by going offline as Robert Scoble does who has taken week off in order to condemn such act. Mike Arrington rightly mentions that it is better to ignore them. [...]

By: Nicole Simon

Nicole Simon — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:08:51 +0000

Gabe agreed. It is a slipery slope though - in the end if you do not deal with my comments and delete them all the time, I will just write them somewhere else.

Deleting them does not make them go away. Unless you do understand this, just deleting them will not do the trick.