I got this in an email from Utne. Interesting article. Now, this interests me in spite of the fact that I don't get comments, much less malicious ones, and I am not a gay. Here's the question they pose:
Is it a blogger's responsibility to keep comments and forums civil? Or is it his/her duty to let comments play out as they will, unmoderated?
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My thought is you can moderate your blog if you want. If you do, you run the risk of overediting contrary opinions or viewpoints. If you don't, however, you are a tiny bit responisble for the bile that ends up on your site. Any thoughts?
i disagree... sort of. i think you can either moderate or not. you have to choose one way or another and stick to it. if you choose not to edit you are not responsible for the words of others since speech is free (or at least it's supposed to be) but you don't have to just let it play out. you have every right to respond with mockery or argument or.. whatever.
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