Bad behavior in the blogosphere

[CK_John]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Death threats against a popular tech blogger this week have ignited an online firestorm about free speech, civility and sexism on the Internet.

The threats against Kathy Sierra, an author who promotes the notion of emphasizing the needs of the user in Web site design, have sparked a Webwide debate on the nature of online discourse.

The incident and its aftermath have drawn back the curtain on a computer culture in which the more outrageous the comment, the more attention it gets. It's a world that many women in particular see as still dominated by men and where personal attacks often are defended on grounds of free speech.

<< Kathy's Sierra's site (warning: contains adult language) >>

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/29/MNGT3OTVAO1.DTL

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Is this also a DU problem and will it provide an avenue for regulation?

[sandnsea]

1. DU removes that garbage

People rarely post anything about "slitting throats" here, and when something gets near that, it's removed.

Such comments over web design??? Good grief. Incredible.

[crikkett]

2. look forward to more stories like this as lawmakers struggle

to find *something* to justify legislation that limits Internet speech.

Or else the 2008 election is going to be mayhem.

C

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. WARNING? contains adult language. Hey, so do I.

but as our president and his 20% ultra-con, neo-conmen supporters prove, there are a lot of idiots out there, and some even use computers.

[CK_John]

4. Please note, that is from the article and not from the comments. n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. i know, i was not refering to you, but to the article, if you took that wrong,

please accept my apology.

[CK_John]

6. No offense taken. Link is live in article, didn't copy over. n/t