The idea of free speech and censorship online is blurred with people falling on both sides of the fence. Recently the Washington Post shut down the comments section on a blog about the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
The free speech zone online is a blurred line, but some people are trying to create some order online.Brady is in the frame of thought that Web sites have standards they need to live up to and it is not a breeding ground for people who turn off their inhibition switch when conversing online. Jeff Jarvis from Buzz Machine sees comments online in a different light. Jarvis said, "Democracy and discussion are messy, like life so get used to it"
So you are left with two extremes and still the same problem. Rich Skrenta, CEO of Topix.net, believes that you should take the good with the bad while adding a little bit of association. The conversations changed tone on his Web site after including in each message where the message was posted.
The idea of having the location where the post was made gives the writer more of an identity and it beats complete censorship or just reckless abandon when it comes to online commenting. Some sort of happy medium must be made between the two extremes and I think that perhaps Skrenta is on to something here.
I like the fact that you looked into the issue and found and suggested some kind of solution that mitigated without very much mediating.