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Martijn wrote: > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Jaan Jänesmäe wrote: > >> Anyway, I just wondered, has anyone had >> problems with user comments on their website? And if yes, what were >> the results? >> > > My experience is that no matter how serious the subject is and no > matter how grown up the site's visitors are (supposed to be), when > they are able to use the (semi-)anonymity of the internet, people are > going to use abusive language, start childish flame-wars and write > insults based on nothing. Moderating comments isn't really something > that gives you a positive picture of mankind. > > As for lawsuits about websites' comments: the problem is that in most > countries legislation is based on the pre-internet days, when it was > reasonable to ask publishers to 'moderate' readers' letters before > they published them in their magazine. Do you think the businessman > will have any chance of winning though? > > I do think that if you have a website that allows users' comments than > you should somehow moderate them to help keeping the internet tidy, > free of spam etc. But it should all happen within reason and yes, that > does allow for a time window during which abusive/spammy comments are > online. > > Martijn. > > or you cover you back by saying comments posted are those of users and NOT of the owners of the website / forum. Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org visit us on IRC - irc.flashtek-uk.com / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html