All kinds of behavior can reduce the effectiveness and pleasure of virtual conversations, as anyone who has ever stopped participating in a once-favorite discussion community can attest.Ī few weeks back, the ALA staff considered asking the magazine’s readers to register before they could post a comment on any of our articles-and holding any registered reader’s initial comments until we had reviewed them. Sites could take Draconian measures to ensure the identity of every poster, but such measures would tend to discourage participation, and participation is their lifeblood.įaked identity is not the only risk inherent in free and open online discussions. Many sites encourage discussion few have any way of verifying that you are who you say you are. With the unwitting help of Google, you could injure reputations in minutes by posting forged comments at heavily linked sites. Identity on the web is a gossamer construct, easily spoofed. Go to a blog, write a silly or offensive comment, and sign it Jakob Nielsen or Instapundit or Kottke.
As far as anyone reading unraveled could tell, I was the author of that comment. Someone posted a comment on Joshua Kaufman’s unraveled blog, signed it “zeldman,” and included my URL.
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Some bits from the old days are still available. The saddest music in the world The illusion that the web would usher in a new era of limitless creativity can now be put away. Instant Eno The saddest music in the world. 2 June 2004 noon | 7 pm est In today’s Report: Ninth anniversary This site is nine years old.
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