Posted by Dr. Bob on April 16, 2004, at 17:03:29
In reply to Re: please be civil, objective of ..., posted by spoc on April 15, 2004, at 2:00:50
> And isn't this the essence of PB as research; that ... positive things will occur and stay in place for a message board if it enforces civility? That a better quality of give, take, accuracy, self-policing and auto-correction of information will be facilitated; but will not have to be actively moderated; if conservative politeness conventions prevent anything from ever spinning out of control?
This may be kind of tangential, but I found it interesting:
No Time for Bullies
By Natalie Angier
April 13, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/science/13BABO.htmlBob
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