[open-government] Civility Online - A Proposal

[David Pidsley]

Steve,

"Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information
available." Gregory Benford

Perhaps the protagonist and antagonist need more Linked Open Data :)

David


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2011/1/17 Tim McNamara <paperless at timmcnamara.co.nz>

> On 11 January 2011 15:19, Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org> wrote:
>
>> Given the recent discussions of online vitriol and incivility leading
>> us to greater social conflict and real violence in society,
>
>
> Steve, are you able to provide any references? I don't understand what you
> mean. Which events are you referring to?
>
>
>> I am
>> considering hosting a time-limited online dialogue for hosts of online
>> discussion to exchange ideas and lessons on how to foster greater
>> civility in their online efforts.
>
>
> The idea is admirable, but I don't see this achieving a great deal. I think
> a more productive solution would be for people such as yourself to curate
> and support disseminate resources on sites that support virtual communities.
> However, I don't even know if this would satisfy the requirements you have.
> Take, for example, the OpenStreetMap community that is plagued with
> in-fighting and hostility. Its leaders have tried for months to create a
> code of conduct, but it never really took off. If you have a spare hour, I
> strongly recommend Josh Berkus' talk[1]. It's software orientated, but its
> discussion of dealing with poisonous people is exemplary.
>
> Tim McNamara
>   http://timmcnamara.co.nz/
>
> [1] http://2009.r2.co.nz/20100118/mfc-m-2.htm
>
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