Comments on: Comment policy http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-549 steve white Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:54:10 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=397#comment-549 i never said i was eager,i just said you have to take the risk if you want responses from the public. why would any blog have a comment section if there isn't a reasonable risk vs benefit in having one, im just discussing the issue not trying to have go, like you are with me. your blog doesn't pre approve, you talk politics too. are you eager to deliver yourself a lawsuit? professor column talks about normal media standards, this site isn't about normal media standards, they wouldn't be sharing their research and data if it was. they still have half their spreadsheets open for anyone to edit, anyone could add whatever they liked to that info, if they lock them all they much less likely to get the extra info they're looking for from the public. i never said i was eager,i just said you have to take the risk if you want responses from the public.

why would any blog have a comment section if there isn’t a reasonable risk vs benefit in having one, im just discussing the issue not trying to have go, like you are with me.

your blog doesn’t pre approve, you talk politics too. are you eager to deliver yourself a lawsuit?

professor column talks about normal media standards, this site isn’t about normal media standards, they wouldn’t be sharing their research and data if it was.

they still have half their spreadsheets open for anyone to edit, anyone could add whatever they liked to that info, if they lock them all they much less likely to get the extra info they’re looking for from the public.

]]> By: Simon McGarr http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Simon McGarr Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:16:37 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=397#comment-512 Steve, The settled law in Ireland holds that publishers are responsible for what they publish. Moderating comments is a must. Pre-moderating is nessecary where the alternative has been abused. The risks, by the way, which you're so eager to heap on thestory's non-millionaire duo are of a law suit which (between costs and damages) could reach over half a million euros. The new policy is a sensible one. Steve,

The settled law in Ireland holds that publishers are responsible for what they publish.

Moderating comments is a must.
Pre-moderating is nessecary where the alternative has been abused.

The risks, by the way, which you’re so eager to heap on thestory’s non-millionaire duo are of a law suit which (between costs and damages) could reach over half a million euros.

The new policy is a sensible one.

]]> By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-500 steve white Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:22:52 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=397#comment-500 take down when notified is fine for comments, many users systems... you don't get the benefit of many users if you have to pre approve one by one. either this is a 'crowd' site or not. u have to take the risks with the benefits take down when notified is fine for comments, many users systems… you don’t get the benefit of many users if you have to pre approve one by one. either this is a ‘crowd’ site or not. u have to take the risks with the benefits

]]> By: Colum Kenny http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Colum Kenny Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:06 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=397#comment-412 It seems to me that journalism sites like this are most useful when editorial control is exercised in order to support the factual accuracy and standards of content, including respect for the law. On-line journalists ought to be prepared to do better than "take down when notified" by demonstrating their willingness to observe normal media standards. It seems to me that the new comments policy is both desirable and sensible and allows a brave experiment in sharing research to grow in respect of both reliable content and professional stature. Prof. Colum Kenny, School of Communications, Dublin City University. It seems to me that journalism sites like this are most useful when editorial control is exercised in order to support the factual accuracy and standards of content, including respect for the law. On-line journalists ought to be prepared to do better than “take down when notified” by demonstrating their willingness to observe normal media standards. It seems to me that the new comments policy is both desirable and sensible and allows a brave experiment in sharing research to grow in respect of both reliable content and professional stature.

Prof. Colum Kenny,
School of Communications,
Dublin City University.

]]> By: Gavin Sheridan http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Gavin Sheridan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:43:11 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=397#comment-383 Normally I would agree Steve, but given the nature and content of this site, we have to be extra careful around libel issues. Normally I would agree Steve, but given the nature and content of this site, we have to be extra careful around libel issues.

]]> By: steve white http://thestory.ie/2009/10/15/comment-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-381 steve white Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:31:29 +0000 http://thestory.ie/?p=397#comment-381 doesn't 'take down when notified' rules apply, that seems to be where the law is going, of course you can' afford legal threats but making clear you'd happy to change anything that people can show is wrong would be good policy to have for everything on the site just ip ban the persistent trolls doesn’t ‘take down when notified’ rules apply, that seems to be where the law is going, of course you can’ afford legal threats

but making clear you’d happy to change anything that people can show is wrong would be good policy to have for everything on the site

just ip ban the persistent trolls

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