Hi Alex, For the forthcoming book /Blogging in the Global Society: Cultural, Political and Geographical Aspects/, I wrote a chapter that examines a 2007 attempt to institute a code of conduct among blog moderators. The article examines the intense reaction to the proposed code, provides an overview of historical means of moderation of online communities, and discusses the U.S. tradition of media self-regulation. The book won't be released for a couple months, but I can send you a PDF of my chapter, if you're interested. (The book's Web page is http://www.igi-global.com/book/blogging-global-society/49568I if you want to check out the abstract.) Best, Gwen Shaffer Gwen Shaffer, PhD Post-doctoral fellow Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences University of California, Irvine g.shaffer@uci.edu On 11/1/2011 3:00 PM, air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org wrote:

Moderation of Online Platforms/Communities