In this case, the extreme license given individuals to vent, dissemble, excoriate and indulge their hates verbally, winds up destroying the expressive freedom that other people, less bold and less opinionated, need. Venturing an opinion, even a sound one, just isn't worth the risk. The overall result is a less expansive, less robust sphere of expression -- and sound, worthwhile thoughts aren't shared.
An Online Code of Conduct
Edward Wasserman writes in the Miami Herald about online commenting etiquette. I do think he'd have a bit more credibility writing about the internet if he weren't still using a Hotmail account, but I guess it's not quite as bad as AOL:
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