It's funny when people think of online discourse as different, somehow set apart. Chief among the recommendations is that bloggers consider banning anonymous comments left by visitors to their pages and be able to delete threatening or libelous comments without facing cries of censorship.
What's the driver? Why now? Kathy Sierra, a high-tech book author from Boulder County, Colo., and a friend of Mr. O’Reilly, reported getting death threats that stemmed in part from a dispute over whether it was acceptable to delete the impolitic comments left by visitors to someone’s personal Web site.
And this: Since last October, she has also had to deal with an anonymous blogger who maintains a separate site that parodies her writing ... ... a blog for a limited audience ... "It makes me feel like I live in Iran."
A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs | 
