Sunday, July 06, 2008
Long Overdue
The Swampscott Reporter finally adopted a new comment process, where writers must register before they can post their 2 cents. That will go a long way toward solving the poisonous atmosphere on the website.
However, it's still not "Mission Accomplished" for the Swampscott Reporter. Just as a newspaper carefully guards its letters to the editor section, it must make sure that at least certain standards are met in the comments. If users are to be able to use the town newspaper as their soapbox, doubly tall, then they should have to abide by the same kind of standards of decency present in the letters.
However, it's still not "Mission Accomplished" for the Swampscott Reporter. Just as a newspaper carefully guards its letters to the editor section, it must make sure that at least certain standards are met in the comments. If users are to be able to use the town newspaper as their soapbox, doubly tall, then they should have to abide by the same kind of standards of decency present in the letters.
Labels: the Reporter, town life
# posted by Ryan @ 9:59 PM 
