infobong.com

As some readers may know, the topic for my Master's Thesis is how moderation software on Slashdot and other sites is used to promote a range of ideas that are accepted into the established discourse of a Website. In other words, I'm looking at how software is used to accomplish social objectives and enforce ground rules for discussion.

I was a little happy when MT-Blacklist was released, not because it will fix my [non-existent] blogspam problem, but because its another example of software that sets ground rules for discussion, automating the process of determining what is acceptable and un-acceptable forms of discussion for a stie.

Then I read this comment on Slashdot about blogspam and it seems like this topic could fall in an infinite loop real fast.