Moody Amphitheater
When To Cancel That Account
No website administrator wants the police (or FBI, or Homeland Security) to come tapping on their door because of what someone has said on their site.
Panelist Mohammed Suleiman Khan of blog aggregator Hadithuna.com had some pretty sensible advice to when to say 'enough is enough' without compromising free speech. He had some pretty simple advice: keep clear until it's really a problem. When does it become a problem? He uses that great jargon term that has become a fave amongst campaign managers and marketing people: the tipping point, which he says he can gauge against four easy criteria:
Is it unprotected speech?
Is it a non-constructive opinion?
Do they run contrary to the point of the website?
Are they driving users away?
Panelist Mohammed Suleiman Khan of blog aggregator Hadithuna.com had some pretty sensible advice to when to say 'enough is enough' without compromising free speech. He had some pretty simple advice: keep clear until it's really a problem. When does it become a problem? He uses that great jargon term that has become a fave amongst campaign managers and marketing people: the tipping point, which he says he can gauge against four easy criteria:
Is it unprotected speech?
Is it a non-constructive opinion?
Do they run contrary to the point of the website?
Are they driving users away?