May 8, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
When should blogs turn off the ability of readers to post comments?
The news site CBS.com has been forced to confront that question in the wake of what it calls “too many racist comments” being posted on its items regarding the presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Because it could not keep up with the volume of such posts, CBS.com decided to disable the comments on Obama-related items.
You can also read CBS’ rules of discourse to learn more about how it defines what is — and is not — appropriate for its site.
Like many blogs, Give and Take reserves the right to edit or delete comments it considers offensive or derogatory. But what should nonprofit groups and other people who write about the philanthropy world do when they receive comments that some people consider offensive?
Click on the comments link just below this posting to share your thoughts.
