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Re:When anonymous attackers went after two Yale law students... by russell on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @04:09PM (#486269)
It's a very long, very good read about what happens when defamation and character attacks get out of hand at a site. The owners did nothing to tone things down or to remove offending posts. It's interesting to note that the victims went after the perps and may have detroyed the perps careers.

I think we need a thoughtful discussion on how to deal with this or congress will do it for us.

Re:When anonymous attackers went after two Yale law students... by hexis on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @05:00PM (#486310)
I understand what you mean, but I think we need much more than a thoughtful discussion. Congress is in a legislatin' mood and I don't think they're interested in arguments for self-regulation.
Re:When anonymous attackers went after two Yale law students... by time_management on Thursday February 19, 2009 @09:48AM (#487289)
Most of the perps settled in order to protect their anonymity. The one who really got smashed was Ciolli, co-manager of the site.