Conversation shapes itself to its topic, venue, goal and personal relationships. For example, if I’m arguing with a like-minded friend about politics, my social group’s norm allows me to be more interruptive and use more curse words than if I’m talking with an acquaintance from the other side of the fence.

http://www.everythingismiscellaneous.com/2007/04/11/code-nah-codes-maybe/

Exactly.

Reminds me of something my pappy used to say about outlaws and guns.

I moderate comments on all my blogs for content. Spam, off-content, and general incoherence doesn’t get through. Trackbacks included.

Seriously, it’s a very good point to make.

I’m not as against the blogger code though, as you seem to be, but I don’t think it’s much of a solution. I doubt if the trolls will adhere to it.

(Not sure about the ban on anonymous comments. That is more restrictive than I like.)

Generally, ignore trolls which most of us experienced in the blogosphere know (or you sort of know by the time your hair turns gray). But there is this gender issue in that male trolls are basically sexually harassing/abusing (and at times stalking) women. It’s usually different than male-to-male harassment. I think that’s where we really need to step up and do what we can to try and stop this sort of behaviour.