[OBW]

Offering blogs should not be considered as designed to create Hyde Park. It should be an enhancement to participation.

So change the view of the model from the total open freedom of the internet to a specific group joined for a purpose. Those that participate in the purpose are forgiven their idiosyncrasies. Those that merely circle the group throwing irrelevant jabs and annoyance bombs into the group are asked to leave or not provided with the invite to the next gathering.

11of101's participation was virtually void of the purpose of this forum. He annoyed the other participants. And he was refused further access. It wasn't my decision or suggestion. But I understand it. Pointing at the "Wild West" aspects of the internet does not force every town in that Wild West to refuse a sheriff and let the bank robbers run free and terrorize the citizens.

While I am speaking metaphorically, I note that the real Wild West became tame. City by city. Town by town. Region by region. This little corner of the internet is not the Wild West. You my not like the sheriff or his rules, but he keeps the citizens safe and happy. It's still pretty open. But not as open as the internet as a whole.

And I like it that way.