Resources
The core reasons for online incivility are many. Several of the key themes have been tied together into an overarching thesis called the "digital hollows" (see right).
The San Jose Mercury News ran an oped by me outlining the digital hollows thesis: "We're All to Blame for Declining Levels of Civility," January 13, 2011.
There are a number of books on civility, although not necessarily focused on online discourse. One worth recommending is "Choosing Civility" by P.M. Forni, a co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project.
Tim O'Reilly, a champion of "Web 2.0," once called for a "Blogger's Code of Conduct," but that call invited its own criticism, much of it uncivil.
David Pogue's blog entry "Whatever Happened to Online Etiquette?" in The New York TImes (December 14, 2006) is worth reading.
Cyberbullying is a growing trend for America's youth. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has sponsored a "Stop Bullying Now" website full of resources.
Finally, one of our most civil Founding Fathers, George Washington, absorbed the wisdom of this guide to civility when he was in school.
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