So, there has been a lot of discussion about the bullying policy regarding the Kathy Sierra situation, and it seems to be dying down now. Now that she is back to blogging to some extent, and others, like Tim O'Reilly, are considering a code of conduct. I am amazed how much anger there seems to be about it. So much discussion about censorship on his post, almost like people want an anything goes frontier. I suspect many people censor their comments and do not allow anonymous posts or those that are almost savage in their language, but I am surprised there is seemingly so much anger about this.

I wonder if blog users think anonymous bullying is ok?

Granted, those who engage in the hate and anonymous behavior may want to hide behind their words or fake names or whatever else to be somebody else online (like perhaps Second Life?), but those who would want to do this behavior would never sport such a a badge. Perhaps blogging is like porn or illegal drugs or discreet sex or smoking or drinking–people want them but do not always want to readily admit that they engage in them. What I learned in all this, isthat this issue has really touched a nerve, so I am sure that we are not hearing the end of it.