Modul Mata Kuliah Journalisme Online - Ayo Menulis FISIP UAJY

5.) Moderating is an essential element for determining the desired level of civility created by usergenerated
content. Moderating has two levels: active and passive.
Active moderating is preemptive in nature and involves:
Registration
Reading content before or shortly after publication
Foul-language filter
Spam filter
Passive moderating relies on users and involves:
Self-policing by users
User flags
Reader complaints
Jaw-boning (users police each other directly)
Questions to consider when deciding whether to moderate user-generated content, and if yes, whether
to actively or passively moderate:
What is my capacity to actively or passively moderate?
What commitment to staffing will active moderating require?
If I choose to actively moderate (pre-approving user-generated content), will the quality of the
community's conversation be affected adversely by delays in the posting of comments?
If I do not pre-approve user-generated content, how will the level of un-moderated discussion
affect my brand?
What impact can I expect my choice of active or passive moderation to have?
Should I use a language filter?
Will my decision on moderating lead to charges of unwarranted censorship?
How will I respond to such charges?
6.) In order for our standards to be effective and to minimize charges of unwarranted censorship,
contributors must know and understand the consequences for any actions that violate our terms and
conditions for user-generated content. Again, consistently enforcing consequences is important to being
fair. Consequences may include:
Deleting links
Deleting entire comments
Blocking/banning users
7.) Standards for editorially vetted user-generated content -- work that is submitted by users at the
request or invitation of the news organization -- generally should conform to those applied to the work
of the organization's journalists: