The ability of the internet to function as a high speed, wide ranging mode of communication still challenges established conventions of communication. People ordinarily prefer to know from where messages come and where they go with more certainty than is sometimes available on the internet. The ability to communicate anonymously in some circumstances creates opportunities for expression that otherwise might not be communicated at all. At the same time it presents hazards. Insofar as very little credibility will automatically be present in anonymous communications they are not ordinarily afforded space in mainstream news media except on pages clearly marked as opinion and editorial. With the arrival of the internet many attempts at "news" forums, discussion groups and bulletin boards were made with various capabilities for more or less anonymous messages. There was much contention and debate about the various levels of utility versus hazard of such arrangements. This explains the arrival of "social networking" web sites with various public, semi-public and private message capabilities. Many sensible people are still very carefully testing these online "waters" before deciding when, where and how they ought to speak out.
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In its attempt to function as a responsible news outlet and allow various means to speak out, The Town Voice offers this page.
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