(Updated with great HuffPo response) I can't seem to help myself...Fuck! Shit! Fuck your Mother! Bush! sorry, that last was truly obscene In case you missed it, the NYT is calling for not just a panel, but a blogger code of ethics, and I'm sure I'm one of the "nasty" bloggers they have in mind. I'll save you the trouble of clicking thru and offer these delicious highlights in hypocrisy.

Is it too late to bring civility to the Web?

Because the web is all about uncivil political blogging, and not misogynist pr0n or violent multi-player video games depicting people getting blown up and shot to shit.

Last week, Tim O’Reilly, a conference promoter and book publisher who is credited with coining the term Web 2.0, began working with Jimmy Wales, creator of the communal online encyclopedia Wikipedia, to create a set of guidelines to shape online discussion and debate.

Chief among the recommendations is that bloggers consider banning anonymous comments left by visitors to their pages and be able to delete threatening or libelous comments without facing cries of censorship.