Cooperatively a unified standard would evolve which would be considered the basics of Internet integrity on which the basics of legislation would be established. Certain things are clearly wrong, every where. Having a universal code of ethics would be something most honest listowners would be proud to support and abide by, I would think. Kari Sable Burns Content Development - A discussion list on the forgotten element of Web production. Bob, We've done that already, and I'm NOT a professional.
Quality is what needs controlling.
But that's your business. The means by which you enforce them is another story. I doubt if there is any danger there somehow. There is still room for a private sector, but there's a need for a regulated public one too. The fairest answer is to provide both, and slam down hard on serious destructive abuses.