The strike achieves the same end - without the risk of media backlash. Clueless , this week, is the Dallas Morning News , which killed several discussion forums that degenerated into flame wars. Moderation must deal with flamers, and failure to moderate properly can leave anyone with egg on their face. Any Dallas entrepreneur now has a real opportunity to take the newspaper on and defeat it in the marketplace. What was Clueless was the News' failure to anticipate, and plan for, its forum offering, giving competitors that opportunity.
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