Live from BlogOrlando - Community Blogs

The Media Track got moved to an entirely different building and walked into highly relevant discussion about community blogs and blogger/editor etiquette.

Much of the discussion is about moderation. Looks like the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper that has been offering community blogs for nine months, has not run into having to moderate entries that contain inappropriate content or content that contains affords commercial content.

Best Practices:
Establish a Vetting Process - Before allowing an individual to contribute to the community blog, ensure that the individual has been vetted. (criminal check, phone interview were some checks recommended)
Do Not Allow Use of Fake Names - This seems obvious but in general, we are more likely to post higher quality content when anonymous posting is not allowed.