Flaming/tragedy of the commons

Interesting article on group behaviour in cyberspace, particularly "flaming." That is to say, the hyperoffensive, inflammatory posts which seem to crop up in discussion groups etc every now and then.

In the middle of the article, the author mentions "the Tragedy of the Commons," which is a very interesting article on the economic principle of the same name. I don't have time to read it now, but I'm looking forward to it. It looks really interesting, and seems to back me up on some things I've been thinking about lately re moral responsibility and technology.