Susie's Page

After hitting a wall of “blank” here, unable to think of a single topic, it was suggested to me that maybe I should just tell some stories drawn from my experiences online. I guess I’ll do that…. Anyone who knows me knows that I can weave a story from just about anything. :-)

So, here’s a story.

It was 1999. You may remember the story in the news about a fight i… Continue

I suspect you will all find this as fascinating as I did! AOCM thanks Anne Collier for giving us permission to post her great piece here.

Top 8 workarounds of kid virtual-world users

It stands to reason that bullying happens in kids' virtual worlds (e.g., Club Penguin, Webkinz, Neopets, Nicktropolis, etc.), because, well, it happens in school, instant messaging, and social-networking sites. But I hadn't learned how it happened until Sharon Duke Estroff called me about it. The Atlanta-ba… Continue

Very interesting article in the Washington Post about enforcement of rules, especially in virtual worlds. Read it here!


The article talks about internet communities policing them… Continue

The Association of Online Community Moderators is so honored to be stop five on Chris Rettstatt's blog tour to introduce his new book, Kaimira: The Sky Village. Chris writes under the pseudonym "Monk Ashland," while his co-author uses "Nigel Ashland."

Chris has a long history with moderating, and has written a piece for our readers that… Continue

Do you remember the way children in school tortured each other? Do you remember the teasing, harassment, and just downright MEANness? I remember being teased about being shorter than most of the others, and about my last name. I'm ashamed to admit that I also did a fair amount of mean things to others.

What kept things from really getting out of hand at school? Usually it was the presence of teachers, and the threat of a trip to the principal's office. Back then, the trip to the office might ha… Continue