Two words. King Canute.

I don't blog because I yearn to recreate the HOA experience online but there seems to be growing range of  clubs, associations and ( wasn't I right about the coming graphical onslaught) graphics to wear on our sleeves, er sidebars, proclaiming that we  "be excellent to each other" Here's the nascent code for you to look at though just about anyone with a kid in daycare has probably seen something similar

Link to O'Reilly Radar > Draft Blogger's Code of Conduct

There's been a strand of humanity that for a long time has believed that people need to be told how to behave.  A  similar  erroneous belief  is made by  those advocating for the underdog  on the basis that  if only the truth was to be told and the people in charge found out what's really happening then  Poof!  Magically the worker's paradise appears.  Seems like all you need to keep the "meankids" at bay is a graphical talisman