KT: Online Forums a Risk for Website Owners

"DUBAI — Online forums catering for Dubai residents are gaining in popularity, but many run the risk of being closed down. Strict rules on defamation in the UAE mean that moderators of online forums are constantly wary about giving users free rein.
Jane Drury, editor of the immensely popular forum ExpatWoman.com, 
said that it was the responsibility of 
site owners to ensure that content 
was appropriate.

“It is undoubtedly the responsibility of site owners to do their best to ensure that content is appropriate,” she said. “But it is very difficult — well, impossible — given forums are in a live environment, for webmasters to maintain exactly the tone or content that they might wish.”

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Change of Address...

Hi all,

Just wanted you all to know that I've changed my blog address from http://drnsain.blogspot.com to http://drnsains.blogspot.com.

You can check it out by clicking here or above.

PS: Wonder if this could also be updated in the blogroll?

Greetings from Mars

Hi everybody,

This post is just a big "Hello" to everyone. My next post will be a little more informative. But for now a big smile, wave and ALOOOOOOOOOOOOHA!

PS: You're more than welcome to visit my blog anytime, as well as comment :)

Blogroll Cleanup - Updated

To clean up the blogrolls, the admins have decided to take all blogs that have not been updated since March 2007 and move them to an "Inactive" blogroll, which should be ready in a few days. The following blogs have been removed. If any of these blogs should not have been removed from the active list (i.e. the last update date is wrong), please let one of the admins know.

[Update] 16 more added at the end

Dubai bloggers' meet (Last Update: 28-01-2006)
GeorgeHopkin.com (Last Update: 18-04-2006)
Middle East Media (Last Update: 31-05-2006)
Dubai spy (Last Update: 01-06-2006)
Arsal's blog (Last Update: 07-06-2006)
Black Collar Worker (Last Update: 26-06-2006)
Right Angle (Last Update: 17-06-2006)
Stolen Dubai diary (Last Update: 02-06-2006)
Ahmed's Site Map (Last Update: 13-06-2006)
Dubai FCP users (Last Update: 23-07-2006)
At the Movies (Last Update: 27-07-2006)
The Moon? Sun? or a planet? (Last Update: 30-07-2006)
Ergo Dubai (Last Update: 17-08-2006)
Mirage Studios (Last Update: 26-08-2006)
Al-Hashr (The Gathering) (Last Update: 17-08-2006)
Mirdiff Lite (Last Update: 04-09-2006)
Life in Arabia (Last Update: 03-09-2006)
Paradoxic Dymunds (Last Update: 13-09-2006)
Red LipStick (Last Update: 26-09-2006)
Driving in Dubai (Last Update: 15-10-2006)
Kaboom Times (Last Update: 06-10-2006)
The Desert Skink (Last Update: 08-10-2006)
The Shabaab Of Emaraat (Last Update: 06-10-2006)
UAEview (Last Update: 04-10-2006)
Autoguy (Last Update: 25-10-2006)
Communicate magazine (Last Update: 10-10-2006)
Philosopher's Stoned Theories (Last Update: 14-10-2006)
Photo unit UAE (Last Update: 10-10-2006)
UAE Web of Life (Last Update: 07-10-2006)
Emirates Reuters (Last Update: 25-11-2006)
Raging Issues (Last Update: 01-11-2006)
Secret Arabian redux (Last Update: 20-11-2006)
The pickle in your shawarma (Last Update: 09-11-2006)
Career Mentoring (Last Update: 08-11-2006)
Phanchology (Last Update: 16-11-2006)
dengrousboy (Last Update: 11-11-2006)
Distant Thunder (Last Update: 09-11-2006)
Freedom (Last Update: 25-11-2006)
The Woods are Lovely (Last Update: 24-11-2006)
ultrablue552 (Last Update: 06-11-2006)
Wind Roses (Last Update: 08-11-2006)
Falsaf (Last Update: 13-11-2006)
Immigrant Diaries (Last Update: 25-11-2006)
NaNoWriMo UAE (Last Update: 29-11-2006)
Fresh Dubai (Last Update: 02-12-2006)
GulfPearl (Last Update: 28-12-2006)
Thirteen in Dubai (Last Update: 20-12-2006)
Yin Shui Si Yuan (Last Update: 06-12-2006)
Your man in Al Ain (Last Update: 07-12-2006)
Dubai Rent & Property Info (Last Update: 08-12-2006)
Postcards from a Wanderer (Last Update: 26-12-2006)
Shedding Kommissars (Last Update: 08-12-2006)
Sand in my pants (Last Update: 17-12-2006)
Freneza Arabulo (Last Update: 15-12-2006)
Freneza Arabulo (Esperanto) (Last Update: 15-12-2006)
Muslim women writing (Last Update: 02-12-2006)
Dubai Mist (Last Update: 06-01-2007)
Pulling the puzzles apart (Last Update: 27-01-2007)
Abu Dhabi Sunshine (Last Update: 29-01-2007)
Balushi (Last Update: 15-01-2007)
Jobless and Broke in UAE (Last Update: 21-01-2007)
Matt in Dubai (Last Update: 27-01-2007)
Dubai Magic (Last Update: 20-02-2007)
I Think; Therefore I am (Last Update: 19-02-2007)
MAG 218 Community (Last Update: 02-02-2007)
Mediasans (Last Update: 25-02-2007)
Roundabout Dubai (Last Update: 05-02-2007)
DM Blog (Dubai Marina) (Last Update: 12-02-2007)
De Grouchy Owl (Last Update: 28-02-2007)
Der Kommissar (Last Update: 13-02-2007)
Desert Pundit (Last Update: 10-02-2007)
Driving in Dubai (Last Update: 04-02-2007)
Dubai Dating Chronicles (Last Update: 12-02-2007)
Eyes of Dubai (Last Update: 12-02-2007)
Hiya's Choices (Last Update: 16-02-2007)
Introverted bliss (Last Update: 26-02-2007)
Kismet 101 (Last Update: 14-02-2007)
Ravings of an AUSian (Last Update: 20-02-2007)
Roundabout Dubai (Last Update: 05-02-2007)
Sophia Farag (Last Update: 15-02-2007)
Why, Dubai? (Last Update: 21-02-2007)
Absolute Lee (Last Update: 18-03-2007)
Blinging Dubai (Last Update: 27-03-2007)
DG Diary (Last Update: 20-03-2007)
Emarati Nickel & Dime (Last Update: 11-03-2007)
Everyday Dubai (Last Update: 15-03-2007)
The Desert Mirage (Last Update: 22-03-2007)
A Blessing in Tragedy (Last Update: 24-03-2007)
A Girl in the Pamirs (Last Update: 11-03-2007)
Bdwai (Last Update: 10-03-2007)
Dubai'en Chic (Last Update: 09-03-2007)
Lost in Translation (Last Update: 30-03-2007)
Midnight Siesta (Last Update: 31-03-2007)
Momentary Musings (Last Update: 24-03-2007)
Viva Las Dubai (Last Update: 17-03-2007)
Kalam Wa Kalimat (Last Update: 11-03-2007)
Rediscover Quran - Do You Really Know This Book ? (Last Update: 24-03-2007)
Arabic UAE community (Last Update: 15-03-2007)
ORB-UAE Creative Club (Last Update: 25-03-2007)

[Added at 9:30]

The Noisy American Last Update: 1-1-2007
Online Forex tips Last Update: 12-10-2006
Dune Bashing Last Update: 1-6-2006
Dubai42 Last Update: 17-10-2006
Metroblogging Abu Dhabi Last Update: 20-4-2006
Gridskipper: Abu Dhabi Last Update: 2-2-2007
jamshaid Last Update: 22-6-2007
Healthy Food UAE Last Update: 23-12-2006
Dubai Diary Last Update: 2-3-2007
Garmoosha Last Update: 23-2-2006
Within The Psychosphere Last Update: 24-3-2007
Amiri.info Last Update: 30-1-2007
Middle Eastern expats Last Update: 30-1-2007
Dhabyani Last Update: 5-11-2006
Sharjah Diva Last Update: 5-3-2007
Godolphin Last Update: 6-7-2006

Awannah!

Hi there you all! Michiko, Issa, Dani - the Falapeno, and I, Arso started a new blog called Awannah! We'd love to give the UAE blogosphere some good insights from the teenagers’ point of view coming from different backgrounds. Yallah, go there now.