Fred K.

This is definitely a good idea with cyberbullying so out of control. Many parents are unaware of how dangerous sites like My Space, Facebook, Topix, and Twitter can be among others. It definitely is worth checking out and seeing if if is right for you.

The site has managed to run off most people who want to actually comment on news because there is so little news and a ton of bullying, racist language... Any company that has forums all over the place and doesn't require registration or police its forums is inviting trouble. Attacking other people is not freedom of speech and if anyone believes otherwise then you are basically justifying harming others. I am pretty confident that is not what the framers of the Constitution meant. The fact there are numerous anti-Topix groups popping up and websites warning about Topix and what they allow should tell people what they need to know. Apparently we aren't talking about an isolated incident but something that is plaquing thousands of people daily. I found the website Toxic Topix a pretty good source (http://toxictopix.webs.com) but there are some other resources as well. What is sad is even many of Topix own users want registration and they get ignored.

One suggestion I would make is if someone attacks on you on that site do not respond back. You are adding hits to the site and comments which is what they want (and the reason they won't moderate the site). Ideally you should just boycott all together. Messageboards are not a bad thing, but a company that doesn't police itself or require registration is going to become bad quickly. Topix started off a good idea and a few years later now is arguably the worst site on the internet.