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This was such a nice reading. Great work :D !
Ah, another excellent page from you! I agree that all five of the principles listed are important, and must be brought back for the Web -- as well as for the Internet as a whole -- to return to its old glory days.
Another important point, which is discussed in the "Freedom of Speech" subsection and which could possibly stand on its own as a sixth principle, was the clear separation between the real world and cyberspace, with the latter having its own distinct culture and customs. The online world was also taken far less seriously than the real world, and hence the culture was looser and freer.
Thank you very much for your kind, words @grafovolaverunt!
Thank you for your praise, @lolwut! I agree with you about the sixth principle, and had originally planned to devote more time to it and a few other things, but decided to kick myself under the table to keep readers from becoming bored. I do miss the old days of crazy Internet drama where everyone involved knew it was just a silly online diversion and not something to be up in arms about.
I can only imagine the absurd IRL consequences people would be facing if the drama we all regularly got into on IRC 15-20 years ago had happened in the modern age.