Consisting of more than 430 member organizations worldwide, the W3C is committed to developing the Web to its full potential by making technical recommendations and, in the process, by developing protocols with the aim of producing a common, functional infrastructure for true interoperability across all facets of the Web. A collaborative effort, the W3C is hosted by MIT/LCS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Computer Science), ERCIM (European Research Consortium in Informatics and Mathematics), and Keio University, Japan. In addition to these, other support organizations including CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) and DARPA (U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) contribute to the hosting and support of W3C.

Visit the W3C on the Web at http://www.w3c.org. In addition to current news updates on developing projects, you can view a complete background of the organization, links to member organizations, and fascinating historical archives and documents related to the Web’s history and evolution. Check it out!

Is basic html an outdated technology?
So why should you care about the W3C and its activities? Well, most importantly, you should realize that the basic HTML that is described and illustrated in this book is a somewhat old technology.

If you’ve planned the community thoroughly, deploying it should not be difficult. The technology provided by Joomla extensions makes for a simple plug-in implementation. However, you should also consider the management responsibilities, including legal liability and the grooming of appropriate moderators.

Legal Liabilities
Be sure to read basic information on free speech guarantees and limits. You can find a great deal of information about this topic at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Web site (www.eff.org). EFF also has information relating to the defamation and libel aspects of online content. For the online copyright liability act, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCILLA.

In regard to legal liabilities a site Web master might incur by allowing community interaction in the