Facebook Invites Members to Vote on Web Policies

In an effort to make their site governance more transparent, Facebook has invited all members to vote on the final version of its Web policies. Voting will remain open until April 23.

For the past 30 days the company held an open commenting period on draft policies. Members have the opportunity to review all drafts and comments as well as contribute their own feedback. They've even gone a step further by including copies of policies in multiple languages including French, German, Spanish and Italian.

Not everyone will need to go to this level of effort to develop their own Web policies and standards, but I think Facebook (whether you like the new interface or not) should be commended for taking a structured approach to theirs.