Guardian.co.uk is the website for The Guardian, a British newspaper with daily circulation. It is the most popular newspaper website in the UK.http://www.gmgplc.co.uk/Ourbusinesses/GuardianNewsMedia/Guardiancouk/tabid/138/Default.aspx The website and newspaper are owned by the Guardian Media Group.http://www.gmgplc.co.uk/Ourbusinesses/GuardianNewsMedia/tabid/129/Default.aspx The website also makes regular use of podcasting and web video via Guardian's production company, Guardian Films.http://www.gmgplc.co.uk/Ourbusinesses/GuardianNewsMedia/Guardiancouk/tabid/138/Default.aspx
History
The Guardian used to be called The Manchester Guardian, but the name was changed in 1959.http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/quality/guardian/ It was founded by John Edward Taylor in 1821.http://www.guardian.co.uk/gnm-archive/2002/jun/06/1 The Guardian.co.uk website was registered in August 1996http://domains.whois.com/domain.php and currently has more than 3.5 unique monthly visitors.http://siteanalytics.compete.com/guardian.co.uk/
Community and Culture
The Guardian.co.uk allows commenting and dialogue, and has a community section on their website with message boards. It has created a comprehensive FAQ section detailing operating procedures and expectations for the community.http://www.guardian.co.uk/community-faqs They've also written a more brief page with 10 community standards and participation guidelines.http://www.guardian.co.uk/community-standards This comprehensive documentation and framework exists to control spam and to delete hateful, insulting and off topic comments as quickly as possible.
