Here is an interesting essay on the practice of posting blogging codes of ethics. As I am of the integrity-inschmegrity school of blogging (which is located in rural New Brunswick but I won't tell you where), this are pretty funny if you find type-A's funny. I am more inclined to the arbitrary emperor of my own universe sort of regulation around here. Do we need codes of conduct at all? Do you really need Rebecca Blood telling you what a truth is, which relies on wording that relates the the making of an legal affidavit to explain how you are going to post on her blog? Silliness.
[I am creating a blogging policies tag as an experiment.]
Comments
Nils Ling - January 14, 2005 1:02 PM
There are people out there - too many of them - who are filled with self-importance simply because they've figured out how to create and post to a weblog. Puh-leese. What a bunch of humourless, killjoy, suck-the-fun-out-of-life hall monitors.
Alan - January 14, 2005 2:11 PM
You have breached sections 3.14(a)(ii) to 3.17(d)(i) of my Code, Nils. Please now thrash yourself with a damp towel for 47 seconds.
Lisa Williams - January 14, 2005 5:11 PM
Um, did you read it? That's what it says in the first paragraph. Nobody's recommending any code for you, it's just a survey of what's out there.
Alan - January 14, 2005 5:14 PM
I <i>did</i> read it. That is why I said it was interesting. I then said I departed from codifying myself and made fun of the Rebecca Blood rule you made fun of but that was not making fun of you. I may be trivial but I am not a meanipants.
Alan - January 14, 2005 5:18 PM
Oh - but maybe you were addressing Nils. OK, another 26 seconds with the wet towel for upsetting Lisa.
alfons - January 14, 2005 6:36 PM
Don't forget to ping Technorati. See here.
Arthur - January 14, 2005 11:12 PM
I am creating a blogging policies tag as an experiment.
Yes, but I still want to know how I can become an A-blogger.
Alan - January 14, 2005 11:31 PM
That might be very difficult between you, me and your brother. How could we three ever create an A-list? I am game as long as there are no type-A's involved.
Nils Ling - January 14, 2005 11:49 PM
It's all too meta for me ... blogging about blogging about blogging ... blech.
Alan - January 15, 2005 12:01 AM
Unblogging. That is the next thing.
NYCO - January 15, 2005 11:52 AM
Next fad: Public toilet blogging. Just scribble your daily entry on the Charmin, where it will be read by a captive audience, then actually used. Will give "blogroll" a whole new meaning.
Arthur - January 15, 2005 12:59 PM
Unblogging. That is the next thing.
I can see it now: 'MTV's Bloggers: Unblogged.'
Alan - January 15, 2005 4:34 PM
TV reality shows in the 2020s with exposés on what prominant leaders said during that silly blogging thing...
'nee - January 15, 2005 6:11 PM
When I'm famous I will simply have to track down anybody who read my 'blog and either kill them, or get them to sign NDAs. Maybe both?