Draft Blogger's Code of Conduct

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:18:42 GMT

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Draft Blogger's Code of Conduct

When I wrote my Call for a Blogging Code of Conduct last week, I suggested some ideas of what such a code might contain, but didn't actually put forth a draft that people could subscribe to. We're not quite there yet, but we have a plan.

We've drafted a code of conduct that will eventually be posted on bloggingcode.org, and created a badge that sites can display if they want to link to that code of conduct.

Here's the first draft:

1. We take responsibility for our own words and for the comments we allow on our blog.

2. We won't say anything online that we wouldn't say in person.

3. We connect privately before we respond publicly.

4. When we believe someone is unfairly attacking another, we take action.

5. We do not allow anonymous comments.

6. We ignore the trolls.

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So, ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy holidays’?

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:31:51 GMT

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Clip Source: adweek.blogs.com

So, ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy holidays’?

Which side are you on? As if the culture wars needed an additional battlefield, each of us is now required, at this time of year, to line up with those who say “Merry Christmas” or with those who say “Happy holidays.” The former group is far and away the larger, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll on this unlikely topic. It found 69 percent of adults prefer “Merry Christmas,” while 23 percent prefer “Happy holidays.” (The rest presumably hope we all have a “lousy December.”) The inevitable political gap: 85 percent of Republicans prefer “Merry Christmas,” as do 61 percent of Democrats. You’ll recall that some major retailers found themselves boycotted last year for dropping “Christmas” from their public vocabulary. Wal-Mart was careful to get on the popular side of the issue this year, with a spokeswoman saying the store isn’t afraid of the Christmas greeting: “We’ll use it early, and we’ll use it often.” That’ll show ’em.

—Posted by Mark Dolliver

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Draft Blogger's Code of Conduct