Webiquette

A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs | NYT | 4.9.07

Is it too late to bring civility to the Web?

The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place. Now, a few high-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a blogger code of conduct to clean up the quality of online discourse.

Last week, Tim O’Reilly, a conference promoter and book publisher who is credited with coining the term Web 2.0, began working with Jimmy Wales, creator of the communal online encyclopedia Wikipedia, to create a set of guidelines to shape online discussion and debate.

Draft Blogger’s Code of Conduct | O’Reilly Radar | 4.8.07

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.

Blogger’s Code of Conduct | Blogging Wikia

1. We take responsibility for our own words and reserve the right to restrict comments on our blog that do not conform to basic civility standards.
2. We won’t say anything online that we wouldn’t say in person.
3. If tensions escalate, we will 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.
7. We encourage blog hosts to enforce more vigorously their terms of service.

What are your community guidelines? | blogher | 1.29.06

1. BlogHer embraces the spirit of civil disagreement.
2. BlogHer declines to publish unacceptable content.

EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers | EFF | 4.20.06

EFF created this guide, compiling a number of FAQs designed to help you understand your rights and, if necessary, defend your freedom.

About time for the comments, trackbacks are a whole other problem in the blogosphere—I’ve had to shutdown the trackbacks completely, too many URLs to blacklist.