Comments on: Blogger Code of Conduct Drafted : Civility Enforced

By: amrita

amrita — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:46:03 +0000

Why is there such a need of monitoring every word on the face of any blog community when the “blog” is a personal space published by a single entity? It duznt happen to be a public medium…the “internet” is a “public medium” and my blog is a personal outlet for me and my ramblings which is accessible to the world through a public medium i.e.,its accessible to the world only if i want it to be.
On the contrary, any offensive blog displaying porn, warez or any other offensive and degrading material can be monitored by the authorities just like similar websites are.
Do I want a balding internet administrator reading through my blog and censoring me?
Censorship never worked in the past. It doesn’t work today, television and tinsel towns notwithstanding. What makes some people think that it is going to work today?

By: Immorally yours…….

Immorally yours……. — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:44:51 +0000

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By: Senior

Senior — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:35:19 +0000

This code of conduct assumes that every blogger is a member of one big community, and that isn’t the case. If somee bloggers wish to be part of a regulated community, that’s fine, but it is totally wrong that they should try and impose their community on any other blogger. Nobody should have to display a logo if they wish to have more flexible policies. Each blogger should be free to make their own decisions about what rules apply to tTechnologyheir blogs, as long as they aren’t violating the terms and conditions of the site which powers their blog, or aren’t breaking any law.