10 Blogging Commandments to Guide Bloggers
October 3rd, 2008The Evangelical Alliance has published the new Ten Commandments of Blogging to “give bloggers a moral edge in a virtual age.” Based loosely on the real Ten Commandments from the Old Testament, the revamped version provides guidance in online communication.
The 10 Blogging Commandments were decided when Evangelical Alliance hosted a gathering for Christian bloggers called GodBlogs on 23 September 2008 at its Headquarters, Whitefield House, in London. The event was designed to give Christian bloggers an opportunity to network face-to-face and to think through a godly approach to blogging.
10 Blogging Commandments
- You shall not put your blog before your integrity.
- You shall not make an idol of your blog.
- You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin.
- Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog.
- Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes.
- You shall not murder someone else’s honour, reputation or feelings.
- You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind.
- You shall not steal another person’s content.
- You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger.
- You shall not covet your neighbour’s blog ranking. Be content with your own content.
Most of these blogging rules make sense and are essential for good blogging etiquette (and to avoid legal hassles). What do you think about these Blogging Commandments? Do you follow them?
I am so inspired to post this cartoon here
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great site and funny cartoon. thanks for all the information
That is a pretty good adaptation to the blogging world. Thumbs up! :)
yup i do follow all these somehow, and very strictly. That is why i feel good to blog. hehe.
Hey this looks like a pretty good blog. Congrats. Well it’s a good list – but a little too “good”. For example, should I NOT covet my neighbor’s PareRank? According to this list we should be content with our own content… yes but that does not speak for the blog ranking. So that one is mixed up and does not make sense. I want to be driven by good ethics, good morals, and toward a goal of high rankings with rock solid content. So that one should be re-written. Cheers !
Nice adapt to the blogosphere. Might seem a tad flippant to some but the points are pertinent for sure. I have been inadvertently indulging in most of these commandments at most times though not by intention!!
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oops….blogger’s deadend – URL spelt wrong!!
psychedelic-musings.blogspot.com
cheerios,
blogging is fun isint, and these are part of fun…