Labels: academic review, Community, decriminalize, dodyg, tomorrow's pioneers

It's a discussion we're starting to have more often here at nomdalife... Standards, guidelines, & accepted community practices. Ars Technica has a write up of Tim O'Reily's proposed code of conduct for bloggers. They do a good job of summing up what's stupid about it.

But to summarize:

A blogging code of conduct, so long as it is voluntary, is a fine idea, but bloggers worldwide might be better served by many codes of conduct that are tailored to particular circumstances and communities. Attempts at separating the sheep from the goats online can unfairly stigmatize those who don't accept the code wholesale, but who might still run successful, vibrant, and responsible communities. More important than subscribing to a particular code of conduct is crafting one that works with your site, that is made public, and that is enforced.

O'Reilly's proposed code:

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.

Labels: Ars Technica, Banning Anonymous Trolls, Code, Community, Conduct, O'Reilly