The Bloggers Code of Conduct

Apr 09, 2007

Duncan Riley of 901am doesn’t like the idea of Bloggers Code of Conduct recently proposed by Tim O’Reilly. I don’t think it is a bad idea. Why should anybody have a problem if people try to be decent on the Blogsphere, especially in the light of such murky incidents? Although I’m not in favor of control, I’ve seen on various blogs people actually defending a book, in the name of free speech, written by an Islamic cleric that teaches you 101 ways of disciplining your wife with different kinds of regular beatings. Even if none agreed with the content of the book, they said the cleric had every right to get such a book published and promoted.

Some people have a blurred vision of freedom. In the name of freedom of speech they feel entitled to say anything they feel like. I’m not saying the blogs should be legally monitored or the governments should watch over our shoulders (most do, really) what we are writing, but bloggers that write nasty, insulting things should feel at least some impact. I know some will say the best policy would be to ignore them, but somehow I never feel like agreeing to such a philosophy.

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