The Blogger Code of Conduct by Tim O'Reilly

Tim O'Reilly, founder of the O'Reilly Media publishing house, who introduced and defined the concept of Web 2.0, published a draft of the Blogger Code of Conduct on his blog pages, and even came up with an icon showing that the blog was sticking to this code. He also invites everyone to contribute to its development on the wiki pages.

Here is my translation of the first draft of the code proposed by him, which has already caused a lot of feedback on the network, despite the fact that it was published only yesterday:

We welcome the birth of the blogosphere, as it involves frank and open dialogue. But frankness does not mean lack of politeness. We present this “Blogger Code of Conduct” to you in the hope that it will help create a culture that encourages both personal relationships and constructive dialogue.
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1. We take responsibility for our own words and for the comments we make in our blogs .
   
   We are supporters of the Civility Enforced standard: we will not make entries with unacceptable content, and will also delete such comments.
   
   We define “inappropriate content” any information that includes or is related to the fact that:
   
   - used to insult, harass, stalk or threaten another person
   - is slander, knowingly false information, personal attacks, or that puts a person in a false light
   - encroaches on copyrights or trademarks
   - violates confidentiality obligations
   - interferes with the privacy of others
   
   We give the definition of “inappropriate content” on a case by case basis, and our definitions are not limited to this list. If we delete a comment or link, we’ll say this and explain why we do it. [We reserve the right to change these standards at any time without notice.]
2. We will not speak on the net of what the person would not say personally .
3. We personally communicate with the person before answering publicly .
   
   Faced with conflicts and distortions of facts in the blogosphere, we will make every effort to talk with this person confidentially or find an intermediary for this - before publishing any records relating to this matter.
4. If we believe that someone is unjustly criticizing another, we take action .
   
   When someone publishes abusive comments or blog entries, we will contact them (confidentially if possible - see above) and ask them to apologize publicly. If these comments can be interpreted as a threat, and the offender does not take back his words and does not apologize, we will work with law enforcement agencies to protect the object of the threat.
5. We do not allow anonymous comments .
   
   We require commentators to provide a valid email address before publishing, although we allow commentators to use pseudonyms instead of real names.
6. We ignore the provocateurs (trolls).
   
   We prefer not to respond to obscene comments about us or our blogs, unless they are an obvious insult or slander. We believe that, responding to the provocateurs, we only encourage them - “Never fight with pigs. You will both get dirty, but only pigs like it. ” Ignoring public attacks is often the best way to stop them.

For the same sites that do not wish to adhere to this code, he suggests the “Free Zone” badge (anything goes), which would warn a person that he enters an open and uncontrollable zone at his own risk. Regarding this, comments like: “Something tells me that sites with the“ Free Zone ”logo will be more interesting” appeared on the Internet.

Probably, the draft will not remain a draft for a long time, since the community reacted with interest to the idea of ​​editing the code in the wiki, and constantly changes the current version, sometimes drastically changing the meaning of some of the punks.

Despite all the skepticism, the proposed code is worth considering. Let's create our own “Code of Conduct for a habrachelo man” based on it? Suggest options :)