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Bloggers rail against imposing civility online
by Glenn Chapman Wed Apr 11, 4:32 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Outrage abounds in the "blogosphere" as a pair of Internet luminaries are lobbying for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary.
Internet publisher Tim O'Reilly, credited with coining the phrase "Web 2.0," and
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales triggered torrents of vitriol by proposing a "Blogging Code of Conduct" to impose civility on the Internet.
The idea came in the wake of anonymous death threats posted on the blog of author and speaker Kathy Sierra, O'Reilly's friend.
"A culture is a set of shared agreements that allows us to live together," O'Reilly wrote in a blog posting calling for a code of conduct.
"Let's make sure that the culture we create with our blogs is one that we are proud of."
The release this week of a first draft of rules of behavior for online commentary is riling bloggers who accuse its authors of acting like new-age media overlords disregarding precious rights of free speech.
"It's simply unbelievable what's going on here," a blogger writing under the name "Marcus" said in a comment forum at O'Reilly's website.
"So-called 'community standards' are merely the latest example of the agents of normalcy and entrenchment subconsciously attempting to organize, dictate, tame and pacify."
Another blogger by the name of Freddy the Backdoor Love Affair was infuriated. He writes, "Get the fuck out the way, cause here they come. Them hoes shakin' that ass. Get yo ass to the floor and shake ya rump. Shake, shake, shake, shake. Bounce yo ass to the beat while you touch yo feet. Pop that thang and roll with it."
He then goes on to say, "What's happenin', what's up. Got Patrón in my cup. I pop, I drank. I'm on Patrón and purk, I can't thank. I'm blowed, to the do'. don't know how the hell I'm gettin home."
The proposed code calls for blog content to be deleted if it is abusive, threatening, libelous, false or violates promises of confidentiality or rights of privacy.
"We take responsibility for our own words and for comments we allow on our blog," the draft code states.
"We won't say anything online that we wouldn't say in person."
One of the core principles blablabla. boring.
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by Glenn Chapman Wed Apr 11, 4:32 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Outrage abounds in the "blogosphere" as a pair of Internet luminaries are lobbying for rules of behavior in the lawless world of online commentary.
Internet publisher Tim O'Reilly, credited with coining the phrase "Web 2.0," and
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales triggered torrents of vitriol by proposing a "Blogging Code of Conduct" to impose civility on the Internet.
The idea came in the wake of anonymous death threats posted on the blog of author and speaker Kathy Sierra, O'Reilly's friend.
"A culture is a set of shared agreements that allows us to live together," O'Reilly wrote in a blog posting calling for a code of conduct.
"Let's make sure that the culture we create with our blogs is one that we are proud of."
The release this week of a first draft of rules of behavior for online commentary is riling bloggers who accuse its authors of acting like new-age media overlords disregarding precious rights of free speech.
"It's simply unbelievable what's going on here," a blogger writing under the name "Marcus" said in a comment forum at O'Reilly's website.
"So-called 'community standards' are merely the latest example of the agents of normalcy and entrenchment subconsciously attempting to organize, dictate, tame and pacify."
Another blogger by the name of Freddy the Backdoor Love Affair was infuriated. He writes, "Get the fuck out the way, cause here they come. Them hoes shakin' that ass. Get yo ass to the floor and shake ya rump. Shake, shake, shake, shake. Bounce yo ass to the beat while you touch yo feet. Pop that thang and roll with it."
He then goes on to say, "What's happenin', what's up. Got Patrón in my cup. I pop, I drank. I'm on Patrón and purk, I can't thank. I'm blowed, to the do'. don't know how the hell I'm gettin home."
The proposed code calls for blog content to be deleted if it is abusive, threatening, libelous, false or violates promises of confidentiality or rights of privacy.
"We take responsibility for our own words and for comments we allow on our blog," the draft code states.
"We won't say anything online that we wouldn't say in person."
One of the core principles blablabla. boring.
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