tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post472034602276645423..comments2007-04-11T17:31:25.029-04:00Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823285394391401770noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-48239380823639164742007-04-11T17:31:25.029-04:002007-04-11T17:31:25.029-04:00I agree with you about bloggers making their own code's (as needed). There's just no way a uniform code is going to appeal to everyone.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823285394391401770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-22179629051765837642007-04-10T12:21:52.112-04:002007-04-10T12:21:52.112-04:00Your last graph is true, and I agree that some worthy bloggers and blogs won't want to bother with that. But I don't see why people cannot create their own personalized version of a code of conduct, if they want to. Badge or no badge, it gives readers and commenters a place to go to see what your ideas are about conduct on your blog. In the end, we're responsible for ourselves and no one else - the problem with the badge: enforcement. If you only adhere to the code you devise for yourself, you're answering for yourself as well. If people don't like how you police yourself, they can complain to you and you can dialogue about it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway - that's where I would head if I headed in the direction of a spelled-out code. I'm not sure it's even necessary for a blog as small as mine though. People who want to violate it will violate it regardless - so I just don't know what the value is - yet.Pepper Pike Democratic Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13367408501076374603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-59123109745741856532007-04-10T11:47:04.252-04:002007-04-10T11:47:04.252-04:00I can't really disagree with you about anonymous comments Jill. I've been watching the whole "MM" thing play out over at BSB and it really got disgusting. It's never been a problem here though (knock on wood) and with Blogger's comment system I'd have to limit comments to only people with a Blogger account to meet the requirement.<BR/><BR/>As for picking and choosing I really think they are going for a uniform code so that when people go to a blog and see whatever badge they come up with they'll be familiar with the code without having to read it on every single site. If people pick and choose elements of the code to enforce that wouldn't be possible.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823285394391401770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-38934172826663321492007-04-10T09:19:11.547-04:002007-04-10T09:19:11.547-04:00David, people can pick their level anyway just by altering what they want in it and providing a link to the code somewhere on their blog.<BR/><BR/>I like Blogher's code, I like the proposed code. I hate anonymous comments - there are extremely few reasons people need to remain anonymous when commenting and frankly, if they need to remain anonymous while commenting, they can just email me the anonymous info and I'll decide if it's got enough import to it to put up even though anonymous. I have a real problem with people feeling like they can say what they want without an identity because I believe that people shouldn't say in print or in their blog what they wouldn't say to someone's face. Weird as it may seem to others, it's one of the reasons other people, long before I blogged, told me that I write just like I talk, since I was a kid.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-12502165698754456802007-04-10T02:04:00.599-04:002007-04-10T02:04:00.599-04:00True the email doesn't have to be published but I think the requirement alone might stop some people from commenting. <BR/><BR/>Going by the comments I've seen around the web it seems like the idea of a single standard code of conduct is doomed from the start. I think the best bet is for a Creative Commons type system where bloggers could pick the level that they choose to enforce.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823285394391401770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-29102490290942198742007-04-10T00:16:18.351-04:002007-04-10T00:16:18.351-04:00I have no issue with #3 as I don't believe it is precluding online reaction, just stating offline conversation is the first step.<BR/><BR/>I have no problem with #5. The email doesn't need to be published and they are still allowing an alias. The email can be used to warn trolls.<BR/><BR/>That said, blogger allows for straight anonymous commenting, so all blogger blogs won't satisfy these (unenforced) suggestions.redhorsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581224941149292415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-84803224990116880782007-04-09T18:28:36.879-04:002007-04-09T18:28:36.879-04:00There are times to deal with things privately and there are times to deal with things publicly. I don't like the way that (in it's current form) that it rules out public discussion. If I see something on another blog that I disagree I might want to to my own "rebuttal" post, does this code of conduct forbid that? <BR/><BR/>They really just need to work on the wording a little bit to win me over.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823285394391401770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30839553.post-82744904354758986162007-04-09T18:17:47.092-04:002007-04-09T18:17:47.092-04:00why disagree with #3?Randy Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477949304113673930noreply@blogger.com