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NYT: call for civility in the blogosphere

Many of you may have seen it since it was printed April 9, but the New York Times ran a story about a group that is seeking to come up with a code of conduct for writers of blog posts and blog comments. The topic is central to the mission of UAE community forum, and we've had recent posts on the subject.

Here's the NYT article. Here's a snip:

Mr. O’Reilly and Mr. Wales talk about creating several sets of guidelines for conduct and seals of approval represented by logos. For example, anonymous writing might be acceptable in one set; in another, it would be discouraged. Under a third set of guidelines, bloggers would pledge to get a second source for any gossip or breaking news they write about.

Bloggers could then pick a set of principles and post the corresponding badge on their page, to indicate to readers what kind of behavior and dialogue they will engage in and tolerate. The whole system would be voluntary, relying on the community to police itself.

“If it’s a carefully constructed set of principles, it could carry a lot of weight even if not everyone agrees,” Mr. Wales said.

The code of conduct already has some early supporters, including David Weinberger, a well-known blogger (hyperorg.com/blogger) and a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. “The aim of the code is not to homogenize the Web, but to make clearer the informal rules that are already in place anyway,” he said

I think one of the women pictured for the article is Secret Dubai. Just kidding.

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