If there is such a thing as blog etiquette…this is as close as it gets

January 25, 2005

I found this in website Metafilter in their new member section as guidelines to their blog, which is a collaborative blog that recently linked to this one. I guess I would only add to it, that nobody tries to dominate discussion by posting repeatedly to the point of overwhelming the comments section. This is the closest to “blog etiquette” that I have seen, that I like:


I give you the ability to do this because I trust you. I trust that
you’ll act in a civilized manner, that you’ll treat others with
opposing viewpoints with absolute respect, that you’ll contribute in a
positive way to the intelligent discussions that take place here
everyday.

I give you the benefit of the doubt, because I trust you, so all that
I ask is for you to honor that trust and promise to become a good
contributor.

Be respectful of others, bring your experiences and share them with
everyone. If you make a statement of fact, show supporting evidence
(hopefully as hyperlinks to other web resources). When everyone brings
intelligent, thoughtful commentary to a thread, MetaFilter is the best
it can possibly be. If you have a unique perspective on a topic, by
all means contribute. If you’d like to express an opposing viewpoint
in a respectful way, by all means contribute. If you’d like to add
supporting facts and statistics or stories from others you’ve found
elsewhere on the web, by all means contribute.

This entry was posted on January 25, 2005 at 11:48 pm and is filed under Venezuela.

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