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{{Short description|Proposal by Tim O'Reilly for bloggers}}
The '''Blogger's Code of Conduct''' was a proposal by [[Tim O'Reilly]] for [[blog]]gers to adopt a uniform policy for moderation of comments. It was proposed in 2007, in response to controversy involving threats made to blogger [[Kathy Sierra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html|title=Call for a Blogger's Code of Conduct|publisher=O'Reilly Radar|first=Tim |last=O'Reilly|authorlink=Tim O'Reilly|date=March 3, 2007|accessdate=September 10, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409153021/http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html |archivedate=2007-04-09}}</ref> The idea of the code was first reported by [[BBC News]], who quoted O'Reilly saying, "I do think we need some code of conduct around what is acceptable behaviour, I would hope that it doesn't come through any kind of regulation it would come through self-regulation."<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6502643.stm|title=Call for blogging code of conduct|work=[[BBC News]]|date=March 28, 2007|accessdate=April 14, 2007}}</ref>

In Ireland, a proposal for a code was raised in an article in [[Sunday Business Post]] in 2009 by [[Simon Palmer]], a radio presenter and PR consultant in Dublin, after false details in relation to a client had appeared on Irish blogs [http://www.businesspost.ie/#!search/simon%2520palmer Time To Raise Above Blog Standard]. After his comments he was subjected to sustained on line abuse from Irish bloggers and anonymous trolls and even received death threats.

In Nepal, 10 prominent bloggers signed a Code of Ethics for Bloggers, first proposed by [[Ujjwal Acharya]] and finalized after discussion among bloggers, on July 27, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalivoices.com/nepal-blog/2011/07/27/historic-bloggers-sign-code-of-ethics/|title=Historic: Bloggers sign Code of Ethics|publisher=The Radiant Star|first=Ujjwal|last=Acharya|authorlink=Ujjwal Acharya|date=July 27, 2011|accessdate=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103161942/http://www.nepalivoices.com/nepal-blog/2011/07/27/historic-bloggers-sign-code-of-ethics/|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to ''The New York Times'', O'Reilly and others based their preliminary list on one developed by the [[BlogHer]] women's blogging support network<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|title=A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs| first=Brad |last=Stone|date=April 9, 2007 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/technology/09blog.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1346347088-tgkihQi2p1Jn13oBc48IFA}}{{registration required}}</ref> and, working with others, came up with a list of seven proposed ideas:
#Take responsibility not just for your own words, but for the comments you allow on your blog.
#Label your tolerance level for abusive comments.
#Consider eliminating anonymous comments.
#Don't feed the [[troll (internet)|troll]]s.
#Take the conversation offline, and talk directly, or find an intermediary who can do so.
#If you know someone who is behaving badly, tell them so.
#Don't say anything online that you wouldn't say in person.

== Reception ==
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Reaction to the proposal was internationally widespread among bloggers and media writers. According to the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the [[blogosphere]] described it as "excessive, unworkable and an open door to censorship."<ref name="SFC">{{cite news
|title=Bloggers disinclined toward suggestion of Net civility / Proposed code of conduct stirs up a hornet's nest online |first=Verne |last=Kopytoff|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=April 10, 2007|url= http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bloggers-disinclined-toward-suggestion-of-Net-2603538.php#ixzz2538rr500}}</ref> Author Bruce Brown approved of the code, reproducing in his book on blogging.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Secret Power of Blogging |page=56 |first=Bruce C. |last=Brown |publisher=Atlantic Publishing Company|year= 2008 |isbn=9781601380098 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jnj9kIi_D8EC&pg=PA56}}</ref> [[TechCrunch]] founder [[Michael Arrington]]<ref>{{cite web|title=My Thoughts On O'Reilly's Code of Conduct|publisher=CrunchNotes|first=Michael|last=Arrington|date=April 9, 2007|url=http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/04/09/my-thoughts-on-oreillys-code-of-conduct/|access-date=August 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115200944/http://www.crunchnotes.com/2007/04/09/my-thoughts-on-oreillys-code-of-conduct/|archive-date=November 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and entrepreneur and blogger [[Dave Winer]] were two notable Americans who wrote against the plan.<ref>{{cite web|title=O'Reilly's code of conduct |date=April 9, 2007|first=Dave |last=Winer|publisher=Scripting.com |url=http://scripting.com/stories/2007/04/09/oreillysCodeOfConduct.html}}</ref> Technology blogger [[Robert Scoble]] stated that the proposed rules "make me feel uncomfortable" and "As a writer, [[human rights in Iran|it makes me feel like I live in Iran]]."<ref name="NYT"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070416101941/http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/draft_bloggers_1.html "Draft Blogger's Code of Conduct"] by Tim O'Reilly
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070416101855/http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/code_of_conduct.html "Code of Conduct: Lessons Learned So Far"] by Tim O'Reilly


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