The Blogger's Code of Conduct revisited

The proposed "Blogger's Code of Conduct" [1] was once a simple affair, consisting of a few fairly broad provisions. Now, it's mushroomed into a multi-page, a al carte affair where you can "[c]reate your own code by selecting the modules you want". There are 10 modules, as well as a list of variants, discussions of the various variants and modules, and so on. Pretty soon Jimbo Wales might have to ask for more money to hire a Blogger's Code of Conduct administrator.

I note also they have a "Criticisms" page [2], containing a highly questionable contribution called "Excessive quarreling in order to cause strife":

Many blogging discussions become heated because of excessive quarreling. Obviously, some people enjoy this, and enjoy "winding up" others. Many of the other issues could be rectified if blog commenters would stop this unwholesome activity.

Since they will not, it's up to we bloggers to do it. I tried to add this to The Code, but it was stripped out after a few days. I'm afraid I cannot and will not support The Code until it is added back in. I will also be telling my thousands of daily visitors not to support the The Code.

We must have the ability to remove comments that are simply designed to get into an argument. If someone disagrees with something someone says, they can go say it on their own site. They have no right to expect me to print it for them, and I will refuse to do that and I will not only remove their comments I will ban them from commenting ever again.

I have absolutely no idea who added that, and I have a bit of trouble figuring it out. Could they be serious? Could it be deep, extremely funny satire? If the latter, the author - someone who I have no idea they could be - is clearly a comedic genius. No, really: whoever wrote that is a true genius of satire. If only I knew who it was.

[1] blogging.wikia.com/wiki/Blogger%27s_Code_of_Conduct
[2] blogging.wikia.com/wiki/Criticisms

Bloggage · Fri, 04/20/2007 - 10:46 · · Importance: 1