[Values-ethics] Code of conduct for blogs

[Max Senges]

Hi folks

Tim O'Reilley just proposed a Blogger Code of Conduct - I thought that might
interest you. Here is a message i wrote to my students of a course on
applied philosophy/ethics in cyberspace (the spanish original is below; i
just parsed it through bablefish)

"In an Wired interview he explains:"people at a conference would not
tolerate the kind of conversations that happen in the comment threads on
many blogs. If somebody started standing up and shouting obscenities, yoúd
throw them out. My point is, most bloggers plows way too tolerant of abusive
behavior on to their blogs. [... ] The whole (code of conduct) was to
reaction to Chris original Lockés statement, you know, "I didn't say that
under I have not responsibility." And Ím going, "Wait to make a draft, yeah,
you do. Yoúre the to manager of to site that was getting progressively to
nastier, and you let it happen." It really started with to reaction to this
idea that to site to owner dog and should disclaim comments on to their
blog." 

There is a fundamental question and a dilemma. The question is if the owner
of a platform of communicacion is responsible for the contents that usarios
contribute? [ This question in fact this very related to problems of '
piratear versus compartir' because this question is right that were dealing
with in the case Kazaar. ] 

And the dilemma is the following: If the moderator eliminates a contribution
this violating the freedom of expression of usario and if he does not do
anything the conversation might develop in a dirty dispute. In the
continuation of the article Ó'Reilly proposes a moderation system that
allows the usarios only positive evaluations. 

To mw this solution seems very prudent because there is no censorship but
the usarios can select that they want to see only the positive
contributions. 

The interview this in
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/news/2007/04/timoreilly_0413 and the
code of conduct at
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/draft_bloggers_1.html 

If you have problems with ingles uses p.e. http://babelfish.altavista.com/


Greetings max

Me gustaria llamar vuestra attencion a una iniciativa que tiene mucho que
ver con nuestros temas. El Tim O'Reilly ha iniciado un projecto colaborativo
con el objectivo de escribir un codigo de conducta para blogs.

En una entrevista en la revista Wired explica:"people at a conference would
not tolerate the kind of conversations that happen in the comment threads on
many blogs. If somebody started standing up and shouting obscenities, you'd
throw them out. My point is, most bloggers are way too tolerant of abusive
behavior on their blogs. 
[...] 
The whole (code of conduct) was a reaction to Chris Locke's original
statement, you know, "I didn't say that so I have no responsibility." And
I'm going, "Wait a minute, yeah, you do. You're the manager of a site that
was getting progressively nastier, and you let it happen." It really started
with a reaction to this idea that a site owner can and should disclaim
comments on their blog."

Hay una pregunta fundamental y un dilema. La pregunta es si el dueno de una
plataforma de communicacion es responsable de los contenidos que usarios
contribuyen? [Esta pregunta de hecho esta muy relacionada con problemas de
'piratear vs. compartir' porque es justo esta pregunta que estaban tratando
en el caso de Kazaar.]

Y el dilema es el siguente: Si el moderador elimina una contribucion esta
violando la libertad de expression de usario y si no hace nada arisga que la
conversacion se desarrolla en una disputa sucia.

En la continuacion del articulo O'Reilly propone un sistema de moderacion
que permite a los usarios solo valoraciones _positivos_ . A mi parece muy
prudente esta solucion porque no hay censura pero los usarios pueden
seleccionar que solo quieren ver los contribuciones positivos.

La entrevista esta en
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/news/2007/04/timoreilly_0413 y el codigo
de conducta en
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/04/draft_bloggers_1.html

Si teneis problemas con el ingles usa p.e. http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Saludos
Max 




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Max Senges
Research Associate 
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
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PhD Candidate 
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) 
Programme on the Information Society

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"I am a wanderer and mountain-climber, said he to his heart. I love not the
plains, 
and it seemeth I cannot long sit still.

And whatever may still overtake me as fate and experience- a wandering will
be therein, 
and a mountain-climbing: in the end one experienceth only oneself." 
                                                       
					(Friedrich Nietzsche, Also spoke
Zarathustra)

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Max Senges
Research Associate 
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
Av. Canal Olímpic s/n, Edifici B3
08860 CASTELLDEFELS (Barcelona) SPAIN

PhD Candidate 
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) 
Programme on the Information Society

Tel:  
Spain +34-627193395
Germany +49-17660855358
@:  maxsenges at gmail.com
 
www.maxsenges.com
http://entrepreneur.jot.com 
https://www.openbc.com/hp/Max_Senges/
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