I found this resource today and it fits perfectly with what we were discussing last class about codes of conduct for blogging. This is a particular case since the handbook is written for people who are political/social activists but still offers an interesting approach to deal with issues of censorship and ethics.
The issue I found most interesting is that while O'Reilly and the Wikipedia guy (sorry I always forget his name) are advocating that anonymous posts are deleted, this handbook uses anonymity actually as a technological resource to overcome censorship and repression.
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This is a cool article. It makes a good case for being anonymous. I always forget about how we are privileged to have free speech.
As you mentioned Maria, good counterpoint to the O'Reilly et al discussions. They address to vastly different realms really -- the O'Reilly version of the blogosphere of interconnected communicators who can help police each other. Versus the blogs as a political tool where the creators (and often the community) prefers to remain anonymous.
Could some version of the framework succeed in the latter scenario? It seems unlikely and maybe even contrary to the purpose.
It's a little early to tell if this code of conduct will become a significant part of the online world. But after reading the Reporters Without Borders article I realized how the conduct discussion really exists within a limited sphere. Even someone in the U.S. with limited technical skills might have trouble following some of the protocols of code of conduct...
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