Err, no, sorry, this doesn’t quite cut the mustard. The full text is below but here’s a much better replacement.
"This blog is my property and runs to my rules, changeable as they are."
Really, what are they talking about? No ad-hominens? No mis-representations? No abusing of others? Speak online as we would in the real world? (Err, like, yer, well, you know, that Gordon Brown, umm, sorta a wanker, eh?) Connect privately means then end of flame wars, no offensive posts? Do these people not read political blogs?
As to ignoring trolls, that removes half the fun doesn’t it?
Another alternative: we believe in free speech, which means that you have the right to say what you will and also the duty to take the consequences.
We celebrate the blogosphere because it embraces frank and open
conversation. But frankness does not have to mean lack of civility. We
present this Blogger Code of Conduct in hopes that it helps create a
culture that encourages both personal expression and constructive
conversation.
1. We take responsibility for our own words and for the comments we allow on our blog.
We
are committed to the "Civility Enforced" standard: we will not post
unacceptable content, and we’ll delete comments that contain it.
We define unacceptable content as anything included or linked to that:
– is being used to abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others
– is libelous, knowingly false, ad-hominem, or misrepresents another person,
– infringes upon a copyright or trademark
– violates an obligation of confidentiality
– violates the privacy of others
We
define and determine what is "unacceptable content" on a case-by-case
basis, and our definitions are not limited to this list. If we delete a
comment or link, we will say so and explain why. [We reserve the right
to change these standards at any time with no notice.]
2. We won’t say anything online that we wouldn’t say in person.
3. We connect privately before we respond publicly.
When
we encounter conflicts and misrepresentation in the blogosphere, we
make every effort to talk privately and directly to the person(s)
involved–or find an intermediary who can do so–before we publish any
posts or comments about the issue.
4. When we believe someone is unfairly attacking another, we take action.
When
someone who is publishing comments or blog postings that are offensive,
we’ll tell them so (privately, if possible–see above) and ask them to
publicly make amends.
If those published comments could be construed
as a threat, and the perpetrator doesn’t withdraw them and apologize,
we will cooperate with law enforcement to protect the target of the
threat.
5. We do not allow anonymous comments.
We require
commenters to supply a valid email address before they can post, though
we allow commenters to identify themselves with an alias, rather than
their real name.
6. We ignore the trolls.
We prefer not to
respond to nasty comments about us or our blog, as long as they don’t
veer into abuse or libel. We believe that feeding the trolls only
encourages them–"Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, but the
pig likes it." Ignoring public attacks is often the best way to contain
them.
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