How the blogosphere stays healthy

Some time ago I said that the only blogging guidelines we need are "Don't write crap, don't link to crap and if you see someone else writing crap take them to task about it."

Tom Reynolds gives a good example of how to do this.

Comments

[Geoff]

Pleased I didn't follow his example, as the Doc provided a good link to snowboarding injuries today :-)

[Baz]

In a similar vein (about attribution but the same idea about "the implicit rules of blogging"):

"Very early on in the days of blogging, a community protocol was established ... if you didn’t [attribute your text] ... you may be seen as a jerk (relationship based) and people would lose respect for you (the loss of Social Capital) and they would stop reading your blog (real social consequences)."

Tara Hunt: the right tool for the right job

[Euan W Semple]

Yep and as an old timer at this game people's understanding of that protocol has become more lax.

[Boyd Neil]

Great guidance . . . although in my case sometimes hard to follow in practice . . . at least the "don't write crap part".

[Marko Tusar]

You can often make parallels with the real world. How would you translate this to a real world guideline?

[Euan W Semple]

I'd agree that the same principle applies to the real world Marko. Too much of our lives is spent talking to people we think we "ought" to be talking to rather than seeking out the ones who genuinely help us to grow as people.