Here is a great article on Weblog Ethics.
1. Publish as fact only that which you believe to be true.
2. If material exists online, link to it when you reference it.
3. Publicly correct any misinformation.
4. Write each entry as if it could not be changed; add to, but do not rewrite or delete, any entry.
5. Disclose any conflict of interest.
6. Note questionable and biased sources.
My name is Darren Rowse and I’m a full time Blogger making a living from this new and dynamic medium from blogs like Digital Photography School and TwiTip - Twitter Tips.
Back in 2002 I stumbled upon an article about ‘Blogging’. I didn’t know it at the time but that moment changed my life. Since then I've become a full time blogger and have blogged on over 20 blogs and co-founded the b5media blog network.
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Blog Ethics
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April 5th, 2007 12:28 pm
[...] As for myself, I took a step back to fish around for information on the question concerning ethics and blogging and came across this post by Rebecca Blood called Weblog Ethics. I found it on Darren Rowse’s site Problogger.net. In short, here are her six weblog codes of ethics: [...]
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April 18th, 2007 3:11 am
[...] In this blog entry, one blogger brainstorms about blog ethics. Her conclusion points towards a code of ethics, in six points developed by Rebecca Blood. The common thread between all users opinions of appropriate blog ethics are that it is most important to “give credit where credit is due.” Blog ethics appear to be directly related to the integrity of the writer, and doing one’s best to present accurate information and give credit to sources along the way…Just for my own referencing purposes I want to list here the code of ethics that this blogger found on a post by Rebecca Blood called Weblog Ethics. which she Darren Rowse’s site Problogger.net. [...]
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