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Web 2.0 pioneer Tim O' Reilly and Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales have proposed a draft code of conduct for the blogosphere to clean up the actions of some blogger publishers. This draft code of conduct if they can get anyone to adopt it suggests posters to the blog should not be allowed to leave anonymous comments. The code also defines what sort of content should be posted to the blog and specifies what is unacceptable blog content which is defined as anything included or linked to that which is used to 'abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others'.

The code of practice also spells out details on libellous material, infringement of copyright or trademark, and violations of privacy.

Politicians might be interested in this draft code as for some time politicians have been having trouble understanding the blogosphere and the fact that there is no real journalistic code of conduct for on the record or off the record comments.

# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 12:44 AM