Concerned I might not know the etiquette of blogging, I perused the Internet in search of answers.
Blog Rules 101
1. Don’t vent personal issues about someone else.
2. Take the time to comment without calling names.
3. Don’t drag people into your drama.
4. Mix in a video.
5. Make meaningful charts, articles, tables, and pictures.
6. Monopolizing, hijacking, or steamrolling prohibited.
7. Keep commentary on topic.
8. Don’t gang up on anyone.
9. Racial, ethnic slurs, stereotyping of any kind not tolerated.
10. You can’t copy and paste copyrighted stuff.
11. Be safe—do not share personal information about residence, phone, etc.
12. Keep religion out of discussions.
13. Say what everyone else thinks. {Psychic!}
14. If someone asks for a critique, offer constructive criticism.
15. Remove constructive negative comments.
16. Have a thoughtful discussion with courtesy and discourse. {discourse means discussion}
17. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
18. If I overlook a question, ask me again. {Really?}
19. Start all statements with “People are Stupid and here’s why?” {Copied word-for-word.}
20. Include interesting links.
21. Be more creative than the rest.
22. Post at least one guiding question in the blog. {I don’t know why I find that funny.}
23. Have a bigger vision. {I’m going to rule the world!}
24. Let’s agree to be honest but still “sisterly.” {giggling}
25. Don’t be racist or morally offensive.
26. Threats, slander, and violence prohibited.
27. Make sense.
28. No trolling.
29. No inappropriately long, rambling rants. {Good thing rants was included.}
30. No threats of any kind.
31. No name calling, particularly if I’m the recipient. {Love the last part.}
32. No nasty, snide, snarcky tone. {It’s snarky.}
33. Be Ladies and Gentlemen.
34. Passion without wallowing in mire. {One of my favorites.}
35. Don’t cyberbully.
36. No real names.
37. Be careful who you talk to. {whom}
38. No inappropriate pictures.
39. Avoid legal entanglement. {laughing again}
40. Cite your sources, check your facts, respect copyright law. {Does this include the copying of super cute images?}
41. Don’t have any private “convosations.”
42. Consider the implications.
43. Purposely don’t follow blogging rules. {Say what?}
44. Add your own rules. {Okay?}
45. Traditional blogging doesn’t exist. {Oh, no!}
46. Keep posts short. {Oops}
47. Keep posts as long as they have to be. {Deep sigh of relief}
48. Use correct grammar. {I’m dyslexic.}
49. Challenge yourself and others using your critical thinking skills.
50. Provide value, something worthwhile.
51. Focus on a niche.
52. Insults are not tolerated and will be subject to edit or deletion.
53. Be opinionated. {What’s left to be opinionated about?}
54. Be more extreme than others. {I’m thinking sports.}
55. Get personal.
56. Be more personal than the others. {The mysterious others on the other side of blog island? Lost reference.}
57. Be transparent.
58. Remember kids might read the content.
59. You have to know what you are talking about.
60. You have to want to write it.
61. You have to care about your readers {This from a blog filled with half-naked photos of women.}
62. Be the best teacher in your niche. {I want an easy niche!}
63. When competitors begin sending customers to your site to understand a topic, you’ll know you’ve won. {So not making sense.}
64. Be funnier than the others. {Does dorky count?} {More mysterious others.}
65. Your blog should be easy to navigate.
66. Don’t focus on widgets. {Crap, I seriously love widgets!}
67. Be the source of timely news.
68. Develop your own strategies.
69. Posting the same thing over and over again is annoying.
70. Posting the same thing over and over again is annoying.
71. No flaming. {Or hosing}
72. No soliciting. {Try some vita-juice!}
73. Do not engage in criminal behavior.
74. Don’t drag visitors off with comments.
75. Use good judgment.
76. Blog frequently and intelligently.
77. Be trustworthy.
78. Be respectful of other people, especially when you disagree.
79. People will disagree, and might be really mad at you. {Yikes!}
80. Be right.
Conclusion: Blog rules, like all rules in life (especially the social arena rules), sometimes involve basic common sense but can also be restrictive, contradicting, ambiguous, confusing, debatable, and sometimes just downright laughable.
My Blog Rules:
1. Be yourself
2. If you are a dumb butt or poop head, prepare for deletion.
Just incase you’re wondering: 101 means introductory to something. The reference is to a college course with the course code 101, which in the American system indicates an introductory course, often with no prerequisites.
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