On Jan 1, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Stephen the Cook wrote:
> Missed that point when made.
Well, uh, that was the whole focus of the discussion. Kinda makes it
hard to discuss things when one party isn't aware of what is being
discussed.
> Why? What ethics do bloggers have? Swift Boaters come to mind.
> Blogging
> is just hot air for the most part. Some people are so prolific
> that you
> have to think how they have the time to spew as much as they can on
> a multi
> sections for a day.
There are bloggers and there are bloggers. Just like there are
newspapers and there are newspapers. You don't hold the National
Enquirer to the same standards as the NY Times or even the NY Daily
News. The bloggers who regularly cover tech issues and who have
serious followings have a different standard than someone who signs
up for a free Xanga account.
> Do you want to see a "fine print law" enacted for truth in blogs?
> Come on
> Ed, you have to get out of your fairy land and back to real life.
Oooh, nice straw man. No one called for enacting any laws, did they?
The point is that the readers need to know about potential conflicts
like this if they are to have any chance of determining credibility.
Ted's call for disclosure is a big step in the right direction.
-- Ed Leafe
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