Blogger's Code of Conduct?

 
Tim O'Reilly is concerned about "civility" on blogs so he proposes a Blogger's Code of Conduct. Part of the code requires censoring comments and not allowing anonymous comments. I can't aggree to that. There are other things about the code that I disagree with.

If you follow the code you're supposed to put this sheriff's badge on your blog. I'm not going to follow the code and even if I were, the idea of advertising it with a sheriff's badge is offensive. It makes you look like a policeman.

If you're not going to follow the Blogger's Code of Conduct, this is what you're supposed to put on your blog.

This is an open, uncensored forum. We are not responsible for the comments of any poster, and when discussions get heated, crude language, insults and other "off color" comments may be encountered. Participate in this site at your own risk.

That's exactly the message I want you to hear. The only thing I censor is spam.