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Code of Ethics

Over the years, I’ve done and written some pretty stupid things on this blog. To be honest, some of them I wish I could reverse, others I couldn’t care less about. What I’ve learned though is that online friends can be valuable if done correctly. Good sport as I am I will let all the stupid entries¹ online and adhere to following code of ethics: to write, publish, and be read is a privilege and responsibility. Being mindful of that privilege and responsibility:

1. I will not barter my words or my silence.
2. I will disagree with other opinions respectfully.
3. I will write and advocate openly and honestly.
4. I will not use this blog as a dating service.
5. I will strive for accuracy in detailing the facts of my posts, avoiding errors and correcting them immediately when discovered.
6. I will strive for balance; even in advocacy, I will not distort or suppress obviously relevant facts to bolster my argument.
7. I will welcome and invite rebuttal, debate and discussion through comments, email, and trackbacks.
8. I will keep things told to me in confidence private. I will break any embargo, but will disclose broken embargos. Privacy of private persons will be respected though.
9. I will let the record stand; I will not delete posts, or parts of them, unless not doing so would violate one of the foregoing principles, and will give notice that I have done so. If I modify a post, it will be by adding to it; and I will mark these additions clearly. I will not post an update notice when fixing grammatical errors.
10. I will reveal material conflicts-of-interest.
11. I will reply to emails and comments to the best of my ability. I receive my fair share of email so if I do not respond promptly please be patient.

Originally written by Allen Jenkins. Tweaked by madbull April 12, 2008.

1. Very few very personal posts have been deleted as not accurate at all anymore. Get over it [↩]