Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Ten Commandments of Blogging

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, the Evangelical Alliance, an evangelical Christian organization in the U.K, hit the breaking point with bad behavior among Christian bloggers. Name calling. Flaming. Death threats. Sexist and racist posts. Inappropriate jokes about Luther and Calvin.


Among Christians, you say? Impossible!

Apparently, it was so possible that the group (EAUK) published a Ten Commandments of blogging in hopes that these rules of the virtual Moses might keep the Joe Wilson of Christian blogging in line.

So, we thought in the spirit of bad blogging behavior in general, we'd look at the various ways TWR has violated these commandments:

1. You shall not put your blog before your integrity.

That ship pretty much sailed when we graded Sarah Palin's speech, wrote about MIke Huckabee and Chuck Norris, and printed anything by Greg Barnhisel.


2. You shall not make an idol of your blog.

We broke this forthwith.


3. You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin.

TWR always sins in public, even when we cheat.


4. Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog.

Okay, we didn't break this rule. We take too many days off the way it is.


5. Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes.

We did not honor, but we did acknowledge, Stuff White People Like and their mistakes.


6. You shall not murder someone else’s honour, reputation or feelings.

D'oh!


7. You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind.

Busted again!


8. You shall not steal another person’s content.

Even if it's for noble causes? Or in service to the Lord?


9. You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger.

What if, as in this case, the blog sucks?


10. You shall not covet your neighbour's blog ranking. Be content with your own content.

Are you joking? TWR wouldn't envy the hits of, say, Stuff White People Like. Would it? Would it?


1 comment:

  1. You are indeed a terrible sinner. But hopefully, service to the Lord will go well this year, as I am much more hopeful about the chances for the the Golden Sate Warriors of the Faith. (Off-seasons are like that, yes? Always hopeful.) Great labeling, by the way. And a great post, overall!

    P.S. Infinite Tasks = Paris

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