dear tim o'reilly

[rone]

It's not bad enough that you people have badly reinvented Usenet as "Web 2.0", but now you're trying to reinvent netiquette, too.  It's a clever idea that completely ignores the reality of online interaction.

“I take back what I said earlier.  There were a couple of taunting profanities right after my last comment, and I thought, "who needs this?" and deleted them.”  These words are yours, and they immediately show why a "Code of Conduct" is a joke.  PEOPLE OF THE BOGOSPHERE: the Internet is labeled "HERE BE DRAGYNS".  Proceed with caution.  If you control an area of discussion, CONTROL IT.  Codes of conduct are for country clubs and shopping malls.

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I like "bogosphere", because you can read it two ways: "bogo-sphere", which conveys its bogosity; and "bog-o-sphere", which conveys its being a bog (in the English slang sense).

Comments

Re: Maybe this is the way to go.

[paracelsvs.livejournal.com]

As much as I like the idea, I may end up having to kill you for the quality on the font rendering.

Re: Maybe this is the way to go.

[jwgh]

Now, now. Is that civil?

Re: Maybe this is the way to go.

[jwgh]

Also, you should have seen the earlier version.

Or, rather, that would have been bad.