I'm not sure where the 'rules' part of the debate came in. isn't this code just guidelines/suggestions that people can adopt if they choose. or ignore if they prefer. or still call themselves a blogger even if they're not aware of the code. it's not like this is the all defining blogger manifesto that people in 200 years will look back on and say oh that's how bloggers thought back then. (wouldn't they just read people's blogs to find that out without needing to refer to the 'rules'). or even that every blogging site out there will need to adhere to this code. that's why I don't see a problem with it - some people will like it/follow the guideline (whether it's written out or not), others won't, others won't even know about it and continue. does it really matter that someone wants to write guidelines - there's already so many out there on community blogging sites now. does it really stop someone posting what they want anyway? seems like a lot of fuss has been created over this - good publicity for o'reilly I suppose.
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