tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post5619651892064436846..comments2024-03-28T02:22:30.477-07:00Comments on Eating L.A.: Bloggers, will you subscribe to the Food Blog Code of Ethics?Pat Sapersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-47238194477933576082009-05-23T09:38:47.365-07:002009-05-23T09:38:47.365-07:00Today is the first time I read about this code of ...Today is the first time I read about this code of ethics for food bloggers. Pffft. It will probably be good to keep the "masses" of food bloggers in check, but I can't be bothered. Life has too many rules already, not to mention ethics schmethics to follow. Don't do this, don't do that, how could you. People escape to the internet to be free, how dare they try to take that away from us.Michellehttp://www.greedygourmet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-90757280859647547052009-05-04T14:42:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:42:00.000-07:00I'm still kicking around the "Code", but on the "n...I'm still kicking around the "Code", but on the "no pseudonym" rule, I understood this to be a pretty "soft" rule as drafted anyway: "If complete anonymity is required for personal or professional safety, we will not post anything that we wouldn’t feel comfortable putting our name on and owning up to." I'm perfectly OK with that.<br /><br />On the subject of anonymity, I have thought about it Frodnesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-45164632441269234992009-05-03T07:20:00.000-07:002009-05-03T07:20:00.000-07:00I almost think this would have gone better if they...I almost think this would have gone better if they'd named it a Food Blog Etiquette Guide. Something that could always be referred to, and looked over by new bloggers.<br /><br />But this code isn't going to change the people that steal our work and post it as their own. Do you guys really think it will suddenly make them see the light and realize how wrong they've been for doing this?<br /><brEllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222878867952273122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-5358949448606496712009-05-02T21:02:00.000-07:002009-05-02T21:02:00.000-07:00I think many of the finer points are game for deba...I think many of the finer points are game for debate, and people here have raised excellent questions. I think for the majority of bloggers there is a spirit of how we treat the work of others (the work of other bloggers, the work of cookbook writers, the creations of restaurant chefs) that is really at the heart of any attempt to make a code. I work hard when I make original photos or recipes, Erin @ The Skinny Gourmethttp://skinnygourmet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-82773712648759358342009-05-02T15:33:00.000-07:002009-05-02T15:33:00.000-07:00I think what the "This is just a hobby. I should n...I think what the "This is just a hobby. I should not be held to journalistic standards." crowd is missing is two points. <br /><br />1. If you don't like this Code of Ethics, don't subscribe to it. I think that this is what the people who do agree with The Code are hoping for -- to set themselves apart as having standards that they write by.<br /><br />2. This may be just a hobby for you, but Penelopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-48704871173268765872009-05-02T06:22:00.000-07:002009-05-02T06:22:00.000-07:00I'm with Allen on this one. I'm not a journalist,...I'm with Allen on this one. I'm not a journalist, and never claimed to be. Journalists are held to higher standards, as it should be. They're paid to be unbiased, though many still are.<br /><br />And you know what? I'm honest already. I don't bullshit my readers-what you see is what you get. I don't need a badge to prove that I am.<br /><br />It worries me that with this Code of Ethics (Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222878867952273122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-29436415228796890182009-05-01T15:51:00.000-07:002009-05-01T15:51:00.000-07:00I find the move to make bloggers follow journalism...I find the move to make bloggers follow journalism standards to be a point of contention for me.<br /><br />Blogging and journalism are two different things. And, should be.Allenhttp://www.bitchinavocado.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-78832774705515793772009-05-01T13:47:00.000-07:002009-05-01T13:47:00.000-07:00Great to see that our Code of Ethics has started a...Great to see that our Code of Ethics has started all this discussion! <br /><br />To be clear, the blogger code of ethics are guidelines we wrote for ourselves (and others that also believed in certain standards in food blogging). The Code is not a law. It is not a set of rules.<br /><br />Also, to avoid misinterpretation, there isn't actually a "no pseudonym" rule in The Code. We state that if Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311888212802727251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-27108842986520649772009-05-01T08:58:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:58:00.000-07:00I think that cybele's comment nails it:
"I think ...I think that cybele's comment nails it:<br /><br />"I think that any blogger, food or otherwise, should have a posted "code" and then follow it."<br /><br />If this Food Blog Code of Ethics meets your Ethics, then go for it. <br /><br />I have some pretty rigid rules for myself (main one is no reviews of free meals), but I don't expect everyone to live by my them. <br /><br />My first impression,Jonahhttp://la.foodblogging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-73055759563809327642009-05-01T08:12:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:12:00.000-07:00Re: photos--I have definitely used other people's ...Re: photos--I have definitely used other people's photos in the past via flickr, under the Creative Commons license. In other words, I only use photos by owners that have agreed to allow their photos to be used in certain ways. I think that's perfectly fine!<br /><br />I also agree with sku--for many foodbloggers (myself included), the blog is a fun hobby absent, not a path to journalism, fame Erin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11402199064815101277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-68543350033521228382009-05-01T07:35:00.000-07:002009-05-01T07:35:00.000-07:00I fully support this effort to import the stodgy ...I fully support this effort to import the stodgy practices of print jouralism to blogging. After all, that's part of the reason why the print journalism world is thriving. Just ask you local unemployed food writer.<br /><br />"First impressions" makes me gag. I'm not Irene Virbala and have no desire to be. <br /><br />And funny me, I thought anonymity was the cornerstone of traditional skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-89239843975702466332009-05-01T00:10:00.000-07:002009-05-01T00:10:00.000-07:00The scary part about using your real name is that ...The scary part about using your real name is that people can find out where you work, where you live, etc. People are crazy. I don't want crazy people tracking me down.<br /><br />I think it's different for you, Pat, because you are a journalist by profession. Your name is out there already.weezermonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023289768556784443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-57236193800683723842009-04-30T20:11:00.000-07:002009-04-30T20:11:00.000-07:00i agree with everything cybele wrote; i especially...i agree with everything cybele wrote; i especially agree with her point that "there is no set of rules to be a food blogger so making everyone follow the same set...is silly". although this proposed code of ethics doesn't bug me anywhere near as much as the so-called food blog alliance which seems so exclusionary of those of us who want to remain as casual as possible.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-26444071514319478972009-04-30T19:06:00.000-07:002009-04-30T19:06:00.000-07:00Cybele, I agree they shouldn't take your photos to...Cybele, I agree they shouldn't take your photos to illustrate their own reviews. I try to only do use other peoples' photos if the main point of the post is to link to that person's post.Pat Sapersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-2066169467878716032009-04-30T19:00:00.000-07:002009-04-30T19:00:00.000-07:00I think that any blogger, food or otherwise, shoul...I think that any blogger, food or otherwise, should have a posted "code" and then follow it.<br /><br />There is no set of rules to be a food blogger so making everyone follow the same set of rules is silly. <br /><br />I do like to know if someone has ties to a restaurant or writer of a book or whatever. <br /><br />I don't like anonymity, but a pseudonym is acceptable if it's just one person. (cybelehttp://www.typetive.com/candyblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-18128835369133980922009-04-30T18:20:00.000-07:002009-04-30T18:20:00.000-07:00Interesting. Actually, I agree with the no pseudon...Interesting. Actually, I agree with the no pseudonym rule. I've always used my real name, and I'm not sure what's scary about it. The scary part is if you don't use your real name and someone finds out anyway and fires you or "outs" you when you don't want to be.Pat Sapersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-18333334306266994122009-04-30T18:14:00.000-07:002009-04-30T18:14:00.000-07:00These are good guidelines, but I cannot abide by t...These are good guidelines, but I cannot abide by the "no pseudonym" rule.<br /><br />The Internet is a scary place. I don't want people knowing my full name.weezermonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023289768556784443noreply@blogger.com