The Ethics of Weblogging
Okay, this is a bit different kind of question, but it's been concerning me a lot lately. What is the "netiquette" of weblogging?
For example, I saw a cool story on Slashdot that points at a page on Fortune magazine. The subject of the article is right on topic with the Slash site I'm developing. Do I quote Slashdot, or Fortune, or both? And in general, how ethical is it to create a site, the majority of which is content that others have worked to create?
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hailing journalists... (Score:1)
To me, it makes the most sense to cite the original source. If you want to provide a reference to another discussion/article that also cites the same source, that's fine, but I don't think it would be required. You might be tipped off to a cool story through n levels of indirection, but it still seems most ethical to cite that original source.
I'm not a journalist by any means. If there are any out there, I'd love to hear what you think.
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How I would do it (Score:2)
"A new article on Fortune magazine [fortune.com] says a lot of interested things. The topic generated also a lot of comments on Slashdot [slashdot.org]."
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Give Credit Where It's Due (Score:1)
Depends on What You're Own Goals Are (Score:1)
On the other hand, if your site is trying to build an audience in the non-corporate end of the Linux community, those people will probably appreciate a link to Slashdot more than a link to the original article.
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Dave Aiello
Chatham Township Data Corporation [ctdata.com]