Rules I live by online

1. Be open and honest with my readers about my information
2. Never use information from another site without attributing and linking
3. Always think before I post
4. Evaluate information before I post
5. Don't publish opinions that are not obvious as such
6. If I take money from advertisers, I will let my readers know
7. Be respectful of commenters on my blog
   
8. Accept criticism by not deleting comments that are critical of me without being offensive
9. If I make a mistake, I will admit to it, correct it as best I can, apologize and then move on
10. Try to stay on topic so my readers won't feel mislead when they come to my site
11. Respect copyright
12. If I inadvertently post copyrighted material, I will take it down
13. If a commenter posts copyrighted material, I will take it down when I find out
14. Do not post personal attacks on others
15. If I disagree with someone's opinion, I will do so respectfully
16. I will not publish personal details about someone for the sake of salaciousness
17. I will not stir up controversy to generate page hits
18. Do not rely on stereotypes to hide lazy thinking
19. Be proactive about identifying problems on my blog
20. Work to fix any problems as soon as I discover them