格主按:(林意玲中時部落格)
中時部落格總編輯郭至楨前些天在約部落格主下午茶時跟大家說,寫部落格的人就像是躺在那裡、被每一個過路的人大體解剖。
換句話說,人在暗處,你在明處,只好神經大條一點。他見怪不怪的安慰我說,面對無情的人身攻擊,對方既然不是真名真姓(有的連信箱也是假的),你刪掉就好,不用費心處理吧!
常在中時部落格遊逛的fair老大哥,同情我這格裡的「新鳥」,被幾位「針對性」的留言,弄得心神不寧、一夕數驚,甚至想停止再「拋頭露面」了。
他特別好心的寫了一篇「部落格的禮節」(On Blogging manner)寄給我,感嘆一些部落格內的風波。他說,由於他沒有中文鍵盤,請我可以翻議成中文刊登,與大家共勉。
我就在此翻譯刊登,與眾格主一起感受fair的美意,也與所有來訪部落格的讀者們共勉。希望能有許多像fair這樣的讀友,給每位格主打氣,也一同來維持中時部落格的禮節,與優雅文明的互動吧。
部落格的禮節 by fair
每當我逛部落格時,總是會讓我想起我的另一個消遣:參加美國的「開放家庭」(visiting "Open House")。在美國,房地產經紀人常會在週末或週日,安排一間房子辦「開放家庭」招待會(Open House)來促銷房地產。經紀人通常會事先會跟屋主說好,把屋子打理好並外出一天。
美國人喜歡展示他們的房子,特別是中高階級的家庭,認為能公開展示他們高雅的家具、美麗的院子是件值得傲人的事。於是去「開放家庭」看房子成了許多人的消遣。訪客通常都會正式穿著,像是參加嘉年華會一般,顯示對屋主的尊敬,有時參觀過後,還會留下一張謝條。
在我的想法裡,做一個部落客也應該要具備相同的禮貌與尊重,就像參加「開放家庭」一樣。部落格主向大眾敞開他們的心思,這和他的住家是同等的私密。因而在參訪時,無論你喜不喜歡他的家,至少造訪的時候要帶著禮貌與尊重。你寫下正面的讚美、觀感,或是不同的看法都很好,可以表示你「到此一遊」。但你若在人家的部落格領地上倒垃圾言論、甚至以負面的話針對格主做人身攻擊,就顯得你不夠風度了。
在現實世界中,你並不會在看別人的房子時,任意破壞家具、隨地吐痰,或是亂丟垃圾;可是為什麼你卻在網路上濫用你的自由、顯露你的本相,把你內在的不滿,發洩在一個你素昧平生的人身上?著實令人費解。(譯註:雖然你是匿名,在後台還是可以看到你的IP的)
網路的部落格是一個免費的言論表達與人際溝通的平台。(感謝這些優質的格主在沒有稿費的情形下用心寫作,與我們共享他的心情)我非常希望大家都能使用並享受這個網路環境。
我很不樂見哪天部落格受到法令的監管、使得網路空間也層層設限,以至於玩部落格變得一點樂趣跟自由都沒有了。
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html
Blogging Code of Conduct. (Reference only)
Every time when I am surfing the blog on the Internet, I can't help
thinking about my another pastime, visiting "Open House".
Living in America, the realtor is customarily having "open House"
on either Saturday or Sunday for promoting the sales of individual
house. The agent would usually ask the house owner keep the
house in order and leave for the day. American tends to make the
house presentable. Particularly the middle or higher class people
feel proud of presenting their home with nice furnishing and
beautiful garden. This makes visiting "open house" an entertainment
or your past time. Usually the visitors dress well and in a manner
like going to carnival. They show the respect to the owner and
sometime leave a note of appreciation.
Blogging, in my thinking, should have the same manner and attitude
comparable to visit "Open House". The bloggers have their mind
opening to the public. It is a private place like home. When you pay
a visit, whether you like it or not, you drop in with courtesy and
respect. It is all in good taste that you leave a note of your opinion,
being it for or against. It is a bad taste you trash other's blog with
a garbage or use dirty language to attack other people in the blogger
premises.
In a real world, when you visit the open house you will not vandalize
the house by way of spitting on the floor and leave the garbage out
of the garbage-can. Then why when you surfing the blog you take
the liberty of relieving your inner anger to the stranger you hardly
know. That is in-comprehensible.
The blogging of the Internet is a free tool of expression and
communication. I really hope people living in this environment
using it and enjoying it. I hate to see some day there is law guarding
the rule of blogging and make it restricted place and spoiling the
fun and the freedom of blogging.