Sign the Petition: Blog with Grace!

Every now and then we see a turn of the tide among the blogosphere and it is not limited to any one specific circle. Some ladies saw it happening in their circle of mom bloggers and created Blog With Integrity. I personally signed the pledge for my own blog(and I hope you do too) and requested permission from them to create one specific to our teen homeschool end of the blogosphere. They graciously gave their support for us doing so. With great appreciation for these ladies, we give full credit for this idea to them.

By displaying the Blog with Grace badge and/or signing the pledge, I validate that the dignity of my readers and the blogging community is important to me.

I will treat others respectfully. I also welcome respectful disagreement with my own ideas, but will not belittle another blogger’s opinions.

I believe in respecting the intellectual property rights of my fellow blogger and will provide links, cite sources, and credit inspiration where appropriate.

Great minds think alike! You and I may have thought of similar ideas without knowing about the other. Should this be the case I will simply ask privately via email.

I will communicate respectfully via email, Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc. with dignity and grace.

I will not cast cyber stones against another. If I disagree, I will simply agree to disagree. If I or my parents happen to feel strongly about departing from cyber fellowship with you I will do so quietly and respectfully.

My beliefs may differ from another, but I will not allow my beliefs to shape my opinion of you as a person of worth. I may write in opposition to systems that I disagree with, but will not belittle the followers within those systems.

I reserve the right to not publish comments that are rude, profane, or disrespectful.

My readers will know the difference between editorial, advertorial, and advertising, should I choose to have it. If I do sponsored or paid posts, they are clearly marked.

When collaborating with marketers, PR professionals, and fellow bloggers I handle myself professionally and abide by basic journalistic standards.

I always present my honest opinions to the best of my ability.

I own my words. Even if I occasionally have to eat them.

Should I need to be rebuked or corrected by an adult, it will come from my own parents. You may request their email at any time.

By signing the Pledge, I understand that Growing in Grace Magazine will display my name, blog name and URL of my pledge post from my blog, on this McKlinky. NOTE: You can put whatever you like in the name field. If you would prefer to not list your real name, just put your blog name, first name, initials or a pseudonym.