I am a Purist Blogger
(a blogger’s creed, by: RJ Marmol)
I am a purist blogger, I write original content.
I do not scrape from people’s blogs.
I give credit where it is due, I link back “no unfollow”.
I generally don’t get paid to blog.
But when I do, I disclose, always.
I am a purist blogger, I do not spam.
I do not send readers to unsafe links.
I do not cram my pages with ads, but with quality content.
I am a purist blogger.
I am not after your hits, I am after your hearts.
I am not after your traffic, I am after your respect.
I do not criticize just for the heck of it.
I do not blog anonymously just so I can malign people.
When I criticize, I sign my name — the real one.
I have accountability and responsibility for what I write.
What I write, I own.
What I own, I protect.
I am a purist blogger.
I do not deceive my readers.
When I’m selling something, I tell them.
When it’s an opinion I write, I warn them.
I am a purist blogger.
I intend to contribute to the discussion, not confound it.
I intend to build communities, not destroy them.
I write for my readers, I write for myself.
Some will read me, some won’t.
Some will love me, some won’t.
Some will praise me, some will attack me.
But because I’m a purist blogger, I will keep on blogging.
I will write, and blog, and write.
I am a purist blogger.
And to all the world, let it be known,
In this vast cyberspace that is my home.
I blog assured that I am not alone.