The,Internet,And,Responsibilit DIY The Internet And Responsibility
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Many years ago, when I was a young lad, a wise man gave me the best advice that anyone has ever given. "Richard", he told me, "Never lose your integrity." I've followed that advice all of my life, and it has served me better than just about anything else. Here on the internet, we webmasters have a substantial amount of power. Because of that power, we also carry a burden of responsibility.My wife has been very sick for several years. In fact, four years ago she went into a coma for 5 days and came within seconds of dying. It's a major league miracle that she survived. Her recovery has been tough on her, both because of pain and because she has trouble leaving the house. In order to make things more tolerable for her, I gave her all of the tools she needed to become a webmaster along with some training and help.Now she has become a very good webmaster. She has created a site about how she survived asthma (http://www.survivingasthma.com) and another about how she survived diabetes (http://www.survivingdiabetes.com). These sites explain her experiences, give some advice from her heart and attempt to give people hope.Recently, she got an email from someone who just stumbled across her site and was greatly moved. In fact, that person had been contemplating suicide, read her site, and decided to live. Another person was able to get help based upon my wife's advice. Manyothers have sent in emails explaining how their lives were changed or in a few cases even saved.Wow. Now that's power. And along with that comes an incredible responsibility.Now, on one of my web sites I give people advice on the web, the internet and other related topics. I give people insight on how to create sites which look good, produce results and perform their task. I've received numerous emails from people explaining that I have changed their life in many ways. Some people have had their interest rekindled, others have learned things they didn't know. And still others began to get an understanding of how to be ethical on the internet. In fact, some people even said they've learned that it's important to be ethical at all!I humbly submit that we webmasters have a high responsibility to the internet community.- We need to communicate clearly - We need to communicate accurately - We must not tolerate unethical behaviors - We must not promote scams and frauds - We may make money, we must do it honestly - We must respect other's opinions - We must not flame, spam or engage in other unsocial behaviors All of us need to understand how much power we have and use that power in a responsible way. Article Tags: Give People
The,Internet,And,Responsibilit