Welcome! (by William Lynn)
Hello. And welcome to the Ethos: The Practical Ethics Blog!
A blog is short for ‘weblog’ — an online journal or diary where you share ideas and images with other people. This blog features notifications of press releases, white papers and other relevant information from Practical Ethics, as well as commentary on current events and issues by Bill Lynn and guest writers.
Practical Ethics had been around in various forms since 1997. Dedicated to the well-being of people, animals and nature, it provides values-relevant research, products and services for individuals, as well as the independent, public and private sectors.
I hope you find the information and opinions of this blog helpful as you reflect on what it means to seek the well-being of people, animals and nature. Please do not hesitate to contribute your insights, for together our wisdom is greater than the sum of our individual insights.
So too, pursuing a fruitful conversation takes good will and honest work on the part of all participants. The following netiquette guidelines may be of help to all of us.
* We are only human: be forgiving of other people’s mistakes.
* Be polite and civil always, gracious if you can.
* Know where you are in cyberspace, and act appropriately.
* Respect other people’s privacy, time and bandwidth.
* Share your insights and expertise, and be open to those of others.
* Do not abuse the power and privilege of blogging.
* Do not write in ALL CAPS. Its akin to shouting.
* Do not respond immediately to a posting that upsets you.
* Do not flame others. Instead, help douse flame wars.
(adapted from www.onlinenetiquette.com)
Finally, for notifications of copyright and disclaimer, please see the links on the right-hand side of this page.
cheers, Bill
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