There are suggestions emerging from Brussels that Bloggers should have some form of kite mark or seal of approval. See this telegraph article then various comments here, here and here.
“We do not need to know the exact identity of bloggers. We need some credentials, a quality mark, a certain disclosure of who is writing and why. We need this to be able to trust and rely on the source,” she said.
Why is it that politicians always think that unregulated requires more laws?
Anyway, I’ve been working on some ideas for a Shades of Grey Quality Mark. I have some basic ideas and they just need tidying up and I’ve found some images on the web as a suitable starting point. The working themes are shown below…
I am just dicombolategobsmacked by this kind of bollocks. Bring on the revolution.
Comment by Colin Campbell — September 24, 2008 @ 8:28 pm
I like the second one best.
But maybe the two fingered salute would be better as it’s more British.
Comment by tbrrob — September 24, 2008 @ 10:35 pm
Thanks chaps. I always regarded the V sign as rather offensive, whilst the “up yours” symbol is simply vulgar colonialism.
Comment by Shades — September 25, 2008 @ 12:20 am
Vulgar colonialism? You have me wondering if I actually speak English today. I’m nobody important, that’s all they need to know.
Comment by jmb — September 25, 2008 @ 7:17 am
JMB, I was thinking of America regarding the single finger, and Canada for the term “Colonial”, I seem to remember it was in widespread use over in Ontario for furniture & house styles.
Comment by Shades — September 25, 2008 @ 12:34 pm