tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post1731461308377375789..comments2009-10-19T04:28:11.850-05:00Kevin Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-10674853455408752662009-10-19T04:28:11.850-05:002009-10-19T04:28:11.850-05:00Mark,<br /><br />That is extending the metaphor a tad.<br /><br />The guidelines only come into play if you have a conflict of interest. No conflict of interest... no big brother. Works for me.<br /><br />KevinKevin Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-55991389629379450012009-10-19T03:55:42.015-05:002009-10-19T03:55:42.015-05:00Here&#39;s the difference between me (an adult blogger) and the teenager from your illustration...<br /><br />I&#39;m not a teenager.<br /><br />I don&#39;t need big brother (or big daddy, to overextend your metaphor) to tell me how to blog, or threaten to withhold $11k of my allowance should I not blog in exactly the right way.Mark "Rizzn" Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271891350423173451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-72439125570272028382009-10-18T12:09:40.133-05:002009-10-18T12:09:40.133-05:00With a teenage son, I absolutely agree with you on the teenage part. I now appreciate my peers&#39; ingenuity in responding to their children, something I did not like at all when the shoe was on the other foot.<br /><br />Re the guidelines, I think all media needs to be treated the same. It&#39;s correct to challenge this one on fairness and practicality.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890564471631569204noreply@blogger.com