“Shouldn’t contracts be two way agreements?”

You bet! “contracts” should be two way agreements. This isn’t a contract. Nor is it a set of “rules” for others.

Please reread the title of my page – it’s not, as you rewrote, a “Social Networking Contract” but a (personal) Social Media Policy. In fact, I titled it “Social Media Policy” for that very reason.

Ever been to a website that has policies or terms of use? Most social networks define our terms of use for us. My Policy is a response to that sort of top down logic. This is how *I* wish to use social media – it doesn’t extend to YOUR use or anybody elses. That’s why I encourage you to create your own. Because of the differences that exist between us in relation to our boundaries and etc.

Please also reread the policy itself. You’ll note that I encourage others to create their own policies to reflect their own differences of opinion.

Also, as a woman, safety is another issue that resonates more deeply with me than it might with you.

Thanks for your comment.

Regarding the comments function, you could have commented on the original:
http://melaniemcbride.net/2008/04/06/diy-social-media-policy/

Also, I’m not sure how any of my policy constitutes anything “anti-social” – I’m being perfectly transparent.

In the interest of developing a collective social contract I argue that people should develop individual policies about their terms of use. A contract may well be in order for social media. I hope the developers of social communities create those.

As for not “allowing” comments on my page – it wasn’t a blog post but a policy on my website. Again, it also wasn’t a contract. The original post is above. I welcomed feedback. I’m sorry you weren’t there during that process.