Freedom to blog is not license to slander

Tim O'Reilly, whom the Chinese media call the "Internet heavyweight", issued a proposed code of conduct on Sunday that asks bloggers to be responsible for what they post on their blogs and refrain from attacking others.

Suggesting that people should avoid posting anonymous comments, the code was proposed after a well-known American blogger, Kathy Sierra, found death threats posted on her blog last week, according to The New York Times.

O'Reilly's proposal, which www.sina.com.cn has translated into Chinese and posted in its science section, has drawn netizens' comments.