Laurie Puhn, in one of her recent blog posts at Rudeness, Interrupted – The "Golden Rules of Tech-etiquette" – offers a list of etiquette "don'ts" pertaining to using everyday technical devices, including phones, email, and so on (click here).
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Pledges of Respect for Others
Ray Cruz has created 30 pledges under the heading of The Civil Gentleman (html version or pdf version).
Pledges to the Family
The following is an example of a pledge of respect for one's family, one's heritage, one's history.
Pledges for Environmentally Sensitive Behavior
Here are some pledges that are especially useful for individuals, families, or communities wanting to maintain or improve the quality of their environment. (Related topics: Refer also to the Earth associations' codes category.)
- Smoke-Free Home (and car) Pledge (E.P.A.)
- Oceans Alive Pledge to protect and restore the health of the America's oceans
- Electronic Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship (dealing with electronic hazardous waste)
- Clean Car Pledge (advocating cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars)
- Webranger Pledge for kids (National Parks Service)
- Pledge Not to Poison (through greater chemical awareness; N.C. Chemical Injury Network)
Pledges Against Drinking-and-Driving
The following is a link to pledges against drinking-and-driving: Angel Outside My Window.
Civility, Character, Etiquette Codes of Ethics
Here are some codes of ethics, pledges, oaths, or affirmations that emphasize the importance of civility, good character, proper etiquette, etc.
- Modern code of chivalry (by Brian R. Price)
- Gene Autry's Cowboy Code
- Kids for Character pledge (Character Counts)
- George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour (while we do not intend to cover etiquette generally on this website, we feel this to be a worthy exception.)
- Budo Ninjutsu warriors Ethical Code
- Personal Pledge (Larry Elder)