Disclaimers and Blogs

I had a chance to catch up on some reading this last week and was reading the March issue of REALTOR magazine published by NAR (National Association of REALTORS).

There was an article on blogging called "Is Your Blog Legal?" Before I bash one piece, let me say there was some good stuff. It was written by an attorney and their inclination is to be cautious and I get that.

But this advice rubbed me the wrong way: "Include a disclaimer that you assume no responsibility for the accuracy of any information."

It's a lawsuit happy world out there and I understand why someone might want to include such a disclaimer. But the truth is, I am responsible for what's on MY blog. Who else, exactly, would you hold responsible for the words I write?

I am a fallible human being and I surely make mistakes. One of the beauties of blogging is that readers will jump in and tell me when that happens!

But the buck does stop here. I hope you'll all continue to point out when I get it wrong. That pushes me to continue to work better at what I do!