MBA Membership Policies

The Media Bloggers Association does not believe in codes of conduct for bloggers in their role as bloggers it does believe in membership rules for members. We are a membership organization and so there are naturally some requirements for membership in the MBA which are intended to help the organization function, foster cordial relations among members, and to maintain cohesion between the MBA and its' members. "Playing well with others" is a core value of the MBA and so while differences of opinion are sure to arise, members should seek to keep disagreements impersonal.

* Members must adhere to the MBA membership policies and procedures without reservation.

* Members must be intimately familiar with the MBA Mission Statement and Statement of Principles and support both without reservation.

* Members must prominently display an approved MBA logo image with hyperlink on their blog.

* Members are expressly prohibited from using MBA web sites, e-mail list servers, chat rooms are any other MBA property to market, sell or promote products, services, causes, organizations or anything else that is not specifically endorsed by the MBA.

* Members are prohibited from spamming or otherwise harassing members.

* Members may not invoke, claim to represent, bind or seek to bind the Media Bloggers Association in any way without express written permission from the MBA.

* An MBA event or activity is any event or activity so designated by the President of the MBA.

* Members are expected to support MBA Alerts including MBA International Alerts and MBA Legal Alerts as they deem appropriate.

* Members must remain current in their annual membership dues.

* Members authorize the MBA to make reasonable use of member blog names and blog logos on the MBA web site and other marketing material for the purpose of promoting membership in the MBA.

The MBA enters into agreements with third-parties through which the MBA offers "opt-in" programs for MBA members. If the member opts-in to an MBA program the MBA Member must abide to any additional terms and conditions specified by the MBA as a part of the MBA's agreement with the specified third-party agreement.

From time to the the MBA may alter these policies. Any changes will be announced on the MBA web site.