Share your favourite blogs.
Jun 7th 2009 | 12:58 pm
#33
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 40,070
From: Ontario
Re: Share your favourite blogs.
Many people we know look at the blog and that's been somewhat problematic, apart from the obvious "you let my daughter ..." type comments there's an element of censorship; Anna has an entertaining commentary on the local township of Mulmur which she wrote when we were strangers and which she now won't publish because she sees herself as being part of the community and doesn't wish to casually offend local people. Some pith is lost if you pause to consider reader's feelings. Anna's heroine wouldn't fall into that trap.
Jun 7th 2009 | 1:54 pm
#35
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,284
Re: Share your favourite blogs.
I don't think there's any point in a private blog, if you stick something on the internet it enters the public domain and you may as well acknowledge that. I think our blog has been most successful with strangers, other people in similar circumstances (or ones who would never ever get into such circumstances), with whom we've struck up correspondence.
Many people we know look at the blog and that's been somewhat problematic, apart from the obvious "you let my daughter ..." type comments there's an element of censorship; Anna has an entertaining commentary on the local township of Mulmur which she wrote when we were strangers and which she now won't publish because she sees herself as being part of the community and doesn't wish to casually offend local people. Some pith is lost if you pause to consider reader's feelings. Anna's heroine wouldn't fall into that trap.
Many people we know look at the blog and that's been somewhat problematic, apart from the obvious "you let my daughter ..." type comments there's an element of censorship; Anna has an entertaining commentary on the local township of Mulmur which she wrote when we were strangers and which she now won't publish because she sees herself as being part of the community and doesn't wish to casually offend local people. Some pith is lost if you pause to consider reader's feelings. Anna's heroine wouldn't fall into that trap.
Jun 7th 2009 | 2:07 pm
#36
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 40,070
From: Ontario
Re: Share your favourite blogs.
I started out my blog with the idea that I would be anonymous and be able to comment freely, but my friends and family know who I am so I have to consider feelings. I'm did think about a second blog that would be truly anonymous but I think that someone somewhere would match the two up, so circumspection rules.
My personal political positions were anathema to my colleagues and so I adopted a pseudonym. Now that I'm less directly involved in the business it matters less to me that my name and the dbd33 name have blended. It helps, of course, that the kids have grown up, now I don't absolutely need the money.
Jun 7th 2009 | 2:12 pm
#37
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 20,188
Re: Share your favourite blogs.
This has been a huge issue for me. I started posting on the internet in, maybe 2000, on the Guardian board. I first registered using my own name but, three posts later, realized that putting my opinions on the internet in my name would be a "career limiting move". I was heavily involved in a successful business, one that has policies such as not employing women or non-white people, and which services clients who value those qualities.
My personal political positions were anathema to my colleagues and so I adopted a pseudonym. Now that I'm less directly involved in the business it matters less to me that my name and the dbd33 name have blended. It helps, of course, that the kids have grown up, now I don't absolutely need the money.
My personal political positions were anathema to my colleagues and so I adopted a pseudonym. Now that I'm less directly involved in the business it matters less to me that my name and the dbd33 name have blended. It helps, of course, that the kids have grown up, now I don't absolutely need the money.
You're not in the police are you?
Jun 7th 2009 | 2:18 pm
#40
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Re: Share your favourite blogs.
This has been a huge issue for me. I started posting on the internet in, maybe 2000, on the Guardian board. I first registered using my own name but, three posts later, realized that putting my opinions on the internet in my name would be a "career limiting move". I was heavily involved in a successful business, one that has policies such as not employing women or non-white people, and which services clients who value those qualities.
My personal political positions were anathema to my colleagues and so I adopted a pseudonym. Now that I'm less directly involved in the business it matters less to me that my name and the dbd33 name have blended. It helps, of course, that the kids have grown up, now I don't absolutely need the money.
My personal political positions were anathema to my colleagues and so I adopted a pseudonym. Now that I'm less directly involved in the business it matters less to me that my name and the dbd33 name have blended. It helps, of course, that the kids have grown up, now I don't absolutely need the money.
I've made some good contacts through the blog, especially to do with hearing loss, and that's one of the reasons for blogging. I've also had comments from people saying that my blog had helped them. So it has it's benefits and maybe keeping the lid on the vitriol is a good thing.
Jun 9th 2009 | 2:53 am
#43
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,842
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Re: Share your favourite blogs.
Too many to mention, I love reading them every single one is a BE blog.
Having a blog is very addictive too.
Having a blog is very addictive too.
