tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post979415467010206595..comments2023-10-31T11:37:50.028-04:00Comments on on life & other inconveniences: Mindrape: The Internet, Access, Accuracy and AbuseSandra Ruttanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-24255633530341248742007-10-02T07:18:00.000-04:002007-10-02T07:18:00.000-04:00I love reading your blog because you raise so many...I love reading your blog because you raise so many issues that as a blogger/internet user we are unaware and naive about. <BR/><BR/>As it is I usually feel a little bit fake on the net. I tone down my character and don't respond to things as I usually would. <BR/><BR/>There have been some blogs I've posted comments on that I look back on with embarrassment and wish I hadn't (especially once I discovered that a lot of blog posts come up during a google search). <BR/><BR/>I guess one way to circumvent this is to start posting under a pseudonym, which I will consider soon. But this really raises a whole new level. I completely see what you're talking about where you would start feeling a certain amount of trust in a forum and therefore let your guard down in a way you wouldn't otherwise.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, there are so many examples of things taken out of context and the meaning being misconstrued. <BR/><BR/>But then I also get angry. Because while yes, you do have to be careful on the internet, it is also supposed to be a forum to share/learn/interact. If you're constantly looking out for yourself and checking for the knife in the back it's hard.<BR/><BR/>And it is different to talking to someone. What you say to someone will get forgotten or distorted or you have the right of reply/clarification. With the written word you don't.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for this well thought out post. You've given me much to think about (as per usual).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-55583622907364058842007-10-01T06:54:00.000-04:002007-10-01T06:54:00.000-04:00I agree James. Unfortunately, it isn't as simple ...I agree James. Unfortunately, it isn't as simple as revoking the membership. The blog is set up in such a way that it doesn't identify who runs it. The only way to deal with it is to have blogger remove the blog, or at the very least go through them.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-14326947122358255542007-10-01T06:47:00.000-04:002007-10-01T06:47:00.000-04:00The written word - at least in the context of publ...The written word - at least in the context of published scientific journals - will always carry a greater weight of truth than personal communications or lecture notes, simply because it has been peer reviewed, edited and checked for errors. The vast majority of writing published on the web doesn't benefit from this scrutiny, and so as you say, can be easily misconstrued or just simply be wrong.<BR/><BR/>As for someone posting anything from a membership-only site onto the rest of the world wide web - i.e. circumventing the implied protection of restricted access - then they should surely have their membership of that site revoked.<BR/><BR/>By all means post a link to something you are referencing (as indeed you do in your post), but quoting verbatim without permission and/or acknowledgement can never be acceptable.<BR/><BR/>At least that's my opinion, anyway;}#JamesOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332376784689207703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-55652673813797909802007-09-30T12:21:00.000-04:002007-09-30T12:21:00.000-04:00Jill, I have no issue at all with being in Wikiped...Jill, I have no issue at all with being in Wikipedia. Thanks for letting me know!<BR/><BR/>Norby, I was thinking of you with my 'yo bitch' line. That's exactly it - with some people there's a level of comfort where you can say anything, and you're pretty sure of the spirit of intent. I whine to you not at you (I hope) and goodness, I wouldn't be worried about people thinking you're a bitch. Believe me, my inner bitch gets out regularly.<BR/><BR/>Of course, going back to communication theory, this is what we call frontstage and backstage regions and how location affects behaviour...Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-66609400527154415942007-09-30T12:16:00.000-04:002007-09-30T12:16:00.000-04:00Anymore I've become very selective about what I sa...Anymore I've become very selective about what I say in the comments section of a blog. I still comment in a lot of places, but as you know I'm just as likely to email if there is something I really want to say.<BR/><BR/>The main reason is the privacy issue. There are just times when I don't want people, not so much the blogwriter, but whoever comes along, reading what I have written.<BR/><BR/>Let's face it-some of the things you and I occasionally say to each other could lead someone to think that we were enemies, not friends. Or at least that I'm a supreme bitch. Well, they might not be wrong about that part.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I don't really understand why someone would publicize something that happened in a members only forum-even if they see it as no big deal it shows a horrible lack of understanding of other people's thoughts and feelings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-14493360774659906632007-09-30T02:53:00.000-04:002007-09-30T02:53:00.000-04:00An external link to your insightful post has been ...An external link to your insightful post has been added to the Wikipedia entry for <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_mining" REL="nofollow">List mining</A>.<BR/><BR/>If you would prefer that your post should not be used in this way, you can delete the link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-32036461915115033292007-09-29T23:15:00.000-04:002007-09-29T23:15:00.000-04:00And I already comment less and less, and often I k...And I already comment less and less, and often I know the people, we have some history, and I've made incredibly flippant remarks. Out of context they could look very bad.<BR/><BR/>Even then, if someone linked to this comment thread and pulled out a quote of something I said, it's fair game. But if I set the rule on this blog that only members could read it, and then approved a list? And then one of them reposted everything in public? I'd have issues with that.<BR/><BR/>In fact, this made me think about the issues so much, I'm revisiting my own behaviour to see if there is anything I should adjust. It really made me question my posting practices... and creeped me out.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-20692512413048122692007-09-29T23:07:00.000-04:002007-09-29T23:07:00.000-04:00Interesting post. I think I agree with you. I can'...Interesting post. I think I agree with you. I can't think of any comment that I've left here that would bother me to see posted elsewhere. But that's not the point, is it? a comment out of context might look very bad to someone who didn't see the whole thread. Food for thought. We might all be advised to think about what we say. I comment on a number of blogs, as do you I've noticed. I've made off the cuff comments occasionally that might seem bad to someone else.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.com