Comments on: On privacy, Fibbing, and other Bloggy Things http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/on-privacy-fibbing-and-other-bloggy-things/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Syrana http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/on-privacy-fibbing-and-other-bloggy-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Syrana Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/on-privacy-fibbing-and-other-bloggy-things/#comment-1216 While I had not frequented Ferarro's blog, to hear that someone well read and trusted as a source for helpful class information was lying about their identity makes me cringe a bit. I have no issue with anonymity, that's fine, I understand that. Multiple authors (potentially) behind the name, that's fine too. It's the bit about using someone else's pictures and RL tidbits that bother me. Sure, they weren't used in a blatantly malicious manner; however, all that stuff was used without permission. And what about the stalker stuff? I'm not saying Ferarro didn't have one... but how awful would it be if that stalker transferred their focus towards the Tech Darling now? The whole situation leaves a bad taste in my mouth after reading about it and it's a shame that it went this route. <abbr><em>Syranas last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SideSyr/~3/tMuIpojid8k/" rel="nofollow">Signs and Symptoms of the Elusive Locktard</a></abbr></em> While I had not frequented Ferarro’s blog, to hear that someone well read and trusted as a source for helpful class information was lying about their identity makes me cringe a bit.

I have no issue with anonymity, that’s fine, I understand that. Multiple authors (potentially) behind the name, that’s fine too. It’s the bit about using someone else’s pictures and RL tidbits that bother me. Sure, they weren’t used in a blatantly malicious manner; however, all that stuff was used without permission.

And what about the stalker stuff? I’m not saying Ferarro didn’t have one… but how awful would it be if that stalker transferred their focus towards the Tech Darling now?

The whole situation leaves a bad taste in my mouth after reading about it and it’s a shame that it went this route.

Syranas last blog post..Signs and Symptoms of the Elusive Locktard

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]]> By: Erinys http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/on-privacy-fibbing-and-other-bloggy-things/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Erinys Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:16:27 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/06/on-privacy-fibbing-and-other-bloggy-things/#comment-1215 Since publishing personal information or writing about rl stuff is a choice, I kinda expect it to be the truth. I know you can't believe most of what you read on the internet but I think there has to be a degree of trust between the writer and the readers (although my boyfriend thinks I'm far too naive to use the internet). I used to read that particular blog purely for the paladin info (having a paladin alt hidden away) and I would still have read regardless of who wrote it, even if was a "70 year old man from... Tallahassee". Since publishing personal information or writing about rl stuff is a choice, I kinda expect it to be the truth. I know you can’t believe most of what you read on the internet but I think there has to be a degree of trust between the writer and the readers (although my boyfriend thinks I’m far too naive to use the internet).

I used to read that particular blog purely for the paladin info (having a paladin alt hidden away) and I would still have read regardless of who wrote it, even if was a “70 year old man from… Tallahassee”.

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