Comments on: A Weak Me Too http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/ communication. community. cognition. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MLO http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/comment-page-1/#comment-813 MLO Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:59:18 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/#comment-813 Wow! A voice of reason on the Internet about Social Networking! There are legitimate reasons for being anonymous and being transparent - and often the two exist in very different places. Political blogging and forums, and Medical blogging and forums (both professional and personal) are great examples of places where anonymity would be preferable due to prejudices in a given society. And, in some cases, danger to life and limb. (In some places, not only can your political beliefs get you into trouble, so can having certain diseases.) It is amazing to me that anyone would think that complete transparency is a good thing. Those tend to be people who know nothing of history. But, that is the majority of the population. From my semi-anonymous pseudonym... Pax, MLO Wow! A voice of reason on the Internet about Social Networking! There are legitimate reasons for being anonymous and being transparent – and often the two exist in very different places.

Political blogging and forums, and Medical blogging and forums (both professional and personal) are great examples of places where anonymity would be preferable due to prejudices in a given society. And, in some cases, danger to life and limb. (In some places, not only can your political beliefs get you into trouble, so can having certain diseases.)

It is amazing to me that anyone would think that complete transparency is a good thing. Those tend to be people who know nothing of history. But, that is the majority of the population.

From my semi-anonymous pseudonym…

Pax,

MLO

]]> By: Life in the Country http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Life in the Country Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:25:51 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/#comment-810 <strong>Political Correctness: the Hump Day Hmmm...</strong> I read an article a couple of days ago which I'm going to link to here, it gives an interesting perspective on a new phenomenon soon to shut us up more.. I had it put aside for the wrap up but it suits todays topic. A Weak Me Too Why being the real yo... Political Correctness: the Hump Day Hmmm…

I read an article a couple of days ago which I’m going to link to here, it gives an interesting perspective on a new phenomenon soon to shut us up more.. I had it put aside for the wrap up but it suits todays topic. A Weak Me Too Why being the real yo…

]]> By: sabu mangalasserril http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/comment-page-1/#comment-808 sabu mangalasserril Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:37:36 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/#comment-808 great post dear and great blog too.. im a fan almost instantly...adding your link to mine and using this post in the next post in a blog of mine,,,,, great post dear and great blog too.. im a fan almost instantly…adding your link to mine and using this post in the next post in a blog of mine,,,,,

]]> By: Michael Sebastian http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Michael Sebastian Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:50:50 +0000 http://occamsrazr.com/2007/07/24/a-weak-me-too/#comment-806 I believe this is among the most balanced explanations of social networks I've read in a while. Well done. I agree that avoiding "meanness" downgrades many arguments. At the same time, what do you do when someone spouts gratuitous insults that are personal and completely off topic? Ignore them? Ban them from your network? Or attempt to engage them politely? I believe this is among the most balanced explanations of social networks I’ve read in a while. Well done.

I agree that avoiding “meanness” downgrades many arguments. At the same time, what do you do when someone spouts gratuitous insults that are personal and completely off topic?

Ignore them? Ban them from your network? Or attempt to engage them politely?

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