Comments on: just can’t keep the bile from rising http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:55:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chester http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-110129 Chester Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:05:58 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/#comment-110129 I don’t really mind people leaving anonymous comments, using pseudonyms or debating in my blog. That’s their preference and opinion and I respect that. As long as they do not trash talk, they can speak their minds. What I don’t really like is spamming, leaving irrelevant comments. I don’t really mind people leaving anonymous comments, using pseudonyms or debating in my blog. That’s their preference and opinion and I respect that. As long as they do not trash talk, they can speak their minds. What I don’t really like is spamming, leaving irrelevant comments.

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-5126 drac Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:21:28 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/#comment-5126 HNL: I think the wiki has been defaced a bit, especially after slashdot ran the story :) anandawardhana: that's a fairly scary tale, especially about the threats via email business... yikes. Perhaps moving was the best plan. JL: Patriot act is a great analogy here... very similar :) HNL: I think the wiki has been defaced a bit, especially after slashdot ran the story :)

anandawardhana: that’s a fairly scary tale, especially about the threats via email business… yikes. Perhaps moving was the best plan.

JL: Patriot act is a great analogy here… very similar :)

]]> By: HNL http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-5120 HNL Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:52:54 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/#comment-5120 heh, I caught this on their <a href="http://blogging.wikia.com/wiki/Blogger%27s_Code_of_Conduct" rel="nofollow">wiki</a> before it was moderated out: "8. We get over ourselves in thinking that this whole blogging nonsense is at all important. Bloggers are self-centred idiots that want to be famous for writing down their opiniosn on everything under the sun. This is the problem you shodul be making rules about not some silly "omg someone on the internet threatened me". I get threatened on the streets some nights, I carry on regardless." heh, I caught this on their wiki before it was moderated out:

“8. We get over ourselves in thinking that this whole blogging nonsense is at all important.

Bloggers are self-centred idiots that want to be famous for writing down their opiniosn on everything under the sun. This is the problem you shodul be making rules about not some silly “omg someone on the internet threatened me”. I get threatened on the streets some nights, I carry on regardless.”

]]> By: Anandawardhana http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-5110 Anandawardhana Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:01:47 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/#comment-5110 This proposal seems so unrealistic. Anonymity or pseudonyms ARE shields that protect most bloggers from danger. If I had to get a license or identify myself in public with my real life info, I would never dare to start my present blog. If I am compelled to post only what I am able to say in person I won't be able to write most of the critical stuff that I am writing at the moment. This applies to news papers and other media as well. People don't feel comfortable saying most of the stuff in person. But they write it in the news papers, or publish via other media. For example, if you volunteer to go face to face and criticize/unveil a certain corrupted politician you will probably end up losing your life! Therefore, a shield is necessary. Very timely post as far as I am concerned. I too got threats via e-mail after posting an entry about the recent fuss over human rights. Having my real life contact information inside my previous blog I got so panicked and terrified and decided to delete the whole content from that location. So I know there are two sides of the problem. I badly want to know who were those people. At the same time my anonymity safeguards me; at the same time I want my identity hidden. So it's a complicated situation. I honestly believe that it's absolutely unnecessary and even harmful to enforce universal codes(simply because of <i>some</i> bad incidents) that restrict the freedom of expression in the blogsphere. This proposal seems so unrealistic. Anonymity or pseudonyms ARE shields that protect most bloggers from danger. If I had to get a license or identify myself in public with my real life info, I would never dare to start my present blog. If I am compelled to post only what I am able to say in person I won’t be able to write most of the critical stuff that I am writing at the moment. This applies to news papers and other media as well. People don’t feel comfortable saying most of the stuff in person. But they write it in the news papers, or publish via other media. For example, if you volunteer to go face to face and criticize/unveil a certain corrupted politician you will probably end up losing your life! Therefore, a shield is necessary.

Very timely post as far as I am concerned. I too got threats via e-mail after posting an entry about the recent fuss over human rights. Having my real life contact information inside my previous blog I got so panicked and terrified and decided to delete the whole content from that location. So I know there are two sides of the problem. I badly want to know who were those people. At the same time my anonymity safeguards me; at the same time I want my identity hidden. So it’s a complicated situation. I honestly believe that it’s absolutely unnecessary and even harmful to enforce universal codes(simply because of some bad incidents) that restrict the freedom of expression in the blogsphere.

]]> By: JL http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-5071 JL Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:26:02 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/04/just-cant-keep-the-bile-from-rising/#comment-5071 Seems to me like the deluded fantasies of bloggers that take themselves too seriously. This list seems to exclude just about everything that makes blogging interesting. The rules (if such things should even exist) should be much simpler. If you generate your own unique content (or add to someone else's in a constructive way), don't hurt anyone and don't rip anyone off then you're doing a good job. If you're actually interesting then that's just a bonus. If this really is a reaction to the Sierra episode then it's reminiscent of the orgy of panic that lead to the Patriot Act. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all live with our heads in the clouds? Seems to me like the deluded fantasies of bloggers that take themselves too seriously. This list seems to exclude just about everything that makes blogging interesting.

The rules (if such things should even exist) should be much simpler. If you generate your own unique content (or add to someone else’s in a constructive way), don’t hurt anyone and don’t rip anyone off then you’re doing a good job. If you’re actually interesting then that’s just a bonus.

If this really is a reaction to the Sierra episode then it’s reminiscent of the orgy of panic that lead to the Patriot Act. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all live with our heads in the clouds?

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