tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post115438803629385521..comments2023-11-11T03:34:32.826-05:00Comments on HoCo Hayduke: Freedom of choice...Haydukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09770056537577811703noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154497227213172962006-08-02T01:40:00.000-04:002006-08-02T01:40:00.000-04:00I vote for option #1 because it's what you want an...I vote for option #1 because it's what you want and it's your blog. <BR/><BR/>No ones' freedom of speech will be hindered, but freedom from embarrassment for saying stupid things might be infringed. I can live with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154450471787293032006-08-01T12:41:00.000-04:002006-08-01T12:41:00.000-04:00As for David Wissing's comment. You can make up a...As for David Wissing's comment. You can make up any name and email address you want at http://hocomd.wordpress.com I am not able to verify whether a writer is using a real name, a pseudonym, a fake email, etc. You can even use the alias "pseudonym" and it would still allow you to post.<BR/><BR/>As to AllYourBlogsAreBelongToUs comment that users can't remain anon. It isn't true. I will sign off on this as Bill Clinton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154437393403244822006-08-01T09:03:00.000-04:002006-08-01T09:03:00.000-04:00For those concerned about privacy, blogger does no...For those concerned about privacy, blogger does not require you to enter any personal information about yourself. The only requirement is an email address, and I've always found it best to have an email address used specifically for such things (i.e. online purchases, registering for various sites). I also have plenty of invites for Gmail (google mail) if you need to create a fake address.Haydukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770056537577811703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154434072272645842006-08-01T08:07:00.000-04:002006-08-01T08:07:00.000-04:00I say take Option #3 and switch to Wordpress and d...I say take Option #3 and switch to Wordpress and dump Blogger. <BR/><BR/>I force people to at least enter something because it does mitigate drive-by commenting, but I can tell you most of the email addresses are phony anyway. But at least it forces people to enter something and use a psuedonym of some kind. Also, the email requirement helps keep spammers at bay, which is my prime reason for doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154431472797024002006-08-01T07:24:00.000-04:002006-08-01T07:24:00.000-04:00I too am in favor of keeping this site as open as ...I too am in favor of keeping this site as open as possible to discussion. Also, though, anonymity is not compromised if your email address excludes your name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154404043803456132006-07-31T23:47:00.000-04:002006-07-31T23:47:00.000-04:00I am with you on this one HayDuke. I think conver...I am with you on this one HayDuke. I think conversations and some of the other strengthes of blogs (1: solution finding, 2: fact checking, etc.) are enhanced by having a distinct way of addressing each participant. That way a participant in the exchange can build up their credibility over time and their comments will gain the credibility earned over time. I have pleaded a couple times in the comments sections at www.howardcountyblog.blogspot.com for users to at least pick a pseudonym and use it when they post. You can even do a pseudonym for each post without registering with blogger by clicking the "Other" bubble below and type in the pseudonym in the "Name" line. However if people do this last approach they keep to the same pseudonym to allow a good discussion to develop.<BR/><BR/>I vote for option 1, with the last way to create a pseudonym as a solution for the two posters above who don't like blogger accounts.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393033274795502694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154397814177039012006-07-31T22:03:00.000-04:002006-07-31T22:03:00.000-04:00I vote for anon#1's write-in suggestion. Howard C...I vote for anon#1's write-in suggestion. Howard County Blog's and David Wissing's nonanonymity requirements are exactly why I don't post on their blogs and do post here. Just because they do it, doesn't mean it's the best idea for open dialogue. <BR/><BR/>Last time I checked, Evan's blog, like yours (for now), still allows anonymous comments. <BR/><BR/>Further, Blogger's privacy policy, http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html , doesn't provide great assurances. And, look at all the info SiteMeter gives up. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Free speech doesn't seem so free when the cost is one's privacy/anonymity. I do expect that if and when you do turn on blocking of anonymous posts, it will solve your issue of finding discussions too hard to follow, but perhaps not in the way you intend.<BR/><BR/>To paraphrase your concluding remarks from yesterday's post, what's more important: ideas, ideals, or IDs?<BR/><BR/>AllYourBlogsAreBelongToUsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154393919641792602006-07-31T20:58:00.000-04:002006-07-31T20:58:00.000-04:00I don't really like giving up my email. Can we st...I don't really like giving up my email. Can we still do anonymous as the default but sign our comments at the bottom? Like this?<BR/><BR/>Puzzled in ECAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16483028.post-1154388658588460162006-07-31T19:30:00.000-04:002006-07-31T19:30:00.000-04:00I vote for Option 1I vote for Option 1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com