Comments on: I’m Back http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/ Crafting, birding, exploring, blogging Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: Robust McManlyPants http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-186 Robust McManlyPants Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:05:07 +0000 http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-186 I used to think using a silly, made-up name would keep me anonymous, but then I realized eventually that if someone really <i>wanted</i> to pin a real name to "Robust McManlyPants," it would be easy to do. Your concerns are good ones to consider, because the Internet is truly forever. That said, I personally can't be hassled with worrying. The things I say online are the same things I'm just as likely to say in person to someone, and the people who might be more sensitive (the parental units, for example), are such a far cry from online that they don't count in any practical sense. In order for someone to find me - what with my extremely common real name - that person would have to at least know a starting point on the information grid that connects my real identity to my silly blog name. They'd either have to start at my blog and work backwards (just a link or two away, but still) or they'd have to know my old online haunts and work forwards (harder to do, I <i>think</i>). Either way, they'd already have to have an "in," and they'd have an interesting path to navigate before they could roll up outside my house and point at me and say, "That's <i>him</i>." So, I don't sweat it. If someone <i>really</i> wants to get to you (or me, or anyone), they'll figure out a way. I'm not going to spend many cycles letting them be that important to me. On the other hand, wow, no <i>way</i> would I let someone put up a site about my kid using their real name as the URL, nor would I use my own real name as my URL. (At least, not anymore.) I used to think using a silly, made-up name would keep me anonymous, but then I realized eventually that if someone really wanted to pin a real name to “Robust McManlyPants,” it would be easy to do. Your concerns are good ones to consider, because the Internet is truly forever. That said, I personally can’t be hassled with worrying. The things I say online are the same things I’m just as likely to say in person to someone, and the people who might be more sensitive (the parental units, for example), are such a far cry from online that they don’t count in any practical sense. In order for someone to find me - what with my extremely common real name - that person would have to at least know a starting point on the information grid that connects my real identity to my silly blog name. They’d either have to start at my blog and work backwards (just a link or two away, but still) or they’d have to know my old online haunts and work forwards (harder to do, I think). Either way, they’d already have to have an “in,” and they’d have an interesting path to navigate before they could roll up outside my house and point at me and say, “That’s him.” So, I don’t sweat it. If someone really wants to get to you (or me, or anyone), they’ll figure out a way. I’m not going to spend many cycles letting them be that important to me.

On the other hand, wow, no way would I let someone put up a site about my kid using their real name as the URL, nor would I use my own real name as my URL. (At least, not anymore.)

]]> By: Becca http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-180 Becca Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:30:17 +0000 http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-180 As a long lost friend :) I'm glad you keep a blog so I can read about your life .. As a long lost friend :) I’m glad you keep a blog so I can read about your life ..

]]> By: Mama C http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-179 Mama C Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:57:14 +0000 http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-179 Glad to see you are back. I have missed you. You have gotten some good advice in the above comments. My advice is "just don't post anything you don't want a potential enemy to know". Glad to see you are back. I have missed you. You have gotten some good advice in the above comments. My advice is “just don’t post anything you don’t want a potential enemy to know”.

]]> By: Running Stitch » Generousity http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-176 Running Stitch » Generousity Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:33:33 +0000 http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-176 [...] Just yesterday, Dallas was pondering the question of why she blogs. And the theme of Blogher 2006 is similar “why we blog“. Perhaps, like Dallas says we blog to make a statement, about who we are, or who we’d like to be. More than likely blogs serve different purposes for all of us. [...] [...] Just yesterday, Dallas was pondering the question of why she blogs. And the theme of Blogher 2006 is similar “why we blog“. Perhaps, like Dallas says we blog to make a statement, about who we are, or who we’d like to be. More than likely blogs serve different purposes for all of us. [...]

]]> By: Georgy http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-172 Georgy Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:55:33 +0000 http://www.sallad.net/blog/2006/02/26/im-back/#comment-172 As someone who feels that I really reconnected with you over the past several years through your online journaling, I am all in favor of you being a hearty blogger :-) As someone who feels that I really reconnected with you over the past several years through your online journaling, I am all in favor of you being a hearty blogger :-)

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