Comments on: with love, anonymity

By: Jaylenvm

Jaylenvm — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:43:35 +0000

thats for sure, man

By: Dan Enthoven

Dan Enthoven — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:15:51 +0000

I don’t think anonymity is the problem. There are a lot of things I’d like to say, but they reflect on my company. People won’t say “he’s a jerk.” They’ll say “the guy from company X is a jerk.”

The real problems are civility and stupidity. People need to realize that just because there is a computer between them and the other people in the dialog, they can still hurt feelings, be overly mean, or fail when they’re trying to be edgy.

Stupidity is the bigger problem. I’ve seen plenty of people attach their names to comments not worth reading.

As for the idea that “if you won’t put your name to it, it’s not worth reading,” that’s simply wrong. The Federalist Papers, of course, were written anonymously. Sometimes debates are enhanced if people can put out their ideas without being afraid of the ad hominem attacks that invariably come from the uncivil and the stupid.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:47:37 +0000

You been on on some happy gas in California…

By: recruiter bob

recruiter bob — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:38:53 +0000

puke

By: George W. Bush

George W. Bush — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:52:05 +0000

your right, if you are not willing to put your name on it, then I guess it wasnt worth saying.

By: Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com

Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:16:17 +0000

Anything worth saying is worth saying with your name attached. We don’t allow anonymous blog postings. I wish more blogs would prohibit anonymous blog postings.

By: Chad Sowash

Chad Sowash — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:05:32 +0000

GAG!

Oh, sorry was that out loud? and under my own name?