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Anonymous
January 30, 2008 |
As the fur flies around Richard Warman’s self confessed sock puppetry I wonder, not for the first time, at the entire process of using “handles” when commenting or writing about political issues. I am not entirely opposed to it. There are some situations - particularly work situations - which make using your real name problematic.
However, from a credibility standpoint, using a handle or posting comments as “anonymous” really does not cut it. Why should anyone take a person seriously who is unwilling to sign their name?
At least with “handles” we have some sense of who a person is because they may keep the same handle. However, “anonymous” denies even that.
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Anonymice?
Don’t take it too hard. I’m investing as much in this comment as you do in your posts.
It allows some the opportunity to exhibit “copy-and-paste” as exercising the intellect.
Cheers
nah….you are certainly NOT investing as much sincerely held opinion….otherwise you would be unafraid to append your name to your jocundities.
i wonder why the timidity….are you frightened of being shown to be a shallow callow fellow ?
I’m a handle. I would like not to be a handle, I would prefer to be a real person on my blog. However when my main income relies very heavily on me being able to interact with ideologically opposed and unforgiving folk, I prefer the name-handle option to the pan-handle one.
I’m proud of my little blog, yet rarely speak of it. My readers have to find me from searches or links - not my personal recommendation. One day that may change, in the meantime I will continue to blog, and if you discount the thoughts/opinions I write because I use a handle, then I will have to accept that as a cost of protecting my livelihood.