tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771267910183057352.post721614618594229880..comments2022-06-22T08:37:12.450-04:00Comments on NonNotableNatterings: AnonymityLarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10988249900130732281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771267910183057352.post-2402280085809121952008-03-31T04:22:00.000-04:002008-03-31T04:22:00.000-04:00Yes.While requiring attribution is an imperfect ar...Yes.<BR/><BR/>While requiring attribution is an imperfect arrangement, and introduces problems and shortcomings in some areas compared to anonymity, on balance I think it is a better approach than anonymity, or even pseudonymity.... for projects like encyclopedias.<BR/><BR/>For things like blogs, pseudonymity or anonymity is a personal preference matter. I prefer at least pseudonymity.<BR/><BR/>Blogger is flawed in not allowing editing of comments if the comment made is the last one or within some short time. My approach is to copy/paste and then delete the first one after the corrected second one takes.Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988249900130732281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771267910183057352.post-73549634972269684952008-03-30T23:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T23:26:00.000-04:00the last comment is badly written, full of typos a...the last comment is badly written, full of typos and clearly the writings of a fool....<BR/><BR/>and the owner of this blog has spoiled my intention in making such a silly post anonymously by prohibiting anonymous comments.... is this a reflection of Lar's wiki thinking too? ;-)private musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536508647485425250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771267910183057352.post-6696502120010756982008-03-30T23:22:00.000-04:002008-03-30T23:22:00.000-04:00..source of a core wiki tension here - the anonymi.....source of a core wiki tension here - the anonymity vs. responsibility arguments are complex - and you've got to through 'socks' in there somewhere... (if you don't know what I'm talking about; lucky you!)<BR/><BR/>Here's the conundrum as I see it. Allow for a moment that it's possible for a wiki article to have real world consequences - now imagine that they're bad consequences, and that harm comes from them. Where does the responsibility lie?<BR/><BR/>Well, with the editor of course! Quite literally, our wiki systems lack responsibility - the long term sustainability of this position (across many levels; legal recourse, public opinion, etc. etc.) is not guaranteed - indeed the situation seems unlikely to remain static.....<BR/><BR/>I suppose I should write something on this myself (it's part of PM's master work in the pipeline...!) - but thanks for prodding my interest, Lar!private musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536508647485425250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771267910183057352.post-36821876885487996422008-03-30T22:15:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:15:00.000-04:00The internet is (or was, rather) synonymous with a...The internet is (or was, rather) synonymous with anonymity.<BR/><BR/>I think for things like general web browsing anonymity is important in order to protect privacy.<BR/><BR/>For commenting on things like blogs etc. it's not so much important as it is a safeguard.<BR/><BR/>Someone could do any number of things anonymously to any blog or forum or whatever, which could cause distress to a wide number of people.<BR/><BR/>[Thank you for your comment on my posting, by the way. Yes, Wiki is a very impressive thing... if not a tad tiring :-) Cheers!]Hinderancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718389809118484550noreply@blogger.com