I moved blogs and drDave is doing something sort of similar. He says he has a blog elsewhere which we can’t find and that may well be the case but it will still be shared with people I assume. But what if you had a blog that was not connected to you at all. It could be a domain with private whois details, it could be a blog at wordpress.com. Would you say what you think, what you really think? We all self-censor be that in how we write or if we write at all so if you had a place where you could throw all those thoughts out would you? The fact that others may come across your words isn’t really the point because they do not know it’s you. So you got a disposable email address and set up a blog. There is absolutely nothing connecting you to the blog. No-one shares your computer so there is no sharing data there. Would you be honest? Really honest? Would it be useful in a cathartic way? If yes, why haven’t you done it?
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… because eventually, someone would take great pleasure in “outting” you.
But if you signed up at wordpress.com with a disposable email, how would they know?
Writing style analysis? Pattern matching? A bored automattic employee looking at IP addresses?
Hell, my writing style is so goofy I’d be outed within a week.
“Gee, this crap looks just like the stuff Chris K writes…” ;-)
I got myself an ‘anonymous’ blog some time ago. It was great for the first couple of posts, but then it just felt a bit weird. Can’t put my finger on why exactly, it just didn’t feel right. So I stopped using it and haven’t considered doing it again since.
Jackie - that’s exactly what I have and I’m so glad it’s not just me that feels that way. I write and a few days/weeks later I’ll nuke everything. But I also want to write and keep it.
I have thought about it but I’m just not sure how anonymous it would be. As Handysolo says anything I ranted about or how I ranted etc could give it away but still might …
I write what I feel is an honest take on something; and in my own words. The only time I have done it anonymously; is when it was something that an employer might make an issue - like employer censorship and what I think of them for it!
This is interesting. I guess a blog with no readers or engagement or dialogue with a user community could be tedious. So as well as a blog you would need a whole new online persona I guess. But for people in need of cathartic release it might work. But why not keep a diary ? I certainly wouldn’t trust WP in this regard. In the past they have used IP details etc to out people just because they didn’t like them. Anyway as one of your other commentators remarked my writing style is err
distinctive. I often spot people in new personas. I can think of a couple right off the bat. I have heard - cough - that some girls —- publish steamy stuff just for themselves. Why not ? :) I need to get out more obviously. LOL. On my redesign - columns and navs are now out. They are soooooooo last year. Linear is in.
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