tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post687033267525043451..comments2024-01-30T05:25:56.085-07:00Comments on A Teacher's View: Privacy versus Anonymitymmazenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-76221787041202088662011-06-22T11:18:34.072-06:002011-06-22T11:18:34.072-06:00Dennis!
Great to hear from you. Glad to know you...Dennis!<br /><br />Great to hear from you. Glad to know you still check in from time to time.<br /><br />I'm with you on the political system. That's why I see our only hope as small groups of individuals in the business world - and politics on a smaller leverl - who see a greater responsibility to be "stewards of their community."<br /><br />That, I believe, is where teachers who provide character education through literature and writing can make a great impact on our future.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-32999977338537241592011-06-22T10:38:40.211-06:002011-06-22T10:38:40.211-06:00Michael, I think you continue to show great common...Michael, I think you continue to show great common sense. (Of course that might be because I agree with you so much.) I read your last two posts, and I'm with you on both of them. If Happy Elf Mom wants to use a pseudonym for non-offensive writing, no one should have problem with that. But there are people who write anonymously and get downright nasty, and that seems gutless. Maybe there's good reasons for some people remaining anonymous, but I can't think of what they are. <br /><br />On your SS post, the state of our politics depresses me. We have an incredible debt that gets more incredible every day, and the Republicans and Tea Party types don't want to consider increasing taxes on ANYONE. If a Democrat proposes that, they will make political hay out of it. And the Democrats don't want to touch Social Security or Medicare, and if anyone mentions that as a possibility, the Dems will make political hay out of that. How can we ever get out of the mess we're in???Dennis Fermoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066942564308377074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-37148091377809835182011-06-20T16:45:59.248-06:002011-06-20T16:45:59.248-06:00You know ... I wasn't even thinking of you whe...You know ... I wasn't even thinking of you when I mentioned the pseudonym idea. Yours are actually amusing and, of course, I do know you and appreciate your comments. But, I have had some frustrating experiences with the anonymous contributors at times. I sympathize with the reasons for desiring anonymity - though I think it creates more problems than it provides in benefits. Openness in society is not a bad thing.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-78807548423758626862011-06-20T14:11:43.477-06:002011-06-20T14:11:43.477-06:00*shrug* The pseudonym is also a long-standing tra...*shrug* The pseudonym is also a long-standing tradition. For that matter, Franklin invented entire personalities for the purpose of swaying readers and getting them to think differently about social issues.<br /><br />I'm sure in a criminal case, the true identity of people who are libellous or inciting to riot and that sort of thing can be identified without too much trouble. <br /><br />But as for me personally, I use a pseudonym at the request of my husband because he values his privacy very highly. I share my real name and even my address with most people who email and ask. <br /><br />Off-topic a bit perhaps, but I don't wonder if people who write bad things about a given company aren't actually hired by the competition more often than we might imagine.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com