A Note
Closing this blog has been a while coming, I suppose, seeing as how little I post these days. Still, it has great sentimental value to me and I'd never imagined I'd close it for the reason that compels me today.
My privacy has been carelessly treated, my real name and telephone number given away by a fellow blogger. Name and number, people! "I didn't think about it because I was distracted doing something else" means "Your privacy didn't warrant my respect". "It didn't occur to me belatedly either," even more so. "I know so&so pretty well" doesn't justify giving away my details to so&so. If I know a group of fellow bloggers well, does this mean I can give away another's details, who cares if this "another" doesn't know my fellow bloggers and might wish to keep his identity private? With the intimate journalistic content of my posts, you can imagine how violated I feel right now. And worried. And edgy. And distressed. And utterly reeling from disbelief at the level of hypocrisy shown, given that integrity and trust are traits frequently espoused in his/her writing. Imagine it happening to you, any one of you. Yep, thought so.
It's a small world where we live - to live with the thought that someone in my midst might put my name and face to my blog against my desire and without my permission isn't something I'd wish on anyone. I understand there's always a risk that someone, somewhere might one day put two and two together and link me to my words. But to have my name and number given away so carelessly is entirely a different matter. Of all people, he/she might understand this and value his/her identity just as fiercely with the job he/she holds. If anyone wants to publicly acknowledge that he/she knows me in real life, I do believe basic manners require that you must first seek permission. It's not about not wanting to associate with him/her, it's about preventing others from asking in curiosity and joining the dots. Every blogger has a right to his privacy and a right to divulge his identity if he so wishes but the choice rightly, indispuably belongs to the blogger. Isn't that the very basic tenet of blogging anonymously?
While I ponder what appropriate words and train of thought to adopt, fully aware what anger and great disappointment might provoke, for now, thank you for reading and I will work on creating a new blog-home in time to come.
I'll see some of you at your blogs and say hello via my new email. Your words hearten me still.
Much love,
GG
My privacy has been carelessly treated, my real name and telephone number given away by a fellow blogger. Name and number, people! "I didn't think about it because I was distracted doing something else" means "Your privacy didn't warrant my respect". "It didn't occur to me belatedly either," even more so. "I know so&so pretty well" doesn't justify giving away my details to so&so. If I know a group of fellow bloggers well, does this mean I can give away another's details, who cares if this "another" doesn't know my fellow bloggers and might wish to keep his identity private? With the intimate journalistic content of my posts, you can imagine how violated I feel right now. And worried. And edgy. And distressed. And utterly reeling from disbelief at the level of hypocrisy shown, given that integrity and trust are traits frequently espoused in his/her writing. Imagine it happening to you, any one of you. Yep, thought so.
It's a small world where we live - to live with the thought that someone in my midst might put my name and face to my blog against my desire and without my permission isn't something I'd wish on anyone. I understand there's always a risk that someone, somewhere might one day put two and two together and link me to my words. But to have my name and number given away so carelessly is entirely a different matter. Of all people, he/she might understand this and value his/her identity just as fiercely with the job he/she holds. If anyone wants to publicly acknowledge that he/she knows me in real life, I do believe basic manners require that you must first seek permission. It's not about not wanting to associate with him/her, it's about preventing others from asking in curiosity and joining the dots. Every blogger has a right to his privacy and a right to divulge his identity if he so wishes but the choice rightly, indispuably belongs to the blogger. Isn't that the very basic tenet of blogging anonymously?
While I ponder what appropriate words and train of thought to adopt, fully aware what anger and great disappointment might provoke, for now, thank you for reading and I will work on creating a new blog-home in time to come.
I'll see some of you at your blogs and say hello via my new email. Your words hearten me still.
Much love,
GG
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12:50 PM
