tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post8506107848990717267..comments2024-03-17T00:59:07.795-07:00Comments on The Red Electric: AnonymityRick Seiferthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-56967690545047741152011-01-04T20:20:21.620-08:002011-01-04T20:20:21.620-08:00I appreciate your advice, I think it is sound. I ...I appreciate your advice, I think it is sound. I will definitely consider this and who knows? Perhaps I'll be back again under my real name :) Until then....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-56845268172731899762011-01-03T21:59:36.620-08:002011-01-03T21:59:36.620-08:00You too make good points, friend (if I may be so b...You too make good points, friend (if I may be so bold to call you that), and have given me much to consider as well.<br /><br />One additional point. When I write, I try to consider the consequences, and NOT write without regard to them. Sometimes I'm willing to accept those consequences. Sometimes not. Sometimes, I fail to identify consequences that I later regret.<br /><br />I make it a rule never to write anonymously. If I'm inclined to do so, I treat it as a red flag. I hold back, reconsider, and often reframe what I have to say so that I can put my name on it.<br /><br />Would this work for you?Rick Seiferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-36046340372084223942011-01-03T20:23:53.096-08:002011-01-03T20:23:53.096-08:00I cannot argue your points - you make some good on...I cannot argue your points - you make some good ones here. I like the one about the Declaration of Independence, it's a very good example of the value of staking your claim, come what may.<br /><br />I will tell you honestly that the primary reason I post anonymously is that I have always been somewhat paranoid of posting anything on the Internet that might someday be used against me, in ways that I cannot now foresee. I run a successful business and am a conservative in a liberal town. I've had public associations come back to bite me a few times already, and frankly I'm just protecting myself and my staff. We're a small company (only 7 people) and in the days of twitter and facebook, news good and bad spreads fast... <br /><br />I don't run my business with any particular political point of view - I help people of all types and backgrounds. BUT - it doesn't take much these days for someone to target you and your business with a witch hunt if they disagree with you.<br /><br />I do envy those with the courage to speak their minds freely without regards to the consequences - it's something I do think about. Your points are good, and you've given me something to ponder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com