http://www.memphisflyer.com/blogs/TheBruceVBlog/ Comments On: The BruceV Blog en-us Copyright 2009 Memphis Flyer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Memphis Flyer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Memphis Flyer. wil@desert.net (Memphis Flyer Webmaster) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Phlo]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:53 -0600 Memphis Flyer
"Shhh! Did you hear that? It sounds like someone's saying "Geeetttt ouuuuuut" in Hungarian!"
Posted by B]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:56:48 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Jeff]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:54:18 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by B]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:16:38 -0600 Memphis Flyer
Did you see the story about the 30-foot cryptid spotted swimming in a Florida canal?
Posted by Jeff]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:53:39 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by MemphisWolverine]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:06 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Kirantana]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:41:00 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by BruceVanWyngarden]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:41:37 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Kirantana]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:51:36 -0600 Memphis Flyer
The big problem with anonymity, in my eyes, is not the level of vitriol it unleashes (since when have I ever had a problem with that?) but the opportunities for dishonestly it opens up. It's too easy to create a sock puppet or simply impersonate someone else and cause incredible mischief with a free, wide-open account creation process. People shouldn't have to say who they are, but they should be required to say that they are the same person they said they were the last time they said so.
Posted by autoegocrat]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:47:44 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by mad_merc]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:16:21 -0600 Memphis Flyer
"Hello Memphis Flyer:
We are dormitory room full of students in Korea, and in between running level 200 mage character on Lineage 24/7, we would like to post here.

What is a good real American name you would like us to use?"
Posted by Powergamz]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:54:07 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by cdel]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:13:56 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by B]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:58:15 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by 38103]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:48:39 -0600 Memphis Flyer
In practice, however, banning anonymous comments on newspaper websites would tremendously dissuade feedback from people who are at work, especially if they tend to post comments that their employers might not agree with. (That's the only reason I post under a fake name.)

But even though it might make sense for news outlets to allow anonymous comments on their websites, I think it's highly irresponsible for news outlets to routinely quote these comments in their newscasts and newspapers. In my opinion, publishing/broadcasting an anonymous website comment is akin to publishing/broadcasting a comment or a tip from an unnamed source, which most mainstream news outlets still generally try to avoid doing. Yet many of these same news outlets seem to have no qualms about publishing/broadcasting website comments submitted by folks who hide behind fake names like "Muskrat" and "Boogerholler."


Posted by Strait Shooter]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:35:17 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by LeftWingCracker]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:27 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by tomguleff]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:06:14 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by davidkentholt]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:40:11 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by B-reazy]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:29:25 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by John Branston]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:23:50 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Phlo]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:05:36 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by BruceVanWyngarden]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:42:05 -0600 Memphis Flyer Posted by Packrat]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:39:31 -0600 Memphis Flyer
a) My closest friends call me by that name, and
b) My real name is Slappy McCumstaine
Posted by Phlo]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:38:51 -0600 Memphis Flyer