Comments on: Outing Bloggers http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Wed, 23 May 2012 23:34:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Southern Appeal » My friend, Publius http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/#comment-2643 Southern Appeal » My friend, Publius Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:59:57 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9501#comment-2643 [...] Dylan Matthews, Steve Benen, Deuce Geary, Anon Liberal, Tom Maguire, David Schraub, R.S. McCain, Donald at American Catholic, Jay Anderson, Cranky Con, Matt Franck (Whelan’s co-blogger at Bench Memos), and Rick [...] [...] Dylan Matthews, Steve Benen, Deuce Geary, Anon Liberal, Tom Maguire, David Schraub, R.S. McCain, Donald at American Catholic, Jay Anderson, Cranky Con, Matt Franck (Whelan’s co-blogger at Bench Memos), and Rick [...]

]]> By: Blackadder http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/#comment-2642 Blackadder Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:25:51 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9501#comment-2642 I would note that <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWYxZmFlYzdiM2QxMWYwZWE5Y2Y1MDA1NTdjZWI2ZGI=" rel="nofollow">Ed Whelan has now apologized for the outing.</a> Good for him. I would note that Ed Whelan has now apologized for the outing. Good for him.

]]> By: Art Deco http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/#comment-2641 Art Deco Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:30:12 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9501#comment-2641 <i> It was a way of divorcing the message from the messenger.</i> Bingo. It was a way of divorcing the message from the messenger.

Bingo.

]]> By: Donald R. McClarey http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/#comment-2640 Donald R. McClarey Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:16:36 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9501#comment-2640 All good points Elaine. I sometimes forget that not everyone is blessed\cursed with the hide of a rhinoceros when it comes to self-expression. All good points Elaine. I sometimes forget that not everyone is blessed\cursed with the hide of a rhinoceros when it comes to self-expression.

]]> By: Elaine Krewer http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/#comment-2639 Elaine Krewer Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:38:53 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9501#comment-2639 While blog anonymity does seem to give some people "permission" to be hateful jerks, it might also give otherwise timid souls or people who don't express themselves well, or have much of a chance to express themselves at all, a chance to say good things that need to be said. That is the way I look at my pseudonymous blogging. You see, I write better than I talk, and I don't always express myself well in person. Plus, I'm really chicken when it comes to expressing my personal views in front of people who might not agree with them. I may not have the opportunity or the gumption to discuss or launch a defense of Church teaching at work or at family gatherings, but I can do it via blogging, and maybe plant some good arguments or ideas in some reader's mind. It is also my understanding that blogging and e-mail are favored and effective forms of communication for people who have autism spectrum disorders, since it doesn't require them to worry about eye contact, body language, facial expression and all those other details that are difficult for them to handle. While blog anonymity does seem to give some people “permission” to be hateful jerks, it might also give otherwise timid souls or people who don’t express themselves well, or have much of a chance to express themselves at all, a chance to say good things that need to be said. That is the way I look at my pseudonymous blogging.

You see, I write better than I talk, and I don’t always express myself well in person. Plus, I’m really chicken when it comes to expressing my personal views in front of people who might not agree with them. I may not have the opportunity or the gumption to discuss or launch a defense of Church teaching at work or at family gatherings, but I can do it via blogging, and maybe plant some good arguments or ideas in some reader’s mind.

It is also my understanding that blogging and e-mail are favored and effective forms of communication for people who have autism spectrum disorders, since it doesn’t require them to worry about eye contact, body language, facial expression and all those other details that are difficult for them to handle.

]]> By: paul zummo http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/08/outing-bloggers/#comment-2638 paul zummo Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:31:06 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9501#comment-2638 Also, I believe the Founders used pseudonyms partially because they were so well known. They didn't want their audience to pre-judge the message by associating it with a certain writer that they had fully formed opinions of, one way or the other. It was a way of divorcing the message from the messenger. Also, I believe the Founders used pseudonyms partially because they were so well known. They didn’t want their audience to pre-judge the message by associating it with a certain writer that they had fully formed opinions of, one way or the other. It was a way of divorcing the message from the messenger.

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