tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post2124924970794340744..comments2023-10-30T06:01:02.889-04:00Comments on don't call me Veronica: you asked for it: nameless wisdom - pt 1tonymyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-77557542280461000462007-11-13T15:49:00.000-05:002007-11-13T15:49:00.000-05:00It is funny, and amusing.It is funny, and amusing.Gerrard Fesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811340019243548057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-9153967817143844912007-10-30T09:06:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:06:00.000-04:00I remember when I found that nameless yp site and ...I remember when I found that nameless yp site and I emailed it to you all excited.<BR/><BR/>that's humorous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-53850177489971103852007-10-26T23:22:00.000-04:002007-10-26T23:22:00.000-04:00This was awesome!This was awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-90330285679941808382007-10-25T22:50:00.000-04:002007-10-25T22:50:00.000-04:00Nice post Nameless. . .er. . . Tony. If it's poss...Nice post Nameless. . .er. . . Tony. If it's possible to have fun memories about an internet listserve, this story gave me some.Lenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105317756593192698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-23436016285382611002007-10-25T15:16:00.000-04:002007-10-25T15:16:00.000-04:00I hear you on this, Mel. I wonder if the opposite...I hear you on this, Mel. I wonder if the opposite can be true, though.<BR/><BR/>A couple of weeks ago I was talking at a roundtable with some others in ministry and one of the gals spoke about the NYWC women in ministry deal. She said that it was a nice idea, but very "girly." I wonder if sometimes we set to prove ourselves - be it gender, age, history, whatever - and in the process lose ourselves in a whole new loud-identity (meaning, we can't use our normal voices and so we have to use a louder voices, but then we get perceived to be a "loud voice" and nothing else.)tonymyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-80881059400064664322007-10-25T15:08:00.000-04:002007-10-25T15:08:00.000-04:00"Perhaps because when we can't see the face we're ..."Perhaps because when we can't see the face we're more inclined to listen to the voice."<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps if we don't know their sex we can't make judgements about their voice before listening to it.<BR/><BR/>I can see the appeal of using a pseudonym since I have met many (mainly men) who won't listen because I'm a women. It's so difficult to walk into youth pastor gatherings and feel the vibe change before introducing yourself because of your sex. Because my experience and thoughts has been disregarded, not sought and excluded, using a pseudo could allow my voice to be heard as it did yours, especially in an online context where communication is harder.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949566567791207707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-32197351014764937252007-10-24T23:09:00.000-04:002007-10-24T23:09:00.000-04:00edit:It should say:...so I could PUT my raw though...edit:<BR/>It should say:<BR/>...so I could PUT my raw thoughts out there....The Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567555710726074936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-24360403205098519972007-10-24T23:08:00.000-04:002007-10-24T23:08:00.000-04:00I thought I was the only one who felt like startin...I thought I was the only one who felt like starting another blog so I could my raw thoughts out there. :)<BR/><BR/>It's nice to know I'm in good company.<BR/><BR/>www.shinnsstew.blogspot.comThe Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567555710726074936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-24299468820833977112007-10-24T16:09:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:09:00.000-04:00I'm taking a class at church this month around Emo...I'm taking a class at church this month around Emotionally Healthy Spirituality... and in one of the exerices, we had to write some personal thoughts on our pad.<BR/><BR/>On the way out, I tore out the pages, shredded them and tossed them in the trash... lest they ever be read by anyone. It's not like I'm an axe murderer or anything (!) but I'm not even sure that "anonymous" is a safe place for me yet. Why am I so afraid of me?Ed G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08870533414070848501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-27130381243631528302007-10-24T13:17:00.000-04:002007-10-24T13:17:00.000-04:00Isn't it odd how easy it is to say things on the i...Isn't it odd how easy it is to say things on the internet that we'd never say on the phone or in public? Sometimes we use blogs and message boards as an excuse to throw our junk out there, not realizing that on the other side of our black text there are 3-dimensional people being wounded in red.tonymyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-53076265401407743402007-10-24T12:05:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:05:00.000-04:00My old blogger name used to be "sniper." Some of m...My old blogger name used to be <BR/>"sniper." Some of my close friends knew it was my blog, but most people did not. I went pseudo mostly because I was posting on professors blogs and I didn't want my comments to affect my relationships (read "grades") with them. <BR/><BR/>Once I got into the pacifism conversation and became a wee bit outspoken on non-violence, the name "sniper" just didn't quite seem to fit. :) Also, Keith Drury had me described on his site under as a "middle-aged pastor in Marion, IN." Proving that there is some danger in going pseudonymous.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'll make sure to add yours to my visitation list. One thing I appreciate the most about this post and these comments is that it maintains the healthy view that there are readers...meaning...we are accountable for what we say and that we can't just lob anything and everything out there for people to view. The trend of "authenticity" from pastors has led many in my generation to think censoring anything is "phony." In a subtle way, this post and these replies relize the immaturity in that view.Mike Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968049104737268713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-88623282438801690742007-10-24T10:01:00.000-04:002007-10-24T10:01:00.000-04:00I blogged under the name "ProSe" for a long time u...I blogged under the name "ProSe" for a long time until one of my readers called me on it.<BR/><BR/>They thought it would more personal if people could get to know me, because of my story. I didn't want people to know my name, even if they already knew my story. I just didn't want search engines to pick up my name. I *was* a very private person, then one day I Googled my name, and a domain called justia.com had picked up my complaint, and published my full name, address and phone number and indexed all the documents.<BR/><BR/>So much for being nameless, so I added an "about me" page with a picture. After I stopped being so "unknown" people started interacting with me on my blog. It's impossible for me to hide who I am now because I have readers all over the world and I could never go back to being anonymous. Now people are searching Google for my nickname as well as my site name.<BR/><BR/>I still don't like my name out there, but what can you do? Search engines cache things and even if I wanted to retreat, I can't. So I write and wait to see what God does with my life.<BR/><BR/>It's a journey to learn to trust Him no matter how bad things get.Shark Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148235602133742425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-38218941670940045272007-10-23T12:15:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:15:00.000-04:00What is intriguing about both of your comments is ...What is intriguing about both of your comments is how much we all have something "extra" we want to say, yet wonder how to go about saying it. I know this all too well... and I think some days when I post stuff here I think about how this person or that person might read it - sometimes folks think I'm talking about them when I'm not, but I guess reading into things is something we all do too well.<BR/><BR/>Then, of course, there are those times that I want to share lots of details here on the blog about something but then realize I want to save it for a sermon illustration and don't want to spoil it for anyone in my church who might read the blog ahead of time. So that's another form of anonymity, I suppose, but eventually I get around to posting it here... which is usually when someone says, "Sounds like something I heard in a sermon once."<BR/><BR/>Oh, and DJ - those daggers in your back? They do hurt, don't they? Ouch. Felt that when you said it. <BR/><BR/>They also do come out, though... and maybe that's one of the cool things about whatever new body we receive from God one day... a fresh start.tonymyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11396458619687708153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-25167756219510539162007-10-23T10:46:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:46:00.000-04:00I've often thought of starting a second blog under...I've often thought of starting a second blog under a pseudonym, saying all the things I WISH I could say on mine. Then I spend half an hour wondering why I CAN'T say them on mine. Of course, it's for the same reason that I filter what I say around certain people. Or, I should say, "reasons." There are many.<BR/><BR/>But you've got me thinking again.Thurman8erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956136117525355145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15733794.post-6721370433257681262007-10-23T10:27:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:27:00.000-04:00Anonymity tends to allow a full disclosure of the ...Anonymity tends to allow a full disclosure of the heart. There are a lot of things that I wish I could write about in the public forum or even on my blog, but because I know people who know me will read it I can't always speak my mind.<BR/><BR/>When I get home on a Sunday and I feel like I need to get the daggers out of my back, I want to write on 'Why we shouldn't kick each other when we're down'. But I can't because I know it will stir the pot in the wrong way.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the nameless wisdom is often inspired by events that are too 'close to home'.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'm completely off. But thats my $0.02Djhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348855079442717887noreply@blogger.com