tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post3410107104751946902..comments2023-10-05T13:28:44.932+02:00Comments on The Island of the Voices: Multiple MeDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-1136697270579735112009-03-31T09:58:00.000+02:002009-03-31T09:58:00.000+02:00I think my trust and my caution on the internet ha...I think my trust and my caution on the internet have sort of developed side by side. <BR/><BR/>Other people's experiences on the first internet forum I ever took part in, soon taught me that there is reason to be careful. If you keep sharing a lot of intimate details about your life in an open forum, you might soon find yourself less anonymous than you wished, even if you are using a signature. It still amazes me how some people seem to remain forever under the illusion that they are only writing for a small group of either close friends or complete strangers, who usually comment on their posts; forgetting (as it seems to me) that others may also be reading, and just possibly among them also some not-quite-so-friendly neighbour. <BR/><BR/>Without getting too paranoid, I always try to keep that odd chance in mind. Using a signature is one layer of security. Not to write anything I couldn't (if necessary) admit to in public is another...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-19446483292041775372009-03-31T07:30:00.000+02:002009-03-31T07:30:00.000+02:00It certainly is an interesting aspect of online li...It certainly is an interesting aspect of online life. I always try and use the same name wherever I go - I think of it as a single nom-de-plume. But in a slightly less related vein I can also understand people using multiple names wherever they go - my fiance drives me nuts sometimes -- to every person he talks to he tells a different story. All his stories sort of circle around the truth but are always just shy of it - it amazes me how he does it - it's like he's lying about the details but the experience he's describing, the essence of what he's saying is true ... and that's the part that matters I suppose. I asked him about it once and he said that it simply isn't anyone's business what his true life story is - they don't need to know the details.<BR/><BR/>I think it all comes down to our comfort levels, what we're comfortable sharing with others. Me personally, I like the mask of a nom-de-plume - I always found it easier to tell all to a complete stranger, there's just something comforting in it.Pan's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699274363001629250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-40820318508796139062009-03-28T00:11:00.000+01:002009-03-28T00:11:00.000+01:00My husband tells me to keep changing my password. ...My husband tells me to keep changing my password. I do but with slight alterations. Otherwise, I'd never remember. When I change one, I change all so I can keep it straight. It's a major pain.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-804699081067772002009-03-26T20:07:00.000+01:002009-03-26T20:07:00.000+01:00Great post. Very interesting. It got me thinking, ...Great post. Very interesting. It got me thinking, too!raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808097290710098393noreply@blogger.com