tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828487763336667307.post7774631421451177258..comments2014-07-28T23:26:45.192-07:00Comments on The Beating Heart of It: To Blog or Not to Blog...Sweeper of Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078459443293328745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828487763336667307.post-282869131733482182008-10-22T23:10:00.000-07:002008-10-22T23:10:00.000-07:00>Matt Wardman (revealed "Matt Wardman"...>Matt Wardman (revealed "Matt Wardman" is a pen name):<BR/><BR/>Can I just clarify the "pen name" comment, as anonymity is a contentious debate. I post from time to time that MW is a pen name (example from May 2007: <A HREF="http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/05/17/who-is-matt-wardman-for-the-avoidance-of-doubt/" REL="nofollow">May 2007</A>), and it says so on the About Page.<BR/><BR/>Also, in the UK you cannot register domains anonymously at the registrar level (I have a mirror on mattwardman.co.uk as well as sites such as politics-wales.co.uk); if you want to be anonymous it is down to using Limited Companies, PO Box numbers and the traditional offline routes.<BR/><BR/>CheersMatt Wardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326720801362744582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828487763336667307.post-63318436479505706122008-10-22T22:58:00.000-07:002008-10-22T22:58:00.000-07:00Great to see you there, Dianne.I take your comment...Great to see you there, Dianne.<BR/><BR/>I take your comments, but I'm not totally convinced about "over-discussed".<BR/><BR/>In any topic where either the subject itself is changing, or different people (or groups of people) are taking an interest, the basics (and the basic debates) have to happen again and again and again. Surely that's just how it is, and is the same for using blogs, or sex education, or giving up smoking, or why it is important to vote, or anything else?<BR/><BR/>I had several conversations with people who changed their opinions, or found out things to make running their own blog more efficient or effective. <BR/><BR/>But I'd certainly like to move the debate on to "what can we do with this stuff" and "how do we use it": even "how has it been used in specific examples".<BR/><BR/>The point that hit me between the eyes was the reminder that anonymous voting is a cornerstone of our system.<BR/><BR/>MattMatt Wardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326720801362744582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828487763336667307.post-22568534130855916072008-10-22T08:25:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:25:00.000-07:00Thanks for coming Dianne and I'm glad you enjoyed ...Thanks for coming Dianne and I'm glad you enjoyed it. The quotes are great. Cheers, DaranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com