Comments on: blogable?

By: Maxie

Maxie — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:30:57 +0000

I wish I were more anonymous. I feel a little better now that I have my own URL and everything, but the truth is that I still use my real name, my email address.. and i don’t cover my tracks very well.

By: K

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:22:58 +0000

I am pretty much as ANON as possible. I have one real life friend that reads my blog and I hope to keep it that way. The thing is we met through blogging therefore its kind of a different story. Kinda? Maybe. Sorta? I guess you dont know where to draw the line and how thick you want to draw it. I am pretty open about everything.. more open than I have ever wrote on the internet and defintiely wouldnt be as open if my blog wasnt ANON (then again isnt that a given?)

By: alasmydear

alasmydear — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:18:27 +0000

i thought about that too, when i started blogging. but it’s too fun to give up!

i too don’t tell very many live people about my blog. just family, and close friends. all my other readers are from the internetosphere. and i don’t blog about incriminating subjects, like work. relationships. sex. very deep emotions.

and i don’t curse people on my blog.

it’s been working out ok, so far…

By: Princess Pointful

Princess Pointful — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:23:39 +0000

I enjoy being anonymous, but it can be a lot of stress and work sometimes. I also think it restricts me from being as social and connected with other bloggers as I would like to be.

By: WonderSpot

WonderSpot — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:13:31 +0000

This seems to be the question of the day, doesn’t it? I told a few friends from the beginning, but they were friends I’ve never censored myself around, so it never changed how I wrote. And then I went and put my link of Facebook, without really thinking about it. It sorta freaked me out at first, but after thinking about it, I’m deciding to write as if I were completely anonymous. It’s the only way I’ll still have FUN with it.

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:46:12 +0000

My blog used to be a lot more anonymous than it is now, since two of my friends know about it and leave me comments, since they also blog themselves. I don’t mind though, nothing I blog about it all that sensitive.

By: e.p.

e.p. — Sun, 25 May 2008 04:22:08 +0000

My BFFs, former roommate and boyfriend all know about my blog and read it fairly regularly. I feel like I sometimes need to censor myself because I know they are reading, but overall, I like that they know about it. It’s just another way for us to keep in touch, and a way for them to understand what’s going on in my life at the current moment. Sometimes, I wish I were anonymous because I would like to write about some different things, but all in all, the reason I began blogging in the first place (back in the day) was to keep up with my friends on the other side of the country… But I can definitely understand where you are coming from.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:25:59 +0000

I struggle with this sometimes. My semi-anonymity. A few of my friends have found my blog via facebook (i put a link up to gain some readers for the April RAINN event, but recently took it down). Obviously I posted a photo, and I like having the ability to do that. I’m not sure if I’d post photos of anyone else (unless they approved). I try not to use real names. I’m sure to be vague in my job positions and my school/locale.

But really, I don’t feel like I have to hold myself back from talking about anything. I’m a what you see is what you get type gal. There’s very little about my own life I wouldn’t feel comfortable talking about on my blog. :-)

By: lfar

lfar — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:57:18 +0000

Us Non-Anon bloggers don’t get enough credit. We but ourselves out there! But at the same time…

Look, we all know the pros to being anonymous. But imagine going in the closet when you’re used to being so free? Stay non-anon! It’s fun!

By: The Modern Gal

The Modern Gal — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:33:18 +0000

Sometimes I do wish I could come out of the blogging closet, but I do like the feeling of safety my anonymity provides — although I realize that could come back to bite me in the arse, because we’re never completely anonymous.

I never intended on writing personal things when I started my current blog, but it just migrated that way.