identity

Death Threats, Harassment, Stalking, Google Plus and Identity

by Karoli on August 29, 2011 · 19 comments

From Friday’s New York Times, this lovely little gem:  Using an ever-changing series of pseudonyms, the authorities say, Mr. Cassidy published thousands of Twitter posts about Ms. Zeoli. Some were weird horror-movie descriptions of what would befall her; others were more along these lines: “Do the world a favor and go kill yourself. P.S. Have [...]

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Open Letter to Twitter, Ev, Biz, followers, unfollowed and followed alike

by Karoli on June 17, 2011 · 17 comments

Dear Twitter, Ev, Biz, Twitter followers and Twitter followed: It’s time to grapple with identity and behavior in communities in a realistic way. It’s wonderful to stand up and claim to love the first amendment and set extremely loose community standards. As an ideal, it’s laudable. As reality, it demands your attention and the attention [...]

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Reputation matters, not names

by Karoli on January 14, 2011 · 12 comments

Serious question: If I added my last name to my first name to this post, would it somehow change how you view what I write? My speculative answer: No, it would make no difference. In fact, it might confuse some of you, especially if I used one of my two commonly-used last names, maiden and [...]

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