Comments on: Anonymous (political) blogs http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:39:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-86 James Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:00:41 +0000 http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/#comment-86 Certainly one take on reality, Steve - if indeed that's your real name ... Certainly one take on reality, Steve – if indeed that’s your real name …

]]> By: Steve http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Steve Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:28:54 +0000 http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/#comment-85 Why do you think people want to remain anonymous? Don't pretend that we all don't know that the U.S. government monitors all communication, even this one. Not paranoia. Reality! Why do you think people want to remain anonymous? Don’t pretend that we all don’t know that the U.S. government monitors all communication, even this one. Not paranoia. Reality!

]]> By: Marcus Beltran http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Marcus Beltran Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:18:13 +0000 http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/#comment-84 "In the same way, reading an anonymous blog is like talking to someone with a paper bag over their head." Or, indeed, a niqab. “In the same way, reading an anonymous blog is like talking to someone with a paper bag over their head.”

Or, indeed, a niqab.

]]> By: Guido Fawkes http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Guido Fawkes Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:54:05 +0000 http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/#comment-83 The defamation lawyers don't seem to agree with you about the fear of reprisal. The defamation lawyers don’t seem to agree with you about the fear of reprisal.

]]> By: Niall Cook http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Niall Cook Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:22:49 +0000 http://jamesbarbour.org/blog/2006/11/03/anonymous-political-blogs/#comment-82 I think it's fine until such point that you need them to remove the paper bag so you can validate their credentials. That's when anonymous blogging falls down. I think it’s fine until such point that you need them to remove the paper bag so you can validate their credentials. That’s when anonymous blogging falls down.

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