Posting as Anonymous or getting a Google account
I have had a some posts in the few days that my blog has
been up. I thank all my readers and commenters. It has come to my attention
that some have posted comments using anonymous but then have contacted me
saying they are or are not going to get a google account for future comments. You
do not need to do that if you do not want to. Here is how to keep you privacy
and still let people know who you are without letting everyone know who you are.
After you comment when it asks you to select what you want to comment as simply
select name/URL. This will allow you to sign you post however you want. Liberal
Joe, Right Wing Joe, Libertarian Joe or just Joe. You do not need to enter in a
URL. I say this to let people know they can sign their posts without letting
the world know who they are. The NSA and the FBI will still now, but not
the average Joe.
Blog post and comment “standards”
Low.
Well, that will be for you and I do decide. Here are some
standards from another blog that I am going to loosly use to try to make sure
this does not become like some dark corners of the Daily Kos.
Yes it is from a feminist web site. Just replace the word
feminist with human or American or realistic or guns or the Constitution or what ever. That being said, this is not law,
it is a guide, for me and you. Good ideas can come from anywhere and there is
no reason to reinvent the wheel, unless it is a really shitty design for a
wheel, then you might want to start from scratch. Will these ever be violated,
yeah, but we have to start somewhere.
Insprierd by http://feministing.com/about/
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Ok, so there is our loose guide. Four days, four posts, and
one admin post. I expect like all blogs, we are starting out strong. A year
from now, well let’s see if this internet thing catches on and is still around
a year from now. That is if the grid does not get taken out by solar flares.
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