Something in my craw...
I was asked if had any Moral Qualms about posting private emails from people who don’t know that they will be placed on a public forum.
Hmmmm. Yes I do. Each time I post one. I think it over and take many things into account:
What does this entail?
Is this a secret?
Whose Secret is it?
What did I do to incite it?
Does it reveal personal information?
Is it funny or just mean?
what is my reaction to it?
I dont' post every email I get. Not even every geocaching email I get only a few that are relevant or I want to remember what happened. I hate keeping email. So now and again I post one. But I didn't post the email I got this morning. Where I don't mind being told I'm wrong and then given a clearcut explanation of how wrong I am... it really wasn't something I wanted printed... not for my sake, but for the senders. He told me I could, but I thought better of it. I would have put all responses and rebuttals on here as well, but it really didn't need to be put out there.
I have a 2 general rules, don't say it if you don't want it repeated and Don't write it if you don't want it read. I try not to be ugly in emails unless provoked and now-a-days, rarely then. I always assume that more then the reader will see my emails... I work in the corporate world and the company owns my emails - even the private ones. This article explains it better. I always expect my email to be forwarded to anyone and everyone so I write them accordingly.
I live my life mainly in public. Not like a celebrity... though I like to think of myself as one. But with very few secrets. Ask me a question, I will most likely tell you an answer without hesitation. Either the truth (most of the time) or Nunya(not as often as I should). I'm pretty much an open book.
Do I believe there is a time for secrets? Yes. So can I keep a secret... yeah. I do all the time. Mostly because I forget them shortly after I'm told, only to remember them usually after the fact. Which is pretty handy don't ya think?
Hmmmm. Yes I do. Each time I post one. I think it over and take many things into account:
What does this entail?
Is this a secret?
Whose Secret is it?
What did I do to incite it?
Does it reveal personal information?
Is it funny or just mean?
what is my reaction to it?
I dont' post every email I get. Not even every geocaching email I get only a few that are relevant or I want to remember what happened. I hate keeping email. So now and again I post one. But I didn't post the email I got this morning. Where I don't mind being told I'm wrong and then given a clearcut explanation of how wrong I am... it really wasn't something I wanted printed... not for my sake, but for the senders. He told me I could, but I thought better of it. I would have put all responses and rebuttals on here as well, but it really didn't need to be put out there.
I have a 2 general rules, don't say it if you don't want it repeated and Don't write it if you don't want it read. I try not to be ugly in emails unless provoked and now-a-days, rarely then. I always assume that more then the reader will see my emails... I work in the corporate world and the company owns my emails - even the private ones. This article explains it better. I always expect my email to be forwarded to anyone and everyone so I write them accordingly.
I live my life mainly in public. Not like a celebrity... though I like to think of myself as one. But with very few secrets. Ask me a question, I will most likely tell you an answer without hesitation. Either the truth (most of the time) or Nunya(not as often as I should). I'm pretty much an open book.
Do I believe there is a time for secrets? Yes. So can I keep a secret... yeah. I do all the time. Mostly because I forget them shortly after I'm told, only to remember them usually after the fact. Which is pretty handy don't ya think?