Comments on: Blogging, Comments and Self Censorship

By: sellsius

sellsius — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:34:00 +0000

April, we’d be happy to post it here under “Open Mike”

By: April Groves

April Groves — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:30:54 +0000

Ran into another situation today. I am passionate about political philosophy. Had a great article written…no where to post it. I am not yet comfortable with being that controversial with the entire virtual world. Self censored and filed the article away for when I become independently wealthy:)

By: sellsius

sellsius — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:16:33 +0000

Well put Mitchell.

As Teresa pointed out, this is especially true with humor. Be sure to sprinkle a lot of :)

By: Mitchell Hall

Mitchell Hall — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:33:26 +0000

I’ve found out that a Blog comment can often be taken as the exact opposite of what the comment was meant to mean. Sometimes it’s best to just pick up the phone.

By: sellsius

sellsius — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:47:34 +0000

Well said Wife.
PS Love the comment. Its brevity speaks volumes.

By: Austin Realtor's Wife

Austin Realtor's Wife — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:17:33 +0000

Another aspect to self censoring (which I will admit is a weakness of mine) is that you become comfortable with the people you “talk” to every day and leave comments that you would never leave on a “stranger’s” blog, so be mindful of your blogging comfort level and appropriateness. Perfect example of inappropriate, PERMANENT TO THE BLOGOSPHERE comment stupidity: http://www.bawldguy.com/a-slice-of-san-diego-the-lips/

By: sellsius

sellsius — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:22:26 +0000

And unlike a conversation, there is no room to adjust your message, based on the immediate feedback of your listener. You have to wait until they respond in writing to see if they got your message as you intended.

Here’s another thing—immediacy. When Rudy, Phil and I were talking, we covered so many subjects, back and forth, in an hour, that would have taken perhaps days of blog post writing to cover. And the synergy of a live conversation, I suspect, cannot be duplicated with blog post/comment exchange.
(Just MHO.)

By: April

April — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:29:09 +0000

I will freely admit to self censorship. I think it is vital to being correctly understood. I tend to be very expressive when I speak and it is eaiser to convey my message when it is coupled with my body language, etc. Don’t get that in the written word…at least not without some serious thought, word crafting, and…self censorship.

I also find it important because you can’t write without drawing upon people you know. So, I realize I am not just putting myself out there, but others as well. That’s a responsibility not to be taken lightly.

By: Laurie Manny

Laurie Manny — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:29:13 +0000

Ha, if we said everything that was on our minds we would be notorious.

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:05:51 +0000

I’ve had to bite my tongue on more than one occasion… The internet is forever. I got flamed on a forum one time and the guy’s comments now rank higher in Google than his own website…

http://tinyurl.com/38co6d