i think there is a difference between not putting your full name and with holding your identity, not putting your full name could be for your own safety, hiding your identity for instance pretending to be a 15 year old boy when you are a 50 year old man is wrong. if you are on a forum, or a website in which there are people who have the same beliefs, you do feel that you are able to express yourselves in ways that maybe you can not amongst your friends and colleagues, this doesnt mean that u shouldnt with hold your identity, it just means that in some situations you can feel more at ease with you veiws and personality. The risks that are involved with online self experssion are that when people read your point a veiws, especially if they are offensive, you could be subject to bashing and flaming, but also if you express yourself on a social networking forum, future employers read these sites and can decide whether you are right for the job just by what you have written, so maybe not in every situation, is self expression the best idea.
Alot of what i have talked about in my blogs with the dangers of relatioships online, is to do with people not being who they say they are and grooming. But there are other issues surrounding, relationshipd, for instance the person that you are talking to may find it easier to speak on the internet and therefore the personal that they are portraying, is someone that you get along with and can talk to easily, but if you ever met them face to face, you may find that you actually done have anything in common with them. Also i did find the poin intereting that dave made in the lecture about relationships that are formed online are disposable, unlike that of real life. I have made a few online friends through forums etc, and i dont think thatt in a real situation that we would necessairly get on the way that we did online, also the fact that i suddenly stopped talking to some of them, didnt really have an effect on me, it was just simply because we had nothing left to say to each other, it unlikely that as "face tyo face friend" would be this easy to faze out and just stop talkijng to.
Though this is the case alot of my real friends i would also call online friends especialy when i am away from home at uni, or back at home, i speak to my friends via the internet, so i through many points in the year i have just purely online and maybe the odd texst or phone call realtionships with friends from back home.
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I agree that we can be too trusting of people online, especially when we don't really always know who they are, but with this online seminar work (and all the passwords that go with it) we know were talking to people we know. And i think the fact that its not face to face with a seminar groups means that people who are usually shy to speak up might find it easier this way.
(But i do agree that the internet in general can be a pretty unsafe place)
Luke Purcell
rincy jess goody
yeah i agree that is some forums where unanimous views are overwhelming, I personally wouldn't post an opposing view kuz every1 would attack your comments and end up slagging u off, rather than just your comments.
and yes i agree, not giving your name could just be to like prevent identity fraud, whereas not being who u say u r is a whole other story.
and I agree with Luke that the internet can be unsafe kuz of all these people who pretend 2 b other people, but at the same time...without sounding harsh...I think to believe people online in certain situations is very naive kuz like its not as if theres not enough warnings about it, is it? is that really harsh or can u see my point?? maybe it's just because I persoanlly would never trust anything said by some1 i know from purely online
Kayleigh,
Again, here a heading of 'Identity' may be useful to let people know what your blog post will discuss. I think the fine nuances you differentiate between are important. Could you perhaps explain the terms 'bashing' and 'flaming' here? There are quite a number of errors in your writing as this progressed....perhaps consider putting your posts in MSWord and copy and pasting them into your blog? The aspect of 'disposability' is interesting....does this also then raise questions as to how 'meaningful' the on-line relationships were in the first place?
All the best
Emma
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