Comments on: On Anonymous Bloggers http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/ Four seasons in one day, two countries in one heart Fri, 04 May 2012 19:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Baiton http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-346 Rob Baiton Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-346 I am a little ragu2 to put my two bobs worth in and prolong an argument / debate that is already on the wane but may spark up again at any time.<br/><br/>But seeing it was my selection as blogger of the week that got this ball rolling in the first place, why not?<br/><br/>It does not really matter whether you are anonymous or known. I read people's blogs to be entertained or informed or insulted or offended, but whatever the reason it is my choice to read. <br/><br/>This was the point that many of the postings alluded to most bloggers write for themselves and their families or friends. It is not necessarily about having a moment of fame or making money. <br/><br/>I do not write my blog to make money...the amazon ads are more for letting my family and friends what is missing from my library and if they cannot think of a good present then a law book is always a good choice :) (if you are reading this Ma my birthday's coming up)!<br/><br/>I do not write to be famous but I do hope that along the way people find my blog and enjoy the read.<br/><br/>I am not anonymous not so that I can claim the higher moral ground or some extra degree of credibility but rather if any one wants to challenge me on what I write then at least they can see what they are going after!<br/><br/>For all my friends out there in cyber world, whether you be anonymous or otherwise, keep blogging away as I enjoy reading you all! I am a little ragu2 to put my two bobs worth in and prolong an argument / debate that is already on the wane but may spark up again at any time.

But seeing it was my selection as blogger of the week that got this ball rolling in the first place, why not?

It does not really matter whether you are anonymous or known. I read people’s blogs to be entertained or informed or insulted or offended, but whatever the reason it is my choice to read.

This was the point that many of the postings alluded to most bloggers write for themselves and their families or friends. It is not necessarily about having a moment of fame or making money.

I do not write my blog to make money…the amazon ads are more for letting my family and friends what is missing from my library and if they cannot think of a good present then a law book is always a good choice :) (if you are reading this Ma my birthday’s coming up)!

I do not write to be famous but I do hope that along the way people find my blog and enjoy the read.

I am not anonymous not so that I can claim the higher moral ground or some extra degree of credibility but rather if any one wants to challenge me on what I write then at least they can see what they are going after!

For all my friends out there in cyber world, whether you be anonymous or otherwise, keep blogging away as I enjoy reading you all!

]]> By: Jakartass http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-345 Jakartass Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:08:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-345 Anita. <br/>What Fatih and Unspun don't seem to realise is that few expat bloggers write in order to be read by anyone other than friends and family 'back home'. <br/><br/>That's how/why you started, isn't it? <br/><br/>It's also a way of trying to understand a foreign culture, so, in essence, we are promoting our 'new home'.<br/><br/>Tree is wrong to suggest that we take ourselves seriously. What we take seriously is having someone criticise our anonymity rather than what we actually write. It's damned insulting.<br/><br/>Supposedly there are c.150,000 Indonesian blogs to choose from, so why should Fatih single out those he objects to? He doesn't have to read them/us.<br/><br/>That he harps on about how he's been mentioned in Tempo indicates that he suffers from a severe dose of <i>selebrititis</i>. This is something that also afflicts Unspun, but then he is in the P.R. business. Anita.
What Fatih and Unspun don’t seem to realise is that few expat bloggers write in order to be read by anyone other than friends and family ‘back home’.

That’s how/why you started, isn’t it?

It’s also a way of trying to understand a foreign culture, so, in essence, we are promoting our ‘new home’.

Tree is wrong to suggest that we take ourselves seriously. What we take seriously is having someone criticise our anonymity rather than what we actually write. It’s damned insulting.

Supposedly there are c.150,000 Indonesian blogs to choose from, so why should Fatih single out those he objects to? He doesn’t have to read them/us.

That he harps on about how he’s been mentioned in Tempo indicates that he suffers from a severe dose of selebrititis. This is something that also afflicts Unspun, but then he is in the P.R. business.

]]> By: Finally Woken http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-344 Finally Woken Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:26:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-344 @Elyani, that's not what Oigal said about his reason of being anonymous, first he said that Indonesia doesn't provide fair justice system to protect its citizenship should something happen to the writer (something that Unspun disagree), later he said those who do reveal their true identities suffer from 'look at me syndrome'. The other argue that even without name, it doesn't mean one posting is less credible (something that Fatih raised, that you shouldn't criticize Islam, for example, without telling where you stand). @Elyani, that’s not what Oigal said about his reason of being anonymous, first he said that Indonesia doesn’t provide fair justice system to protect its citizenship should something happen to the writer (something that Unspun disagree), later he said those who do reveal their true identities suffer from ‘look at me syndrome’. The other argue that even without name, it doesn’t mean one posting is less credible (something that Fatih raised, that you shouldn’t criticize Islam, for example, without telling where you stand).

]]> By: Elyani http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-343 Elyani Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:06:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-343 I think some us bloggers just prefer a bit of mystery and anonymity and let their readers to gain more clues about them through all their posts. Like the Barong dance in Bali, for example, I don't think the performance will look just as good if they take the masks off their face. I think some us bloggers just prefer a bit of mystery and anonymity and let their readers to gain more clues about them through all their posts. Like the Barong dance in Bali, for example, I don’t think the performance will look just as good if they take the masks off their face.

]]> By: Ecky http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-342 Ecky Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:10:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-342 I don't see any problem in being anonymous blogger though, we like then because of their thoughts and writing not because of who they are.<br/><br/>I believe there is no fixed rule in blogging, let them be anonymous but they must be responsible for their writing.<br/><br/>Just my two cents. <br/><br/>Who won the football last night? Hope you'll get better. I don’t see any problem in being anonymous blogger though, we like then because of their thoughts and writing not because of who they are.

I believe there is no fixed rule in blogging, let them be anonymous but they must be responsible for their writing.

Just my two cents.

Who won the football last night? Hope you’ll get better.

]]> By: Therry http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-341 Therry Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:46:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-341 I saw that posting too and even John Orford had made a blog post as a response of this whole 'expats blogging anonymously' thing.<br/><br/>Too bad I can't open Indonesiamatters.com though.<br/><br/>Tried many times but kept getting the 'problem loading page' on my browser.<br/><br/>Weird. I saw that posting too and even John Orford had made a blog post as a response of this whole ‘expats blogging anonymously’ thing.

Too bad I can’t open Indonesiamatters.com though.

Tried many times but kept getting the ‘problem loading page’ on my browser.

Weird.

]]> By: Carl Parkes http://finally-woken.com/2008/02/on-anonymous-bloggers/#comment-340 Carl Parkes Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:32:00 +0000 http://finally-woken.com/?p=104#comment-340 Hello from San Francisco,<br/><br/>Thanks for sending along the link to Bugil's story about searching for Obama's house. I tried to find the link, but failed, so thanks. And I put it in there since it's more of a curiosity piece but still interesting, at least to Americans such as myself who know something about Indonesia. Hello from San Francisco,

Thanks for sending along the link to Bugil’s story about searching for Obama’s house. I tried to find the link, but failed, so thanks. And I put it in there since it’s more of a curiosity piece but still interesting, at least to Americans such as myself who know something about Indonesia.

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