Comments on: ALA and YouTube followup

By: Karen G. Schneider

Karen G. Schneider — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:16:01 +0000

“I’ll admit this is a particular obsession of mine, but anonymous speech is important and necessary for the freedom of speech to be a real thing.”

Yes, and my obsession is with transparency and accountability. I think anonymity is a pimple on the butt of the Web.

By: Carolyn Wood

Carolyn Wood — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:57:56 +0000

ALA MidWinter is off my radar this year.

I am not a fan of anon posting in general.

I am considering shooting something debate related this weekend. If anons have important questions, perhaps they could post them here and have their voices heard. I also might gain new insights into the organization from the feedback.

BTW – More videos, more ideas. I hope at least a few ALA members pick up a video camera before the deadline. If non-members are interested, that’s great too!

By: Karen G. Schneider

Karen G. Schneider — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:06:44 +0000

Well, we’re going to have to disagree on this — not on the value of free speech, but on this specific example. But that’s ok, we can disagree. See you at Midwinter.

By: Jason Griffey

Jason Griffey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:46:29 +0000

And I think that anonymity is a necessary evil if we are to allow for the ability to say what you want.

I won’t disagree that anonymity + internet = asshat. But to paraphrase, I may not like what you say, and I may even think that it is wrong to say it, but I will defend your right to say it. Even the asshats on the web.

By: Karen G. Schneider

Karen G. Schneider — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:50:57 +0000

“I’ll admit this is a particular obsession of mine, but anonymous speech is important and necessary for the freedom of speech to be a real thing.”

Yes, and my obsession is with transparency and accountability. I think anonymity is a pimple on the butt of the Web.