Comments on: Follow up: The vulgar comment & the school http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/ Where the real world and real people use social media. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:59:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: HubSpot TV – Retweet Treats with Guest Dan Zarrella | Best Traffic Tips http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-857 HubSpot TV – Retweet Treats with Guest Dan Zarrella | Best Traffic Tips Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:06:40 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-857 [...] Follow up: The vulgar comment & the school [...] [...] Follow up: The vulgar comment & the school [...]

]]> By: Bekiyrah · Don’t start nothing, won’t be nothing: newspaper comment edition http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Bekiyrah · Don’t start nothing, won’t be nothing: newspaper comment edition Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:31 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-852 [...] latest in ignorant rage on the internet: Some idiot resigned from their job after being confronted about a vulgar comment they made twice on a news site that didn’t conform to their employer’s policies but [...] [...] latest in ignorant rage on the internet: Some idiot resigned from their job after being confronted about a vulgar comment they made twice on a news site that didn’t conform to their employer’s policies but [...]

]]> By: Norman http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Norman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28:43 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-872 You haven't learned that you made a mistake and should apologize. <br><br>The headers, with enough date and time information to identify the person to his employer, is personal information. <br><br>You violated the ST's privacy policy and cost somebody his job. You haven't learned that you made a mistake and should apologize.

The headers, with enough date and time information to identify the person to his employer, is personal information.

You violated the ST's privacy policy and cost somebody his job.

]]> By: Bill http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Bill Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:15:17 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-870 My guess is you just opened up the paper to a lawsuit due to the violation of the posted privacy policy. That's what happens when someone that knows very little about social media gets a job as a director of social media. If you don't want anonymous posters then disable it - if you want to institute some conservative speech constraints then add it to the T&C's and if you want to be able to track down and report people for what they post then include it in your privacy policy My guess is you just opened up the paper to a lawsuit due to the violation of the posted privacy policy. That's what happens when someone that knows very little about social media gets a job as a director of social media. If you don't want anonymous posters then disable it – if you want to institute some conservative speech constraints then add it to the T&C's and if you want to be able to track down and report people for what they post then include it in your privacy policy

]]> By: Mr. Geek http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Mr. Geek Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:57:21 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-871 The thing is, you broke the ToS (as many others have said). And again the phrase "jackass". Why? Why the double standards? You can say something "vulgar" yet another person can not? The thing is, you broke the ToS (as many others have said). And again the phrase “jackass”. Why? Why the double standards? You can say something “vulgar” yet another person can not?

]]> By: GaryB http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-873 GaryB Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:34 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-873 Kurt sez about reveling private information > <br>"No. I had none to reveal and wouldn’t have if I had it. From me, the school learned three things: ...<indirectly exactly who the guy was>"<br><br>But, you make excuses. What you first said was:<br>Kurt first said><br>"I’m not identifying the guy who posted the comment because, obviously, I don’t know who it was."<br><br>The obvious implication was that the only reason you didn't out and out expose his identity was because you (thankfully) didn't find it out. NOT that you'd never do that. Kurt sez about reveling private information >
“No. I had none to reveal and wouldn’t have if I had it. From me, the school learned three things: …<indirectly exactly who the guy was>”

But, you make excuses. What you first said was:
Kurt first said>
“I’m not identifying the guy who posted the comment because, obviously, I don’t know who it was.”

The obvious implication was that the only reason you didn't out and out expose his identity was because you (thankfully) didn't find it out. NOT that you'd never do that.

]]> By: Norman http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-847 Norman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:43 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-847 You haven't learned that you made a mistake and should apologize. <br><br>The headers, with enough date and time information to identify the person to his employer, is personal information. <br><br>You violated the ST's privacy policy and cost somebody his job. You haven't learned that you made a mistake and should apologize.

The headers, with enough date and time information to identify the person to his employer, is personal information.

You violated the ST's privacy policy and cost somebody his job.

]]> By: Bill http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Bill Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:17 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-842 My guess is you just opened up the paper to a lawsuit due to the violation of the posted privacy policy. That's what happens when someone that knows very little about social media gets a job as a director of social media. If you don't want anonymous posters then disable it - if you want to institute some conservative speech constraints then add it to the T&C's and if you want to be able to track down and report people for what they post then include it in your privacy policy My guess is you just opened up the paper to a lawsuit due to the violation of the posted privacy policy. That's what happens when someone that knows very little about social media gets a job as a director of social media. If you don't want anonymous posters then disable it – if you want to institute some conservative speech constraints then add it to the T&C's and if you want to be able to track down and report people for what they post then include it in your privacy policy

]]> By: Mr. Geek http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Mr. Geek Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:57:21 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-841 The thing is, you broke the ToS (as many others have said). And again the phrase "jackass". Why? Why the double standards? You can say something "vulgar" yet another person can not? The thing is, you broke the ToS (as many others have said). And again the phrase “jackass”. Why? Why the double standards? You can say something “vulgar” yet another person can not?

]]> By: GaryB http://www.igreenbaum.com/2009/11/follow-up-the-vulgar-comment-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-839 GaryB Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:02:34 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=1316#comment-839 Kurt sez about reveling private information > <br>"No. I had none to reveal and wouldn’t have if I had it. From me, the school learned three things: ...<indirectly exactly who the guy was>"<br><br>But, you make excuses. What you first said was:<br>Kurt first said><br>"I’m not identifying the guy who posted the comment because, obviously, I don’t know who it was."<br><br>The obvious implication was that the only reason you didn't out and out expose his identity was because you (thankfully) didn't find it out. NOT that you'd never do that. Kurt sez about reveling private information >
“No. I had none to reveal and wouldn’t have if I had it. From me, the school learned three things: …<indirectly exactly who the guy was>”

But, you make excuses. What you first said was:
Kurt first said>
“I’m not identifying the guy who posted the comment because, obviously, I don’t know who it was.”

The obvious implication was that the only reason you didn't out and out expose his identity was because you (thankfully) didn't find it out. NOT that you'd never do that.

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