[Ansteorra] Blogs?

[Celestria of Celtanhomme]

I have a blog.  I try not to put real names in it.  But, it is true, people do read it and they know who people are by description and the name that I use for that person is irrelevant.  I had an ex from 15 years ago contact me via my blog and I had spoken about him in the blog (with a fictious name) and he knew it was him.  So, I agree, people regardless of their station in life or the SCA must understand the consequences (good or bad) of what they write and must be willing to accept that when they put feelings out on the web.  And remember, there can be legal implications for what is written and posted.  So, be careful what you write and remember the whole libel (I'm sure it is misspelled) implications.
 
Lady Celestria

L T <ldeerslayer at yahoo.com> wrote:
I agree 100% with Countess Katriona.

Lorraine DeerSlayer


--- Lori Campbell wrote:
> Interesting question. I've been wondering how long it
> would be before something like this became an issue in
> our game. 
> 
> Blogs strike me as someone sitting in a room speaking
> to whoever drops by to listen. You know, a public
> monologue (soapbox) people can use to voice their
> opinion on whatever matters to them. Their appeal? 
> Well, deep down inside everyone wants to be heard,
> yes? Blogs are a faceless medium for airing thoughts,
> feelings and opinions. No, I don’t have one. I’ve
> tried to start one a couple of times, but I always
> seem to find something to do that interests me more. 
> I guess the appeal is lost on me.
> 
> > If problems arise from a blog comment what do you
> > think is the best way to correct that situation?
> 
> As has been suggested, person to person contact is
> really the best way – especially in the “unofficial”
> medium that personal blogs allow. 
> 
> Is that different for peers, court nobility or
> royalty? Not in my opinion. Personal issues have to
> be worked out between people and IMO that rarely
> involves SCA bureaucracy. 
> 
> > Do you think that Officers, nobles, peers etc. 
> > should be held to higher standard on a blog? If so 
> > why?
> 
> I believe everyone should be responsible for their
> actions and their words (whether written or spoken). 
> 
> Peers and nobility have a certain obligation to set an
> example in word and deed. They take on that mantle
> when they accept their station. That said, we all
> know that nobody is perfect. Hopefully they will take
> steps to apologize or make amends once they are aware
> of the situation. 
> 
> If, however, the blogger is an Officer, Landed Noble
> or Monarch, the situation might be a bit different. 
> These folks are duty bound to represent the offices
> they hold and the groups/individuals they serve. 
> There's an old saying that "you can take the crown
> off, but you're still the king." When you take on an
> official office, I think that same holds true.
> 
> That said, should these individuals be accountable for
> things they write on a blog? I probably won’t be
> popular, but I believe so.
> 
> Say Landed Baron Gareth keeps a livejournal under his
> mundane name "Gary Smith." On his LJ he talks about
> his hobby, the SCA, and expounds about "how he can’t
> stand the moron of a King he was forced to swear
> fealty to last weekend…” Is he going to be held
> accountable if the King discovers he was called a
> moron in an unofficial blog? Well, that depends on
> the King, but I’d be willing to bet there would be
> fall-out. At best, his working relationship with that
> particular Crown will be strained. At worst, if the
> King feels this Baron can no longer represent the
> Crown, Gareth might be asked to step down.
> 
> How about the baronial seneschal who writes in his
> non-sca blog that these “people in his group are
> dysfunctional and idiotic." Perhaps he even mentions
> a few by name or description. Should he be held
> accountable for that? Whether or not he should be is
> irrelevant once the populace finds out they’ve been
> labeled "dysfunctional and idiotic"? Best case: he
> might have to eat crow and give a public apology. 
> Worst case, the populace won’t be able to work well
> with him. Alienating half the populace you serve
> might motivate someone to ask that he step down. 
> 
> I'm sorry to say it, but yeah, in my opinion these
> folks will be held accountable (whether or not they
> should isn’t relevant). If their words or actions
> (even in an unofficial, non SCA setting) have
> consequences, they will have to bear that
> responsibility. 
> 
> Yeah, we’ve all got our First Amendment rights, but we
> do have to accept the consequences for anything we
> say, especially in open public forums such as the ones
> blogs provide.
> 
> Kat MacLochlainn 
> 
> 
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