Comments on: Sock Puppets Get Newspaperman Disciplined http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:21:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott Hassler http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 Scott Hassler Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:23:55 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/#comment-2293 on comics blogs these false IDs should be called sock monkeys instead of sock puppets. on comics blogs these false IDs should be called sock monkeys instead of sock puppets.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 Johanna Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:34:09 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/#comment-2270 Oh, I can think of several good reasons for using an alias, and it's one of the wonderful qualities of the internet that you can be who you think you are instead of who others perceive you to be externally. But as you say, "I don't want to have to stand behind my unpopular opinions" or "I want to make it look like more people agree with me" aren't good reasons. Oh, I can think of several good reasons for using an alias, and it’s one of the wonderful qualities of the internet that you can be who you think you are instead of who others perceive you to be externally. But as you say, “I don’t want to have to stand behind my unpopular opinions” or “I want to make it look like more people agree with me” aren’t good reasons.

]]> By: Rachel http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 Rachel Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:06:54 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/#comment-2252 In a way, I understand using an alias, especially if you are far from your normal haunts and just want to start afresh without attracting much attention from people who might recognize you. Maybe you want to try being someone else online. Although, creating a new alias in territory you have already claimed seems a bit devious to me. I've considered it in the (long, long, long ago) past, but I've always come to the conclusion that if I felt awkward saying something via my pre-existing online presence, I either wasn't forming my opinions in a persuasive or diplomatic manner or they were better kept to myself. Of course, you cannot shamelessly promote yourself or your work if you are pretending to be someone else, either. I wonder how they get caught? IP addresses maybe? Perhaps they just let their facades slip occasionally. In a way, I understand using an alias, especially if you are far from your normal haunts and just want to start afresh without attracting much attention from people who might recognize you. Maybe you want to try being someone else online. Although, creating a new alias in territory you have already claimed seems a bit devious to me. I’ve considered it in the (long, long, long ago) past, but I’ve always come to the conclusion that if I felt awkward saying something via my pre-existing online presence, I either wasn’t forming my opinions in a persuasive or diplomatic manner or they were better kept to myself.

Of course, you cannot shamelessly promote yourself or your work if you are pretending to be someone else, either.

I wonder how they get caught? IP addresses maybe? Perhaps they just let their facades slip occasionally.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Johanna Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:21:35 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/#comment-2251 David, you are SUCH a cynic! I guess I hadn't made the connection before between identification and usernames. But then, I've always been me online (with the exception of the one time I tried to go undercover in a chat -- it lasted about 30 minutes before someone said "Johanna, is that you?"). Lyle, I'm sorry you're going to miss out. David, you are SUCH a cynic! I guess I hadn’t made the connection before between identification and usernames. But then, I’ve always been me online (with the exception of the one time I tried to go undercover in a chat — it lasted about 30 minutes before someone said “Johanna, is that you?”).

Lyle, I’m sorry you’re going to miss out.

]]> By: Lyle http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 Lyle Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:16:28 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/#comment-2247 Sigh, this situation frustrates me a lot because I used to read Hizlik's blog for a while and liked it. Being an LA Times blog, it attracted a bunch of trolls and I thought Hizlik's comments (as himself) handled them well (until I just got too annoyed). It's the whole annoyance with seeing people who should know better do really stupid things. Sigh, this situation frustrates me a lot because I used to read Hizlik’s blog for a while and liked it. Being an LA Times blog, it attracted a bunch of trolls and I thought Hizlik’s comments (as himself) handled them well (until I just got too annoyed).

It’s the whole annoyance with seeing people who should know better do really stupid things.

]]> By: David Oakes http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 David Oakes Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:11:30 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/04/27/sock-puppets-get-newspaperman-disciplined/#comment-2245 You hadn't heard of identification before? It's been SOP for as long as I have known about ethics. You get the same thing with doctors, police, pretty much any "official" position. I have even heard tales of freelancers who got in trouble because they didn't say right off the bat that an interview was going in a specific paper. (Though more I am sure are caught implying that it would go somewhere better than it was.) It's presented as "jounalistic integrity" and "transparency", and probably was at one time, but I think now it's an extention of the Corporate mindset - "We own you, and we want to know what you are doing at all times". You hadn’t heard of identification before? It’s been SOP for as long as I have known about ethics. You get the same thing with doctors, police, pretty much any “official” position. I have even heard tales of freelancers who got in trouble because they didn’t say right off the bat that an interview was going in a specific paper. (Though more I am sure are caught implying that it would go somewhere better than it was.)

It’s presented as “jounalistic integrity” and “transparency”, and probably was at one time, but I think now it’s an extention of the Corporate mindset – “We own you, and we want to know what you are doing at all times”.

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