Comments on: Online Etiquette Versus Offline Etiquette http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/ Social Tools Follow Social Rules Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: joshuamross http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-548 joshuamross Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:23:23 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=884#comment-548 I also wanted to mention the idea of avatars - people respond to faces. Faces are a totally underutilized asset within many communities. See this post from Dave McLure <a href="http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/05/the-faces-the-faces-its-all-about-the-fking-faces-or-the-avatars-icons.html" rel="nofollow">http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/05/the...</a> (warning - Dave is renowned for speaking his mind - including some pretty adult language) I also wanted to mention the idea of avatars – people respond to faces. Faces are a totally underutilized asset within many communities. See this post from Dave McLure http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/05/the... (warning – Dave is renowned for speaking his mind – including some pretty adult language)

]]> By: joshuamross http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-547 joshuamross Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:19:39 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=884#comment-547 Fascinating. I think that is a great notion. Much of the "YouTube phenomenon" (shorthand for a comment-culture centered around invective and abuse) has to do with (1) an absence of moderation and sense-of-place on YouTube - it is a free-for-all and (2) an absence of real identity - the opinions are quite separate from any notion of who is speaking - people use aliases that have no relation to their name. <br>When you sign off with a location it is a cue that you are a real person writing from a real place. I would add that even when you are committed to your opinion, if you do it with a certain amount of respect and link to the sources of your argument for support - you are acting to keep a healthy comment-culture going. <br>Thanks,<br>J<br>Oakland, CA Fascinating. I think that is a great notion. Much of the “YouTube phenomenon” (shorthand for a comment-culture centered around invective and abuse) has to do with (1) an absence of moderation and sense-of-place on YouTube – it is a free-for-all and (2) an absence of real identity – the opinions are quite separate from any notion of who is speaking – people use aliases that have no relation to their name.
When you sign off with a location it is a cue that you are a real person writing from a real place. I would add that even when you are committed to your opinion, if you do it with a certain amount of respect and link to the sources of your argument for support – you are acting to keep a healthy comment-culture going.
Thanks,
J
Oakland, CA

]]> By: hastingshart http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-546 hastingshart Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:09:38 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=884#comment-546 Regarding using your real identity: About a year ago I adopted a policy that whenever I left a comment anywhere on the web, I would put my name and home town at the end of the comment — even with political opinions. I did it mostly because it made me feel better as a writer to stand behind everything I write.<br><br>It made me a little nervous at first, but I noticed that subsequent responses to my comments became much more respectful after I adopted this policy. I've never been called a Nazi since adopting this policy, even though I've posted some relatively angry (but still thoughtful) comments at times.<br><br>Obviously, if you live in a place where political violence is present, this would not be wise. But otherwise, imagine how much better web etiquette would be if everybody did this.<br><br>Hastings Hart<br>Oakland, Calif. Regarding using your real identity: About a year ago I adopted a policy that whenever I left a comment anywhere on the web, I would put my name and home town at the end of the comment — even with political opinions. I did it mostly because it made me feel better as a writer to stand behind everything I write.

It made me a little nervous at first, but I noticed that subsequent responses to my comments became much more respectful after I adopted this policy. I've never been called a Nazi since adopting this policy, even though I've posted some relatively angry (but still thoughtful) comments at times.

Obviously, if you live in a place where political violence is present, this would not be wise. But otherwise, imagine how much better web etiquette would be if everybody did this.

Hastings Hart
Oakland, Calif.

]]> By: joshuamross http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-481 joshuamross Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:23:23 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=884#comment-481 I also wanted to mention the idea of avatars - people respond to faces. Faces are a totally underutilized asset within many communities. See this post from Dave McLure <a href="http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/05/the-faces-the-faces-its-all-about-the-fking-faces-or-the-avatars-icons.html" rel="nofollow">http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/05/the...</a> (warning - Dave is renowned for speaking his mind - including some pretty adult language) I also wanted to mention the idea of avatars – people respond to faces. Faces are a totally underutilized asset within many communities. See this post from Dave McLure http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2009/05/the... (warning – Dave is renowned for speaking his mind – including some pretty adult language)

]]> By: joshuamross http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-480 joshuamross Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:19:39 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=884#comment-480 Fascinating. I think that is a great notion. Much of the "YouTube phenomenon" (shorthand for a comment-culture centered around invective and abuse) has to do with (1) an absence of moderation and sense-of-place on YouTube - it is a free-for-all and (2) an absence of real identity - the opinions are quite separate from any notion of who is speaking - people use aliases that have no relation to their name. <br>When you sign off with a location it is a cue that you are a real person writing from a real place. I would add that even when you are committed to your opinion, if you do it with a certain amount of respect and link to the sources of your argument for support - you are acting to keep a healthy comment-culture going. <br>Thanks,<br>J Fascinating. I think that is a great notion. Much of the “YouTube phenomenon” (shorthand for a comment-culture centered around invective and abuse) has to do with (1) an absence of moderation and sense-of-place on YouTube – it is a free-for-all and (2) an absence of real identity – the opinions are quite separate from any notion of who is speaking – people use aliases that have no relation to their name.
When you sign off with a location it is a cue that you are a real person writing from a real place. I would add that even when you are committed to your opinion, if you do it with a certain amount of respect and link to the sources of your argument for support – you are acting to keep a healthy comment-culture going.
Thanks,
J

]]> By: hastingshart http://www.opposableplanets.com/video/2009/10/online-etiquette-versus-offline-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-479 hastingshart Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:09:38 +0000 http://www.opposableplanets.com/?p=884#comment-479 Regarding using your real identity: About a year ago I adopted a policy that whenever I left a comment anywhere on the web, I would put my name and home town at the end of the comment — even with political opinions. I did it mostly because it made me feel better as a writer to stand behind everything I write.<br><br>It made me a little nervous at first, but I noticed that subsequent responses to my comments became much more respectful after I adopted this policy. I've never been called a Nazi since adopting this policy, even though I've posted some relatively angry (but still thoughtful) comments at times.<br><br>Obviously, if you live in a place where political violence is present, this would not be wise. But otherwise, imagine how much better web etiquette would be if everybody did this.<br><br>Hastings Hart<br>Oakland, Calif. Regarding using your real identity: About a year ago I adopted a policy that whenever I left a comment anywhere on the web, I would put my name and home town at the end of the comment — even with political opinions. I did it mostly because it made me feel better as a writer to stand behind everything I write.

It made me a little nervous at first, but I noticed that subsequent responses to my comments became much more respectful after I adopted this policy. I've never been called a Nazi since adopting this policy, even though I've posted some relatively angry (but still thoughtful) comments at times.

Obviously, if you live in a place where political violence is present, this would not be wise. But otherwise, imagine how much better web etiquette would be if everybody did this.

Hastings Hart
Oakland, Calif.

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