Comments on: How Much is Too Personal? http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20 About web accessibility and anything else that tickles this redhead's fancy Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: JustWrite » Quick Book Update – No Anxiety Here! http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20#comment-2972 JustWrite » Quick Book Update – No Anxiety Here! Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:27:28 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20#comment-2972 [...] I am simply not sure if it is too personal to put out there for the world to read. I am still stumped on how much is too personal. As I ponder that some more, I will carry on with the editing, revising and proofreading. [...] […] I am simply not sure if it is too personal to put out there for the world to read. I am still stumped on how much is too personal.

As I ponder that some more, I will carry on with the editing, revising and proofreading.
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]]> By: Glenda http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20#comment-136 Glenda Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:57:44 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20#comment-136 Hi Catherine, Thanks for stopping by and for sharing your thoughts on the topic. Definitely an interesting issue. After thinking about it for a few more weeks, I'm no closer to an answer. Maybe that is what an editor is for? To provide some objectivity and guidance on how much information is too much? I can imagine blogging about rehab could get rather personal and revealing. What kind of reactions did you receive? Do you have any regrets for what you did blog? Hope your hip is fully recovered and you are dancing through life! Hi Catherine,

Thanks for stopping by and for sharing your thoughts on the topic. Definitely an interesting issue. After thinking about it for a few more weeks, I’m no closer to an answer. Maybe that is what an editor is for? To provide some objectivity and guidance on how much information is too much?

I can imagine blogging about rehab could get rather personal and revealing. What kind of reactions did you receive? Do you have any regrets for what you did blog?

Hope your hip is fully recovered and you are dancing through life!

]]> By: zara http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20#comment-122 zara Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:59:24 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=20#comment-122 Hi Glenda, I find this dilemma interesting as I have often asked myself the same question in regards to my fotoblog (not exactly the same context in terms of medium but still, some of the same questions can apply). Being surrounded by many bloggers, I am always surprised how much info some people are comfortable putting out there about themselves and their entourage. When I started my fotoblog last year, I intended it primarily to be a place to post photos about what I saw and share them with my friends and family. I quickly realised that it became rather personal, I guess breaking my hip had a big role in that as I spent a few months in rehab documenting my experience. I guess it was a way of letting my gang know how things were going and a bit of therapy at the same time. I have to say that I am sometimes surprised at how much of myself I put out there through that medium and sometimes, I feel like tearing the whole thing down but I do not because I hope it is a way of being brave. When posting things to my fotoblog that are more than just cute puppies, graffiti or what I had for dinner (eh, what can I say), I ask myself if I will be able to live with it in a week, a month, a year or whatever. When posting stuff about other people, I usually ask first (as in warn them as I take the photos and ask if I can post), unless it is in a public setting, like a conference or something. I am not an editor but I think that if you feel you will be revealing personal info on someone, you should probably get a release from them, if only to avoid legal hassles in the future, should they arise. Common sense will probably let you know what you need to get releases for, something that you obviously have in abundance so I am not worried about how you would choose to handle this. Look forward to reading your book when it is published. Cheers ! Catherine Hi Glenda,

I find this dilemma interesting as I have often asked myself the same question in regards to my fotoblog (not exactly the same context in terms of medium but still, some of the same questions can apply).

Being surrounded by many bloggers, I am always surprised how much info some people are comfortable putting out there about themselves and their entourage. When I started my fotoblog last year, I intended it primarily to be a place to post photos about what I saw and share them with my friends and family. I quickly realised that it became rather personal, I guess breaking my hip had a big role in that as I spent a few months in rehab documenting my experience. I guess it was a way of letting my gang know how things were going and a bit of therapy at the same time. I have to say that I am sometimes surprised at how much of myself I put out there through that medium and sometimes, I feel like tearing the whole thing down but I do not because I hope it is a way of being brave.

When posting things to my fotoblog that are more than just cute puppies, graffiti or what I had for dinner (eh, what can I say), I ask myself if I will be able to live with it in a week, a month, a year or whatever. When posting stuff about other people, I usually ask first (as in warn them as I take the photos and ask if I can post), unless it is in a public setting, like a conference or something.

I am not an editor but I think that if you feel you will be revealing personal info on someone, you should probably get a release from them, if only to avoid legal hassles in the future, should they arise. Common sense will probably let you know what you need to get releases for, something that you obviously have in abundance so I am not worried about how you would choose to handle this.

Look forward to reading your book when it is published.

Cheers !

Catherine

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