tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3698108440141242476..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The New Art of Conversation - Nicola MorganUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-63575895496610207792011-02-18T09:30:14.439+00:002011-02-18T09:30:14.439+00:00John - my feelings exactly. The sad thing is we ca...John - my feelings exactly. The sad thing is we can no longer afford to be offhanded, unless we really don't mind what people think of us. I wish i minded less, to be honest. As you say, no regrets about my comment, but "startled", yes.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-67767854485498156572011-02-17T10:59:23.554+00:002011-02-17T10:59:23.554+00:00Absolutely, Nicola. I was slightly startled to fin...Absolutely, Nicola. I was slightly startled to find I'd insulted Amis rather more publicly than I'd intended, and whilst I think he (a) thoroughly deserved and (b) probably didn't even notice the pasting he got here, had I known where my offhandedly sarky comment would have ended up, I might have thought more carefully before posting it.<br /><br />I might well have posted it anyway, though.John Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937505376169411724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-26218945248819215422011-02-16T19:34:33.505+00:002011-02-16T19:34:33.505+00:00Nicola, that was spot-on!Nicola, that was spot-on!Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-81545022200114283902011-02-16T16:58:59.673+00:002011-02-16T16:58:59.673+00:00I refute that outrageously true suggestion, Penny!...I refute that outrageously true suggestion, Penny! My made-up legal experts will be in touch. :DUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017755514771329759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-17958679402806045852011-02-16T16:45:47.756+00:002011-02-16T16:45:47.756+00:00Wise words, as usual, Nicola! Especially the way t...Wise words, as usual, Nicola! Especially the way that quotes can be misrepresented or pulled out of context. The loss of the ABBA link was annoying, but might be because people came at the article via Lucy in her role as a Queen of Tweet?<br /><br />If so, might have brought ABBA more readers than Dorito-loving lawyer buff Steve, good though it is to find him here?Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-49490790467351265852011-02-16T16:18:03.744+00:002011-02-16T16:18:03.744+00:00My lawyers have advised me that my last comment is...My lawyers have advised me that my last comment is indeed my 'Intellectual Property,' so if anyone wants to quote me, it'll cost you £alotofmoney. Alternatively, I might be persuaded to settle for two packets of Doritos. :DUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017755514771329759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-84393361885218173812011-02-16T15:25:06.898+00:002011-02-16T15:25:06.898+00:00I use blogposts in my teaching from time to time a...I use blogposts in my teaching from time to time and interviews and anything else I can access on the assumption that these are public postings intended to be available. I see public blogs as being more like magazine articles than private letters. They are published and can be quoted as long as attributions are correct etc. <br />I think it unacceptable to quote from a private email but is Facebook a public magazine with limited readership or a private email sent to friends? We often act as if its the latter but I think it is increasingly the former especially if you have a sizeable flist. <br />You can still find arguments I had online in the late nineties - if you are so inclined. I squirm. Off hand bitchiness is encoded for all time. The internet is a public space.Thanks for reminding us.Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442269757463713048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-74137226205749373952011-02-16T12:56:22.698+00:002011-02-16T12:56:22.698+00:00I'm just glad that Lucy 'spoke up,' an...I'm just glad that Lucy 'spoke up,' and that the Amis affair brought ABBA to my attention. I'm not a children's lit. author but, nonetheless, ABBA has some really interesting posts which I've really enjoyed. :)<br /><br />Steve J.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017755514771329759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-79132219185270347842011-02-16T12:12:52.319+00:002011-02-16T12:12:52.319+00:00At the last count, the Amis post has spawned 31 di...At the last count, the Amis post has spawned 31 directly related posts and articles and several others on the subject. I've been quoted in at least 4 different languages and in 6 different countries other than the UK (America, Australia, Vietnam, France, Hungary and Brazil). They also quoted Jane Stemp--and some said that The Guardian had talked to her (which they didn't). I don't mind being quoted (though all of this has been quite overwhelming and unexpected), but the further away the articles get from the original source, the more like Chinese whispers it gets. I agree with all you say about being careful on the internet, Nicola, and would add that with something like Facebook, you MUST have your own privacy settings at the highest level (though this does not guarantee privacy if you comment on someone else's page). <br /><br />The power of the 'meejah' has come home to me over the last week--but what I am saddened by is that not ONE of those posts has acknowledged ABBA. This is not 'my' blog or 'my' website--but the media have made that assumption, probably because they didn't think it mattered, or because the mistake was made in the Guardian piece. It does matter to me, but there seems to be nothing I can do about it.Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-23111425408404669382011-02-16T07:09:12.450+00:002011-02-16T07:09:12.450+00:00As a journalist I'd say that blog posts and co...As a journalist I'd say that blog posts and comments and twitter are in the public domain and can be quoted freely..but should always be attributed. Therefore rather than 'Nicola Morgan said' the reporter should write 'In a comment posted on the (named) blog, Nicola Morgan said' Of course this may have happened and been changed by the subs.<br />Facebook is slightly different though, because it does feel more like a private members' club. So it's important to remember that comments on Facebook can be viewed by many more people than we may think, and that some journalists may pick up those quotes. <br />I think that it is wrong for journalists to give the impression that they've spoken to someone who has commented on a blog, and they should always quote in context. Call me old-fashioned...Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-19554717272340312202011-02-16T06:39:27.706+00:002011-02-16T06:39:27.706+00:00This should be compulsory reading for anyone who u...This should be compulsory reading for anyone who uses the internet. <br />*Note to self - are my cat hairs tidy and presentable?catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com