tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post5110918735796019577..comments2023-04-13T07:18:14.262-07:00Comments on Courierwatch: Gov. Brewer urges voters to support Prop. 100Steven Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-2231400939184915592010-04-15T21:51:40.499-07:002010-04-15T21:51:40.499-07:00Living in fear of one's neighbors must be a te...Living in fear of one's neighbors must be a terrible thing, but it's no skin off my nose. I just can't imagine why anyone would bother to express an opinion in public without being willing to stand up for it. If you're too scared to ID yourself, it seems like better policy to just keep quiet.<br /><br />What most people don't get is that anonymity is what causes the adolescent nastiness that stains online communities everywhere. I've been involved in this for a very long time and know whereof I speak. Identities turn commenters into real people who have a stake in what they say and have to live with the consequences of it. This leads to more adult discourse and less BS.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-62161166121400948612010-04-15T18:42:25.389-07:002010-04-15T18:42:25.389-07:00Steven, I have to respectfully disagree with your...Steven, I have to respectfully disagree with your continually asking the writers to identify themselves, as you have asked me to do in the past. I will not fully ID myself due to the risk that it puts my family in, should any local zealot decide to personally disagree with my views. You must be aware that the County website provides full details of all landowners in the county. All one needs to do is log in a name and they have their suspects address, (or so they might think). Your name is also listed and you can be easily found should someone have such a desire. Just to help you know why some resist you on this practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-29098571828276480522010-04-11T11:13:06.121-07:002010-04-11T11:13:06.121-07:00I will be voting YES.I will be voting YES.Mia Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-45916251168841253242010-04-10T08:44:02.166-07:002010-04-10T08:44:02.166-07:00I'm not the reporter, I'm the commentator....I'm not the reporter, I'm the commentator. If you disagree with what I'm saying, put up your own argument, preferably with a name attached to it, as anonymous comments indicate unwillingness to commit to your own words. <br /><br />What 'little people' are you talking about?Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-55296580693533267142010-04-10T08:32:06.936-07:002010-04-10T08:32:06.936-07:00So you kinda call out the reporter for being a dut...So you kinda call out the reporter for being a dutiful steno then it seems you kinda do to your readers what you're complaining about. In any case the reporter's fault as I see it is the lack of coverage on the "little people" getting some recognition. Take from it what you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com