So, I get a voicemail from a friend asking me to remove any and all trace of them from my blog. My initial gut reaction is "Who are you to tell me what I can and cannot write about?" I thought I did a fairly reasonable job of keeping everyone's identity unknown. However, as this friend climbs the corporate ladder it is prudent of them to have a squeaky clean reputation and no misleading information out there, ANYWHERE. How often have there been news stories of someone losing a job over what they said on facebook or myspace. This is the last thing I want to happen to this friend.
In review I realized too, I was particularly unfair to this friend. One, her nickname is an obvious give away if you know anything about her. While I do not have my name directly linked to this blogspot, if you follow my comments on other people's blogs you will stumble upon this one. Connecting the dots from there isn't so hard. The second snafu I need to own up to is the fact that I have devuldged personal and intimate information about her. Normally when I write about someone I tend to either discuss it with them first, skip the details or remove the nickname. With that in mind, I will be spending the next few weeks reviewing and rewriting my blogs.
With the birth of this blog, came an element of candor that has slowly slipped away due to readership. I'm left wondering where the line lies between freedom of speech and being held accountable for what is being said. I have numerous times blasted people or my employer, but does this mean I should lose my job over it?
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