http://lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/ President of Arizona Chrsitian University Fri, 19 Aug 2016 02:48:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/#comment-104 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:55:56 +0000 http://dev.lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/#comment-104 Actually, there IS a better way – at least a different way – at allow for public discourse with civility. That involves moderated forums. I’ve started one called “Beyond the 101″ that focuses on news and discussion about the Far West Valley (the land “beyond the 101′).
I’ve set up some very specific groundrules about how we will be talking to one another. We’re not going to moderate opinions – but we are going to insist on common courtesy and politeness. And I’ll bounce anyone who doesn’t play nice.
Again, it’s not about what someone says – except that if you make an accusation, I’ll ask people to back it up with facts, or buh-bye. It’s about saying it with dignity and class.
It’s not a conservative forum, although I am conservative – but hopefully it will start a trend.
Goodness knows we need one in Surprise!

]]> http://lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/#comment-103 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:16:11 +0000 http://dev.lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/#comment-103 That was the issue I wrote about in the Republic about people writing horrendous things on the azcentral.com blog but not willing to say them in person or even get their name published with respect to comments they made about Officer Lovejoy. There has to be a better way for public discourse than anonymity..

]]> http://lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/#comment-102 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:11:13 +0000 http://dev.lenmunsil.com/2007/09/the-cowardice-of-anonymity/#comment-102 Thank you, thank you Len for addressing this issue. As a reader of conservative blogs for over a year, I agree that the use of psudonyms in personal attacks displays cowardice. In the not so distant past, a person’s good name and reputation were something to be proud of and defend if defamed without basis in truth. Should the ease of the blogosphere excuse educated people from upholding a civil standard for themselves and others? Certainly not. Today’s duels are not with pistols at dawn, but with words. Both forms are just as dangerous.

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