tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post115948035518731379..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: Ask the Matriarch: Web TanglesStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159604007263575092006-09-30T04:13:00.000-04:002006-09-30T04:13:00.000-04:00If I get a chain letter and the message is basical...If I get a chain letter and the message is basically a good one, I'll clean it up and take all the threats out. That's what they are really. I'll reword it at times to make it more generic, or positve, but....only if there's something worth saying in it.<BR/><BR/>Many times, I'll get someone responding with, "How did you know I needed that today?" I did not of course, but we know the spirit works in mysterious ways.<BR/><BR/>Most I delete. Chain letters are against the law I believe. This where ethics on the internet can be questionable. Many don't really care, or are unaware.<BR/><BR/>Snopes is a good place to check things out too. Thanks for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>For those who get emails sent to them in droves...once in a while it may be a good thing to let folks know just how many you get daily. People might be quite surprised and it may curb their desire to send everything on to you....Just a thought.Free Flying Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15383200295283942042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159562578025908312006-09-29T16:42:00.000-04:002006-09-29T16:42:00.000-04:00I was very excited to see the topic of LiveJournal...I was very excited to see the topic of LiveJournals come up in this week's installment. I chose to go with a LiveJournal over a more standard blog for the privacy reasons mentioned (as well as my own comfort level revealing non-church things). I do have two topic-specific blogs (one for knitting, one for past sermons) but all the everyday stuff goes to LJ.<BR/><BR/>It's been a little frustrating occasionally because having that gate down makes it harder to share with online communities like RGBP, but that's just something I gotta deal with and continue pondering.<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned to Gallycat by e-mail, having a LJ rather than a bloggy blog has been a major reason I haven't officially joined the blogring yet. Where do I put the links? On my portal page that links my blogs and my LJ? Embed it somehow into my LJ? I do really like the idea of having a RGBP LJ community, but I wouldn't want it to distract from the cool stuff already going on here.<BR/><BR/>Anyway. I don't have the answers (which is why I NEVER miss Ask the Matriarch!) but I appreciate these questions being raised here.semfemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669630858664979871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159546214770329812006-09-29T12:10:00.000-04:002006-09-29T12:10:00.000-04:00re: to post or not to post and Lorna's question of...re: to post or not to post and Lorna's question of whether you would copy it and hand it out--when I went to meet the CPM and COM of my new presbytery to be examined for ordination, one of the things each member of the committee had been given was a copy of my post about the PUP report vote at General Assembly this summer. Blackhawk is a more conservative presbytery, so you can imagine where this went. I was frustrated with the situation, though we did eventually get through it, but it's a lesson for sure!<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I doubt I'll be changing much about my blogging life in this new place. Yes, people read it, and sometimes it leads to really interesting discussion. (Plus I've had it through one church already so don't have a habit of blogging about church.) I just think that if people are reading it, as long as they aren't reading about themselves being bashed, it can be a good tool to open conversation.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159538257394765702006-09-29T09:57:00.000-04:002006-09-29T09:57:00.000-04:00After reading the AtM this morning and comments, I...After reading the AtM this morning and comments, I decided after a little soul-searching to remove the post I made to my blog yesterday --even though almost everyone in the congregation knows the content of what I wrote. I did that because I asked myself the question that Lorna was asked --"Would you have copied it and handed it out to the congregation?" No, I wouldn't have, although the situation has been "cussed and discussed" many times by most members of the congregation.<BR/><BR/>I second also Gallycat's comment about how it would be great to have a secure place to vent and seek advice, and the livejournals thing sounds like a good idea to me.Reverend Dona Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236153172787772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159537520542937392006-09-29T09:45:00.000-04:002006-09-29T09:45:00.000-04:00I love snopes.com! I always look these things up,...I love snopes.com! I always look these things up, (99% of the time they are hoaxes) and then forward the snopes page to whomever sent it to me in the first place. I have actually "trained" a few people to look there first!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159536597800801442006-09-29T09:29:00.000-04:002006-09-29T09:29:00.000-04:00Coincidentally, I received a email--the one about ...Coincidentally, I received a email--the one about Dr. Dobson and the atheists and stopping all religious broadcasting--five minutes after I read this.<BR/><BR/>I did my usual--sent them to Snopes. It's much easier (and more authoritative) than explaining it all (again and again and again). That goes for the bonsai kittens and the breast cancer/deoderant connection, and the free gift when you email Bill Gates messages, too...<BR/><BR/>I try to do it gently--most people are trying to do the right thing!Rainbow Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294525557328362313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159533654493681192006-09-29T08:40:00.000-04:002006-09-29T08:40:00.000-04:00Looking at the question of "to post, or not to pos...Looking at the question of "to post, or not to post" from the other side of the table, a former seminary intern of mine posted a highly charged, and if I may be so bold, highly inaccurate verbatim of a supervisory conference in which I became the functional equivalent of the Wicked Witch of the West. Given her low opinion of me, perhaps it's not surprising that she thought I was too stupid, too old, (hey, I'm not that old), too entirely non-clued-up, to be able to access her MySpace page - which, foolishly, she did not have set on "private." For all you interns out there, let me just say that this was a bad, bad idea.<BR/> <BR/>My very clued-up son and daughter tell me that potential employers check for indiscreet blogging these days as an indicator of judgment and character on the part of the potential employee.<BR/><BR/>Something to think about in those wee hours of the morning when spilling it all seems like such a good idea.:))Nina Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164699526587736134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159532182199385432006-09-29T08:16:00.000-04:002006-09-29T08:16:00.000-04:00SB they ARE chain letters and I'll have nothing to...SB they ARE chain letters and I'll have nothing to do with them.<BR/><BR/>What I found most useful in this post was the question of anonymity and what / what not to post.<BR/><BR/>Recently I was taken to task for something I'd written about the local church - since I do not write anonymously, even disguising the names does not help much ...<BR/><BR/>what stung - but was spot on - was the person saying to me ... would you have taken a photocopy of what you wrote, and given it to everybody as they entered the church? Ouch. <BR/><BR/>I've made a conscious effort to think things through before I post now. As Thumper's mum said 'if you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all!' ... that's good theology in my book :)<BR/><BR/>be blessed. AtM is quickly becoming my favourite part of RevGals :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159531486408116882006-09-29T08:04:00.000-04:002006-09-29T08:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for the conversation about e-mail forwards....Thanks for the conversation about e-mail forwards. My congregation is small and not filled with internet users, but a few do forward things to me. What they learned quickly is that I do not respond or participate. They know this because I told them in person. They still choose to send them to me sometimes, but they know the chances I will respond are nearly nil. <BR/>The thing I most despise about religious-themed e-mails is their sometimes manipulative nature: "if you don't send this to 12 people, you don't care about Jesus." Things of that ilk *really* bug me. They are no better than chain letters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-1159530741202364692006-09-29T07:52:00.000-04:002006-09-29T07:52:00.000-04:00P.P.S. My power went out right after I posted this...P.P.S. My power went out right after I posted this and didn't come back on until 11 p.m., so I didn't see the error on this post that prevented you from commenting to it. Funny that this would happen on a "Web Tangles" topic, eh? <BR/><BR/>At any rate, I've beaten Blogger into submission and you may now comment. And I'll post the pictures of the massive tree branch that fell into our backyard later. What a wild night!!Gallycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347338626554551296noreply@blogger.com