Filtered
or Unfiltered?
Thoughts…
A
dialog began on the blog about unfiltered vs filtered thoughts:
The internet and this
blog give the ordinary citizen, you and me, the opportunity to voice our
thoughts and opinions, unfiltered and I personally feel this is a good thing.
As an elected person, I sometimes find this a good place to get a
"feel" of the mood of the people and it lets everyone know how at
least some people think on a subject and it may also give others the knowledge
that hey, I might not be alone as to my thoughts on this or that. Certainly you
are free to vote for anyone you wish.
One last thing, postings on this blog
just may cause some people to stop, think and go check for themselves on this
story or that and I would think that is resulting in looking at both sides of
the facts or story, which is apparently what you are all for. I thank you for
stating your opinion as I enjoy hearing how towns people feel on things.
One
response:
AnonymousApril 6, 2013 at 9:32 AM
I completely disagree regarding voicing our UNFILTERED thoughts
and opinions in a forum such as this. Keep those for your closest friends and
family only. I think when we post we need to keep our filter on its highest
setting. Filters are a very good thing. Not every thing we think in our pretty
little heads should come out of our mouths! Some of it should definitely stay
in our heads. This is precisely the issue with all the social media. People do
not filter and think enough about what they are saying. I spend much time in
schools and juvenile courts across the state where hundreds of hours are spent
investigating some student's unfiltered remark on a text, tweet,
facebook....Write your post, read it, reread it, and make sure it is not
hurtful, malicious or mean. Most of all, is it adding to the problem or to the
solution? Through social media people have somehow come to think it is okay to
say anything and everything you think. It's not. That is my personal opinion.
It is based on my upbringing and the values and moral code of conduct by which
I try to always abide.
I
did not write the response from Anon April 6, 2013 at 9:23 a.m. I do agree with
much that this Anon has posted. In Sunday’s Telegram there is an article about Police
departments that have FB pages. This link
will open up to an interactive map. Templeton PD has a FB
account.
When
people use social media on computers in the privacy of their homes, on their
mobile devices, or at work, the post, tweet or response is often unfiltered.
Social media like FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr are tools
people of all ages use to build connections and communities online. I believe
because the transaction(posting) takes place between one person on a computer,
people have lose their inhibitions and post whatever comes to mind.
Self-editing doesn’t happen, because it isn’t a face-to-face interaction with
another human being.
Every
digital action/transaction leaves a digital footprint that can be traced back
to the original “poster”. It is difficult to teach kids that what you say or
post is as private as standing in a crowded stadium and shouting everything you
write over the PA system. Adults also have a hard time with the concept. I use
this short video on digital
footprints from Common Sense Media when I teach my 7th grade
unit on digital literacy.
I
find the blog an invaluable tool for feedback on political issues. I post a
number of documents that I have read, and I appreciate the feedback other
people post once they have read the same documents, both filtered and
unfiltered.
I
thank Pauly for this blog, for giving the residents of Templeton a place to
weigh in and voice their opinions on many different topics. If you look back
over the evolution of this blog, the language has cleaned up considerably. Most
people remain on topic. I believe Pauly Templeton Watch is beneficial for the
town of Templeton.
And
yes Anonymous
April 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM these are:
My opinions…supported by FACTS ! ! !
Julie Farrell
Full
text of 4/7/13 Worcester
T&G article by Brian Lee
I hope some people take note that Julie Farrell and Jeff Bennett disagree on something. However, I stand by what I wrote and maybe I feel the way I do because I have lost the freedom to say what is one my mind and I have lost the freedom to talk about some things that I think should be said. I have lost that freedom by choice by signing up for the military and yes people in the military do get in trouble for facebook postings because the military does watch facebook for what is posted and by who. So perhaps I have a different perspective on this and I will get my freedom back when my time is up. I sign my name to things rather than use anonymous so I don't have to worry about if someone is tracking my Mac address or not. (nothing to do with apple, it is an id number that every computer has) The article in the Sunday Telegram was interesting but if you choose to use Facebook then you have to expect the things they experience.
ReplyDeleteYour MAC address cannot be traced without first knowing your IP address. That cannot be had without a court order to your ISP. That can only be got in cases when crimes are committed. Fear not, anons.
DeleteSorry to disillusion some...your mac address can be traced because your ip address can be hacked with a simple program code
ReplyDeleteSo what is my MAC address?
Deleteactually a simple subpoena is all that is needed in most cases to obtain your aaInternet Protocol number or your media access control number. Sometims we are protected (our privacy) by the cable tv act of 1984 and the electronic communications privacy act. A judge ruled last spring I believe that an IP or MAC address is not enough to convict as it is not a finger print or DNA. Of course nothing is said for the illegal means of obtaining this info. Most web sites retain IP infor for a while. As the saying goes, where there is a will there is a way.
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