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Comment on Blogging Pitfalls by Barry Peddycord III

Barry Peddycord III — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:43:03 +0000

What’s funny is that I started writing a comment below and saw this in your linked article: “Sign your review. Or, if you can’t bring yourself to do that, at least write your review as if the author will learn your identity and you wouldn’t be embarrassed.”

Anonymity makes it easier to provide honest criticism or voice unpopular or controversial opinions, which is an important reason behind why peer reviews are blinded. When a colleague will know the name of the reviewer who stopped him from being accepted into a conference, it’s reasonable to worry that he might hold a grudge over that.

I am not ashamed to claim that something I said is mine, but I don’t see any reason to stir up academic drama. It’s just bad PR. :)

Comment on Blogging Pitfalls by copiancestral

copiancestral — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:20:43 +0000

It's true that anonymity might give you a certain reassurance that you can speak freely and without conflict of interests. On the other hand, by signing with your name you commit to your blog as your voice, to what you think and what you believe, and most importantly you're less prone to deplorable situations like gossip. When I read this post I remembered an article I read sometime ago about tips for writing reviews and one of the tips was actually to sign your reviews. One of the things the author comments is that "human beings do not display their best behavior when they are cloaked behind the mask of anonymity". What do you think?

Comment on The PHD Movie by How Did You Find Me? | The IsharaComix GradBlog

How Did You Find Me? | The IsharaComix GradBlog — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:37 +0000

[...] phd movie: A really awesome movie based on the PHD Webcomic, I wrote a review of the movie when I saw the screening at my [...]

Comment on Turning 22… by Barry Peddycord III

Barry Peddycord III — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:57:40 +0000

Haha… I didn’t even think about it that way. Everyone gets one of those at least once in their life, I suppose. :)

Comment on Turning 22… by vandersg

vandersg — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:40:31 +0000

Twenty two on the twenty second? That’s pretty neat. (I turned sixteen on the sixteenth in September several years ago, lol.) It’s so great that you’re doing what you love. It seems there’s a serious shortage of that in the world these days. Kudos to you, and happy birthday!

Comment on One Year Later… by Turning 22… | The IsharaComix GradBlog

Turning 22… | The IsharaComix GradBlog — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:11:48 +0000

[...] and I get a chance to really reflect and look back on the year. I probably should have saved my year in review entry for today, but I was just so excited about finishing exams that a single Twitter update [...]

Comment on Death of the Letter by Communication, Technology, and Stuff Like That | The IsharaComix GradBlog

Communication, Technology, and Stuff Like That | The IsharaComix GradBlog — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:35:04 +0000

[...] it’s clear that we need to rethink a lot about what we think we know about communication. Is the letter really dead, or has it just evolved into something a little [...]

Comment on On Using Twitter by Communication, Technology, and Stuff Like That | The IsharaComix GradBlog

Communication, Technology, and Stuff Like That | The IsharaComix GradBlog — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:35:00 +0000

[...] may be powered by Status.net or Wiki software. And, of course, social networking sites like Twitter are becoming more ubiquitous in our personal and professional lives. With all of this happening, [...]

Comment on Do I Belong in Technology? by Jeremy Davis

Jeremy Davis — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:07:13 +0000

Donald Trump keeps a notebook the same way. I think it also helps with negotiation disputes during big business deals.

Comment on One Year Later… by Jonathan O'Donnell

Jonathan O'Donnell — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:14:54 +0000

Congrats!