Comments on: Advice for New Bloggers: Set Your Limits http://sarahscucinabella.com/2008/04/29/advice-for-new-bloggers-set-your-limits/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:57:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Viktoria http://sarahscucinabella.com/2008/04/29/advice-for-new-bloggers-set-your-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Viktoria Fri, 02 May 2008 17:53:57 +0000 http://sarahscucinabella.com/2008/04/29/advice-for-new-bloggers-set-your-limits/#comment-955 P.S. Forgot about this... I frequently mention where I work and post links to my newspaper's web site. I figured people can find me there any time anyway. My name is frequently in the newspaper and on the web, so there's no extra protection needed on my blog. But I feel weary about people being able to find me when I am not at work, and I'd rather they didn't. P.S. Forgot about this… I frequently mention where I work and post links to my newspaper’s web site. I figured people can find me there any time anyway. My name is frequently in the newspaper and on the web, so there’s no extra protection needed on my blog. But I feel weary about people being able to find me when I am not at work, and I’d rather they didn’t.

]]> By: Viktoria http://sarahscucinabella.com/2008/04/29/advice-for-new-bloggers-set-your-limits/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Viktoria Fri, 02 May 2008 17:52:09 +0000 http://sarahscucinabella.com/2008/04/29/advice-for-new-bloggers-set-your-limits/#comment-954 I've decided to only say that I live in Connecticut on my blog. I refer to most of my friends by initials, except for my boyfriend and a select few I know are OK with me blogging about them, or people who comment on my blog with their full names. However, I find myself constantly thinking "would this offend anyone?" before I post. Even if you don't mention names, people involved in certain situations could figure out who they are. My blog is about living in a foreign country, and part of that involves writing about how you live, your job and what is different. But how do you write about a roommate without being offensive? How do you mention certain situations at work without risking that someone you work with will come across your blog? I guess the answer is that there are no guarantees, so if you are hesitant, it is better to just hold off on the blog post until you are certain it won't cause trouble. I’ve decided to only say that I live in Connecticut on my blog. I refer to most of my friends by initials, except for my boyfriend and a select few I know are OK with me blogging about them, or people who comment on my blog with their full names.

However, I find myself constantly thinking “would this offend anyone?” before I post. Even if you don’t mention names, people involved in certain situations could figure out who they are.

My blog is about living in a foreign country, and part of that involves writing about how you live, your job and what is different. But how do you write about a roommate without being offensive? How do you mention certain situations at work without risking that someone you work with will come across your blog?

I guess the answer is that there are no guarantees, so if you are hesitant, it is better to just hold off on the blog post until you are certain it won’t cause trouble.

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