Publically viewable writing cannot be considered equivalent to private writings, such as traditional journal entries.
Venting needs to be clearly labeled as such, particularly in public space. If I posted "I hate my sister[1]! I'm going to kill her!" in a public entry, and someone was bored and found my journal by hitting the random link, how could they tell whether I was just venting? Suppose I went on to post detailed plans for how to accomplish this -- stress release or a danger to my sister? Suppose I was writing about a prominent politician instead of my sister? Venting or treason?
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Date: 2003-03-05 03:37 pm (UTC)Venting needs to be clearly labeled as such, particularly in public space. If I posted "I hate my sister[1]! I'm going to kill her!" in a public entry, and someone was bored and found my journal by hitting the random link, how could they tell whether I was just venting? Suppose I went on to post detailed plans for how to accomplish this -- stress release or a danger to my sister? Suppose I was writing about a prominent politician instead of my sister? Venting or treason?
[1] I do not, in fact, have a sister.