Thursday, July 14th, 2005
My thoughts on (ano|pseudo|google)nymity, partially inspired by CM’s post:
In the style of Neo Tokyo Times, this here blog is Googlenonymous. I keep my full name off the internets, but I don’t really make much of an effort to conceal my identity, either. Anyone who went to Harvard’s April 10-11 admitted students day should have no trouble figuring out who I am (if they happen to care enough to read through the archives, I mean), and I expect the same will be true of all my classmates soon enough. I’m not terribly worried about this. Readers might learn how much of a nerd I am, but that’s okay. They’d figure it out after a few minutes of conversation, anyways. I don’t want or expect to be anonymous, so if you think you know who I am, say something. Or e-mail me and ask. Or whatever.
I haven’t yet figured out how I’m going to handle blogging about law school. Things could get mighty boring if I avoid all mention of the people and things that make law school interesting, but I don’t want to invade anyone’s privacy. I’m not sure how secretive to be. Even if I don’t come right out and say which section I’m in, which professors I have, or which groups I join, it’ll become obvious soon enough. But if I don’t provide enough details, non-HLS readers won’t know what’s going on. There’s a line I will have to walk, and I don’t know where exactly it is right now.
So here’s the deal: I won’t post anything that I wouldn’t say to someone’s face, I’ll avoid real names where it’s appropriate, and I won’t pass on the rumors about who’s sniffing what off of which stripper’s body part. In return, dear reader, I ask that you don’t take anything on here too seriously, and to let me know if you think I’ve crossed the line.