Mulling It Over

People are people; whether they write or not. If there is a certain protocol you take when dialoging with others online, there's no reason to diverge from it just because they tap keys and submit their thoughts to the world. Just be yourself.

I'm not entirely clear on what your issue is, whether it be with a fellow blagger or a corpmate of said blagger. Did you write something about one of the blagger's corpmates?

As a rule, I don't name folk. If I copy & pasted local, and your name happens to precede some nasty or amusing diction, oh well. That's bad on the person for typing it in local.

In general though, avoid names. All too often opinions change, while word on print does not.

I also feel I should add that if you couldn't stand by what you're writing, then stop writing. One shouldn't have to come back with an eraser unless one wrote 'Assley' instead of 'Ashley'. Or some such.

something I try to think about when writing is, 'what good will come of this?'

if all I can think of is that bad will come of it, then I don't post it. I try to only promote good, rather than bad. It works out a lot better.

So if posting his/her name will mean something good comes from it, then go for it. But if it will only cause bad feelings, that's something bad… probably not a good idea.

Just my way of doing things anyway.

If I have to rant about someone, I will make sure I avoid names. The idiots and the ignorant don't need to know I'm ranting about them – that would just bite me in the arse. But 'getting it off my chest' can sometimes be therapeutic, even if it's not naming them.

You have every right to speak your mind on your own blog. By using fake names, or simply not mentioning names, you can express your opinion, tell the story, and not have to worry about hurt feelings. I agree with ArsenalOfCharm–if there's a story worth blogging about, then BLOG IT!

Use fake names gets my vote.

I will point out 2 things:
- Just because they are in the same corp does not automatically mean they are buddies.
- Remember we're on one server if he's less than gentlemanly with you he's probably the same with everyone else. We'd probably like to know who he is so we can avoid him.
This is EVE. Actions have consequences. Mouthing off (or what ever) to someone and getting it reported in the interstellar weeb (read eve blogosphere) is the chance you take whenever you mouth off to anyone. One of the main reasons for "no smack in local" policies a lot of alliances have. Game the metagame.