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Cancel My Blog?

I’ve been thinking that I may want to discontinue this blog. What I’m sure about is that I’m totally unsure on what to do.

Reasons I love blogging:

*I love to write. I find it very cathartic. It’s a forum to release angst, love, anxiety, confusion … essentially to express any emotion.

*Building community -- especially in such a transient world where it seems like no one stays in their hometown.

*Motivation. Yes, I could have a diary. Yes, I could just type on Word and save it. But I love writing on an online forum, it motivates me to write; perhaps it is because I see my thoughts “published.”

*Staying in touch with dear friends in the East Coast versus sending mass emails.

Reasons I’m starting to dislike blogging:

There’s only one reason, fear. Someone could find me in the real world. Someone who is a potential psychopath. I’ve been getting nasty comments from a very creepy dude. He has made ad hominem attacks. I don’t know him. I’m assuming I remind him of an ex or he is just a loser looking to spew hate. Living in la la land this dude could potentially show up at my door and shoot me.

I don’t post from work so I don’t really care about getting fired. If the gov’t wants to suppress free speech on my time, I’ll take those b*tches down.

But creepy dudes scare me.

Posted by Oni on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at August 08, 2006 |

Of course, I'm going to tell you not to cancel. Do you think this person is able to locate you via your blog? I don't feel like there's enough information for a complete stranger to track you down. But if you feel unsafe, I mean, really, really unsafe, then don't let a blog stand in your way...at least just change the url, and don't leave the blogosphere completely.

Posted by Anonymous Roonie | August 9, 2006 at 1:05 AM  

Don't cancel, just change the url as roonie suggests. and email new url to your friends only... that way this crazy can't find it.

Posted by Anonymous West Coast Mommy | August 9, 2006 at 9:45 AM  

don't let fear dictate you passions of writing.

i think the one thing that i would be fearful of is writing about work. which i don't do cause i'm scared of being dooced.

but don't stop cause of a freak.

Posted by Anonymous Chai | August 9, 2006 at 12:54 PM  

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