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Thursday, 25 September 2014

Anonymity - what of hiding behind a mask?

Blogging about blogging is something of a faux pas but I feel there is a debate to be had nonetheless...

In the past fortnight much has been made, in North Wales at least, about a blog called Thoughts of Oscar.

Operating for some years the author was anonymous to many if not all and was responsible for several interesting stories about North Wales politics, businesses and individuals.

Because the author was anonymous they had free reign to post whatever they liked regardless of the facts, often relying on simple hearsay or circumstantial evidence. "Oscar" posted some incredibly vitriolic remarks regarding not only my own paper - The North Wales Weekly News -  but also councillors, assembly members and business owners.