Comments on: Anonymity guaranteed. Sort of. Not really. http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/01/25/anonymity-guaranteed-sort-of-not-really/ The opinion blog of The Daily Pennsylvanian Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:36:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Laws Shmaws U http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/01/25/anonymity-guaranteed-sort-of-not-really/#comment-2391 Laws Shmaws U Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:38:43 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=881#comment-2391 What's the best way to make legal actions illegal? Create your own phony collegiate legal "Code"! And let the kids have some fun enforcing it! They do this everywhere to make overly-self-entitled college kids feel like they are in control of their fate. Fake crimes are sent to fake courts to receive paltry punishments that the greater college community doesn't care about. Wait. This is anonymous, right? What’s the best way to make legal actions illegal? Create your own phony collegiate legal “Code”! And let the kids have some fun enforcing it! They do this everywhere to make overly-self-entitled college kids feel like they are in control of their fate. Fake crimes are sent to fake courts to receive paltry punishments that the greater college community doesn’t care about.

Wait. This is anonymous, right?

]]> By: Legal Eagle http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/01/25/anonymity-guaranteed-sort-of-not-really/#comment-2269 Legal Eagle Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:48:36 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=881#comment-2269 I agree that anonymity should be "protected when it's promised." Without anonymity, the course evaluation will not have candid comments, and then, what's the point. As Lauren says, with anonymity, the remarks may be stupid or scary, but that's the nature of free speech too. The words might be obnoxious but we still respect the right of the speaker to say them. On the other hand, like free speech, the protection for anonymity should have some limits. Where do you draw the line? I'm not sure. Certainly if the anonymous statements are threats of violence, Great writing!!! I agree that anonymity should be “protected when it’s promised.” Without anonymity, the course evaluation will not have candid comments, and then, what’s the point. As Lauren says, with anonymity, the remarks may be stupid or scary, but that’s the nature of free speech too. The words might be obnoxious but we still respect the right of the speaker to say them. On the other hand, like free speech, the protection for anonymity should have some limits. Where do you draw the line? I’m not sure. Certainly if the anonymous statements are threats of violence, Great writing!!!

]]> By: Flapjacks http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/01/25/anonymity-guaranteed-sort-of-not-really/#comment-2265 Flapjacks Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:01:21 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=881#comment-2265 Haha, this was great! Haha, this was great!

]]> By: Nick McAvoy http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/2008/01/25/anonymity-guaranteed-sort-of-not-really/#comment-2263 Nick McAvoy Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:59:38 +0000 http://lamp.dailypennsylvanian.com/thespin/?p=881#comment-2263 That's pretty ridiculous yo. Anonymous should mean anonymous. By going to those lengths, the professor ends up looking thin-skinned at the least, and I'm sure eliciting a false apology brings little satisfaction to him. That’s pretty ridiculous yo. Anonymous should mean anonymous. By going to those lengths, the professor ends up looking thin-skinned at the least, and I’m sure eliciting a false apology brings little satisfaction to him.

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