Sunday, February 04, 2007
My First Rule of Blogging
As you may have noticed, the previous item I posted has been edited to remove references to a situation that some friends of mine are going through in their personal life. Although I specifically said that it was not my story to tell, I felt that I was at liberty to discuss it. That was my first mistake. My second mistake was revealing personal information about the people involved, including their names.
After church this morning, I was approached by fellow member whom I respect and admire greatly. He informed me, in love, that he was surprised that I have been "so revealing" about what our friends are going through. We discussed the issue for a while, and I am so very grateful that I attend a church with brothers and sisters who can be honest with each other.
While driving home, I realized how right he was. I shared what I had written with Rita, who hadn't read it yet. She agreed completely with the gentleman who talked to me after service. I immediately signed onto my blog and removed the personal information that I had posted.
In hindsight, I see that what I had done was wrong. And I feel terrible about it.
So, that leads me to my first official law of blogging. I originally said in the offending post that I was commenting on the situation, even though it wasn't my story to tell. That was wrong. Here is Tim Butler's First Official Rule of Blogging -
IF IT'S NOT MY STORY TO TELL, DON'T TELL IT.
Well at least you've put it right now and hopefully no harm has been done with your relationship with these friends.
BTW, I sent a msg to you when you logged on to Yahoo chat recently but I got no reply. Did you not 'see' it or maybe it wasn't you ??
Ian
Regarding IM - I'm afraid it wasn't me. I was on for a brief time the other day. (Very unusual. I rarely if ever take the time to go on IM) However, I didn't receive anything.
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