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Sunday 26 September 2010
Friday 23 April 2010
I mourn the passing of Pithy Blog Comments :(
Recently there has been a spate of posts and ensuing comments that have highlighted the dumbing down of the standards of invective we use in tweets, posts and comments. I am quite frankly appaulled apalled .o0(feck!) shocked and we should hang our heads in shame, are the days of the brillance of posts on Alt.Barney.Die.Die.Die just a dim memory?
In an effort to address this situation i have added 25 pithy repostes below, feel free to use them in your own correspondance. Keep an eye on the news feeds as we will be organising several events thru the year culminating in a telethon so that the pith-challenged can be helped.
Feel free to contribute your own pearls of dissmissive wisdom ;)
In an effort to address this situation i have added 25 pithy repostes below, feel free to use them in your own correspondance. Keep an eye on the news feeds as we will be organising several events thru the year culminating in a telethon so that the pith-challenged can be helped.
- How about never...Is never good for you?
- I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
- Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.
- I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
- Ahhh...I see the total plonker fairy has visited you again...
- I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
- The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you are a genius
- I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
- Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
- I like you. You remind me of when I was young and foolish.
- What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
- I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant and you really are a cock
- Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
- It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.
- Yes, I am an agent of ******* , but my duties are largely ceremonial.
- No, my Lotusscript powers can only be used for good.
- I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.
- You sound reasonable...Time to up my medication
- Are you a ray of sunshine every day?
- I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
- I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.
- Who me? I just wander from blog to blog
- My toys! My toys! I can't do this job without my toys!
- It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm really quite busy.
- At least I have a positive attitude about my destructive habits.
Feel free to contribute your own pearls of dissmissive wisdom ;)
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Blogging
Thursday 11 March 2010
New family blog
Just a heads up.. I have started a new non-techie blog for the McDonagh Clan over at http://slightlydoolally.com
I will keep up the techie particularly Yellow tinted posts here but all the "noise" i was infamous for will now be over on Slightly Doolally, so I might be able to reclaim a certain level of professionalism here ... no perhaps not.. ;)
Ohh my better half has started blogging as an assiociated Admin on Slightly Doolally, so if you do browse over ... please say hi to us both :)
I will keep up the techie particularly Yellow tinted posts here but all the "noise" i was infamous for will now be over on Slightly Doolally, so I might be able to reclaim a certain level of professionalism here ... no perhaps not.. ;)
Ohh my better half has started blogging as an assiociated Admin on Slightly Doolally, so if you do browse over ... please say hi to us both :)
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Blogging
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Standing on the shoulders of Giants and peeing down the back of their neck
Kevin Pettitt of LotusGuru.com noticed that some of the Noterati blog postings had been copied and pasted without attribution onto another blog. Now these were straight "copy and paste" ... not re-jigged or added to in anyway, honest to god copy and pretend they are original pieces.
Nip over to Kevin's Blog and have a read at the whole story
Now we all stand on the shoulders of Giants, some small hairy ones like Bill Buchan and some that have surgically attached baseball hats like Rob McDonagh. What we try to do by blogging is help each other by passing on useful tip, traps and other bits and bobs that might be useful to others. When we find a blog that has helped us we acknowledge the help and say "Thank You" and the next time we see that person we buy them a pint.
We do not climb of the shoulders of the giants and then pee down the back of their necks. It is just NOT done, it makes you look like a twonk and it annoys the giant (unless they subscribe to "golden showers for really big people monthly" and I am reliably informed that our Noteati giants are not like that at all!)
So Mr Dheeraj Pal SHAME ON YOU! SHAME ON YOU!
Nip over to Kevin's Blog and have a read at the whole story
Now we all stand on the shoulders of Giants, some small hairy ones like Bill Buchan and some that have surgically attached baseball hats like Rob McDonagh. What we try to do by blogging is help each other by passing on useful tip, traps and other bits and bobs that might be useful to others. When we find a blog that has helped us we acknowledge the help and say "Thank You" and the next time we see that person we buy them a pint.
We do not climb of the shoulders of the giants and then pee down the back of their necks. It is just NOT done, it makes you look like a twonk and it annoys the giant (unless they subscribe to "golden showers for really big people monthly" and I am reliably informed that our Noteati giants are not like that at all!)
So Mr Dheeraj Pal SHAME ON YOU! SHAME ON YOU!
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Being a Twonk,
Blogging
Sunday 12 April 2009
One of our number is doing the Great Wall of China KUDOS!
One of our number Ms Eileen Fitzgerald a familiar face to anyone who has attended or spoken at ILUG. Her Clipboard signs such as "Please wind up your session as soon as possible" (*please note Eilleen's signs were shorter and way more pithy i have edited them to save Ms Fitzgerald's blushes). Any old how she is very keen on raising money for good causes. This year she is off on a sponsored walk along the great wall of china not all of it cause it is a wee bit on the very very long side of very long.
She paying for it all herself and asking the world to sponsor her chosen charity, which it one close to her heart. You can read Why here and also take the opportunity to give a few £'s or $'s to what is a very worthwhile charity!
She paying for it all herself and asking the world to sponsor her chosen charity, which it one close to her heart. You can read Why here and also take the opportunity to give a few £'s or $'s to what is a very worthwhile charity!
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Blogging,
Blogsphere
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Does anyone fancy tweaking the Blog template with me?
Ben Poole was having a vent about the lack of movement in the "out of the box" templates over on his blog here. I responded there with an idea that post LS when youse folk are all fired up with enthusiasm that if a couple of us got together we could perhaps put some xpages gloss on the blog template.
It would be a learning experience for us all, we could blog about a collaborative development project, how it works and what we are doing and with a nod to professionalism even document our code... (did is say that out loud)
I am not looking for answers now, but think about it and after the fuss of LS has died down drop me an email.. the addy is on the left and lets see what we can do?
It would be a learning experience for us all, we could blog about a collaborative development project, how it works and what we are doing and with a nod to professionalism even document our code... (did is say that out loud)
I am not looking for answers now, but think about it and after the fuss of LS has died down drop me an email.. the addy is on the left and lets see what we can do?
Friday 3 October 2008
New Blog look 'n Feel
Well it is autumn (or fall if you prefer) and as the seasons change so doth my level of "comfyness" with my blog design. Having b**GG*red up the last one and succeeded in totally wrecking it I was pushed into getting out the CSS guide (thanks 2 Duffbert who pulled my name outa the hat during his session at ILUG 08) and I now have a CSS that is perhaps more ... professional.
For those of you that are wondering what the spirally shape is called a "triskele" there are plenty of reasons I could give for why i like it ... the proposed theory that it represents the tides of breath, the tides of life and death or the sea's restless toing and froing. Alternately very near where I learned to fish for Salmon, the "bann disc" was discovered and early iron age artifact that still has amazing grace and beauty even after 1000's of years. If you ever visit Belfast you can see it in the Ulster Museum which a pleasant diversion on a wet day!. Whatever the reason , for me it is a reassuring shape and as the world apparently slowly spirals down into chaos there is the home that like the Triskele we will all get would back up again for another go ;-)

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Blogging
Friday 1 August 2008
I have started a new blog for my creative side
I have, after much ferkeling and a spot of winkling, decided to get creative on another blog... here. This blog will house my creative stuf paintings, stories, poems and the like. Not that I put that many of those on this DYM, but it should reduce some of the "noise" I create on PL a little.
If anyone is interested I have plonked a short SciFic story up there tonight it is very rough and probably derivative but it has Aliens, pulse rifles, Belfast and lots of swearing so prob not "Safe for Work"
If anyone is interested I have plonked a short SciFic story up there tonight it is very rough and probably derivative but it has Aliens, pulse rifles, Belfast and lots of swearing so prob not "Safe for Work"
Sunday 6 July 2008
Another blogging milestone passed :)

I have just hit 10,000 page views since I started blogging!
To all my readers THANKS for reading I hope you have enjoyed the read so far. I do hope I am improving as time progresses then again I am sure you'd tell me if i wasn't
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Blogging
Sunday 8 June 2008
Blog Birthday on the 6th - a respectably late rendition of Happy Birthday Blog
Wah Hey!
Me Blog was one year old on the 6th June!
I was off being geeky in Dublin so I missed it, however I did bring it a very fetching green foam hat and a nice bag, so it has forgiven me my indiscretion.
So without further ado ... here is a wee death metal funk latin disco chorus of that perennial favourite Happy Birthday to my Blog .. Please join in :)
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Me Blog was one year old on the 6th June!
I was off being geeky in Dublin so I missed it, however I did bring it a very fetching green foam hat and a nice bag, so it has forgiven me my indiscretion.
So without further ado ... here is a wee death metal funk latin disco chorus of that perennial favourite Happy Birthday to my Blog .. Please join in :)
Click Here
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Thursday 24 April 2008
The Sacrifice of The Duffbert
** The Sacrifice of The Duffbert **
(or How a PID can really smart if you don't use KY Jelly)
(or The Poem Wot I wrote Inspired by Tweeting)
For our mate Duffbert stuck in an all day Change Controls Meeting
Now long didst the change controls meeting plod
and in boredom did The brave Duffbert nod.
Through the forest of RFC docs, cold and dark,
Past Impact Accessor, grim faced and stark
The brave Duffert with must gusto did lament,
"Oh get me an Authority to Im -plee - ment?"
From behinst a rock didst appear a gruesome site
Twas in all their might the CAB team OH NO! OH SHITE!
Brave Druffbert not afraid was he; sure that was never likely
Forsooth he didst grasp his trusty coding pencil tightly
and naked into the dark maw of doom didst he stride
His shield raised high to deflect the comments, snide
The Change Adviser deamons didst appoint a checker
to ensure bold Duffbert had the correct length of .... beard
(you didn't think i would be that coarse now did you?)
Bold Duffbert didst send them a mail and backed up his code
That left the Change Adviser Board with brows most furrowed
"Why?" they didst enquire, "have you sent us a link to twitter?"
Duffert only grinned and his eyelashes he didst flitter.
Suddenly upon the screen so bright didst appear a tweet
From the laptop of Sir Ed of Brill came the words so sweet.
Magic words so rich in power they didst make them shrivel
For this CAB was full of toadies to Microsoft FUD and drivel.
Their hearts were at once filled with a joy that is version eight
Nice blue UI with Live Text and Widgets that are just great.
Twixt Microsoft anguish and Lotus joy did Duffbert then strike
With app changes all approved,placed in a folder, sheaflike.
Combining tools of his own design with those of Teamstudio,
Duffbert didst slam them on the desk his visage all a-glow.
Oh Saddness! In this slamming duffbert's pencil it didst break
And that, mere mortal, is the sacrifice that Duffert didst make!
(or How a PID can really smart if you don't use KY Jelly)
(or The Poem Wot I wrote Inspired by Tweeting)
For our mate Duffbert stuck in an all day Change Controls Meeting
Now long didst the change controls meeting plod
and in boredom did The brave Duffbert nod.
Through the forest of RFC docs, cold and dark,
Past Impact Accessor, grim faced and stark
The brave Duffert with must gusto did lament,
"Oh get me an Authority to Im -plee - ment?"
From behinst a rock didst appear a gruesome site
Twas in all their might the CAB team OH NO! OH SHITE!
Brave Druffbert not afraid was he; sure that was never likely
Forsooth he didst grasp his trusty coding pencil tightly
and naked into the dark maw of doom didst he stride
His shield raised high to deflect the comments, snide
The Change Adviser deamons didst appoint a checker
to ensure bold Duffbert had the correct length of .... beard
(you didn't think i would be that coarse now did you?)
Bold Duffbert didst send them a mail and backed up his code
That left the Change Adviser Board with brows most furrowed
"Why?" they didst enquire, "have you sent us a link to twitter?"
Duffert only grinned and his eyelashes he didst flitter.
Suddenly upon the screen so bright didst appear a tweet
From the laptop of Sir Ed of Brill came the words so sweet.
Magic words so rich in power they didst make them shrivel
For this CAB was full of toadies to Microsoft FUD and drivel.
Their hearts were at once filled with a joy that is version eight
Nice blue UI with Live Text and Widgets that are just great.
Twixt Microsoft anguish and Lotus joy did Duffbert then strike
With app changes all approved,placed in a folder, sheaflike.
Combining tools of his own design with those of Teamstudio,
Duffbert didst slam them on the desk his visage all a-glow.
Oh Saddness! In this slamming duffbert's pencil it didst break
And that, mere mortal, is the sacrifice that Duffert didst make!
Saturday 12 April 2008
Items of news you may have missed
- Need a pee, why not pick up some culture while you are there.
To quote the bumf "the play takes place in the repressed Dublin of 1957, a chilling tale of mystery and revenge set in the public toilets"
I am reliably informed that they have (a) given the toilets a damn good clean (b) Installed heating (c) Actively dissuade actors, audience and passing members of the public from , errrrr , performing during the performance.
In the interest of being odd and being able to say ".. yes i was there .." you should really go and see.
- Shooting blanks in Madhya Pradesh.
- Getting Jiggy with it in Singapore
Boysadear! Now there is a good use of the tax SGP$ at work! I would gladly write the course material for that one. I can see it now.
Flirtation - It is very important to learn how to flirt properly. It is the art of tact and suggestion rather and an all out assault of direct propositioning "Yo big t*tS fancy a f**k?" is NOT a generally accepted good thing to say. Pay compliments, buy drink, make erudite and witty conversation and then say "Yo big t*ts fancy a f**k?"
Avoid Stereotyping - Women sometimes feel that all men want is to get them into bed. This is a just plain wrong. Given the right ammount of booze, most chaps will settle for the back of a car, behind the bike shed or in the loading bay of the local supermarket.
Foreplay - more commonly known as taking your shoes (and most importantly) your socks off!
Kissing - Many a feast of carnal excitement has been rendered yet another boring salad by fluffing up the Hors d'oeuvres. Just remember that it is considered impolite to kiss your partner as though you are trying to taste what they had for breakfast the day before yesterday.
I think I would be rather good and the presentations would be such fun to create.
Anyhoos .. Closer to home.. in Italy
- Licence to lie for Italian women
and now, although it has been around for a while can I ask to you stand in respectful silence for Anthem for the Geek (by the Deaf Pedestrians)
be safe, be happy, behave!
Steve
Friday 11 April 2008
This is NOT me!
In front of the assembled dominobloggers I want to categorically say this is not me
Bloody hell! I have doppelgangers that are a gay German porn star, a gay USian Celebrity Chef and now a frigging Sharepoint Guru. My life is replete with irony ENOUGH ALREADY!
Bloody hell! I have doppelgangers that are a gay German porn star, a gay USian Celebrity Chef and now a frigging Sharepoint Guru. My life is replete with irony ENOUGH ALREADY!
Monday 7 April 2008
Duffbert's secret revealed!

Gentle reader, I feel a little twinge of guilt in this posting this because Duffbert said nice things about yours truly's blog. However this is news of great import and should increase his kudos exponentially! I have always wondered why in sessions lead by the aforementioned Tom the females in the audience were hanging on his every word, silver threads of drool dangling from every max-factored lip. I know AJAX is interesting but its not THAT interesting.
Now it can be revealed it is his encyclopedic knowledge of books that does it!
This article shows that unbeknownst to the rest of the Domino World mild mannered developer Tom was in fact dangling the irresistible carrots of literary know-how in front of the ladies whipping them in to a frenzy of attraction. This puts an entirely different spin on this post which would, perhaps, be better placed on "Techniques for the Modern Lothario" or "Lets get jiggy with Tolstoy"
I for one am hitting the Library this afternoon!
Good for you Tom, but SHAME for not letting the rest of us in on the secret!
Thursday 3 April 2008
Burning question - is being follical challenged on the pate and gifted on the chin part of the requirement to be considered a "guru" ?
BleedYellow's Sametime server is a wonderful thing especially since you can have a peek and what all the movers and shakers have decorated their faces with. (Ladies are of course are exempt this observation). I am having a gander at the fizzogs on there right now and there appears to be a rising number of those being in possession of a "roof from the which the snow will slide easily" (so to speak) and some form of hirsute facial fancy whether it be a beard, tache, goatee or just long nose hair.
I don't think there is an ipso facto rule here, just a growing preponderance towards facial adornment in the upper echelons of the black belted dominoista's,. A notable exception would be Chris Blatnik. Well the chap that extols us to design clean UI's would probably not want to have a cluttered face so he can be excused on the grounds of the doctrine of signatures (that and his has note from his boss).
Likewise Mr Brill, given his recent comments on a recent post, where it all got a bit ... well ... hot and heavy ... is probably better off because it looks unbecoming for the arch prelate of all things Lotusy to have spittle caught on his beard. Not that I am suggesting in any way Mr Brill got excited during the exchanges, indeed he was a paragon of restraint! However other combatant's fingers were waggled in his direction with some force and it would seem that words were sprayed rather than said.... but I digress
The likes of Mr Duffbert , Mr Davis , Mr Grasso , Mr Banderhoff, both Mr McDonaghs, the tartan clad Mr Buchan and many many others all have wonderfully coiffured facial hair.
We are the members of the previously ultra secret FHLGO (Facially Hirsute Lotus Guru Organization) and unlike Workplace we aren't going away! So you men who prefer to purvey your geekiness in a hairless and baby-bum-esque way. Prepare for Lotus Guru 2.1! Lock up your wives and daughters, set phasers to "shave", the Beards and mustaches are coming and WE ARE "HAIRY"
Steve
Spokes-tache for the FHLGO!
I don't think there is an ipso facto rule here, just a growing preponderance towards facial adornment in the upper echelons of the black belted dominoista's,. A notable exception would be Chris Blatnik. Well the chap that extols us to design clean UI's would probably not want to have a cluttered face so he can be excused on the grounds of the doctrine of signatures (that and his has note from his boss).
Likewise Mr Brill, given his recent comments on a recent post, where it all got a bit ... well ... hot and heavy ... is probably better off because it looks unbecoming for the arch prelate of all things Lotusy to have spittle caught on his beard. Not that I am suggesting in any way Mr Brill got excited during the exchanges, indeed he was a paragon of restraint! However other combatant's fingers were waggled in his direction with some force and it would seem that words were sprayed rather than said.... but I digress
The likes of Mr Duffbert , Mr Davis , Mr Grasso , Mr Banderhoff, both Mr McDonaghs, the tartan clad Mr Buchan and many many others all have wonderfully coiffured facial hair.
We are the members of the previously ultra secret FHLGO (Facially Hirsute Lotus Guru Organization) and unlike Workplace we aren't going away! So you men who prefer to purvey your geekiness in a hairless and baby-bum-esque way. Prepare for Lotus Guru 2.1! Lock up your wives and daughters, set phasers to "shave", the Beards and mustaches are coming and WE ARE "HAIRY"
Steve
Spokes-tache for the FHLGO!
Saturday 29 March 2008
Giving ASW a bit of a stroke.
Was that title ASW enuff I wonder?
Being a relatively neophytic blogger I have only just found out what an ASW is. Although, it seems, there is some debate about the "W". The underlying throb of self-gratification that the ASWer feels does push me to the "anker" rather than "hore" side of the debate. Added to this the unlikeliness of the existence of a sufferer of Portnoy's Complaint being given the suffix of "..with a heart of gold" convinces me all the moreof the veracity of the "beating the bishop" argument.
Having scouring the the learned posts on ASW done in this arena by my betters, I took details of this worrying syndrome (and the slightly more worrying "ASW by proxy" as demonstrated today by Volker on Ben) and presented them to GIMBO (Grumpy Irish Middleaged Boozers Organisation) down at the Friday night caucus in the Harbour Bar Portrush. We had these insights, which I will share with you like it or not.
1. Dealing with the desire to indulge in ASWing
Ask yourself do you really want to post. It is true that most ASW sufferers have one good post in them but in general that is exactly where that post should stay. If you find yourself with a deep and burning desire to express yourself creatively this is probably ASW, don't listen to that silky voice! Have a nice cup of tea and some toast and allow the desire to dissipate naturally.
2. If you can't help it... remember the words of Groucho Marx ... "an amateur thinks it is funny to dress a man as an old lady, put them in a wheelchair and push them downhill towards a stone wall. For a professional it HAS to be a REAL old lady" ... so if you are going to do it ... do it well!
3. Doing it well.. remember that your wonder-code it not merely just happen, it "... came to you howling in it's throbingly bestial beauty in an orgiastic splatter of sheer brilliance... " if you are going to pull your own todger it is best to do it with style.
4. Get as many sexual innuendos in as possible, the punters love it! Where possible sprinkle these in your post ... pulsating keyboards, steaming trousers, quivering mice, tumescent debuggers, proudly pert keyboard nipples and my favorite ... a swirling ectoplasm of anguished breakpoints.
5. Handling the comments... being an out and proud ASWer will have its drawbacks .. unhelpful comments from an ignorant and uncaring public will being main amongst them. These take all the fun and ... tumescence ... out of your efforts, so get your own back ... one of my favourites is "listen mate i would love to help you out, ....which way did you come in?"
So in conclusion words of G.B.Shaw should ring loud and clear in all our ears.
"Physically there is nothing to distinguish internet society from the farm yard except that bloggers are more troublesome and costly than the chickens"
Being a relatively neophytic blogger I have only just found out what an ASW is. Although, it seems, there is some debate about the "W". The underlying throb of self-gratification that the ASWer feels does push me to the "anker" rather than "hore" side of the debate. Added to this the unlikeliness of the existence of a sufferer of Portnoy's Complaint being given the suffix of "..with a heart of gold" convinces me all the moreof the veracity of the "beating the bishop" argument.
Having scouring the the learned posts on ASW done in this arena by my betters, I took details of this worrying syndrome (and the slightly more worrying "ASW by proxy" as demonstrated today by Volker on Ben) and presented them to GIMBO (Grumpy Irish Middleaged Boozers Organisation) down at the Friday night caucus in the Harbour Bar Portrush. We had these insights, which I will share with you like it or not.
1. Dealing with the desire to indulge in ASWing
Ask yourself do you really want to post. It is true that most ASW sufferers have one good post in them but in general that is exactly where that post should stay. If you find yourself with a deep and burning desire to express yourself creatively this is probably ASW, don't listen to that silky voice! Have a nice cup of tea and some toast and allow the desire to dissipate naturally.
2. If you can't help it... remember the words of Groucho Marx ... "an amateur thinks it is funny to dress a man as an old lady, put them in a wheelchair and push them downhill towards a stone wall. For a professional it HAS to be a REAL old lady" ... so if you are going to do it ... do it well!
3. Doing it well.. remember that your wonder-code it not merely just happen, it "... came to you howling in it's throbingly bestial beauty in an orgiastic splatter of sheer brilliance... " if you are going to pull your own todger it is best to do it with style.
4. Get as many sexual innuendos in as possible, the punters love it! Where possible sprinkle these in your post ... pulsating keyboards, steaming trousers, quivering mice, tumescent debuggers, proudly pert keyboard nipples and my favorite ... a swirling ectoplasm of anguished breakpoints.
5. Handling the comments... being an out and proud ASWer will have its drawbacks .. unhelpful comments from an ignorant and uncaring public will being main amongst them. These take all the fun and ... tumescence ... out of your efforts, so get your own back ... one of my favourites is "listen mate i would love to help you out, ....which way did you come in?"
So in conclusion words of G.B.Shaw should ring loud and clear in all our ears.
"Physically there is nothing to distinguish internet society from the farm yard except that bloggers are more troublesome and costly than the chickens"
Monday 10 March 2008
Blogging - Not what the "right" people do
Or so thinks the UK Government ...
I was listening to the radio whilst being "daddy's taxi" and right at the end of the news came an article about a blogger, whose blog i visited on more than one occasion, whose blog has vanished.
The blog in question was Civil Serf and as of the 9th of march it has disappeared, and I mean gone.
She was a low ranking civil servant who , wisely it seems kept her identity secret. She gave full and frank views on government bureaucracy and incompetence. In fact if you are old enough to remember "Yes Minister" (Still a high point in BBC comedy) it is a pity you missed Civil Serf. The only problem being she was reporting on real life rather than a comedic construct.
She has gone, taken all her words and gone into hiding.
See here and here and here or just google civil serf
It is hard to guess what is going thru her mind right now. I hope she isn't craping herself too much. It is a scary place to be when the steamroller of government is out looking for you
the big boss of the UK's civil sevice Sir Gus O’Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, is poised to release guidlines that will govern how giov employees use social networks and blogs (see here)
Sir Gus will base his guidelines on a report, The Power of Information, published in January 2007, called for the Government to clarify by last autumn how officials should respond to “the online debate” while keeping within the civil service code. Only certain civil servants, such as those dealing with the media, are expected to make public statements ... so basically if you are a civil servant keep your mouth shut and for gods (and the queen's sake) don;'t have an opinion!
I accept that there has to be some things that can't be blogged about, but calling the current PM "Velcro Gordon" cos bad news stuck to him like velcro, for me thats OK.
I for one hope that if she has been uncovered that she is not made a public victim and held up as an example of the evils of blogging. Both for the damage it could do to her as a person and the damage it could do to business or professional blogging in the UK and Ireland. Local CEO and CIO's will see the news and think "Can't have that OH NO!" and basically throw the baby out with the bath water.
I for one, stand behind Ms Civil Serf, who ever you are. Well done!
Steve
I was listening to the radio whilst being "daddy's taxi" and right at the end of the news came an article about a blogger, whose blog i visited on more than one occasion, whose blog has vanished.
The blog in question was Civil Serf and as of the 9th of march it has disappeared, and I mean gone.
She was a low ranking civil servant who , wisely it seems kept her identity secret. She gave full and frank views on government bureaucracy and incompetence. In fact if you are old enough to remember "Yes Minister" (Still a high point in BBC comedy) it is a pity you missed Civil Serf. The only problem being she was reporting on real life rather than a comedic construct.
She has gone, taken all her words and gone into hiding.
See here and here and here or just google civil serf
It is hard to guess what is going thru her mind right now. I hope she isn't craping herself too much. It is a scary place to be when the steamroller of government is out looking for you
the big boss of the UK's civil sevice Sir Gus O’Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, is poised to release guidlines that will govern how giov employees use social networks and blogs (see here)
Sir Gus will base his guidelines on a report, The Power of Information, published in January 2007, called for the Government to clarify by last autumn how officials should respond to “the online debate” while keeping within the civil service code. Only certain civil servants, such as those dealing with the media, are expected to make public statements ... so basically if you are a civil servant keep your mouth shut and for gods (and the queen's sake) don;'t have an opinion!
I accept that there has to be some things that can't be blogged about, but calling the current PM "Velcro Gordon" cos bad news stuck to him like velcro, for me thats OK.
I for one hope that if she has been uncovered that she is not made a public victim and held up as an example of the evils of blogging. Both for the damage it could do to her as a person and the damage it could do to business or professional blogging in the UK and Ireland. Local CEO and CIO's will see the news and think "Can't have that OH NO!" and basically throw the baby out with the bath water.
I for one, stand behind Ms Civil Serf, who ever you are. Well done!
Steve
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