Comments on: Be careful what you delete from the web http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/ Not a real vee Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: “Tartan Hero” Grant Thoms on deleting your blog « doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-1290234 “Tartan Hero” Grant Thoms on deleting your blog « doctorvee Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:59:10 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/#comment-1290234 [...] down his blog and deleted it. As I pointed out at the time, if you want to hide your blog then deleting it is pretty futile. You leave traces of yourself all over the place, and deleting your blog only brings attention to [...] [...] down his blog and deleted it. As I pointed out at the time, if you want to hide your blog then deleting it is pretty futile. You leave traces of yourself all over the place, and deleting your blog only brings attention to [...]

]]> By: The perils of blogging: it’s rather hard to delete what you wrote | Liberal Democrat Voice http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-228602 The perils of blogging: it’s rather hard to delete what you wrote | Liberal Democrat Voice Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:01:27 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/#comment-228602 [...] tip: doctorvee, who also explains some of the ways your old blog postings hang around on the [...] [...] tip: doctorvee, who also explains some of the ways your old blog postings hang around on the [...]

]]> By: Scott http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-226915 Scott Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:11:26 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/#comment-226915 This does not just apply to political bag carriers. It has also affected politicians. Since becoming ministers Mike Russell and Stewart Stevenson have closed down their blogs, but the caches were available (as well as RSS feeds). Indeed, subsequent to the closure of his blog - following another Herald piece - I managed to find the whole of Mike Russell's post that had caused the fuss, a piece that colleagues thought was a balanced discussion of some of the problems in the tourist sector. Is the problem that with newspapers (or individual journalists) having an agenda are obsessed with splits or perceived splits? In my view a healthy democracy requires parties to honestly and openly address their flaws. This does not just apply to political bag carriers. It has also affected politicians. Since becoming ministers Mike Russell and Stewart Stevenson have closed down their blogs, but the caches were available (as well as RSS feeds). Indeed, subsequent to the closure of his blog – following another Herald piece – I managed to find the whole of Mike Russell’s post that had caused the fuss, a piece that colleagues thought was a balanced discussion of some of the problems in the tourist sector.

Is the problem that with newspapers (or individual journalists) having an agenda are obsessed with splits or perceived splits? In my view a healthy democracy requires parties to honestly and openly address their flaws.

]]> By: Richard Havers http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-226855 Richard Havers Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:04:34 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/11/26/be-careful-what-you-delete-from-the-web/#comment-226855 Having read his blog I can see why he'll be a very good SD for Labour. He seems well able to understand their problems. Having read his blog I can see why he’ll be a very good SD for Labour. He seems well able to understand their problems.

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