What won't you put on-line?
Or, I'll do anything for blog, but I won't do that...*

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What won't you put on-line?  It's an interesting question because that answer has changed a lot for me over the years.  I've felt more responsibility in managing the on-line identities of friends as I go around blogging, photographing, and twittering.  I think about it a lot more than I did when I started. 

What did I come up with?
  • The names and likenesses of friends who don't have or don't want an Internet presence.  I try to respect this and have gotten more in the habit of asking for people's preferences.
  • Time stamps during business hours.  Even though I may have the day off, I don't want to give the impression that I do personal blogging, etc. on the job.
  • Indecent photos or photos that are socially questionable, ie, chugging beer.
  • Personal attacks.
  • Opinions about monetary policy.  I don't want to give my employer any reason to look at my on-line activity.
  • No diatribes or screeds about current or former employers or co-workers.
  • Work that's easily found or distributed elsewhere.  That wasn't always true, but it's true now.  I don't do this mostly because I found it boring and unnecessarily contributing to the echo chamber.
  • Things that I consider to be gross or distasteful.  I just don't want to associate that stuff with who I am.
  • No LOL cats.  I like them.  I enjoy them.  But I will not create items for or perpetuate this meme.
  • Unverified information.  I try not to post things without checking it out first.
What's missing?
  • Financial information.  I don't make this publicly available, but I do bank on-line and make purchases, so I can't say I don't have this out there.
  • Passwords.  By its very nature, this is information that I have on-line.  However, I don't post or store them in on-line docs.
  • Other's phone numbers & addresses.  If someone asks me for contact information, I pass the request along to the person to let them make that decision.
There's probably more, but that's all that comes to mind at the moment.  If I append the list, I'll note it.

*Apologies to Meatloaf.  I couldn't help myself.

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