Anonymous Blogger Outs Self in Shocking Revelation
William H. Seward, who blogs at More Monmouth Musings, shed his secret identity yesterday and revealed himself as Highlands Republican Art Gallagher.
Gallagher, an unsuccessful candidate last year for Highlands Borough Council, has been coordinating a write in campaign for Freeholder Anna Little in today's primary.
There are different reasons for bloggers to remain anonymous or use their real name. It is a matter of personal choice. One reason for anonymity is to allow a certain amount of independence from identification with a particular region. Others disagree strongly with the concept of anonymity. But it is a matter of personal choice.
Art has decided to shed the anonymity and blog under his own name. The vast editorial staff here at the Monmouth County Republican Blog all wish him the best and hope that he continues to muse.
4 comments:
anonimity has a long and honored tradition in American political speech dating back to before the revolution.
The biggest reason for anonimity is that most people can not take disagreement or criticism without becoming mean and vindictive.
Even those of us whose employment is not dependent on the whims of politicians do not need that type of agravation.
anonymity
I really must start using my dictionary. Or at least spell check
Any way you spell, we're just happy to see you back, TR.
The biggest reason for anonimity is that most people can not take disagreement or criticism without becoming mean and vindictive.
That was not the case with me. I would welcome some of the yahoos I've written about being vindicative...it would give me something else to write about!
I stayed anonymous as long as I did because it increased readership. A year and a half ago when I started blogging, few new who Art Gallagher was or cared what he had to say.
The speculation over "Seward's" identity gave me a voice. Ironically, it was those who would have prefered that voice be silenced that gave it prominence.
Now that I have that voice, anonymity has become limiting. I've been itching to "come out" for a while now. I'm looking foward to publishing interviews and writing about subjects that "Seward" couldn't, without revealing Art Gallagher.
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