What are your thoughts?

[wayfaringwordhack]

Many people keep the names of their children, spouses, and various family members "secret" on their blogs, only referring to their loved ones by nicknames. For those of you who do, why do you do it? For those who don't, why not?

Also, what are your thoughts on photos of children on the Internet? Locked post, fodder for all, or not at all?

*just wondering if Little Bean will someday be known as _________ or if he/she will simply graduate to Sprout*

Comments

[secritcrush.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'm more on the side protecting the privacy of folk than not unless they've given permission to talk about them. I think this particularly applies to children - there's some folk I see ranting about their children and how frustrating/annoying/whatever and I just wonder how the children would feel reading that in a few years. (Or in the case of embarassing stuff, if their friends ever read it.) So for me it's not so much about not using their name, but sticking to positive and less personal items in public posts.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

So for me it's not so much about not using their name, but sticking to positive and less personal items in public posts.

That is a very good point.

As for the ranting, if ever I need to gripe about something personal--and the need is extremely rare--I take it to a special filter.