There's a little tempest in the weblog world over Mark
Pilgrim's "Winer Watch.
It prompts a few thoughts...disclaimer, these are stray thoughts,
not intended to comment on whether what is going on is right
or good or fair, or not.
1. Ted Nelson's Xanadu concept (generally acknowledged as the
seminal vision for hypertext), as I understand it, envisioned
that everything published would be persistent, with elaborate
change and version-tracking. Again, such total persistence may
not always be a good thing, I just thought it worth noting that
it dates back to the Xanadu vision. Of course, Nelson also envisioned
a degree of control, including transclusion and micro-payments.
2. I take editing, in the form of careful revision, as a sign
of thoughtful writing.
3. Burning
Bird writes: During these edits, I also wrote some stuff
about my life that I didn't want online, and should not have
published. However, I'm also a) hot-headed, b) impulsive, and
c) a real fast typist. Yes, I know the Internet is unforgiving
and rarely forgets, but the Internet usually doesn't persist
anything that's existed less than an hour. I pulled the material.
I have long made it a practice to delay sending emails, particularly
if I think they may be controversial or emotional. Rarely does
it hurt to age them, giving yourself a chance to reconsider.
3:23:28 PM 
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