tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460939.post2428399902068034738..comments2023-09-01T04:26:03.619-05:00Comments on The So-Called "Austin Mayor" Blog: Fake Bloggers: Threat or Menace?So-Called Austin Mayorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10352094428842715059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460939.post-67392569131021674302007-02-24T19:20:00.000-06:002007-02-24T19:20:00.000-06:00In answer to the "what is stopping..." portion of ...In answer to the "what is stopping..." portion of your question: Nothing. <BR/><BR/>But I don't see the "irreparable political damage" that could be created by either an anonymous or pseudonymous blogger. <BR/><BR/>For instance, this blog has a pretty good track record as a lefty site, but I would be very surprised if a campaign put itself in a position where I could do any damage to it, i.e. entrusted me with either secret or damaging information. <BR/><BR/>At most a blogger like me could reveal something that was best left secret, but even then the story would be that the information was revealed by a blogger who turned out to be a Benedict Arnold, i.e. the fact that the blogger lied and betrayed his or her sourced would dampen the damaging effect of the revelation.<BR/><BR/>At least, that's how I see it.<BR/><BR/>-- SCAMSo-Called Austin Mayorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352094428842715059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460939.post-9016587206528613232007-02-23T23:47:00.000-06:002007-02-23T23:47:00.000-06:00Internet trolls have been cultivating forum person...Internet trolls have been cultivating forum personalities for the specific purpose of one day causing drama. <BR/><BR/>What is stopping one crazed conservative (or liberal) from putting together a well respected liberal blog while getting hand fed credible information, becoming a respected source, just to one day blow the whole thing up for irreparable political damage.Dan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613852767697217763noreply@blogger.com