[Air-l] Online graffiti

elw at stderr.org elw at stderr.org
Wed Apr 19 15:47:16 PDT 2006



There were graffiti wall programs far, far, far back in our online 
history.  I can remember seeing them in the late 1980s and early 1990s, 
and am quite certain that they were around long before that.

The Citadel BBS system, birthed in about 1980, was very graffiti-ish. 
[Something about having "rooms" lends itself to having "walls"...]
I can also remember a strong tendency for Renegade and Telegard BBSes to 
have graffiti wall doors.....

--e



> Subject: [Air-l] Online graffiti
> 
> Hello all,
>
> This is my first post here, and I would like to have any idea about "online
> graffiti" as a communication method.
>
>
> Thank you very much,
> Sigal
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Barry Wellman
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:01 PM
> To: aoir list
> Subject: [Air-l] what can/'t you say on a blog
>
> Shani Orgad asks what can/can't you say on a personal blog.
>
> I can give you two sides to this, both true even if contradictory.
>
> 1. If it is at all maintained by the university, the university can have a
> right to say No. (Warning: I don't know UK law.) Even if you're using a
> university computer, they have a right.
>
> 2. OTOH, in my 40 years of experience, many university administrators
> don't know the law -- or even their university ethics codes -- and just
> assert stuff. So you can always ask them to show you where the law and
> code forbids stuff.
>
> It's always better to have a trusted representative working for you on
> such matters, especially if they are a knowledgeable greivance officer of
> your faculty union or an experienced lawyer in the area -- libel, labour,
> etc.
>
> Having given my 2 shillings worth of advice, I must cut and run off to a
> conference until May 1. And it is too painful for me even now to discuss
> any more the details of my own experience.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Barry
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