Slanderous Trolls be warned...

I have just read Dan Gillmor's column http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/010613.shtml#010613 end to end. In it I saw some serious justification for my continued opinions on Groove's positive values for improving relationsships. Dan runs a blog of almost undisputed high quality. And what happens? He starts to get flamed, to the point where there is undisputed support asking him to libel the purpotrators of the slander. It all hinges, in my opinion, on one thing. Without it there would be no problem and Dan would be able to sleep easy.

A tremedous and fundamental weakness of blog is that you never know who the person who is commenting on a blog actually is. They could be anyone, they could be several people or one person. The best pieces of evidence you can get are username, style of writing, an IP address and an email address. All of these might spoofed, changed, withheld or just entered incorrectly.

So I am going to change this blog. From now on comments will NOT be possible from the http://popg.blogspot.com. However I do welcome comments - from anyone. So how can this be done? Use Groove, ask me for an invitation to the Groove space that drives this blog. (actually if someone can help me upload an open groove invitation file to this weblog I will do that!) Then you can comment away to your hearts content.

And what then happens if you flame me, or anyone else? Warning. I've got you. I will have your Groove vcard, your digital signature and an auditable log of activity that could have you paying a fine or in prison before you can say "jack rabbitt". Not only that your whole Groove communitity credibility will collapse in an instant.

And who said there "stupid idea, there is no value in a Groove blogging tool".

Tim Knip of www.Suite75.com. ARE YOU LISTENING. Get your blogger tool into first class order - and you could have the whole blogging community at your feet!

posted by Andy Swarbrick/PopG at 7:36