tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post3622774096709640169..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: IdentityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-75708879760325329472012-12-08T10:39:15.818-05:002012-12-08T10:39:15.818-05:00I"m so many different people, I rarely think ...I"m so many different people, I rarely think of it as weird to have a separate persona for things related to writing and reading crime fiction (well, until I needed to update my resume and realized some of my jobs have known me by my legal name, some my nickname, and then there's my blogging name). It's usually more helpful than problematic. And I probably should've changed my legal name to my nickname years ago instead of paying rent one month, but I didn't. <br /><br />That story is kind of creepy, but also just plain weird. Like we expect if someone puts that much effort into something, that there's some end game, some reason. The Wendig/Johnson thing, the purpose is obvious. Your story? Much less so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-44490178292254987722012-12-08T06:09:23.584-05:002012-12-08T06:09:23.584-05:00Exactly - it didn't matter what site it was, w...Exactly - it didn't matter what site it was, what mattered was that someone had co-opted my identity/image for unclear reasons. Its easy to pretend to be someone else on the internet in a variety of ways.<br /><br />I just noticed this, too: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/12/06/the-albee-agency-deception/<br /><br />Again, because I know who Wendig and Johnson are and trust their opinions, I would have perhaps been more inclined to trust Albee. But the words there were not spoken by at least Wendig (and I assume, Johnson) so again their identities have been digitally co-opted although the purposes for this particular deception are very, very clear indeed.Russelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-19640829713164090932012-12-07T13:48:38.959-05:002012-12-07T13:48:38.959-05:00The whole thing is a little creepy, and not becaus...The whole thing is a little creepy, and not because it was a gay site. We're both crime writer, so our minds work overtime to think of possible nefarious reasons for such a thing. Happily for you, there appear to be none here.<br /><br />I've been casting about for a good, and different, idea for my PI. You may have put me onto something. I'll be sure to share the credit. or blame, depending on how the book turns out.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com