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Graham Perrin

An expression such as 'obscure' might be better (than 'private') for things that are not necessarily private - 19 views

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started by Graham Perrin on 10 Jan 09
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  • Graham Perrin
    #1 Graham Perrin on 10 Jan 09
     
    A spin-off from http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/9588#1 and from various other topics:

    In Diigo, there is widespread use of the word 'private'.

    Private does not always mean private.

    It's true that where privacy is relaxed, it's usually the result of a conscious decision by the user.

    However: the bigger picture is that any 'outsider' who lacks insider knowledge (of Diigo sharing and of the various types of annotated link) may be alarmed by public revelation of something that is clearly labelled 'private'. In subtle ways, confidence in Diigo may be reduced.

    So, I wonder what expression might be truer than 'private'. Maybe:

    * obscure

    I don't particularly like the word, at least not in a Diigo context, but I like mis-use of the word 'private' even less.

    Do we have any better suggestions?

    Thesaurus, dictionaries and common sense to the rescue, please!

    (Think beyond Diigo Island: consider how things look to outsiders, particularly their public/anonymous view of Diigo annotated links that use the word 'private'…)

    TIA
    Graham
  • Graham Perrin
    #2 Graham Perrin on 10 Jan 09

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