Comments on: Young People And Text Messaging. Again. http://www.delib.net/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/ Digital democracy, news, thinking, tips & tricks and tech stuff from Delib Tue, 22 May 2012 12:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: tricia http://www.delib.net/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/comment-page-1/#comment-553 tricia Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:02:12 +0000 http://www.delib.co.uk/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/#comment-553 The oddest part of this is the fact that your are able to demonise young people so freely. Why is your automatic assumption that young people will miss-use technology? The most important part of meaningful engagement is reaching people in a medium or situation in which they feel comfortable- if young people are more comfortable remaining anonymous in a technology does not judge them so easily, then so be it. Young people struggle to have a voice in a society that despises them, perhaps you are right- technology is a side issue- the real issue is the prejudice and fear that has stopped them interacting with society in the first place. The oddest part of this is the fact that your are able to demonise young people so freely. Why is your automatic assumption that young people will miss-use technology? The most important part of meaningful engagement is reaching people in a medium or situation in which they feel comfortable- if young people are more comfortable remaining anonymous in a technology does not judge them so easily, then so be it. Young people struggle to have a voice in a society that despises them, perhaps you are right- technology is a side issue- the real issue is the prejudice and fear that has stopped them interacting with society in the first place.

]]> By: Gez Smith http://www.delib.net/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Gez Smith Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:23:11 +0000 http://www.delib.co.uk/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/#comment-546 Yeah, guess you could use a new pay as you go sim card bought with cash and then disposed of afterwards, but otherwise you will be traceable. Thinking about it again, anonymous probably means they just won't tell anyone it was you that reported it, but if you do it maliciously then you may well be traced and charged with wasting police time at best. Will be interested to see if it's actually used and if it works. Yeah, guess you could use a new pay as you go sim card bought with cash and then disposed of afterwards, but otherwise you will be traceable. Thinking about it again, anonymous probably means they just won’t tell anyone it was you that reported it, but if you do it maliciously then you may well be traced and charged with wasting police time at best.

Will be interested to see if it’s actually used and if it works.

]]> By: Paul Johnston http://www.delib.net/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Paul Johnston Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:55:42 +0000 http://www.delib.co.uk/dblog/young-people-and-text-messaging-again/#comment-545 It is also leaves me wondering just how anonymous a text message can be. Presumably it means you don't have to put your name to it, but you are hardly going to feel that you are untraceable (even if you throw your mobile phone away immediately after having sent the text message). It is also leaves me wondering just how anonymous a text message can be. Presumably it means you don’t have to put your name to it, but you are hardly going to feel that you are untraceable (even if you throw your mobile phone away immediately after having sent the text message).

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