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12 November 2004
Just as a kind of "I hope it's not me" kind of thing, and a reassurance, as I know some folks start to worry about locked posts.
As a general rule, I only lock certain kinds of posts:
Type 1: Game related stuff... If I'm running a game and need to communicate with other involved people (STs or specific players) then I'll often do so via locked posts, visible only to relevant parties (particularly common for the assorted LARPs I'm involved in).
Type 2: Work related stuff... Work related things, if I go into any kind of specifics, are available to my friends list only. This strikes me as common sense.
[Edit: Type 2.5: Occasionally it's easier to put up a locked post rather than send an email, such as if somebody's email is down or I can't remember their address. Such posts are normally brief and are unlikely to interest anybody besides the "addressee".]
Type 3: Massive Upheaval related things. This one is more complicated. On occasion, I may discuss things with small groups. These things will be locked to those groups only, and are usually me angsting or seeking advice over things that affect me deeply on a very personal level. However, these are always things which will come out anyway... I'm just a very private person, and sometimes getting the news out is a difficult thing for me. I find that doing it in stages helps, and so talking to a few first makes talking to many easier. Things from these posts will become public over time.
Example: When I broke up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sea_cucumber... Some people knew the whys and wherefores before others. Everyone knew before long... I just don't like announcing things on that scale as a "hey everybody" kind of thing. I will always try to control the way that such news is spread, especially when other people's feelings are involved, but it will be spread. I advocate care and responsibility in the transfer of information, but not complete restriction of it.
If you notice from the calendar widget that I have private posts, it is probably a Type 1 or a Type 2 [Edit: or a Type 2.5].
If it's a Type 3, don't worry about it. If you're the kind of person who knows me well enough to worry about Type 3's then you'll probably be able to read them.
As a general rule, I only lock certain kinds of posts:
Type 1: Game related stuff... If I'm running a game and need to communicate with other involved people (STs or specific players) then I'll often do so via locked posts, visible only to relevant parties (particularly common for the assorted LARPs I'm involved in).
Type 2: Work related stuff... Work related things, if I go into any kind of specifics, are available to my friends list only. This strikes me as common sense.
[Edit: Type 2.5: Occasionally it's easier to put up a locked post rather than send an email, such as if somebody's email is down or I can't remember their address. Such posts are normally brief and are unlikely to interest anybody besides the "addressee".]
Type 3: Massive Upheaval related things. This one is more complicated. On occasion, I may discuss things with small groups. These things will be locked to those groups only, and are usually me angsting or seeking advice over things that affect me deeply on a very personal level. However, these are always things which will come out anyway... I'm just a very private person, and sometimes getting the news out is a difficult thing for me. I find that doing it in stages helps, and so talking to a few first makes talking to many easier. Things from these posts will become public over time.
Example: When I broke up with
sea_cucumber... Some people knew the whys and wherefores before others. Everyone knew before long... I just don't like announcing things on that scale as a "hey everybody" kind of thing. I will always try to control the way that such news is spread, especially when other people's feelings are involved, but it will be spread. I advocate care and responsibility in the transfer of information, but not complete restriction of it.If you notice from the calendar widget that I have private posts, it is probably a Type 1 or a Type 2 [Edit: or a Type 2.5].
If it's a Type 3, don't worry about it. If you're the kind of person who knows me well enough to worry about Type 3's then you'll probably be able to read them.