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CardJoe · 24th Sep 2007, 09:41

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/09...for_blogging/1

On the presses today is the tale of Jessica Zenner, a Nintendo contracter who was formally dismissed for posting derogatory remarks about her boss on a personal blog.

DougEdey · 24th Sep 2007, 09:47

The blog you linked to is Jessica Carr. As is the photo.

CardJoe · 24th Sep 2007, 09:52

Jessica Carr is her pseudonym...

DougEdey · 24th Sep 2007, 09:56

The blog is also titled wrong. The Daily Weed is a private space.

EDIT: From the article you linked the blog post in question is called
the daily weed, not the whole blog

AcidJiles · 24th Sep 2007, 09:59

quite ridiculous

bilbothebaggins · 24th Sep 2007, 10:11

IF she didn't mention Nintendo she's bloody entitled to write anything she likes. That it's stupid to insult your boss in public (even if you do not state where you work or his/her name) is another matter entirely.

Bindibadgi · 24th Sep 2007, 10:17

I do this all the time! I mean... uh...

jezmck · 24th Sep 2007, 10:19

So Nintendo have brought the connection between this blog and themselves to light. Dumbasses.

ralph.pickering · 24th Sep 2007, 10:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by jezmck

So Nintendo have brought the connection between this blog and themselves to light. Dumbasses.

Also known as the Streisand Effect...

Personally I'd always be a bit careful about what I put on email or a blog - not that my current employer is tech savvy enough to put what I write on the internet together with my real identity. Wait a minute... I've just posted about my employer under my real name. Doh! (better brush up my CV)

outlawaol · 24th Sep 2007, 10:38

The only way i would say this is unacceptable is if she were divulging Nintendo trade marked secrets. And a "fat ass stupid co-worker" isnt one of those secrets. Nintendo has no right to do what they did. It isnt any of there dang business what she is saying about her co-worker, what the hell is wrong with people, stay out of everyones business and get a dang life.

Nothing makes me more irritated then when a corporation oversteps there bounds. I would almost take that line of "expressly discouraged from doing what she did" bit and call it harassment/threatening.

>:|

Duste · 24th Sep 2007, 10:52

Hot.

Lol. :P

CardJoe · 24th Sep 2007, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duste

Hot.

Lol. :P

You really think so? Not my taste tbh...

mikeuk2004 · 24th Sep 2007, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duste

Hot.

Lol. :P

Come on, take another look man. Just because she is female, does not make her hot. :P

proxess · 24th Sep 2007, 13:42

That comment she made of the boss was right down funny...

automagsrock · 24th Sep 2007, 13:59

I am gonna start reading her blog all the time now. That comment about her boss was awesome.

f00dl3 · 24th Sep 2007, 14:04

The thing people need to realize is that America in particular, although any democracy, is supported by companies and organizations. While I do not support what this individual did - once you take the right of free speech on this subject, the next step is to gag you of talking of your government - then talking at all.

Faulk_Wulf · 24th Sep 2007, 16:29

Well the catch is, and this has always been the problem. The line between free speech, libel, and slander is pretty gray.
If the poss she insulted was the one that read it, and she knew who wrote it and was offended. Then she does have the
right to take legal action or (I think) fire her. While I think that it isn't right for her to be fired for writing in her free time,
she does need to realize she did post on a public space. I had the same thing happen to me a few years back with my own
personal website. I wrote a post up about a kid in one of my classes. (In all my maturity at the time, questioning his sexuality,
his physical strength... meh you know what dumb ass high school freshmen are like, use your imagination.) I got 30 hours
community service for libel/slander (I never remember which one.) *shrugs* Live, learn, get Luvs, move on. So now I just word
my posts and such a bit more carefully. I'm all for free speech. (Like that Meyer incident? I think that's BS tazing a kid.) But
the cold honest truth is, she put her thoughts out in public where anyone could read them. And someone did and played
connect the dots. *shrugs*

ssj12 · 24th Sep 2007, 17:50

Free Speech doesnt exist anymore, slander is a form of free speech when done with a reasonable sense. There is wrong slander (Faulk how did you word your thing exactly?) which is wrong but questioning something but just calling someone a fat jack ass loser isnt bad at all, this world cares to much about feelings. >.<

completemadness · 24th Sep 2007, 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeuk2004

Come on, take another look man. Just because she is female, does not make her hot. :P

shes above average

i don't see how this is legal, people have always insulted their bosses to their friends, if she wants to write it down in a blog for everyone to read, fine
Hell she didn't even mention ninty so no-one would have actually known what she was on about

aggies11 · 24th Sep 2007, 18:27

If she said these "bad" comments right to the face of her boss, directly, would that have been grounds for dismissal?

What if she said it to a coworker, about her boss? What if the boss over-heard? Does that change anything?

If you put something on the internet, that is publicly viewable, then you should expect that the entire public would read it.

Aggies

24th Sep 2007, 09:41	#1
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24th Sep 2007, 09:47	#2
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24th Sep 2007, 09:52	#3
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Jessica Carr is her pseudonym... __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

24th Sep 2007, 09:56	#4
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	The blog is also titled wrong. The Daily Weed is a private space. EDIT: From the article you linked the blog post in question is called the daily weed, not the whole blog __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter Last edited by DougEdey; 24th Sep 2007 at 15:40. Reason: Fixed link

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24th Sep 2007, 09:59	#5
AcidJiles Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 152	quite ridiculous

24th Sep 2007, 10:11	#6
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24th Sep 2007, 14:04	#16
f00dl3 Minimodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	The thing people need to realize is that America in particular, although any democracy, is supported by companies and organizations. While I do not support what this individual did - once you take the right of free speech on this subject, the next step is to gag you of talking of your government - then talking at all.

24th Sep 2007, 16:29	#17
Faulk_Wulf Internet Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 280	Well the catch is, and this has always been the problem. The line between free speech, libel, and slander is pretty gray. If the poss she insulted was the one that read it, and she knew who wrote it and was offended. Then she does have the right to take legal action or (I think) fire her. While I think that it isn't right for her to be fired for writing in her free time, she does need to realize she did post on a public space. I had the same thing happen to me a few years back with my own personal website. I wrote a post up about a kid in one of my classes. (In all my maturity at the time, questioning his sexuality, his physical strength... meh you know what dumb ass high school freshmen are like, use your imagination.) I got 30 hours community service for libel/slander (I never remember which one.) shrugs Live, learn, get Luvs, move on. So now I just word my posts and such a bit more carefully. I'm all for free speech. (Like that Meyer incident? I think that's BS tazing a kid.) But the cold honest truth is, she put her thoughts out in public where anyone could read them. And someone did and played connect the dots. shrugs __________________ -- Faulken S. Wulf "Under the Willow, he sleeps and dreams, of Heaven." Attempting to post intelligently since the year 2000!

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ssj12 VGChartz PR Manager Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 232	Free Speech doesnt exist anymore, slander is a form of free speech when done with a reasonable sense. There is wrong slander (Faulk how did you word your thing exactly?) which is wrong but questioning something but just calling someone a fat jack ass loser isnt bad at all, this world cares to much about feelings. >.< __________________ http://thebladeclan.com

24th Sep 2007, 18:27	#20
aggies11 Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 171	If she said these "bad" comments right to the face of her boss, directly, would that have been grounds for dismissal? What if she said it to a coworker, about her boss? What if the boss over-heard? Does that change anything? If you put something on the internet, that is publicly viewable, then you should expect that the entire public would read it. Aggies