Anonymity is a dicey subject to address when you work for the government. Citizens are entitled to access most of our services, regardless of their willingness to share their names with us. There are some exceptions to that rule, but you can live a fair share of your life in this country without sharing your name with the governments that you live under.
I accept feedback and input from the readers of this blog. I get feedback on the blog almost everyday. Sometimes it is just a note that I spelled something wrong. Or that I misstated something. My employees help me keep the blog accurate and competent by providing with this kind of feedback more often than I care to admit to But I’m glad they do it. Everyone writes better with an editor, I think.
I get feedback from Eden Prairie citizens, as well as citizens from other communities in Minnesota and from all over the country. I’ve got some great feedback stories that I’ll share with everyone sometime down the line.
Occasionally, I will get anonymous feedback. Anonymous feedback is usually of the useless variety. It is typically from someone who hasn’t read something I’ve written very closely, or just wants to take me to task for one thing or another. I’ve been chastised for my political ideology by the Angry Right and the Angry Left, so I feel good about that. I strive for balance. Criticism from the fringes means that I must be hitting the middle most of the time.
I will be using a new “Comments” feature in the coming weeks on this blog. The Comments feature will allow me to have more of a dialogue with the readers of the blog on a specific subject. I don’t know what that subject will be yet, but I’ll think of one soon.
Look for Comments, and participate. No anonymous participants though. If you can’t stand behind your comments with your identity, then your comments aren’t that useful to processing the subject of the dialogue. You can still say whatever you want to say. This is America. But you’ll get more consideration if you stand behind your words. I can promise you that.
