No WiFi Yet but There's One Real-time Chat Room

re: No WiFi Yet but There's One Real-time Chat Room

Matt Bramanti — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:42:50 GMT

<i>if you rode #131 and eavesdropped.</i>

Am I the only one who wonders about the propriety of a public servant broadcasting details of conversations between private citizens?

Mary, did these ladies consent to their use as PR props, or even know about it?

re: No WiFi Yet but There's One Real-time Chat Room

margbm2 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:13:02 GMT

Mary - While I appreciate your attempts in keeping us up-to-date, I am wondering if this is really what the taxpayers want to read about? It seems to me that this type of a post might be better aimed toward an Intranet (internal) blog or something. Many companies have internal blogs that these types of stories are great for.

Just my 2 cents.

If I were on a bus, I would not want to know that someone was eavesdropping on my conversation and then posted it on the internet.

I, personally, would like to know what Metro is going to do to increase services around the area. Talk more about where there are problems and what you are going to do to fix it. Tell us about how you have fixed stuff. I don't care about a whole bunch of women sitting and chatting. If I am on the bus going to/from work, chances are I am napping, reading, etc.

re: No WiFi Yet but There's One Real-time Chat Room

Samantha — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:14:45 GMT

It seems to me that Mary hasn't invaded anyone's privacy, but is sharing observations that anyone could have made sitting on that bus. As this earth heats up we're going to have to get out of our cars and share rides and a lot of other things. If some people sharing that ride to work every day can find some empathy and community, that's nice to know. And it's a long long way from government surveillance.

re: No WiFi Yet but There's One Real-time Chat Room

Bluelight — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:06:06 GMT

The people you should be shameing is the "friends" of Sharon for they are the ones talking about her health in public. When rideing a bus you don't really have any privacy there. You don't want anyone to know thing then don't say it. As far as Mary typeing it on here. It would be no different then her telling a coworker in person. And if that would be wrong what is the difference between that and 4 women talking about it on a public bus.

re: No WiFi Yet but There's One Real-time Chat Room

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:19:09 GMT

my thoughts exactly brun