A friend of mine who is my Traditions Nazi...er, guru just found this and posted it on another online meeting site. Aparently our GSO has been busy with something other than rehashing ad nauseum whether addicts belong in AA.
Looks like there's pretty pretty sage suggestions here on all things internet: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/en_....pdf
"GENERAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEB SITES
MySpace, Facebook and other social networking Web sites are public in
nature. Though users create accounts and utilize usernames and passwords,
once on the site, it is a public medium where A.A. members and
non-A.A.s mingle.
As long as individuals do not identify themselves as A.A. members, there
is no conflict of interest. However, someone using their full name and/
or a likeness, such as a full-face photograph, would be contrary to the
spirit of the Eleventh Tradition, which states in the Long Form that, “…
our [last] names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast,
filmed or publicly printed.”
Experience suggests that it is in keeping with the Eleventh Tradition not
to disclose A.A. membership on social networking sites as well as on any
other Web site, blog, electronic bulletin board, etc., that is not composed
solely of A.A. members, is not password protected or is accessible
to the public."
Looks like there's pretty pretty sage suggestions here on all things internet: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/en_....pdf
"GENERAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEB SITES
MySpace, Facebook and other social networking Web sites are public in
nature. Though users create accounts and utilize usernames and passwords,
once on the site, it is a public medium where A.A. members and
non-A.A.s mingle.
As long as individuals do not identify themselves as A.A. members, there
is no conflict of interest. However, someone using their full name and/
or a likeness, such as a full-face photograph, would be contrary to the
spirit of the Eleventh Tradition, which states in the Long Form that, “…
our [last] names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast,
filmed or publicly printed.”
Experience suggests that it is in keeping with the Eleventh Tradition not
to disclose A.A. membership on social networking sites as well as on any
other Web site, blog, electronic bulletin board, etc., that is not composed
solely of A.A. members, is not password protected or is accessible
to the public."
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Re: AA & the Internet
Sat, June 7, 2008 - 12:33 PMI am all for the Traditions however, once outside the rooms what are they going to do police the internet? At some point one must allow others to be and do. Next what are you going to do tell every actor in hollywood to please not tell the media how you are going into rehab have now recoverd going to AA and next week we see you relapse. My opinon is that is not such a good message either but if I worry too much about others I lose the point which is I am responsible for myself and my actions I cannot do a dam thing about what others say or do. -
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Re: AA & the Internet
Sat, June 7, 2008 - 4:15 PMHello everyone, my name is Cheezy, and I'm an alcoholic! -
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Re: AA & the Internet
Sat, June 7, 2008 - 7:58 PMaw hell.
What if we all put on 3D glass? Does the tribe name need to change? If the tribe is not public is it still breaking tradition?
Maybe GSO was just looking for a diplomatic way to say "we want more headless boob and cock shots!!!!"
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Re: AA & the Internet
Sat, June 7, 2008 - 10:38 PM"Next what are you going to do tell every actor in hollywood to please not tell the media how you are going into rehab have now recoverd going to AA and next week we see you relapse."
This is the best reason I know for the Eleventh Tradition to exist, and I think that's exactly what they should be
told, although "recovery chic" seems to be a bit nineties anymore.
I've often wondered about the Internet issue. I've had people at places I've worked cross my path on Tribe,
and they may not even care to know I'm in recovery. I'm a very private person and consider in
some ways that presenting to or being presented with such unwanted information, to an acquaintance, is a
sort of imposition.
I've considered setting up a completely anonymous user just for this tribe. I believe access to recovery on
sites like Tribe is important, but I confess that the lack of any attempt to preserve my anonymity on the public
recovery tribes is only laziness on my part; some people do an admirable job of hiding their identity. I also
leave myself open to mischief by trolls. -
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Re: AA & the Internet
Sun, June 8, 2008 - 6:07 AM"Paranoia will destroy ya!" - Ray Davies -
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Re: AA & the Internet
Mon, June 9, 2008 - 9:38 PMRay! I was at the Ray Davies concert while you were at the Fuckette's concert.
Wow Dave, how did you know or can you not say because it would blow your cover?
I'm so private that at my new job they don't know squat about me except that I have 2 dogs. -
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Re: AA & the Internet
Tue, June 10, 2008 - 7:44 AMI have your address Bev, but I only use at Xmas...
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Re: AA & the Internet
Sun, June 15, 2008 - 7:42 AMI don't list any tribe memberships on my profile. We do have options here. If you're into facebook, etc., well, that IS its own problem. Don't even get me started on web candor. The truth is, my middle name isn't really Arm.
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