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| It isn't likely that the paparazzi will meet me on my driveway today. |
1. “While
the so-called public meeting is questioned by many A.A. members, I favor it
myself providing only that anonymity is respected in press reports and that we
ask nothing for ourselves except understanding.”
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2. The
principle of anonymity is one of the most precarious ones of the Twelve
Traditions and this is especially true with the explosion of social media. We
can wonder, with the availability of the internet, why we should hold back? I
have a blog that I post on facebook and my name headlines on it. In that blog I
do mention AA from time to time. Indeed, I even quote directly from AA
literature. However, my membership in AA is only implied. My primary reason for
skirting this principle is honesty with where my inspiration comes from. This
being the case, I don’t wish to give the impression that my opinions represent
AA in any way. I also feel somewhat protected by the fact that my blogs and
posts are read only by a close circle of friends and family who already know of my
association with AA. I doubt if the general public knows or cares about my
facebook posts or blogs and I don’t expect the paparazzi to be awaiting my
departures and arrivals.
1. AS BILL SEES IT, 278: LETTER, 1949
2. geo 4,624
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