One of the blogs I run is a news site for tabletop games and PC strategy games. I also cover “massively multiplayer online games” like World of Warcraft, which I happen to play occasionally. My younger brother Matt, who lost his job back in November, is playing a lot of Lord of the Rings Online while he waits for the next job interview or phone call. As a result, he’s learning a lot about the game. He also tries to recruit others, like me, into the game by sharing stories and strategies about the game.
Recently, I began to realize that all this information would be of use to a new Lord of the Rings Online player, so (with his permission) I began editing those emails and posting them on my game news site.
If you scan through your email conversations, you may find that there are some interesting discussions in there that could benefit others. Maybe a friend helped you troubleshoot a computer problem, or shared a good recipe with you, etc. As long as those involved in the email communication are OK with it, you might just want to post it on your blog.
When you do this, I would strongly encourage you to delete out anyone’s name who is mentioned in it, any email addresses in it, or any other potentially offensive, private, or otherwise problematic information. You might also want to run it past the others involved in the email traffic before posting the article, so that there aren’t any ruffled feathers or lost friendships.
