Diary of Dan Frank

I recently received some e-mails regarding an old entry on my blog. The entry was purposely placed in order to hurt an old classmate of mine from the U of M. The e-mails were basically requests for me to remove the entry from my blog as it was so hurtful. Some requests were polite and nice, some were not so polite and not so nice.

At first I thought these people were ridiculous to ask me to delete my entries as they reflect who I was at the time and how I was feeling. This is first and foremost my blog, to be created and edited by me; not someone who does not like what I have to say about something or someone. I thought by deleting these entries it is almost as if I am deleting a part of myself and what I believe just to please people that I don't even know. Instantly I thought of the movie V for Vendetta where the citizens of the UK give up their voice and their opinions due to fear of an oppressive government.

After re-reading the entries I wrote about Shannon Mulvany I decided that I should delete them; not because her friends found my blog and asked me to delete them. Not because someone said it was slander and I could be sued (It would be a hard case for both sides to prove). I decided to delete the entries because of what I said in them and the way I delivered my message.

The content of these entries was downright rude and hurtful; I was not proud that I wrote them and I was not proud of the person I obviously was at the time. Placing them online was just as rude as what I said. I should have confronted Shannon with my feelings or simply kept them inside my head.

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Shannon Mulvany for publishing the what I wrote. Please be aware that while I did delete these entries it does not change the way I felt about you during that class. This may not be the exact apology you were all hoping for but I do feel the need to remain true to the way I used to feel about you. I have since realized that who you are and what you say does not effect me in anyway; it simply does not matter.

I am truly sorry for the manner in which my message was delivered, my poor choice in words, and whatever emotional stress I may have caused by publishing my feelings for you.

By deleting these entries I am demonstrating that while my first impression of Shannon was that I did not like her I can still respect her as a human being and hope for the best for her.