tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post6440787064388763440..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: So You Want To Be A Blogger: A Few Thoughts On What A Blog Is NotTenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-72746252593447387642008-12-22T11:38:00.000-05:002008-12-22T11:38:00.000-05:00Err, second-to-last sentence...I'll just shut up n...Err, second-to-last sentence...I'll just shut up now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862169376352388965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-19150009380184622602008-12-22T07:34:00.000-05:002008-12-22T07:34:00.000-05:00Gawd, could I have made that last sentence any mor...Gawd, could I have made that last sentence <I>any</I> more of a run-on? Sorry about that...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862169376352388965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-38000028523236606332008-12-22T07:32:00.000-05:002008-12-22T07:32:00.000-05:00Good points. I agree, mostly, with #2 (there are ...Good points. I agree, mostly, with #2 (there are rare cases in which #2 actually happens, for instance <A HREF="http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2004/03/15/lott_case.html" REL="nofollow">Josh Marshall and the Trent Lott takedown</A>) and completely with #s 4-5. I disagree, mostly, with #s 1 and 3. There are plenty of people who have successfully turned blogging into journalism: Matt Yglesias, Ben Domenech (briefly), nearly everyone who writes for <I>American Prospect</I>. These people have continued to write blogs, but have acquired editors and salaries. Also, the people who've done investigative reporting on overlooked news stories, such as Marcy Winograd at FireDogLake on the Scooter Libby case. I wouldn't discount these people so quickly as "not journalists."<BR/><BR/>More importantly, regarding #3, I have a great deal of trouble with bloggers who "ban at will," without cause and a great deal of work to integrate the bannee within the blog community. I'm not trying to be holier-than-thou -- I've banned people myself, including one hilarious instance in which I was on a new blogging platform and tried and failed to ban someone who gleefully hurled insults at me while I flailed about with the software. On the other hand, though, I think the main thing that differentiates blogging from other media is the fact that it is an interactive process. People who take their "ownership" of a piece of bandwidth too seriously risk losing that interactivity and diminishing the equality, and therefore the usefulness, of the conversation. Beyond that, I think it's an essential question of fairness. Simply put, I think it's important to tolerate respect that <I>isn't</I> respectful, just as we reserve the right to dissent disrespectfully from our nation's government, we owe that right to our blog commenters. "If you don't like it, blog somewhere else" sounds to me too much like "If you don't like America's war in Iraq, you can leave."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862169376352388965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-48125186730706621622008-12-18T15:54:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:54:00.000-05:00I like this post.But you also don't have to invite...I like this post.<BR/><BR/><I>But you also don't have to invite that person in, serve him lunch and invite him to yell at you in your own house. </I><BR/><BR/>I would also add that the person shouting at you on the sidewalk who starts to follow you around everywhere you go, shows up uninvited at your house, hides in your friends' bushes, and shouts at people with whom you work, is not protected by the first amendment. They are harassing and/or stalking you.<BR/><BR/>As you imply, it is also a good rule of thumb to not type anything that you wouldn't say to somebody face-to-face. A lack of repercussions often enables a lack of civility. <BR/><BR/>And, hey, even the best bloggers make mistakes.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-69543692604700503992008-12-18T00:49:00.000-05:002008-12-18T00:49:00.000-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you from a novitiate i...Thank you, thank you, thank you from a novitiate in the electronic word smithy. I only yesterday posted my first digi-mots, as the environment of my particular tower of ivory is getting weirder by the day. Empty offices and classrooms due to the high holy days, word of lay offs and non renewals of contracts all across campus. This blogging will in some ways be the balm we all need. What I seek most is wisdom from those of you who have been here longer. I look forward to reading more.Professor Yorickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247272046362312505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-30862675995682520102008-12-17T20:59:00.000-05:002008-12-17T20:59:00.000-05:00Dear 5:21 --If there is an invitation to cross pos...Dear 5:21 --<BR/><BR/>If there is an invitation to cross post on Wesleying, I would accept it: if you are interested in putting together something through the CPC, I would be happy to participate in a group discussion!<BR/><BR/>TRTenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-32072090040569594272008-12-17T17:21:00.000-05:002008-12-17T17:21:00.000-05:00This is actually in regards to your "letter to the...This is actually in regards to your "letter to the academic proletariat". As a student at your current institution, I have wavered for some time on the idea of pursuing a career in academia, wondering if it's right for me, whether I am cut out for it etc.. As an undergrad, one gets the feeling that, at least at some point, almost everyone in college thinks they want to follow in the footsteps of their beloved profs. So I was thinking that perhaps you (someone who seems particularly sharp on the subject) might consider giving us students your thoughts on the matter (maybe through wesleying). I don't know, maybe you have done a similar post before, or maybe it's not your cup of tea to give out advice so generally, but just a thought...Regardless, thanks for the insightful entiries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-60317930447251127272008-12-17T13:33:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:33:00.000-05:00Is it just me, or does that look like an academic ...Is it just me, or does that look like an academic background behind in that Superman cartoon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com