Comments on: Britblog woes and Bloghound sleepiness http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: James Higham http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7603 James Higham Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:19:43 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7603 :) :)

]]> By: William Gruff http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7599 William Gruff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:53:48 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7599 Why bother? I write risible tosh, usually under the influence of a great deal of alcohol, and I write for myself. No one reads my rubbish but so what? It amuses me to write it at the time. Too many people labour under the delusion that they have something new to say. I accept that, like very nearly everyone else, I have bugger all to say but am unable to keep quiet. What would a badge of any kind prove except that someone whose opinion I don't value thinks my opinions are worth reading? Why bother? I write risible tosh, usually under the influence of a great deal of alcohol, and I write for myself. No one reads my rubbish but so what? It amuses me to write it at the time.

Too many people labour under the delusion that they have something new to say. I accept that, like very nearly everyone else, I have bugger all to say but am unable to keep quiet. What would a badge of any kind prove except that someone whose opinion I don’t value thinks my opinions are worth reading?

]]> By: Lord T http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7412 Lord T Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:19:54 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7412 Who wants to be a member of a club that doesn't have strippers, free booze or a XMas party? Who wants to be a member of a club that doesn’t have strippers, free booze or a XMas party?

]]> By: CherryPie http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7305 CherryPie Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:44:00 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7305 At the moment groups/clubs are not the in thing either in blogland or RL, I think it is one of those signs of the times. One idea I didn't get to explore with you properly is that everyone who displays the badge should contribute a blog post to the site maybe on a rotational basis? Maybe a unique post that hasn't been published on their own blog. I think this could make the Bloghounds interesting to others. Just one of my thoughts to ponder on... At the moment groups/clubs are not the in thing either in blogland or RL, I think it is one of those signs of the times.

One idea I didn’t get to explore with you properly is that everyone who displays the badge should contribute a blog post to the site maybe on a rotational basis? Maybe a unique post that hasn’t been published on their own blog. I think this could make the Bloghounds interesting to others.

Just one of my thoughts to ponder on…

]]> By: Bill (Scotland) http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7288 Bill (Scotland) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:11:35 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7288 An interesting discussion. However, I for one (even were I to be 'invited'), am extremely selective in the 'badges' I choose to display in my little blog and have declined to include many more than I have wished to show; there are always compromises in such groupings and I have grown weary of making them. Just a few weeks ago I specifically excluded myself from a blog ranking exercise being conducted here in Scotland by the 'Scottish Roundup' blog - I have never understood the purpose of these rankings and the posting of entries in blogs asking for others to vote for them; Iain Dale's exercises are a similar form of blog 'onanism'. Good luck to those who feel a high ranking in this kind of listing is of importance, but I do not. Now, for some bizarre reason, at 11pm at night there are fireworks being set off at the edge of the cricket pitch outside my window,- so I will watch these whilst the show continues. Best regards Bill An interesting discussion. However, I for one (even were I to be ‘invited’), am extremely selective in the ‘badges’ I choose to display in my little blog and have declined to include many more than I have wished to show; there are always compromises in such groupings and I have grown weary of making them. Just a few weeks ago I specifically excluded myself from a blog ranking exercise being conducted here in Scotland by the ‘Scottish Roundup’ blog – I have never understood the purpose of these rankings and the posting of entries in blogs asking for others to vote for them; Iain Dale’s exercises are a similar form of blog ‘onanism’. Good luck to those who feel a high ranking in this kind of listing is of importance, but I do not. Now, for some bizarre reason, at 11pm at night there are fireworks being set off at the edge of the cricket pitch outside my window,- so I will watch these whilst the show continues.

Best regards
Bill

]]> By: Calumcarr http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7279 Calumcarr Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:36:47 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7279 James I don't think you can have individual bloggers carrying a badge. The badge is meaningless if any can carry it but if not all can carry then someone must decide if, for example, Joe 's Blog should get a badge. This way a group is formed and hence you have a group rather than individuals. I am confused and continue to ruminate. Sorry! James

I don’t think you can have individual bloggers carrying a badge. The badge is meaningless if any can carry it but if not all can carry then someone must decide if, for example, Joe ‘s Blog should get a badge. This way a group is formed and hence you have a group rather than individuals.

I am confused and continue to ruminate.

Sorry!

]]> By: James Higham http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7271 James Higham Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:44:36 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7271 MTG - no matter. Calum - it was precisely that I was suggesting - not a group at all but a solo blogger with a badge in his sidebar. MTG – no matter. Calum – it was precisely that I was suggesting – not a group at all but a solo blogger with a badge in his sidebar.

]]> By: gracchi http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7270 gracchi Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:43:00 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7270 Callum's right- for me a quality blog is one that has high quality thought on it- it doesn't matter how often the blog publishes articles just that they are interesting when they are published. So I never read someone like Iain Dale or Guido- simply because their product doesn't interest me. For others wanting gossip, my blog would be impenetrable and look silly. Equally I think with Britblog there is a tendency for it to become totally political especially towards an election- that bores me because the yah boo sucks nature of the commenting doesn't stimulate me but it might stimulate others. I think blog associations are more useful if they are associations of a type of blogger- say analytical historical or political gossip or whatever- rather than just saying we are the good bloggers- the question that provokes is good for what? Callum’s right- for me a quality blog is one that has high quality thought on it- it doesn’t matter how often the blog publishes articles just that they are interesting when they are published. So I never read someone like Iain Dale or Guido- simply because their product doesn’t interest me. For others wanting gossip, my blog would be impenetrable and look silly. Equally I think with Britblog there is a tendency for it to become totally political especially towards an election- that bores me because the yah boo sucks nature of the commenting doesn’t stimulate me but it might stimulate others.

I think blog associations are more useful if they are associations of a type of blogger- say analytical historical or political gossip or whatever- rather than just saying we are the good bloggers- the question that provokes is good for what?

]]> By: MTG http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7265 MTG Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:03:07 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7265 Silly me. Early Alzheimer's coming on. Silly me. Early Alzheimer’s coming on.

]]> By: MTG http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7264 MTG Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:59:35 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7264 Honest, quality debate is always lost to bigotry. You can also find zero tolerance of adverse citizen comment on the Inspector Gadget police blog. 'MEINUNGSVERSCHIEDENHEIT IST VERBOTEN' Honest, quality debate is always lost to bigotry. You can also find zero tolerance of adverse citizen comment on the Inspector Gadget police blog.

‘MEINUNGSVERSCHIEDENHEIT IST VERBOTEN’

]]> By: Calumcarr http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7263 Calumcarr Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:56:34 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7263 James, Just a few quick thoughts at the moment. You say, "<em>We all know what a good blog looks like</em>". This doesn't tell the whole story. Closer to the truth is that "We all know what we judge to be a good blog." This is very subjective. This isn't a problem but it flags up that what is good to me won't necessarily be good to you or Gracchi or whomever. Gracchi makes the same point, I think, when he asks "<em> What makes a quality blog ...?</em>" To Gracchi quality thought is a key criterion but this will not be so for all. What is "good"? What is "quality"? Sorry, I'm back at the start again. The criteria of membership don't come first but other questions come there. e.g. what would be the purpose of any grouping - to the group to individuals? Why bother having a group with this purpose? Why not be a solo blogger with this purpose? What are the benefits to a blogger? What are disadvantages? Hope this helps. Will ruminate. James, Just a few quick thoughts at the moment.

You say, “We all know what a good blog looks like“.

This doesn’t tell the whole story. Closer to the truth is that “We all know what we judge to be a good blog.” This is very subjective. This isn’t a problem but it flags up that what is good to me won’t necessarily be good to you or Gracchi or whomever.

Gracchi makes the same point, I think, when he asks “ What makes a quality blog …?” To Gracchi quality thought is a key criterion but this will not be so for all.

What is “good”?

What is “quality”?

Sorry, I’m back at the start again.

The criteria of membership don’t come first but other questions come there. e.g. what would be the purpose of any grouping – to the group to individuals?

Why bother having a group with this purpose?
Why not be a solo blogger with this purpose?
What are the benefits to a blogger?
What are disadvantages?

Hope this helps.

Will ruminate.

]]> By: Lord T http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7259 Lord T Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:06:57 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7259 Britblogs has gone down hill lately and I don't read it any more. For Tim to host it without political comment will be easy. There will only be three articles a week and they will be on cooking and knitting. Britblogs has gone down hill lately and I don’t read it any more.

For Tim to host it without political comment will be easy. There will only be three articles a week and they will be on cooking and knitting.

]]> By: dearieme http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7254 dearieme Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:15:08 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7254 For what it's worth, Unkind though it be to say so, Cutting out political comment would be a Keenly enjoyable activity. Less about politics And more about Ball games and Nature Or, come to think of it, Uisquebaugh. Respect! For what it’s worth,
Unkind though it be to say so,
Cutting out political comment would be a
Keenly enjoyable activity.

Less about politics
And more about
Ball games and Nature
Or, come to think of it,
Uisquebaugh.
Respect!

]]> By: James Higham http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7253 James Higham Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:07:04 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7253 Take someone like Unity or Flying Rodent or even the way Shuggy used to blog. Now one can disagree with their conclusions but one can't knock their turn of phrase or thoroughness. There are some excellent blogs where the blogger takes great care. You'd be a prime candidate. MTG - indeed. Take someone like Unity or Flying Rodent or even the way Shuggy used to blog. Now one can disagree with their conclusions but one can’t knock their turn of phrase or thoroughness.

There are some excellent blogs where the blogger takes great care. You’d be a prime candidate.

MTG – indeed.

]]> By: gracchi http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7249 gracchi Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:34:41 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7249 The other question is what makes a quality blog- perhaps I'm becoming more and more intolerant in my old age but there are very few blogs on which quality thought takes place and many of them don't update regularly. Mercurius Politicus is a very very good blogger but sometimes has posts up only once or twice a month- everything he writes is worth reading- much more than say some of the gossip bloggers. I think I am becoming more of a purist in terms of blogging- I keep meaning to shake up my blogroll for that reason because I do think that there aren't very many good blogs in the UK. What would be the leftwing blogs incidentally on another tack you would invite to Bloghounds? The other question is what makes a quality blog- perhaps I’m becoming more and more intolerant in my old age but there are very few blogs on which quality thought takes place and many of them don’t update regularly. Mercurius Politicus is a very very good blogger but sometimes has posts up only once or twice a month- everything he writes is worth reading- much more than say some of the gossip bloggers. I think I am becoming more of a purist in terms of blogging- I keep meaning to shake up my blogroll for that reason because I do think that there aren’t very many good blogs in the UK. What would be the leftwing blogs incidentally on another tack you would invite to Bloghounds?

]]> By: MTG http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/comment-page-1/#comment-7247 MTG Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:13:32 +0000 http://nourishingobscurity.com/2010/02/07/britblog-woes-and-bloghound-sleepiness/#comment-7247 Honest and quality debate is the loser for it. The behaviour is also evident on certain police blogs, notably Gadget, where there is zero tolerance of adverse citizen comment. Such should carry the warning: 'MEINUNGSVERSCHIEDENHEIT IST VERBOTEN'. Honest and quality debate is the loser for it. The behaviour is also evident on certain police blogs, notably Gadget, where there is zero tolerance of adverse citizen comment. Such should carry the warning:
‘MEINUNGSVERSCHIEDENHEIT IST VERBOTEN’.

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