Comments on: You’re a month old now - it’s time we had a chat about bloggering http://www.partisanfreepolitics.com/2007/07/youre-a-month-old-now-its-time-we-had-a-chat-about-bloggering/ Partisan Free Politics, a place to discuss the intersection of everyday life - policy - and the politics of possibility Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:26:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Greyson http://www.partisanfreepolitics.com/2007/07/youre-a-month-old-now-its-time-we-had-a-chat-about-bloggering/#comment-175 Greyson Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:41:48 +0000 http://www.partisanfreepolitics.com/2007/07/youre-a-month-old-now-its-time-we-had-a-chat-about-bloggering/#comment-175 When this was originally posted, my foray into the blogosphere was still in its initial stages. Now, with a little more experience under my belt, I feel that I've got a better chance of understanding what it is that I want accomplish with this project of ours. I'm looking to foster a community of debate where real ideas dominate instead of the usual sound-bites of everyday "political" media. I suppose my posts and responses have, and will continue to be, somewhat longer than the average "amateur" blog. This is because to unload all the terminology and reframe a political debate takes a considerable amount of effort (lest one say too little and be misunderstood, as has been my error before.) To that end I will no longer be apologizing for the length of any of my transmissions, and I would prefer it if the dedicated community here would refrain from using the threads to suggest changes in my (or each others') writing styles, it tends to sidetrack the debate. I would, however, be more than happy to hear your criticisms through other channels, the most easy at this point being through my personal email. The blogosphere is filled with plenty of people venting their thoughts and feelings, I'm hoping that our site can stand above the rest by providing a real, thorough, genuine debate... which may require some longer posts, and a real back and forth discussion (without resorting to name calling, or sophistry) on the particulars of each issue. Anyone else have new thoughts with an extra month of hindsight to guide us? When this was originally posted, my foray into the blogosphere was still in its initial stages. Now, with a little more experience under my belt, I feel that I’ve got a better chance of understanding what it is that I want accomplish with this project of ours.

I’m looking to foster a community of debate where real ideas dominate instead of the usual sound-bites of everyday “political” media.

I suppose my posts and responses have, and will continue to be, somewhat longer than the average “amateur” blog. This is because to unload all the terminology and reframe a political debate takes a considerable amount of effort (lest one say too little and be misunderstood, as has been my error before.) To that end I will no longer be apologizing for the length of any of my transmissions, and I would prefer it if the dedicated community here would refrain from using the threads to suggest changes in my (or each others’) writing styles, it tends to sidetrack the debate. I would, however, be more than happy to hear your criticisms through other channels, the most easy at this point being through my personal email.

The blogosphere is filled with plenty of people venting their thoughts and feelings, I’m hoping that our site can stand above the rest by providing a real, thorough, genuine debate… which may require some longer posts, and a real back and forth discussion (without resorting to name calling, or sophistry) on the particulars of each issue.

Anyone else have new thoughts with an extra month of hindsight to guide us?

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