April 26, 2005

  • ok all,  here goes the question.  As best as you can, give me one or two principles that could be "universal" etiquette points for me to follow in blogging.  We could have two catagories.  How do I blog on my own site, and how do I comment on another's blog site.


    For kenostyle and karaboohaha, my first suggestion is that I should not comment on a site if they tell me "STAY THE F*** off!!!" or something like that.


    Note:  These suggestions you are making are not so I can build a "code" by which to judge others.  No, you're helping me think about how I should judge my own blogging/commenting.  Sort of a WWJB thing.

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  • what would jesus blog? O_O thats hysterical. kudos. (personally, i have no religious views of my own except that i don't like religion because it's been 'shoved down my throat' for many years, but i do love a good parody of the original WWJD) have a nice day

  • I think you should probably ask, What Would Jesus Say?
    Because that would be relativley the same question.

  • Yeah, "say" might say the same thing, but since its an attempt to build a "standard" of blogging, I think the WWJB covers it nicely.  I suspect that the people who know how to "contextualize" biblical teaching into contemporary settings will know that the "say" principles in scripture could roughly translate into "blog" principles.

  • I have to tell you that whenever you have commented on my site, you have been supportive and kind. And for me, that is what is important. Too many try to tear others down, and it is refreshing to have people who edify you respond to your blogs.

    As far as what you blog on your site, I like the fact that you share from your heart and question things. Sometimes some blogs are non-stop postings of devotionals written by others. I kind of like hearing about how people are struggling, what they are enjoying, and what they are discovering on their own. The devotionals are good, but I subscribe to many of the devotionals that are shared here. I like to meet people and I find it helpful to learn of their struggles, hopes, fears, joys and life, for it can give a lot of inspiration.

    I say, keep on doing what you are doing. I may use the WWJB concept on my site at some point if that is ok with you.

    Heather

  • yeah, if people are swearing at you it's probably safe to assume you ought to back out before causing any more damage. :)   i think a big thing (that may not be so much blogging etiquette as getting along with people etiquette) is don't critique before you blog back and forth with the person at least once so they don't feel like you're attacking them.  post something like "hey what's up i'm reading your blog" so they can look at your site and see what you think about things and prepare themselves for critiques or things you might bring up on their site.  don't start off arguing.  other than that, it's pretty much down to "what would Jesus say?  how would Jesus respond?  how can i be open to what God wants from me right now?"

  • Thanks, Wondering, for the feedback.  I suspect that, as in verbal communication, sometimes folks "offense" has as much to do with them and their issues as it does with the blogger.  I think Tgrams's principle of "don't critique till . . ., let them check you out first" is a good one for that reason.  Some sort of commonality, relationship, common vocab, or even common blogging "philosophy" would help in protecting one or the other from miscommunication.

  • You hit it right on the head with people getting offended because of their own 'issues' and not really what you said.

  • hahaha i prefer to use not blogging ettiqute what so ever.  it sometimes induces lots of backlash but that is often amusing.  good call on "their own issues"  that is what gets people the most.  people hate when you can point out something to the contrary of what they are thinking.  well most people some of us enjoy it.  its worth doing for sure though.

  • really teh_rev?  I hadn't caught that yet from you LOL

  • ooooooh snap!

  • from stevo site.  i tried it before i knocked it.  twice.

  • yeah I tried it to.  I didnt like so much.  Amazing that I make a comment on that site about an experience from a long time ago and then BAM, you comment.  Crazy weird world man.

  • Here's a puzzle:  IF some girl tried to smoke pot with you, but only got it in her mouth, not her lungs, would you try to help her "get it right?"  Or if she mixed a rum n coke but only put, like, a third of a shot of rum in a 32 oz coke, wouldn't you try to help her "get it right?" 

    So when you guys tried christianity, and "it didn't work," did you get help from someone who knew how it worked?  Or did you just play around the edges, like so many poser druggies and teases do in high school?

  • Yeah...crazy.  Anyway yeah the Canyon is great!! I loved it there. Phantom Ranch was definetally the highlight. I debating about going back after my season is over here at Shenandoah.

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