Comments on: Who’s To Blame? http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/ Yet Another Gaijin In Japan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jason http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1478 Jason Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:22:29 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1478 Regardless of whether it was opinion or not, I just had to respond to the article. There were just way too many gross generalizations in there, which prompted me to respond with my own gross generalizations for a generation of people that accepted a name I've always had trouble with :P Despite all the strides humans have made in reducing the amount of discrimination between different peoples, genders and religions (kinda), there will likely always be a battle between the generations. Regardless of whether it was opinion or not, I just had to respond to the article. There were just way too many gross generalizations in there, which prompted me to respond with my own gross generalizations for a generation of people that accepted a name I’ve always had trouble with :P
Despite all the strides humans have made in reducing the amount of discrimination between different peoples, genders and religions (kinda), there will likely always be a battle between the generations.

]]> By: Nick http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1477 Nick Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:13:55 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1477 Well, it was listed as being an opinion article. I do agree that the author must be quite uneducated about about this blogosphere and did make some crazy generalizations though! Well, it was listed as being an opinion article. I do agree that the author must be quite uneducated about about this blogosphere and did make some crazy generalizations though!

]]> By: Slevi http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1476 Slevi Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1476 I think the author too much throws all blogs on a single pile by talking about blogs and microblogging in general like that, but in all honesty he does make quite a valid point in my opinion. Too much of the blogging scene is related to writing on what color socks to wear today and how you fucked up your food this time. It's not a bad thing though that it's being done as blogs like that can be a great way to keep in touch with friends, families and loved ones but what does suck is that there's no real borders within the blogosphere. Niche blogs, personal blogs, splogs and whatever more get thrown on one big pile in which splogs make up by far the majority, quickly followed by personal blogs and niche blogs are really just a minor percentage of them. When searching around through blog search engines because of that you quickly end up on blogs writing about what color socks to wear to that new james bond movie, a splog trying to catch in on some quick cash whilst you were actually looking for bloggers which saw the movie and bothered to give it a quick review. But writing about oneself in general definitely is nothing from the generation post 1982 or anything. Way long before that people already carved their names into trees to show they were there or who they loved, they wrote on public property, desks, etc. The mediums for doing so have simply changed and with that become a lot more accessible. I think the author too much throws all blogs on a single pile by talking about blogs and microblogging in general like that, but in all honesty he does make quite a valid point in my opinion. Too much of the blogging scene is related to writing on what color socks to wear today and how you fucked up your food this time.

It’s not a bad thing though that it’s being done as blogs like that can be a great way to keep in touch with friends, families and loved ones but what does suck is that there’s no real borders within the blogosphere. Niche blogs, personal blogs, splogs and whatever more get thrown on one big pile in which splogs make up by far the majority, quickly followed by personal blogs and niche blogs are really just a minor percentage of them.

When searching around through blog search engines because of that you quickly end up on blogs writing about what color socks to wear to that new james bond movie, a splog trying to catch in on some quick cash whilst you were actually looking for bloggers which saw the movie and bothered to give it a quick review.

But writing about oneself in general definitely is nothing from the generation post 1982 or anything. Way long before that people already carved their names into trees to show they were there or who they loved, they wrote on public property, desks, etc. The mediums for doing so have simply changed and with that become a lot more accessible.

]]> By: Jason http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1475 Jason Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:41:53 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1475 Hmm ... it's interesting that the comments would be shut off for such a thing. Considering how strongly the web community feels about blogging and microblogging, it could have offered a decent exchange of opinion and ideas regarding the topic. Perhaps a well worded comment could have added a little clarity to the opinion piece's author. Either way, my rant on this topic is done ... for now :P Thanks for stopping by. Hmm … it’s interesting that the comments would be shut off for such a thing. Considering how strongly the web community feels about blogging and microblogging, it could have offered a decent exchange of opinion and ideas regarding the topic. Perhaps a well worded comment could have added a little clarity to the opinion piece’s author.

Either way, my rant on this topic is done … for now :P
Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Dave Ross http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1474 Dave Ross Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:27:51 +0000 http://www.j2fi.net/2008/07/14/whos-to-blame/#comment-1474 I'm not so sure that's the reaction the Trib was looking for, actually. I read the article in the print edition, and I know they have comments sections for everything on their site, so I logged on to see what people were saying and add my own voice. But, I couldn't find the article. There wasn't a link to it on the opinions page, and it didn't come up in the search results for "blah blog". Even more interestingly, there's no comments section. Google was able to find the article, but I couldn't. I have the feeling someone in the online department wanted to bury it. You're right on the money about blogs being the new long telephone conversations about nothing. It's a heck of a lot cheaper, too. I’m not so sure that’s the reaction the Trib was looking for, actually. I read the article in the print edition, and I know they have comments sections for everything on their site, so I logged on to see what people were saying and add my own voice. But, I couldn’t find the article. There wasn’t a link to it on the opinions page, and it didn’t come up in the search results for “blah blog”. Even more interestingly, there’s no comments section. Google was able to find the article, but I couldn’t.

I have the feeling someone in the online department wanted to bury it.

You’re right on the money about blogs being the new long telephone conversations about nothing. It’s a heck of a lot cheaper, too.

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