Monday 25 May 2009

Blogging

Before we lose more blogs from this site (after X333XXX, Breasclete Mick and now Gravirlife), can I just appeal for some perspective on this deplorable situation? I appreciate that people sometimes don't get on, for whatever reason. I decline to become involved in that debate / discussion / row. I would like to share my take on blogging and the Internet, having been involved in the former for nearly five years and the latter for more than nine. This is not directed against anyone involved in IB at present or in the past.

When you're reading and writing on-line, conducting discussions and what not, you have to bear in mind that it is a real person you are talking to. Reading words on a screen tends to make you lose sight of that, quite literally. You don't hear their voice, or the inflection in the voice; you don't see their facial expression or general body language. It is ever so easy to take things the wrong way. Or to write in words and phrases that are disproportionate to the discussion in hand.

When someone leaves a nasty comment out of the blue - just delete it. Particularly if they have not commented before.

Let's not lose what has been built up over the past five months, since the BBC pulled the plug on the original Island Blogging site.

13 comments:

  1. I agree with you all the ,arnish.

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  2. I agree with all you say, arnish.

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  3. The voice of reason as ever!

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  4. Harryd(Canada)26 May 2009 at 02:00

    Excellent. The normal person does not want to offend anyone who spends time writing their blog. I cracked an off colour joke once and on
    retrospect I'm glad it was deleted even though I've read worse but if I thought it through I would have deleted it. From then I read my comments closer before submitting. There is a person on the other end and they have all the same feelings and emotions I have. I hope some of the commenters who take it a little too far read your blog.

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  5. Perspective indeed Arnish. Three people have chosen to leave and four have chosen to join. That's how it goes, bloggers go, bloggers come. Need to look at the long term rather than fret over the short term.

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  6. I haven't been paying attention here. What has happened to Reg at Gravir?

    Why did the Beeb close down Island Blogging?

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  7. Les....your tone in reply on here shows exactly what is wrong and as for Croft......do you guys need to be so abrubt/rude.?RJG

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  8. I am monitoring comments on this post very, very closely. If anyone has problems with someone else, can you please send emails to each other rather than pollute my comments section. I am not allowing personal attacks, however justified you may feel they are.

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  9. Good for you, Arnish, keep it up. But enough already, you others! This has gone on far too long.

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  10. Oh it's like the "Classifieds" Birth of a new Blog. and the Death of another blog. Sad & sudden?

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  11. Les has now posted Terms and Conditions on IB Homepage..wonder how many will read that and where it will go from here........really do hope something good comes out of all this but a change is required somewhere?....RJG

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  12. thank you Arnish--alway the voice of reason

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  13. Everything seems fine to me. No complaints. No purroblems. Happy happy happy...:-)

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