Why I do not like blogs:
They allow anonymity for people to rant, without being held responsible for their rantings.!
They have your colleagues pressure you to create a blog and keep annoying you until you do!
Soon everyone in the world will be writing their own blog and no one will be reading anyone else's!
They tend to destroy a sense of community since people will not meet in person to discuss matters, but only send postings back and forth to each other!
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Don't worry. By the time you are done the Web 2.0 Exploration you will luv your blog! I bet lots of people will be interested in reading it. So far you have the only anti-blog.
The irony is that your anti-blog will generate more interest and comments than you expect. And it might even enhance a sense of community. I haven't had a conversation with you (assuming I know who you are)since, well, I don't even remember when, but now I know your opinion about one thing (blogs) and I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion about other things...and the next time I see you in person, it will be a good springboard for conversation. I'd be surprised if many of the blogs for this assignment remain truly anonynmous; there are enough clues, either intentional or unintentional, to figure it out.
Regarding anonymity, I can see both your and Orangerful's points. The potential certainly exists for communication between people who, without anonymity, would never have talked (e.g. due to gender, race, etc.). On the other hand, people do tend to say exactly what they think without the filters that we often put in place in our heads when there's actually a person in front of us, looking us in the eyes.
Incidentally, were you at MLA this year? The keynote speaker made some very interesting points about how civility is often dependent on a lack of anonymity. For example, if you recognize the jerk in the SUV that just cut you off as your child's teacher, would you still flip him off?
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