Comments on: Do bloggers have to fit the stereotype to be accepted? http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/ Can you think of a better name? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:49:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DAVE ID http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/comment-page-1/#comment-7223 DAVE ID Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:24:05 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/#comment-7223 Ahhhhh Pat, just put your devil hands in air and headbang and scream metal up your ass. I had some friends like that in HS, all dressed in black euro trash clothes and professed that Depeche Mode was Scripture and nothing else existed. Ahhhhh Pat, just put your devil hands in air and headbang and scream metal up your ass. I had some friends like that in HS, all dressed in black euro trash clothes and professed that Depeche Mode was Scripture and nothing else existed.

]]> By: patrick lagacé http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/comment-page-1/#comment-7213 patrick lagacé Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:39:08 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/#comment-7213 I'm glad to find out that I'm not a blogger. Were it not from Asselin's very astute observations, I might have never known it. (God this kind of piece reminds me of people, in high school, who would only listen to obscure european bands, and would disparage everything else as being "too commercial"). I'm glad to find out that I'm not a blogger. Were it not from Asselin's very astute observations, I might have never known it.

(God this kind of piece reminds me of people, in high school, who would only listen to obscure european bands, and would disparage everything else as being "too commercial").

]]> By: Kate M. http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/comment-page-1/#comment-7105 Kate M. Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:10:21 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/#comment-7105 "The" Kate McDonnell. Tee hee. "The" Kate McDonnell. Tee hee.

]]> By: Mario Asselin http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/comment-page-1/#comment-7089 Mario Asselin Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:49:13 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/#comment-7089 Steve, you are a «Quebec’s journalist-bloggers», probably... but you're not in my blogosphere (well, you were not in my blogosphere). At the beginning of that process, I knew that I would missed really good one. My research to find some anglophone journalists who were «good blogger» were not positive... I should say that I am an edublogger; I had a lot to do to detect good bloggers who were journalist... I failed, it seemed. A blogger can post on his blog only. A good one? I don't think so, because in my view, blog is conversation; at least, he have to be implicated in his own conversation. The only thing that (I think) anglos can say about my article is that «frogs» has not a lot of quebecers (anglophone, I mean) in their blogosphere ;-) Thank to Michel for the mention about you! Steve, you are a «Quebec’s journalist-bloggers», probably... but you're not in my blogosphere (well, you were not in my blogosphere).

At the beginning of that process, I knew that I would missed really good one. My research to find some anglophone journalists who were «good blogger» were not positive... I should say that I am an edublogger; I had a lot to do to detect good bloggers who were journalist... I failed, it seemed.

A blogger can post on his blog only. A good one? I don't think so, because in my view, blog is conversation; at least, he have to be implicated in his own conversation.

The only thing that (I think) anglos can say about my article is that «frogs» has not a lot of quebecers (anglophone, I mean) in their blogosphere ;-)

Thank to Michel for the mention about you!

]]> By: swan_pr http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/comment-page-1/#comment-7084 swan_pr Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:40:25 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/#comment-7084 This can go on and on. Every blogger has his or her own way of doing it. Unfortunately, if you do it outside of the imaginary guidelines stated above (and many more) you'll always feel left out of some group or other. Why does a journalist blog have to have personal content? There are plenty of personal blogs out there... People like to categorize, apply labels, establish ground rules, and by doing so can feel they themselves fit somewhere. I really don't like blogs pimping others. Unless there is a purpose, or as in your case Steve, references to the article you create. Sites such as Branchez-Vous' Blogoshpère for example rarely provide any new blogs, but only link to ones that fit into a certain mold that has been established by a few people who have ideas about what a blog should be (nothing personal against the author there). As for the language issue, I also agree. It's too bad. I used to write mostly in English, then almost 50/50 and now mostly in French (don't ask why, I have no idea myself!). But even back then I clearly saw the big fat division between French and English Quebec blogs. Which is unfortunate, because every one would gain by widening they bloghorizon... And by the way, Steve and Dave, I just wanted to kiss butt and tell you, you are two of my favorite bloggers throughout this virtual place. Thanks for being there :) This can go on and on. Every blogger has his or her own way of doing it. Unfortunately, if you do it outside of the imaginary guidelines stated above (and many more) you'll always feel left out of some group or other. Why does a journalist blog have to have personal content? There are plenty of personal blogs out there... People like to categorize, apply labels, establish ground rules, and by doing so can feel they themselves fit somewhere.

I really don't like blogs pimping others. Unless there is a purpose, or as in your case Steve, references to the article you create. Sites such as Branchez-Vous' Blogoshpère for example rarely provide any new blogs, but only link to ones that fit into a certain mold that has been established by a few people who have ideas about what a blog should be (nothing personal against the author there).

As for the language issue, I also agree. It's too bad. I used to write mostly in English, then almost 50/50 and now mostly in French (don't ask why, I have no idea myself!). But even back then I clearly saw the big fat division between French and English Quebec blogs. Which is unfortunate, because every one would gain by widening they bloghorizon...

And by the way, Steve and Dave, I just wanted to kiss butt and tell you, you are two of my favorite bloggers throughout this virtual place. Thanks for being there :)

]]> By: DAVE ID http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/comment-page-1/#comment-7072 DAVE ID Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:40:46 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/12/07/do-bloggers-have-to-fit-the-stereotype-to-be-accepted/#comment-7072 You don't need to talk about personal issues. A blog can have a mission statement, such as say, TheTVAddict.com. He blogs, well, about TV. So he's not gonna blog about his dog Pepper. Original content is a must. I'm not saying you can't aggregate, damn I do it often enough. But you have to add your spices to it and also produce your own stuff. Update at regular intervals? Naw man, that's Web 1.0. You have an RSS reader? You'll know when your fave blogger has updated. Malcolm Gladwell's blog went dark for months while he was writing his new book. As soon as he blogged again I was made aware. If you don't have a news reader, your problem. Write about OTHER BLOGGERS? WTF? I need to pimp my fellow bloggers? Or trash them? Because some local bloggers around here have ZERO VALUE content and yet get so much traffic. Comments. Yeah comments are a must for me. Even if I don't leave any. Go figure. The whole purpose of the internet is interconnectedness. If you can't interact, you're just watching TV. Kate's Montreal City Weblog has lost my readership because there's no commenting. (Sorry Kate) If blogging was just about reading, I'd read more books. <b>I’m used to being left out of the Quebec blogosphere as an anglophone (mostly because there’s an assumption that “Quebec” and “francophone Canadian” are one and the same).</b> Now you know how it feels to be a Frog in the Canadian Pond. Never really truly Canadian, just a and only a French Canadian. ;) How does it feel? You don't need to talk about personal issues. A blog can have a mission statement, such as say, TheTVAddict.com. He blogs, well, about TV. So he's not gonna blog about his dog Pepper.

Original content is a must. I'm not saying you can't aggregate, damn I do it often enough. But you have to add your spices to it and also produce your own stuff.

Update at regular intervals? Naw man, that's Web 1.0. You have an RSS reader? You'll know when your fave blogger has updated. Malcolm Gladwell's blog went dark for months while he was writing his new book. As soon as he blogged again I was made aware. If you don't have a news reader, your problem.

Write about OTHER BLOGGERS? WTF? I need to pimp my fellow bloggers? Or trash them? Because some local bloggers around here have ZERO VALUE content and yet get so much traffic.

Comments. Yeah comments are a must for me. Even if I don't leave any. Go figure. The whole purpose of the internet is interconnectedness. If you can't interact, you're just watching TV. Kate's Montreal City Weblog has lost my readership because there's no commenting. (Sorry Kate) If blogging was just about reading, I'd read more books.

I’m used to being left out of the Quebec blogosphere as an anglophone (mostly because there’s an assumption that “Quebec” and “francophone Canadian” are one and the same).

Now you know how it feels to be a Frog in the Canadian Pond. Never really truly Canadian, just a and only a French Canadian. ;) How does it feel?

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