Comments on: Blogs and Bloggers http://muddledramblings.com/observations/blogs-and-bloggers/ A blog about a geek trying to make a living as a writer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shayne Powerhttp://muddledramblings.com/observations/blogs-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Shayne Power Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:01:17 +0000 http://muddledramblings.com/?p=4757#comment-475 You beat <a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/06/08/1715239/Most-Blogs-Now-Abandoned" rel="nofollow">Slashdot to the punch</a>. No way is your blog going to be in the 95%!! You beat Slashdot to the punch. No way is your blog going to be in the 95%!!

]]> By: Jerryhttp://muddledramblings.com/observations/blogs-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Jerry Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:53:21 +0000 http://muddledramblings.com/?p=4757#comment-466 The thing is that the inarticulate screeching political and sports blogs don't die even when people stop reading them. The thing is that the inarticulate screeching political and sports blogs don’t die even when people stop reading them.

]]> By: Carol Annehttp://muddledramblings.com/observations/blogs-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Carol Anne Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:45:40 +0000 http://muddledramblings.com/?p=4757#comment-461 I'm not sure that I agree with your belief that sports and political blogs can get away with poor writing. There are so many to choose from that even in those areas, readers are going to opt to read the ones that are well written. They may not even consciously realize that they're making that choice, but I would guess that better writing makes for better readability, and even the most avid baseball fan isn't going to stick with a blog where the language is hazy and confusing. It's too much work to read.Of course, some sports may just naturally have a more literate following, so, for example, sailing blogs are likely to have better writing than wrestling blogs. I’m not sure that I agree with your belief that sports and political blogs can get away with poor writing. There are so many to choose from that even in those areas, readers are going to opt to read the ones that are well written. They may not even consciously realize that they’re making that choice, but I would guess that better writing makes for better readability, and even the most avid baseball fan isn’t going to stick with a blog where the language is hazy and confusing. It’s too much work to read.

Of course, some sports may just naturally have a more literate following, so, for example, sailing blogs are likely to have better writing than wrestling blogs.

]]> By: GS Dasturhttp://muddledramblings.com/observations/blogs-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-459 GS Dastur Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:28:22 +0000 http://muddledramblings.com/?p=4757#comment-459 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: Andrewhttp://muddledramblings.com/observations/blogs-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Andrew Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:06:12 +0000 http://muddledramblings.com/?p=4757#comment-458 I read because you are family.You can take that as I only support your blog because we are related, or because you are family, I read to keep up with you. I read because you are family.

You can take that as I only support your blog because we are related, or because you are family, I read to keep up with you.

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