Comments on: The problem with bloggers http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/ I am therefore I blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:04:55 +0000 By: Felmar Fiel http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-233 Felmar Fiel Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:03:06 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-233 i read blogs. i believe it's a free expression of how you feel. you dont have to follow certain methodologies of literary writing. however, i also believe that "for charity's sake to the readers"...i appeal to all bloggers to write something substantial and worth reading. i have so many friends who informed me to check out their blogs only to realize that the contents of the blogs are just phrases like "wala lang", "try lang", "hehehehe"...it really freaks me out! i read blogs. i believe it’s a free expression of how you feel. you dont have to follow certain methodologies of literary writing. however, i also believe that “for charity’s sake to the readers”…i appeal to all bloggers to write something substantial and worth reading.

i have so many friends who informed me to check out their blogs only to realize that the contents of the blogs are just phrases like “wala lang”, “try lang”, “hehehehe”…it really freaks me out!

]]> By: Blogie http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-208 Blogie Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:05:36 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-208 @liz -- point taken. you've put it very convincingly. ok, i'll try sarcasm out for size.. ;) @liz — point taken. you’ve put it very convincingly. ok, i’ll try sarcasm out for size.. ;)

]]> By: liz http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-205 liz Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:14:04 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-205 humor and wit. they are not always positive---jokes are sometimes made at the expense of another's misery. why is slapstick comedy called comedy? Oscar Wilde had wit. why then did a lot of people dislike him during his era? Chris Rock. he's funny and witty, but i don't think i want to be at the end of the butt of his joke. i guess what i'm trying to say is, sarcasm can bring a point across better if executed properly. not all sarcastic jabs generate ill-feeling. i should know, or else i would not have friends. ^_^ humor and wit. they are not always positive—jokes are sometimes made at the expense of another’s misery. why is slapstick comedy called comedy? Oscar Wilde had wit. why then did a lot of people dislike him during his era? Chris Rock. he’s funny and witty, but i don’t think i want to be at the end of the butt of his joke.

i guess what i’m trying to say is, sarcasm can bring a point across better if executed properly. not all sarcastic jabs generate ill-feeling. i should know, or else i would not have friends. ^_^

]]> By: Blogie http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-193 Blogie Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:49:27 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-193 @jester-in-exile -- yeah, i can relate to what you're saying, actually. that's why i don't strike other people needlessly. some of my writer friends think that i lack the balls because i don't bring fire and brimstone down on people i want to criticize... first of all, that's not my style; second, why be so hurtful when you can be more effective (IMO) by being more compassionate? say, what did that andrew shepherd character say in that movie? i remember i was impressed by that speech, but i just can't recall what it was... @jester-in-exile — yeah, i can relate to what you’re saying, actually. that’s why i don’t strike other people needlessly. some of my writer friends think that i lack the balls because i don’t bring fire and brimstone down on people i want to criticize… first of all, that’s not my style; second, why be so hurtful when you can be more effective (IMO) by being more compassionate?

say, what did that andrew shepherd character say in that movie? i remember i was impressed by that speech, but i just can’t recall what it was…

]]> By: the jester-in-exile http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-192 the jester-in-exile Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:24:34 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-192 i would put forward that sarcasm and irony are valuable tools for the serious opinion blogger. even if <a href="http://www.quezon.ph" rel="nofollow">mlq3</a> holds blogging to be something like opinion dissemination (and perhaps persuasion) by pamphleteering, i lean more to the idea that blogging is like speechmaking in hyde park with all the ranting and raving. the idea is that the blogosphere is less a place where ideas are shared, but a battlefield where opposing opinions can contend freely. my only regret is that a lot of people who take offense are willing to strike another for the offense (i would suppose that such an attitude is one contributing factor for journalist shootings?). too bad that the ideas in the speech of that guy andrew shepherd in the movie "the american president" isn't always kept in mind. i agree with you, though, with the need for some sense of decorum. i would put forward that sarcasm and irony are valuable tools for the serious opinion blogger. even if mlq3 holds blogging to be something like opinion dissemination (and perhaps persuasion) by pamphleteering, i lean more to the idea that blogging is like speechmaking in hyde park with all the ranting and raving. the idea is that the blogosphere is less a place where ideas are shared, but a battlefield where opposing opinions can contend freely.

my only regret is that a lot of people who take offense are willing to strike another for the offense (i would suppose that such an attitude is one contributing factor for journalist shootings?). too bad that the ideas in the speech of that guy andrew shepherd in the movie “the american president” isn’t always kept in mind.

i agree with you, though, with the need for some sense of decorum.

]]> By: Blogie http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-176 Blogie Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:57:37 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-176 hello liz! sorry, i didn't mean to imply that only people who can write well should blog. i think i may have over-emphasized the 'writing well' idea.... i agree with you now: blogging, as a free means of expression, doesn't have to follow journalistic rules. i was simply stating what i impose upon myself. :) but i disagree with you on sarcasm. i wouldn't put it up there along with wit or humor. those two have positivity built-in. sarcasm doesn't. yeah sarcasm does help you get your point across, but it will also cause negative feelings, which would be better avoided. but, but, it's all really up to the writer. my own rule of thumb is, if i can avoid being sarcastic (esp. in an argument) i will. but that's me. hello liz!

sorry, i didn’t mean to imply that only people who can write well should blog. i think i may have over-emphasized the ‘writing well’ idea…. i agree with you now: blogging, as a free means of expression, doesn’t have to follow journalistic rules. i was simply stating what i impose upon myself. :)

but i disagree with you on sarcasm. i wouldn’t put it up there along with wit or humor. those two have positivity built-in. sarcasm doesn’t. yeah sarcasm does help you get your point across, but it will also cause negative feelings, which would be better avoided. but, but, it’s all really up to the writer. my own rule of thumb is, if i can avoid being sarcastic (esp. in an argument) i will. but that’s me.

]]> By: liz http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-174 liz Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:56:50 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-174 blogging became such a hit with the masses because it allows people to say anything, everything they want. it is a means to express one's self freely, without interference from other people. we all need that, once in a while. the absence of interference, and judgment. "The problem with some bloggers is — especially those who do not come from any journalism background — they think they can post anything they feel like doing so. The freedom and right of blogging does not give license to anyone to just type away without careful thought. As bloggers, I believe that we have a responsibility and a commitment to produce quality content, in whatever genre in which we find ourselves. This should naturally apply to commenting as well." they can, and no one can do anything about it. it is always the reader's choice to continue reading the content or label it as trash. only few are good writers. does that mean that only few should blog? if yes, then the essence of blogging is lost, which is to share thoughts and experiences about the things that matter to an individual, no matter how ill-written they may be. also, i am guilty of sarcasm. i am a very sarcastic person, and i often use it when i write. "[sarcasm]...has no other purpose but to hurt the other party". i disagree. i believe that sarcasm can get a point across well, if used properly. and sarcasm is not only used to aggravate, and it is not only used during arguments. sarcasm, humor, dry wit---they also belong in the same group. peace, man! ^_^ i found your article a very intellectually stimulating read, hence the long comment. blogging became such a hit with the masses because it allows people to say anything, everything they want. it is a means to express one’s self freely, without interference from other people. we all need that, once in a while. the absence of interference, and judgment.

“The problem with some bloggers is — especially those who do not come from any journalism background — they think they can post anything they feel like doing so. The freedom and right of blogging does not give license to anyone to just type away without careful thought. As bloggers, I believe that we have a responsibility and a commitment to produce quality content, in whatever genre in which we find ourselves. This should naturally apply to commenting as well.”

they can, and no one can do anything about it. it is always the reader’s choice to continue reading the content or label it as trash. only few are good writers. does that mean that only few should blog? if yes, then the essence of blogging is lost, which is to share thoughts and experiences about the things that matter to an individual, no matter how ill-written they may be.

also, i am guilty of sarcasm. i am a very sarcastic person, and i often use it when i write. “[sarcasm]…has no other purpose but to hurt the other party”. i disagree. i believe that sarcasm can get a point across well, if used properly. and sarcasm is not only used to aggravate, and it is not only used during arguments. sarcasm, humor, dry wit—they also belong in the same group.

peace, man! ^_^ i found your article a very intellectually stimulating read, hence the long comment.

]]> By: Blogie http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-111 Blogie Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-111 @Bulletproofvest -- hehehe! true, true ;) @Bulletproofvest — hehehe! true, true ;)

]]> By: Bulletproofvest http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-110 Bulletproofvest Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:54:53 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-110 It's the size of the fight in the dog, as they say. It’s the size of the fight in the dog, as they say.

]]> By: Blogie http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-103 Blogie Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:29:14 +0000 http://www.robilloblog.com/2007/04/07/the-problem-with-bloggers/#comment-103 @ericzoo -- read your comment at yuga's blog. what you wrote was very sensible, if i may say so. it escapes me how some people can't see certain things. oh well, like i said, we're not out to convince anyone anyway. @ericzoo — read your comment at yuga’s blog. what you wrote was very sensible, if i may say so. it escapes me how some people can’t see certain things. oh well, like i said, we’re not out to convince anyone anyway.

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