[WEB4LIB] Re: FW: LJ: ALA Prez-Elect Gorman on the "Blog People"

[Roy Tennant]

On Feb 25, 2005, at 7:24 AM, K.G. Schneider wrote:

> this is something suggested in a writing class I'm taking right
> now--that it's a good idea not to insult your readers. Writers, take 
> note!).

I agree with Karen that it's not a good idea to insult your readers, 
but I'm perfectly happy (as are others, certainly) to insult things 
they hold dear. And I think that is where Gorman went wrong. If he 
thinks blogs are bad, then fine, fire away. But to make it /personal/  
is another matter, as Karen Coyle pointed out. As for the reaction, I 
think the level of indignation has gotten a bit out of hand. Call for 
his resignation? I hardly think that is warranted. It may be 
unfortunate that at the time when we need forward-thinking leaders we 
end up with one who looks back with more fondness than we would like, 
but that's life. Kind of like another president that we're stuck with 
at the moment. Next time vote, and get your colleagues to vote. 
Meanwhile, feel free to oppose his viewpoints, but by gosh don't make 
the same mistake of making it personal.
Roy