[Web4lib] Blog posts on Web4Lib (was: Satellite-Linked PDAs Promise To Speed Haitian ReliefEffort)

[B.G. Sloan]

Jonathan Bloy said: "I'm disappointed that the majority of messages on Web4Lib now seem to be posts promoting various blogs. It used to be a better vehicle for discussion."
 
Generally, I don't see anything wrong with posting links to blog entries, provided the blog entry in question is relevant to the list. It's no different than posting links to interesting newspaper or journal articles. And posting links to interesting items can jump start discussions on the list. I know I've posted quite a few links over the years that wound up generating interesting discussions.
 
Having said that, I don't understand the motivation of people who feel obligated to regularly post their blog entries to multiple lists.
 
Bernie Sloan

--- On Thu, 1/21/10, Jonathan Bloy <JBloy at edgewood.edu> wrote:


From: Jonathan Bloy <JBloy at edgewood.edu>
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Blog posts on Web4Lib (was: Satellite-Linked PDAs Promise To Speed Haitian ReliefEffort)
To: "web4lib at webjunction.org" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 10:53 AM


Walt Stumper wrote:
> Not to put a damper on this post (which comes from a blog), but the actual
> story is somewhat less than what is stated here.

As an aside, I'm disappointed that the majority of messages on Web4Lib now seem to be posts promoting various blogs.  It used to be a better vehicle for discussion.  I guess everyone's using twitter for that now.


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Jonathan Bloy
Web Services Librarian
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin
http://library.edgewood.edu



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