Comments on: dislocated http://www.petiteanglaise.com/2006/05/31/dislocated/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:20:08 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dina http://www.petiteanglaise.com/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10581 Dina Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:26:04 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10581 Mungo: I used myself as an example to state that your reasoning was flawed. This was your earlier comment: "I suspect its cos all bloggers secretly imagine that their wondrous words will be picked up by a roaming publisher." I offered myself as an example to state that your reasoning is flawed. "All bloggers" do not secretly imagine being published. It was not to state that the whole world sees things as I do. It was to state that your reasoning, your sweeping statement, was obviously untrue. Hence, I offered myself as an example. Hopefully, that's understood. Mungo: I used myself as an example to state that your reasoning was flawed. This was your earlier comment: “I suspect its cos all bloggers secretly imagine that their wondrous words will be picked up by a roaming publisher.”

I offered myself as an example to state that your reasoning is flawed. “All bloggers” do not secretly imagine being published.

It was not to state that the whole world sees things as I do. It was to state that your reasoning, your sweeping statement, was obviously untrue. Hence, I offered myself as an example. Hopefully, that’s understood.

]]> By: Mungo http://www.petiteanglaise.com/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10580 Mungo Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:09:20 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10580 Dina - lovely to have a dialogue with you! Just one teeny point I think you may be confusing your private blog which seeks no audience with the three billion public blogs out there that do! Oh the common error of imagining the whole world sees everything from our own very dear but blinkered perspective! Adios as they say... Dina – lovely to have a dialogue with you! Just one teeny point I think you may be confusing your private blog which seeks no audience with the three billion public blogs out there that do! Oh the common error of imagining the whole world sees everything from our own very dear but blinkered perspective! Adios as they say…

]]> By: Dina http://www.petiteanglaise.com/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10570 Dina Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:37:58 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10570 Mungo: I, for example, keep my blog private. It would never occur to me to keep my journal on a hard drive or USB stick, not only because it's not aesthetically pleasing, takes up valuable space, or requires money...but because I simply want to use a blog to do it. It's more convenient, free, and it's my choice (or anyone else's for that matter). I think that when you say that all bloggers secretly covet a book deal in the end, that you are simply speaking for yourself and perhaps your circle of fellow bloggers. Hmmm: Even though Rhino blogs to keep in touch with family, I don't feel that he's reinforcing Mungo's point. Mungo is speaking of the general public, and an earlier comment posted here pointed to blogs in general that they happen upon. If someone's writing on a blog that's family-oriented to keep their family abreast of their situation, I wouldn't expect it to be written artfully...I feel silly even writing that. It seems obvious to me... I just think it's ridiculous that people are expecting Hemmingway, Camus, or Neruda from a blog. THEY'RE BLOGS! lol The Nerudas and Hemmingways of the blogosphere are far and few! If that's someone's expectations from a blog, then they're setting themselves up for a large degree of disappointment. Mungo: I, for example, keep my blog private. It would never occur to me to keep my journal on a hard drive or USB stick, not only because it’s not aesthetically pleasing, takes up valuable space, or requires money…but because I simply want to use a blog to do it. It’s more convenient, free, and it’s my choice (or anyone else’s for that matter).

I think that when you say that all bloggers secretly covet a book deal in the end, that you are simply speaking for yourself and perhaps your circle of fellow bloggers.

Hmmm: Even though Rhino blogs to keep in touch with family, I don’t feel that he’s reinforcing Mungo’s point. Mungo is speaking of the general public, and an earlier comment posted here pointed to blogs in general that they happen upon. If someone’s writing on a blog that’s family-oriented to keep their family abreast of their situation, I wouldn’t expect it to be written artfully…I feel silly even writing that. It seems obvious to me…

I just think it’s ridiculous that people are expecting Hemmingway, Camus, or Neruda from a blog. THEY’RE BLOGS! lol The Nerudas and Hemmingways of the blogosphere are far and few! If that’s someone’s expectations from a blog, then they’re setting themselves up for a large degree of disappointment.

]]> By: hmmm http://www.petiteanglaise.com/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10562 hmmm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10562 Rhino - you're proving Mungo's point. Your audience may be your family but they still count as an audience! I very much doubt that anyone publishes a blog without even a very small part of them wanting someone to read it. Although Mungo may be wrong in suspecting all bloggers of covertly looking for a book deal. Although the idea of an X-factor style Blog competition is appealing...With a book deal as a prize...I think I've been watching too much This Morning. Rhino – you’re proving Mungo’s point. Your audience may be your family but they still count as an audience! I very much doubt that anyone publishes a blog without even a very small part of them wanting someone to read it.

Although Mungo may be wrong in suspecting all bloggers of covertly looking for a book deal. Although the idea of an X-factor style Blog competition is appealing…With a book deal as a prize…I think I’ve been watching too much This Morning.

]]> By: rhino75 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10561 rhino75 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:24:53 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/05/31/dislocated/#comment-10561 Hmm, a bit harsh there Mungo. That might be the case for some, but it's also a way of keeping in touch with people. I live in France but most of my family is in the UK and I've got friends all over the world, and the blog is an easy way of keeping in touch. I get enough public acclaim from my day-job, thanks! Hmm, a bit harsh there Mungo. That might be the case for some, but it’s also a way of keeping in touch with people. I live in France but most of my family is in the UK and I’ve got friends all over the world, and the blog is an easy way of keeping in touch. I get enough public acclaim from my day-job, thanks!

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