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Guide to #Comments (esp. #YouTube) for #creators - by @vihartvihart

via brain pickings - in summary the types of comments are:

1) the "give me my time back" comment - it switches the blame away from themselves to you for wasting their time - if comments like this get to you then it could be
       a) insecurity over how you spend your time
       b) existential dread - our lives are finite
       c) more existential dread - they don't get you are a real person

2) the "direct and shallow insult" comment - they comment not to put you down but to hide they are wasting time on the internet but are active and discerning participants - if comments like this sort mean something to you then you might be uncomfortable because:
      a) what if it is true?
      b) you are not secure in who you want to be
      c) existential dread - over the thoughtless sheep like behaviour of the
          masses

3) the "crazy town supernuts bigotry festival" comment - ultras polite put down or disappointed high horse - they truly think they are better because of one thing about their character/lifestyle/philosophy - and its amazing how such people can't see how their comment does not reflect well on themselves.  if these sort of comments still get to you then it could be because:
      a) conditioned defensiveness
      b) regret - that you allowed people to see your beautiful work
      c) existential dread - that humanity is terrifyingly broken and possible
          doomed

other types of comments:
- the entitled demand
- the fundamental misunderstanding
- the creepy possessive

vi's approach to comments?

- creating is a wonderful joyful exercise whether you choose to share what you create or not

- all she cares about is that you can find something valuable interesting or thought provoking in what she creates

- she doesn't create things for your approval

- she has no power over you that you didn't give her and you have no power over her that she didn't give you

guarding against blogging's terrible temptation to our egos

i came across this 3/5/11 post by austin ivereigh on the vaticans' blogger meeting - via a retweet by the churchmouse of a tweet by austeni 


my summary of the post using (mostly) his words is below.








- the catholic (indeed i'd suggest most christian denomination's) blogosphere can be a little self-obsessed and sectarian;


- the freedom of the medium, according to the the anchoress "is both a gift and a terrible temptation to our egos, a force for disorientation and therefore a true battleground for souls."  


- according to Vatican spokesman fr federico lombardi SJ t the ego was "a significant but problematic element in the life of bloggers".  he then suggests using the notion of service as a way of acting against it.  


the post had 2 conclusions


1) recognition of the blogosphere's growing importance to the church;


2) a need for a sense of responsibility that goes along with power. 


(picture by Bindalfrodo) 

weblog software launched

blogger launched yesterday 

its by pyra labs and is a piece of content management software designed to help simply create and maintain a weblog 

a weblog (often shortened to be called a "blog") is a type of website
 usually created and maintained by an individual


with regular entries and the ability to link to other sites, pictures and videos, and allow comments from

some people say that blogs will revolutionalise on line publishing and journalism as they allow individuals to publish their thoughts and comments on line without having to go via techie's who can construct web sites

others say that nobody is going to want to listen to other people twittering on like chirping birds about their inconsequential thoughts on whatever


they say the idea is as ridiculous as thinking college facebooks are something that people will want to access via the web.


i'm with the latter - mark my words - it will never catch on.