http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iowahawk_how_to_blog_good_part_2_style-ize_for_maximal_impactfulness/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:47:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iowahawk_how_to_blog_good_part_2_style-ize_for_maximal_impactfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-61417 charles austin Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:36:51 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/12365#comment-61417 I think this is why I've soured on blogging. Just because Joe Blogger wants everything condensed for him into 20-second pieces doesn't mean the world works that way. I'm all for pith and wit, but most of the issues that need to be addressed simply cannot be addressed sufficiently in USA Today-like form, and to pretend otherwise is silly. Sure, a lot of folks can use an editor (me included) from time to time, but let's not tar everyone with the brush needed for the worst offenders. I'll stick with caption contests for pith and wit these days. Meanwhile, my desire for serious reading and writing will remain focused elsewhere. I think this is why I've soured on blogging. Just because Joe Blogger wants everything condensed for him into 20-second pieces doesn't mean the world works that way. I'm all for pith and wit, but most of the issues that need to be addressed simply cannot be addressed sufficiently in USA Today-like form, and to pretend otherwise is silly. Sure, a lot of folks can use an editor (me included) from time to time, but let's not tar everyone with the brush needed for the worst offenders. I'll stick with caption contests for pith and wit these days. Meanwhile, my desire for serious reading and writing will remain focused elsewhere.

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