tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post6052429973465664651..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: The Large and Spacious BloggernacleSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-68913988054277106162009-03-05T17:29:00.000-07:002009-03-05T17:29:00.000-07:00I know nothing of this contention, other than what...I know nothing of this contention, other than what I've read here. It does bring to mind two words I've pondered that I read recently in 1Nephi: "vain imaginations". The internet is a very real part of our lives but not tangible, not a product, nothing you can touch. Are our blogs just vain imaginations? I don't know, just asking. I do, at times, feel vain to write about my life so often. <BR/><jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-13679925137692913032009-03-03T21:24:00.000-07:002009-03-03T21:24:00.000-07:00SilverRain, if you haven't read it already, you mi...SilverRain, if you haven't read it already, you might be interested in the last post I wrote (on Monday), entitled "The Danger of Safe Contention". I promise I scheduled it before the brewhaha you mention here, but the timing is a bit eerie. <BR/><BR/>http://thingsofmysoul.blogspot.com/2009/03/danger-of-safe-contention.htmlPapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-72902890489685600412009-02-27T07:31:00.000-07:002009-02-27T07:31:00.000-07:00Thank you, everyone, for your comments, compliment...Thank you, everyone, for your comments, complimentary and not. <BR/><BR/>Ray—thank you very much for your perspective on blogging. It added a category I had not thought of (perhaps because of the tenuous nature of digital journals)—posterity. I think that is partially why I blog, too, to show what is going through my mind, how I struggle with or learn from it, in the hopes that spiritual and SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-65720301781494772942009-02-26T21:45:00.000-07:002009-02-26T21:45:00.000-07:00I blog to leave a trail like Papa D. When I resea...I blog to leave a trail like Papa D. When I research the lives of my ancestors I always wonder what they thought about the hand they were dealt. My blog will let those who come after me know what I thought. Blogging is a way of recording my thoughts in a more polished manner than writing in a journal. It forces me to be concise and careful. I also am empowered by going on the record. My viewsSanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276948499916713520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-73158377681339348542009-02-26T20:06:00.000-07:002009-02-26T20:06:00.000-07:00May I suggest a sixth reason. For entertainment. I...May I suggest a sixth reason. For entertainment. I think a lot of people, myself included, Blog because it is fun. It is intellectually stimulating and it passes the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-83052940639426195782009-02-26T19:09:00.000-07:002009-02-26T19:09:00.000-07:00Once I realized that my blogging wasn't going to a...Once I realized that my blogging wasn't going to attract certain people and communities that I thought that it would and that my traffic was always going to remain small and that there was no way me and my team could comprehensively cover everything that needed to be covered in the world of Mormon arts and culture, I became a lot happier. And a much better blogger.<BR/><BR/>I also think that it'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-20562611371674041922009-02-26T17:37:00.000-07:002009-02-26T17:37:00.000-07:00SilverRain,I'd like to apologize for the intempera...SilverRain,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to apologize for the intemperate nature of my previous comment. <BR/><BR/>Sorry.<BR/><BR/>Mark BrownMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327867294524961979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-62417656607003921772009-02-26T15:17:00.000-07:002009-02-26T15:17:00.000-07:00I think my own blogging, even though it has a narr...I think my own blogging, even though it has a narrow focus, falls under all five of your motivations, Silver Rain, at different times. That's a pretty good list of motivations.<BR/><BR/>Different nations -- different churches -- different schools -- different families -- have their own rules of conduct and their own vocabulary and their own measures of greatness, every bit as much as different Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-44316706796266601352009-02-26T15:02:00.000-07:002009-02-26T15:02:00.000-07:00SilverRain,You have made some statements here whic...SilverRain,<BR/><BR/>You have made some statements here which are untrue. What would you think if I wrote a post and compared you, personally, to Korihor, then when you objected said "Oh, I guess I hit a sore spot"?<BR/><BR/>Believe me, if somebody came on to your blog and dumped 100+ comments of spam, you would object to it. And you are a smart enough person to understand that comparisons to Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327867294524961979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-11388812568345291782009-02-26T13:48:00.000-07:002009-02-26T13:48:00.000-07:00I like your summary of the motivations for bloggin...I like your summary of the motivations for blogging, SilverRain. My motivations are different on different blogs and in different arenas. <BR/><BR/>I write my own blog expressly to record my beliefs for posterity. I appreciate DEEPLY the participation of those who read and comment, and I admit to checking SiteMeter a bit too much, but at the most fundamental level I want my kids and their kidsPapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-42884879868098338922009-02-26T10:45:00.000-07:002009-02-26T10:45:00.000-07:00Since the comment was hardly directed at you, spec...Since the comment was hardly directed at you, specifically, John, your strong reaction serves only to indicate that I might have hit a sore spot. Easy overgeneralizations have their place, so long as they are limited to unofficial spheres . . . such as casual blogging. It would be easy to come up with examples of Bloggernacle griping against Priesthood authority and the General Authorities SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-5521830029798279872009-02-26T08:52:00.000-07:002009-02-26T08:52:00.000-07:00SilverRain,If you are saying that we're all pridef...SilverRain,<BR/>If you are saying that we're all prideful, including you and me, then I'm with you. Most blogging is narcissism plain and simple. However, I also think that there is a lot of good to be had (as you also note). If we sometimes fall to navel gazing, we are, at least, aware of it.<BR/><BR/>Setting that aside, as a participant in the discussion you cite, I would like you to point Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com