Who blogs?

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,242]

Ok, I'll admit it I am a complete novice on some of the new technologies such as blogging, so school me, who blogs, why is it handy?

[Vinylguy 4,674]

This link explains the differences pretty well.

Seems to me Blogging is a shorthand version of a forum

with no bells and whistles.

http://www.suestudios.com/articles/article23.htm

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,242]

The reason I ask is there's an option which can be added to Blog. I have seen other sites which have this option and in my opinion it looks as though it is misused on the other site. I never mind adding anything, just as long as it is used for the intended purpose.

[CasualObserver 3,408]

I think if you want a good example of a forum with a blog, check out http://www.garagejournal.com/ It opens on the blog, and you can navigate to the forum either through the blog or the link at the top of the page. GJ is one of my favorites to just browse. I rarely participate in much there, but there's millions of ideas and neat stuff to look at.

We live a couple states away from where we grew up, so my wife and I do our own family blog so our parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc...can keep up with what's going on with our girls. We started a trend in our family, and now most of the people of my generation of the family do the same thing. My sister, two sister-in-laws, a couple of my cousins, some of my wife's cousins and college and grad-school girlfriends. It's an easy way to keep in touch and share how we're doing, but doesn't require the time consumption of 100 phone calls. We started this before we joined facebook, but still prefer this for it's purpose.

[Rooster 191]

A personal blog is kind of a "Shared Diary", depending on who and how they use them. They "should" be less of a discussiuon than a forum, more of a statement of the bloggers thoughts or a passing of information.

Like Casuals "Family Blog", you can have a personal blog, an organizational blog, company blog, etc etc. Every blog should have a purpose.

http://www.cutlooseracing.com/blog.php - I use my blog to pass along team information, news or my thoughts on a subject pertaining to racing.

Granted, I do not keep it up near as well as I should, but that will be changing soon.

Personally, I see no reason for blogs on a forum...in my mind it is not really what a forum is for. But today more and more social media is becoming more included and encompassing. People don't want one spot for this and another for that and another for...you get the picture.

Who is to say what is the right way to go with this or with that?

Many places misuse blogs, and they basically become much like a forum thread, more of a discussion than a statement.

Personally, I keep control of my blog, I allow comments, but if it becomes too much of a discussion or worse, an argument..I move it.

I think if you want to blog, you should have your own place to blog. Post a link in your signature and those who want to "read you " can and will. I do not think red squares time and space should be used for that purpose.

:angry-soapbox:

[sscotsman 148]

I have always viewed blogs as a cross-breed between a personal webpage and a discussion forum..

the blog has one specific "owner"..like a webpage..its about that persons thoughts and feelings on whatever the topic might be..

you could have a blog detailing your tractor restoration for example..make new posts to the blog as you have new info and photos to share..

the "half-breed with a forum" part comes in because people can make comments directly to your blog posts..and the comments appear on the blog,

where everyone can see them and also reply..so you can have a "discussion thread" on a blog post, much like you do in this forum..

I make webpages about my hobbies:

http://1stclass.myla...Wheelhorse.html

But they are "old fashioned" webpages only..there is no way anyone can comment on the page itself..

People have to email me if they want to discuss anything on the page..and of course those emails are "private" and only seen by myself

and the person who emailed me..In a sense, that can be unfortunate because there is often a lot of interesting info shared

in emails that might be of interest to others in the hobby..(I get a LOT of emails from my Ariens snowblower webpage!)

blog format might be more useful in that respect..but im not going to change it now!

But sometimes I think the blog format might be better for some of the things I do..

for example, when I do my first full-teardown and restoration of a tractor, I might want to create a blog about it,

rather than a "new page" on the webpage..that way I can get feedback and discussion right on the blog, which might be nice...

but for now, im only doing the webpages..(and I could also link the blog to the webpage..so in a sense it would be part

of the webpage as well..)

Or..I would just create a forum post here about it..that does the same thing a blog would do..

and would be easier actually..and people would be more likely to read and comment that way, than they would with a blog,

which might be harder to find..

For a forum like this, im not sure the blog idea would work so well..

IMO if someone wants to make a discussion about their personal tractor restoration, it makes more sense

to me to have it as a traditional forum post..and we already have a "Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations" subforum just for that kind of thing..

so that works great..I wouldnt add blog capability to this group..would only needlessly complicate things..If someone wants to set up their own blog, there are several good free blog sites where you can set one up yourself..

Scot