Comments on: A Critical Look at LDS Blog Portals – Part 4 : Conclusion http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion The Weblog of J. Max Wilson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:49:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Velska http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion/comment-page-1#comment-451 Velska Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:07:08 +0000 As in all Internet content (especially the so-called Web 2.0), much in what could be termed “LDS Blogs” is spurious and/or scurrilous. It would be hard to find out what the church doctrine is from the blogs. As I don’t have a blog of my own to promote, I just read those others provide and occasionally comment. I try to limit this, as it’s not very productive. And as I’m more interested in discussions with a genuine desire to understand and bring more light, I am delighted by the introduction of NothingWavering. I have found that the quality of “information” (deserves the quotation marks, methinks) has an inverse relationship to quantity. The perceived anonymity gives license to many to just go out there and throw stones. I have a thick skin, but not all do. As in all Internet content (especially the so-called Web 2.0), much in what could be termed “LDS Blogs” is spurious and/or scurrilous. It would be hard to find out what the church doctrine is from the blogs.

As I don’t have a blog of my own to promote, I just read those others provide and occasionally comment. I try to limit this, as it’s not very productive. And as I’m more interested in discussions with a genuine desire to understand and bring more light, I am delighted by the introduction of NothingWavering.

I have found that the quality of “information” (deserves the quotation marks, methinks) has an inverse relationship to quantity. The perceived anonymity gives license to many to just go out there and throw stones. I have a thick skin, but not all do.

]]> By: Mormon Soprano http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion/comment-page-1#comment-450 Mormon Soprano Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:39:44 +0000 Max, I think the nothingwavering site is absolutely brilliant, and I am so glad that you have created it. Now, I have read your posts, and I can understand your point of view and frustrations with the other Aggregators. However, in the interest of fairness, perhaps their self-promotion may be justified for the time and effort they invested to create a free service. In the end, I hope that all of you boys can put aside your differences over this. It is not productive carrying around hard feelings. You are each highly intelligent, talented and valuable human beings. And each of your efforts to share your testimonies and follow Elder Ballard’s plea to “join the world-wide conversation” is commendable and needed. So, in keeping with the spirit of our ultimate purpose as Latter-day Saints, I gently suggest that you choose to respect each other’s creativity & freedom of expression, and move forward. Best wishes always, <br /><br />Your sister and friend MoSop Max, I think the nothingwavering site is absolutely brilliant, and I am so glad that you have created it. Now, I have read your posts, and I can understand your point of view and frustrations with the other Aggregators. However, in the interest of fairness, perhaps their self-promotion may be justified for the time and effort they invested to create a free service.

In the end, I hope that all of you boys can put aside your differences over this. It is not productive carrying around hard feelings. You are each highly intelligent, talented and valuable human beings. And each of your efforts to share your testimonies and follow Elder Ballard’s plea to “join the world-wide conversation” is commendable and needed.

So, in keeping with the spirit of our ultimate purpose as Latter-day Saints, I gently suggest that you choose to respect each other’s creativity & freedom of expression, and move forward.

Best wishes always,

Your sister and friend MoSop

]]> By: Travis http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion/comment-page-1#comment-449 Travis Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:50:46 +0000 Thanks for all this information. It was very neat, and helped me to understand more about things that just didn’t interest me. I am not listed at the Archiplego (sp?) and I never really cared. Now, I know that I don’t want to be. And most of the “big blogs” don’t interest me. They discuss things that either don’t interest me, or I find misguided. I have actually limited myself down to one big blog. And it is one you have at NothingWavering.org. Thanks for you information, and your efforts with NotheringWavering. Thanks for all this information. It was very neat, and helped me to understand more about things that just didn’t interest me. I am not listed at the Archiplego (sp?) and I never really cared. Now, I know that I don’t want to be. And most of the “big blogs” don’t interest me. They discuss things that either don’t interest me, or I find misguided. I have actually limited myself down to one big blog. And it is one you have at NothingWavering.org.

Thanks for you information, and your efforts with NotheringWavering.

]]> By: Stephen M (Ethesis) http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion/comment-page-1#comment-448 Stephen M (Ethesis) Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:56:26 +0000 Interesting, though the brush seems to pain a bit broad. Interesting, though the brush seems to pain a bit broad.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion/comment-page-1#comment-447 Dennis Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:52:39 +0000 J. Stapley, I posted a comment with similar concerns as yours on the NothingWavering.org post. J. Stapley,

I posted a comment with similar concerns as yours on the NothingWavering.org post.

]]> By: J. Stapley http://www.sixteensmallstones.org/a-critical-look-at-lds-blog-portals-part-4-conclusion/comment-page-1#comment-446 J. Stapley Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:13:38 +0000 I guess as one of the guys that helps to run LDSBlogs.org I would like to state plainly that I avoid posts and comments which are “overly and publicly critical of the church and her divinely appointed authorities” and murmuring. If you disagree, I would appreciate you citing examples. Specifically, do you find anything on my blog, Splendid Sun, that would keep you from including it on your new aggregator, NothingWavering.org? Now, of course blogging isn’t (yet) zion; but neither is your or my employment. It doesn’t mean that it is a bad thing. As I said in one of your previous posts, there are a number of commenters in the bloggernacle that are critical of the same possibilities that you are. Again, I would like you to cite any example besides your own self to establish the norm that you are trying to describe. As a self styled voice of warning, I would hope that you are equally valiant in defense of all aspects of truth and liberty. I guess as one of the guys that helps to run LDSBlogs.org I would like to state plainly that I avoid posts and comments which are “overly and publicly critical of the church and her divinely appointed authorities” and murmuring. If you disagree, I would appreciate you citing examples. Specifically, do you find anything on my blog, Splendid Sun, that would keep you from including it on your new aggregator, NothingWavering.org?

Now, of course blogging isn’t (yet) zion; but neither is your or my employment. It doesn’t mean that it is a bad thing.

As I said in one of your previous posts, there are a number of commenters in the bloggernacle that are critical of the same possibilities that you are. Again, I would like you to cite any example besides your own self to establish the norm that you are trying to describe.

As a self styled voice of warning, I would hope that you are equally valiant in defense of all aspects of truth and liberty.

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