Are there too many blogs?

The blog fraternity is growing.Will there be a saturation point?

Published on June 16, 2004 By adnauseam In Blogging

I have to tell you that I’m fairly new to blogging but I am enjoying it immensely. I’ve learnt so much about and from my fellow bloggers and blogs in general. Here are some of my observations so far:

* Mediocre Free-Lance journalists like me get the opportunity to practice our art/ hobby.
* Some bloggers write complete twaddle and do not always consider their audience. However, a lot of it is enjoyed by many.
* Some blogs are so personal that I wonder whether the writers are aware that we (the fraternity) worry about them. Especially when the writer denigrates himself so much that I (we) hope he or she does not have a spare rope left lying around! This is free expression at its most bizarre.
* Children blog. Oh, they do, by the thousands, and they should be aware that blog forums can be as dangerous as chat rooms. In fact, I do think that youngsters should have a special blog-site of their own (perhaps there is one?).
* Many bloggers spell so atrociously that their blogs are not enjoyable or easy to read (Ah, well, that’s education for you).
* Blogs afford some of us the opportunity to get things off our chests, whether they are personal problems or the problems in Iraq.
* There are so many informed people, writing such thought-provoking, inspiring material (using the finest grammatically perfect sentence construction), delighting us with their style, humour and sense of nuance, that I am convinced that there are many budding authors, journalists and poets among us. We are indeed in special company.
* As regards the above, some bloggers add generously to the library of philosophical thought and the mien and consciousness of the political society we live in.
* MOST Important:Overcrowding and the lack of blog censorship (as in control), may produce concomitant put-offs in the future (the uninspiring diaries, the anti-social statements, the overtly sexual descriptions (a blow job in seven languages), and the plethora of hate speech is likely to reduce blogdom to poor relative status. That would be a pity.

Apropos my last observation, here is a plea: Blogs will have to be controlled in some way or another. Standards will have to be set and/ or certain bloggers will have to be referred to their niche sites (Sexblog is an example), so that free expression does not become a free-for-all on our too-savvy web.

Before you don your keyboards in recrimination, I would ask you to consider the blog world in two (just two) year’s time and tell me what you think.

What do you think bloggers?

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Comments

Jamie Burnside

on Jun 16, 2004

The only thing that I'd really like is let someone be in charge of erasing any advertising sites disguised as blogs.

Hopefully once the administration circle is enlarged, there can be a person in charge of that.

Kayles

on Jun 16, 2004

Some bloggers write complete twaddle and do not always consider their audience. However, a lot of it is enjoyed by many.

That complete twaddle you refer to, dear friend, is sometimes the only way to vent when our lives seem overwhelming. I'm new to this as well and in real life, I am quiet and reserved. Here, I get to speak my mind and not worry about how others will view me.

MOST Important:Overcrowding and the lack of blog censorship (as in control), may produce concomitant put-offs in the future (the uninspiring diaries, the anti-social statements, the overtly sexual descriptions (a blow job in seven languages), and the plethora of hate speech is likely to reduce blogdom to poor relative status. That would be a pity.

I agree with you here, I am not blogging to have e-sex, if I wanted that, I'd go elsewhere!

dharmagrl

on Jun 16, 2004

Children blog. Oh, they do, by the thousands, and they should be aware that blog forums can be as dangerous as chat rooms. In fact, I do think that youngsters should have a special blog-site of their own (perhaps there is one?).

I'd like that. On the other hand, those 'children' are part of the rich tapestry that is the JU community and I wonder if taking them away wouldn't be slightly detrimental.

Many bloggers spell so atrociously that their blogs are not enjoyable or easy to read

I wish that more peoplewould understand that. You may have a really good message or something powerful to say...but if I have to wade theough your spelling mistakes and literally have to interpret what you'e trying to say I'm either going to lose interest or miss your point.

I agree about the sex blogs...I didn' come here to see that, nor did I come here to be sold auto insurance.

Good article!

pseudosoldier

on Jun 16, 2004

As far as JU/overcrowding goes, there was an interesting article about ants awhile back... but it has to be more than that, I think, more than just giving a "good score" to sites that many people visit. The easiest way to establish your own blog country on this giant blog continent is to utilize your "favorites" tab on the side. So, you just visit the sites you know you enjoy reading. You can still scan through the "new articles" tab, the "newest posts" tab, the "top articles" or "top sites" tabs (although I find these less helpful).
Yes, "overcrowding" would lessen the usefulness of sitting and looking for new articles to be posted. Theoretically, if the site continues to grow, there would be a constant stream of new articles blurring by... I don't think it will get to this point, judging from other forms of online communication. Sadly, it could grow into what you describe, which is really just "some place I (you, he/she/it) don't want to be." It would still service some people's needs, and then isn't really sad, is it? Or are those people?
The fight against JU turning into something we don't want to see is fairly simple. Don't post comments to blogs that don't deserve them. (This both gives those articles points and might prod people into thinking they have an audience.) Don't respond to comments that don't deserve response. (Again, you're giving them an audience.) DO stimulate conversation through thoughtful articles and comments. DO exhibit only that behavior that you would feel comfortable with or enjoy.
But hey, this is just one assclown's opinion, yah? Good article, btw.

MasonM

on Jun 16, 2004

Yes, there are too many blogs. Delete yours at once!

adnauseam

on Jun 17, 2004

Thank you MasonM. Your droll wit is accepted with humor. Thanks for reading All!

Dusk411

on Jun 18, 2004

Spelling here is a really touchy issue. Months ago, there was an entire flame war going on about it after someone addressed it. I do agree with what you're saying though.It's a pet peeve of mine to see so many spelling errors. One or two, I can overlook.

I think some blogs are here for shock value (anti-social statements are the ones I mean) and it gets tiring to see. Because, really, I don't care and if it's offensive to me, I won't bother visiting. In the future, I do hope that certain types of blogs are regulated (the negative ones mentioned)

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