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One Seat in the Blogger Center
The term "Bloggernacle" was coined (I think at T&S) to refer to the collection of Mormon-themed blogs. With the creation of another large, group blog and the assortment of smaller blogs such as this one, I think we're well on our way to moving into the "Blogger Center."
As I was thinking about what to blog about today, I noticed that one of my topics had been touched on elsewhere. Then I see that Millenial Star has had quite a discussion on evolution--with over 70 comments. This has made me wonder what the place of LDS Science Review is in the collection of blogs.
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First, I recognize that this is a niche blog. Many of the readers of those large blogs may have no interest in the topics discussed here. Second, although it feeds one's ego a bit, I recognize that the value of a blog is not necessarily correlated to the number of comments. One of my favorite blogs is Mormon Wasp, where comments tend to be few. There isn't much discussion, but it is informative--which is nice in some ways. I don't have the time or energy to run down every post with 70 comments. Furthermore my comments tend to be swamped out and I don't really have time for detailed exchanges on multiple blogs anyway. So this blog serves as my outlet.
I recognize that this blog is currently evolution-all-the-time. Evolution is what interests me lately, so that is natural. I do hope to broaden the scope of the blog a bit by getting contributions from other LDS scientists in other fields.
So stick with me, those of you who come here frequently. I believe this blog has some interesting journeys ahead.
5 comments:
Jared, be sure to trackback to discussions at the bigger blogs when you discuss things here that relate to topics there. That way, you can engage the larger conversation while still maintaining ownership and control of your posts here.
Posted by Bryce I
Jared, you're a pathbreaker -- you are the first LDS science blog. Clark at Mormon Metaphysics sometimes throws in a physics post, but other than that it's a wide-open field or (as a biologist might say) a previously unexploited niche in the Bloggernacle's ecosystem. Keep up the good work.
Posted by Dave
Thanks for the encouragement.
LDS Science Review rocks! I don't even bother checking Millenial Star or Mormon Metaphysics because my time would be better spent cleaning my toe nails or finding a job in order to appease my siblings. This is my one stop mormon blog of choice. Thou art the man Jared!
Thanks, Bran. However, those are quality blogs too, and you really should get a job.
When you get tired of looking through "Help Wanted" ads, come see what's going on. :)
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