tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273042678552119690.post4034468729194429828..comments2023-10-20T04:18:46.328-07:00Comments on Monographs, Manifestos and Blogs: Bloggedy blogMichael Berginhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136837735992619359noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273042678552119690.post-48247555415491823382012-03-22T11:26:38.580-07:002012-03-22T11:26:38.580-07:00re: Scott, you're right b/c there are also blo...re: Scott, you're right b/c there are also blogs that disable comments. But there are also a lot of people that do read comments and post and respond to them; I meant that comments are built-in to the medium which adds an element of the ongoing and interactive. <br /><br />re: Natalie, I think your last point supports what I'm trying to say. And the contents of a blog aren't necessarily "truer" than a traditional manifesto, blogging just seems more suited to expressing a position and that the nature of the position changes from the "laid in stone" position of the published manifesto to, I think, the more wavering and adjustable position of what people/writers really think.mlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607000571750574274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273042678552119690.post-14800081114485300752012-03-22T00:31:07.296-07:002012-03-22T00:31:07.296-07:00I totally agree that the blog is an "ill-suit...I totally agree that the blog is an "ill-suited medium" for a traditional manifesto. You emphasize that blogs have a changing nature that allows for them to be constantly updated and edited. Your argument is that the continuous updating allows for the true thoughts and intentions to be put forth. I disagree. First of all, looking at some of the architecture blogs suggested - do you really think that Lebbeus Woods is writing half of the posts that "he" makes? Or that Francois Roche actually "tweets" or he tells one of his interns to keep it up? <br /><br />Secondly, I think we are allowing the term "manifesto" to be used liberally. Stating one's personal objectives for the day or thoughts just for the sake of "putting it out there" is not necessarily declaring a manifesto or summarizing what it is that you stand for. Instead, blogs are allowing us to deposit statements of ourselves that end in question, lacking confidence or persuasiveness. "So I think this...?" only later to be changed by the end of the day thanks for sassy prose in the comment section.<br /><br />Also, the greatness of a traditional manifesto is that it IS published and has withstood the test of time - even if that time is simply just the process of editing and publication. While books may become dated, there then becomes an interest in prefaces or forwards where the authors (original or others) are allowed to put the readers into the historical perspective of the time as well as theorize on how the book has lasted the test of time.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912232043530944867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273042678552119690.post-24270309967327140152012-03-21T23:33:57.524-07:002012-03-21T23:33:57.524-07:00mle, I think you bring up a really interesting poi...mle, I think you bring up a really interesting point about the comments being on the same level as the blog by being in the same medium. But I wonder how much the design of the blogging site influences the comment/post relationship by hiding comments behind a link or not. Only when I am exceptionally curious will I click on a link to view comments.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719946974086665288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273042678552119690.post-83541278009216506832012-03-21T23:29:47.774-07:002012-03-21T23:29:47.774-07:00Also, I know it's so passe to comment on your ...Also, I know it's so passe to comment on your own post instead of editing the original or whatever but in looking through my list of archi-blogs only three came up where there's actual writing; the rest are just archi-porn shots and news links or construction photos. The three with actual written content are bldg blog, lebbeus' and this dude <a href="http://gracefulspoon.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">http://gracefulspoon.com/blog/</a>.mlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607000571750574274noreply@blogger.com