Post by karlsie on Dec 7, 2008 20:15:37 GMT -5
I'd like to welcome the new members to our slowly broadening circle of Subversify writers. You've been invited to participate because we saw a distinct ability to think independently and creatively. We wekcome your input. There's nothing more stimulating to the thinking process than listening or reading other points of view. Each weekend, i generally summarize what has been discussed via the various Internet communications.
A lot of new subjects have been suggested for future exploration, including media exploitation, medical abuse, and an in-depth coverage of the housing situation. Have we flogged Christmas to death yet? No, i don't think so. I'm sure everyone has a special harp to play for the holiday season. While exercising our right to be naughty, let's also look ahead to coming issues. A balanced presense of variety is what attracts a large readership to a magazine. I think our writers have done a splendid job in handling the aspects of current news. The adverse sujective aspects of consequences and objective analysis have been splendid. I commend the social department for touching bases with a variety of issues. I strongly encourage follow ups as social issues, like current news, evolve. There is never just one side or two, but many and the truth lies somewhere in the middle; at least, i'd like to think so.
Grainne, i would like access to some of your foster parenting resources as i'm contemplating an article that would cover how foster parenting became such a powerful entity. A hint for the political savvy, if you want a jump on it, check your 'strawman' records.
I think we need to place some firm rules in place concerning commentaries. They need a separation. Political and social commentaries are usually written in third person from a position of information and expertise on the subject matter. Some social commentators write from the area of first person experience, but still with a background of expertise. Commentaries can, and often are humorous, but if they are written solely as a personal observation, they need to be categorized as humor or input, depending on how well the form stays within the guidelines of composition. Featured commentaries should take on the aspects of an article or essay. This would present an orderliness to the expectancy of the reader as s/he surfs around on the page. Some readers take an enormous enjoyment out of the short commentaries of input and expression; and it becomes their prime target for viewing the website. Others will prefer more detailed analysis. If we keep our detailed articles in the featured department, the reader will come to expect a certain type of informative, well researched delivery.
Another idea would be to separate the commentaries into opinion and humor pieces. This way, personal opinion pieces could be grouped together, separate from humor, and separate from knowledgable social or political commentaries. My mind cries out for organization within this area as it seems a little bit jumbled to me.
Okay. I'm still suffering a bit from brain drain and i'm sure i haven't covered all the areas we discussed this week, plus this continuing abysmal feeling that i'm beginning to suffer a failure to communicate, but i hope i've delivered at least a little fuel for thought. There has been some discussion about giving out assignments. When my brain is functioning enough, i'll create an assignment board. Anyone who wishes to cover a particular subject may say so, although i don't wish any writer to feel compelled to choose among the potential topics. If you have one of your own, by all means, post it.
I think we need to concentrate on how we'll handle commentaries. Commentaries written in first person, subjective
A lot of new subjects have been suggested for future exploration, including media exploitation, medical abuse, and an in-depth coverage of the housing situation. Have we flogged Christmas to death yet? No, i don't think so. I'm sure everyone has a special harp to play for the holiday season. While exercising our right to be naughty, let's also look ahead to coming issues. A balanced presense of variety is what attracts a large readership to a magazine. I think our writers have done a splendid job in handling the aspects of current news. The adverse sujective aspects of consequences and objective analysis have been splendid. I commend the social department for touching bases with a variety of issues. I strongly encourage follow ups as social issues, like current news, evolve. There is never just one side or two, but many and the truth lies somewhere in the middle; at least, i'd like to think so.
Grainne, i would like access to some of your foster parenting resources as i'm contemplating an article that would cover how foster parenting became such a powerful entity. A hint for the political savvy, if you want a jump on it, check your 'strawman' records.
I think we need to place some firm rules in place concerning commentaries. They need a separation. Political and social commentaries are usually written in third person from a position of information and expertise on the subject matter. Some social commentators write from the area of first person experience, but still with a background of expertise. Commentaries can, and often are humorous, but if they are written solely as a personal observation, they need to be categorized as humor or input, depending on how well the form stays within the guidelines of composition. Featured commentaries should take on the aspects of an article or essay. This would present an orderliness to the expectancy of the reader as s/he surfs around on the page. Some readers take an enormous enjoyment out of the short commentaries of input and expression; and it becomes their prime target for viewing the website. Others will prefer more detailed analysis. If we keep our detailed articles in the featured department, the reader will come to expect a certain type of informative, well researched delivery.
Another idea would be to separate the commentaries into opinion and humor pieces. This way, personal opinion pieces could be grouped together, separate from humor, and separate from knowledgable social or political commentaries. My mind cries out for organization within this area as it seems a little bit jumbled to me.
Okay. I'm still suffering a bit from brain drain and i'm sure i haven't covered all the areas we discussed this week, plus this continuing abysmal feeling that i'm beginning to suffer a failure to communicate, but i hope i've delivered at least a little fuel for thought. There has been some discussion about giving out assignments. When my brain is functioning enough, i'll create an assignment board. Anyone who wishes to cover a particular subject may say so, although i don't wish any writer to feel compelled to choose among the potential topics. If you have one of your own, by all means, post it.
I think we need to concentrate on how we'll handle commentaries. Commentaries written in first person, subjective