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Rive's Uncharted Settlements

by: Rive Caedo

date posted: Sep 19, 2005 7:17 PM | updated: Oct 05, 2005 10:31 PM

Blogs or Message Boards?

Not really a complaint, people are free to post up what they want to, but scanning over the "Most popular blog entries" I was somewhat disappointed to find that in the first 3 pages, not counting VIP entries, 8 out of the 23 entries are questions. "What was Darth Maul's real name?" "When did the 501st attack?" "What happened to the Jedi temple?" etc. And that 8 out of 23 is excluding entries which pose an opinion of their own on the question.

Perhaps it's just me, but these questions due to their brevity are far more suited for the message boards than a blog?

Not that I'm completely innocent since 2 of my poll-type entries have made it into the top 3 pages which could also easily be answered on a message board. I can try to justify one of them as being part of my Star Wars TV Collection though

Anyway, I'm just fairly disappointed that only 3 non-VIP entries in the top 3 pages are longer than a paragraph or so.

1. My own Star Wars TV Show Databank.
2. D0lfinz's: Episode I Making a Little More Sense? (Which I highly recommend reading)
3. The Star Wars Uncle's: Stronger, The Light Side of The Force Is

So I write this partially to get you to read 2 examples of what I think we need to see more of, and to ask: Do you personally perfer to read short, to the point entries and questions without an opinion on the issue posed. Or longer, more drawn out thoughts?

Again, just my opinion, any blogging is good blogging!

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	jediknight2210 Where did you dig up that old fossil?
date Posted: Sep 19, 2005 7:26 PM Perhaps it's just me, but these questions due to their brevity are far more suited for the message boards than a blog? I sooo agree, Blogs shoould be more thought provoking than: Who is you favorite Jedi, I hate those, they are supposed to be on message boards...

	Diviner525 In the Flesh
date Posted: Sep 19, 2005 7:32 PM Yes, of course, people are free to blog whatever they wish. But I agree, it is a little disappointing to open a blog and see that it is about a paragraph in length and basically asking a poll type question. It does seem like those type of entries are more suitable to the Message Boards. D525.

	Bai Ahzur Bai Ahzur's usless, but hopefully entertaining, yet somewhat eneventful, however rewarding, blog.
date Posted: Sep 19, 2005 7:39 PM I agree somewhat, but theres no way I can say i'm not innocent of blogging what should be on message boards. But I have an excuse, I have no idea where to find a star wars message board.

	Bai Ahzur Bai Ahzur's usless, but hopefully entertaining, yet somewhat eneventful, however rewarding, blog.
date Posted: Sep 19, 2005 7:46 PM I just posted a blog, it really points something out, bit still, nobody reads it.

	Rive Caedo Rive's Uncharted Settlements
date Posted: Sep 19, 2005 8:04 PM http://forums.starwars.com/index.jspa

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date Posted: Sep 19, 2005 8:17 PM

This is definately more like a message board rather than a blog site. At the time that I am writing this, the most recent blog entry is a guy asking how to make an avatar appear next to his name at the top of his blog posts.

It's sad because all the "message board material" is short and far more frequent, and thus drowning out some of the better blog entries out there. Not much we can do about it I guess.

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