Happy new year, and to all those I like Slaithe Mhath

Rageboy, aka Christopher Locke, answers questions relating to the blogging , oh which hyperbolic word should I insert here?  Forget it  not playing that game since anything that remotely reference  a fad or craze would be incorrect, possibly insulting,  to what we have here is the ability to communicate.. still there are some folks you just can't reach, do we want to?  Locke's answer to one question , though it's apparent throughout the interview,  shows me the pitfalls of a mindset that seeks to emulate  what for want of a better term used to be "Mass Media"

David Newberger’s Blog » Blog Archive » 10 Questions with Christopher (Rageboy) Locke on Blogging

 "How can we educate the average user about blogging?"

    "I don’t believe in average users any more than I believe in consumers. Averages, like popularity, is a numbers racket. But I’d tell anyone who isn’t blogging already and who’s the slightest bit intrigued by what it’s all about to just start doing it. The challenges of writing will present themselves immediately. And the challenges are great. Are you a fool? Are you naive? Are you saying too much? Too little? Are you bold enough to say THAT in public? Are you stupid enough? All sorts of gremlins sit on your shoulder whispering in your ear. Some are encouragements. Some are seductions. Some groundless fears. Some dangerous delusions. How a writer responds to these whisperings will determine what kind of writer he or she will become. It’s a very personal thing. My own approach is to listen carefully, then ignore all of it. "


It's a personal thing , just do it, just don't pay some 14 year old Filipino to write your blog and then charge $90 for each entry ;)