Comments on: Herding cats http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2005/01/20/herding-cats/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:24:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bene Diction http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2005/01/20/herding-cats/#comment-3590 Bene Diction Sun, 27 Feb 2005 06:18:45 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=1204#comment-3590 *Also, it is only selfish ambition that is a sin- ambition for the group as a whole and/or for others is fine.* Sin? I'm not going to spiritualize or get into religious ideation here. I have to question that statement. *Ambition for the group as a whole and/or for others is fine.* That is partially true. but it isn't either/or. To see that as an absolute is a bit scary don't you think? Ask any recovering cult member. Ambition: 1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. 2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something. 3. To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. I don't want to see you misrepresented, feel free to correct any perceived misconception. There are a lot of people with the same goal - and aggregators are just the latest tool. You'd have to define 'well-known' to me. Well known to whom and why? I don't doubt an aggregator makes it easy to find posts from. But I question if it would be any easier than a search engine - a blog search engine or a google. I certainly stand to be corrected on that. I don't think there will ever be a 'Christian Instapundit' either, (blogged about that a couple of years ago) but I don't doubt a lot of people will keep trying.:^) I applaud your effort to get traffic to other blogs. I think an aggregator is merely one way of many to do so. At the end of a cyber-day all you can really do is encourage the people reading and writing the blogs to reach out to others. Readers make up their own minds. Blog on! *Also, it is only selfish ambition that is a sin- ambition for the group as a whole and/or for others is fine.*

Sin?
I’m not going to spiritualize or get into religious ideation here.
I have to question that statement.

*Ambition for the group as a whole and/or for others is fine.*

That is partially true. but it isn’t either/or.
To see that as an absolute is a bit scary don’t you think? Ask any recovering cult member.

Ambition:
1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.

3. To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

I don’t want to see you misrepresented, feel free to correct any perceived misconception.
There are a lot of people with the same goal - and aggregators are just the latest tool.

You’d have to define ‘well-known’ to me. Well known to whom and why?

I don’t doubt an aggregator makes it easy to find posts from. But I question if it would be any easier than a search engine - a blog search engine or a google. I certainly stand to be corrected on that.

I don’t think there will ever be a ‘Christian Instapundit’ either, (blogged about that a couple of years ago) but I don’t doubt a lot of people will keep trying.:^)

I applaud your effort to get traffic to other blogs. I think an aggregator is merely one way of many to do so. At the end of a cyber-day all you can really do is encourage the people reading and writing the blogs to reach out to others. Readers make up their own minds. Blog on!

]]> By: Adrian http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2005/01/20/herding-cats/#comment-3589 Adrian Sun, 27 Feb 2005 04:44:04 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=1204#comment-3589 Bene Just to say no one in the Blogdom is required to link to more than a handful of other christian blogs- in fact the truth be told I dont even police that entry requirement that vigorously. Also, whilst some people want to create a Christian Instapundit, I dont. I would far rather that a number of christian blogs became well known and that all of them were easy to find posts from (hence the aggregators which are almost the opposite of the idea of an instapundit) Also, it is only selfish ambition that is a sin- ambition for the group as a whole and/or for others is fine. There are many christian bloggers out there who I believe deserve a greater audience than mine and I do everything I can to send that audience to those blogs. Part of being a blogger is being a signpost to send your readers to other blogs- I cant see why that is a problem to a small group of christian bloggers. Guys, I just want the God blogs as a group to be well read and to pass their traffic around between them- is that so wrong? Bene
Just to say no one in the Blogdom is required to link to more than a handful of other christian blogs- in fact the truth be told I dont even police that entry requirement that vigorously. Also, whilst some people want to create a Christian Instapundit, I dont. I would far rather that a number of christian blogs became well known and that all of them were easy to find posts from (hence the aggregators which are almost the opposite of the idea of an instapundit)

Also, it is only selfish ambition that is a sin- ambition for the group as a whole and/or for others is fine. There are many christian bloggers out there who I believe deserve a greater audience than mine and I do everything I can to send that audience to those blogs. Part of being a blogger is being a signpost to send your readers to other blogs- I cant see why that is a problem to a small group of christian bloggers.

Guys, I just want the God blogs as a group to be well read and to pass their traffic around between them- is that so wrong?

]]> By: irene http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2005/01/20/herding-cats/#comment-3588 irene Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:42:07 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=1204#comment-3588 Yes, that's exactly what I don't like. You are supposed to promote others in the group coz the inbound links will help to push them up in the TLB Ecosystem. It was one of the reasons why I declined to join the Blogdom. I rarely link for the sake of linking. My personal belief is that we do not need to seek after influence and power, whether in the electronic world or the corporate working world. If God wants to move you up, He'll move you up. You need only be available & willing. Look at Esther. One day a nobody, next thing you know, she's queen of Persia... Yes, that’s exactly what I don’t like. You are supposed to promote others in the group coz the inbound links will help to push them up in the TLB Ecosystem. It was one of the reasons why I declined to join the Blogdom. I rarely link for the sake of linking.

My personal belief is that we do not need to seek after influence and power, whether in the electronic world or the corporate working world. If God wants to move you up, He’ll move you up. You need only be available & willing. Look at Esther. One day a nobody, next thing you know, she’s queen of Persia…

]]> By: Bene http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2005/01/20/herding-cats/#comment-3587 Bene Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:09:33 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=1204#comment-3587 I think some of the idea comes from a blog book like Hugh Hewitt - he incourages god-bloggers to go for influence and power. There will always be bloggers seeking those things and believe that is a good thing. I find the Blogdom of God is kind of in a loop of self linking, and you are required to promote others in the group. I think some of the idea comes from a blog book like Hugh Hewitt - he incourages god-bloggers to go for influence and power.
There will always be bloggers seeking those things and believe that is a good thing.
I find the Blogdom of God is kind of in a loop of self linking, and you are required to promote others in the group.

]]> By: irene http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2005/01/20/herding-cats/#comment-3586 irene Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:06:31 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=1204#comment-3586 He's forever trying to raise traffic and TLB Ecosystem rankings. I don't like that whole idea or motivation. He’s forever trying to raise traffic and TLB Ecosystem rankings. I don’t like that whole idea or motivation.

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