Comments on: Why Blog? http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/ Constructing rational models of a seemingly chaotic universe Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:17:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Charles Krause http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-79 Charles Krause Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:29:52 +0000 http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-79 I would mostly agree. Wikipedia is a good place to work out objective and verifiable issues that have published sources and scholarly consensus. I've worked on Wikipedia, with my most significant contribution being the article on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Servile_War" title="Third Servile War @ Wikipedia.org (English)" rel="nofollow">Third Servile War</a>. However, Wikipedia has limits for what I'd like to do: it doesn't allow personal speculation, or opinion, which is what this blog lets me do :) I would mostly agree. Wikipedia is a good place to work out objective and verifiable issues that have published sources and scholarly consensus. I’ve worked on Wikipedia, with my most significant contribution being the article on the Third Servile War.

However, Wikipedia has limits for what I’d like to do: it doesn’t allow personal speculation, or opinion, which is what this blog lets me do :)

]]> By: wikipedia http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-78 wikipedia Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:47:13 +0000 http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-78 Wikipedia is the key to most success online, when it comes to collabritive content adding. I have spent many hours writing articles for Jimmy Wales and am very happy with this project. I am based in Seminole FL close to the wikipedia offices in St Petersburg. I love contributing! Happy New Year Bloggers! Wikipedia is the key to most success online, when it comes to collabritive content adding. I have spent many hours writing articles for Jimmy Wales and am very happy with this project. I am based in Seminole FL close to the wikipedia offices in St Petersburg. I love contributing!

Happy New Year Bloggers!

]]> By: Charles Krause http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-14 Charles Krause Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:41:39 +0000 http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-14 Interesting :) We'll have to ask and see if anyone else in the family does this. However, I suspect - although correct me if I'm wrong - that unlike <a href="http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/stuggling-with-style/" title='"Struggling with style", Dec 9th, 2006' rel="nofollow">what I describe here</a> you tend to think linguistically. Mom does this as well, and that makes sense if you remember her penchant for, and ability with, language, as well as word games and puzzles - something you share. I on the other had think visually, so I'm more likely to be drawn to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuDoku" title="Sidoku @ Wikipedia.org (English)" rel="nofollow">Sudoku</a> (all those neat interlocking lattice patterns) rather than a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword" title="Crossword puzzle @ Wikipedia.org (English)" rel="nofollow">Crossword puzzle</a> - although I seldom have the patience for <em>abstract</em> puzzles. Interesting :) We’ll have to ask and see if anyone else in the family does this.

However, I suspect - although correct me if I’m wrong - that unlike what I describe here you tend to think linguistically. Mom does this as well, and that makes sense if you remember her penchant for, and ability with, language, as well as word games and puzzles - something you share.

I on the other had think visually, so I’m more likely to be drawn to a Sudoku (all those neat interlocking lattice patterns) rather than a Crossword puzzle - although I seldom have the patience for abstract puzzles.

]]> By: Beth http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-13 Beth Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:43:29 +0000 http://memeticsyns.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/why-blog/#comment-13 AGOG! The phenomenon of explaining out loud to nobody at all must be genetic - I do the same thing! I did once admit to a friend that this is what I was doing - as she caught me having an argument with a non-exisitent person - and she smiled sagely and commented that it was 'very Gestalt of me'... I'm glad I'm not alone! :) AGOG! The phenomenon of explaining out loud to nobody at all must be genetic - I do the same thing! I did once admit to a friend that this is what I was doing - as she caught me having an argument with a non-exisitent person - and she smiled sagely and commented that it was ‘very Gestalt of me’… I’m glad I’m not alone! :)

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