Rainbowsphere

Mike just wrote an interesting article about how the blog ecosystem concerning the miniblog populace is affected. Not that I can grab how the situation goes, at least I can have a say on it even if it’s worhtlessly… something else…:

Andrew wrote a well-thought and concise editorial here. He observes the spread of microblogging among more prominent members of the anime blog-sphere, and argues that these probably have come into existence because these prominent writers are often recognized with their styles and have been known to write such and such as conventions. This allows them to be unique with regard to other bloggers but also sacrifices their ability to be creative with their posts, as their readers often recognize them through their styles.

Clearly, I don’t have a good play of words like Mike here, have a keen eye for detail like Hemi-tan, or compare to the somewhat sharp tongue of Oniichan, but I do know something I’d like to also point out: It’s not how you say it, it’s how you make the readers understand what you want to say. I’m pertaining to no miniblog here, I’m observing blogs and probably, literature, in general.

Description in general is already a common way to tell who’s who.

Clearly, a good foray of words to use for an article is good. I’ve written many an article myself, but picking styles nor having to stick to one comes on the occasion. It’s not like you can lash out words like how shit goes and get merit for it. Like Mike said, there’s nothing really bad about repetition, as long as you clearly state the general point of something. Of course, that all boils down to what an article is all about, and that is what mostly dictates how the content goes. I’ve read many books, seen many styles, but it seems that the application given by the blog ecosystem is quite intriguing in itself. The wide variety of what the community can offer is vast, therefore there are things that are unavoidable such as having to bloggers to tackle the same topic. Of course, bloggers try to differ with one another on how they portray what they have observed, some in specific detail, some on how they just saw or understood it, and some on how they liked it, regardless of any observation involved, and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s how you convey them to your readers is that matters, and all blogging matter boils down to that point. Sadly, it seems that most are not being conveyed as properly as to make a post as simple as it can be just so a simple couple of words or even a single sentence would matter, and not even yours truly may be an exception to that. Man has a tendency to be unique and different, but sometimes the end doesn’t justify the means. This I can coin as “Postmortem of Culture”, but you can call just call it post gangrene for all I care.

Culture loss for the sake of uniqueness is inevitable for some, but avoidable to all.

I admit, I do have a knack for literature, and I’m quite a fan of some books I don’t have to mention, but clearly, you don’t have to go write something Romanticistic or Shakespearean just to be able to get noticed. Coping up with a comfy style is the best thing to do. Actually, whatever comes to mind comes to paper, and that’s a rule I subliminally implement whenever I write. There’s no singularity when it comes to talking about style. A style is not just composed of a single format or pattern to follow; instead, it tends to borrow elements from outside, even on other styles, to be able to be described as a whole. Such versatility must be given emphasis as to not to ruin the culture being pertained. A careful balance as to preserve it should be followed, and that should lead people to a better understanding not only to readers, but also to themselves. I don’t need anything else but freedom of speech, and the right place and time. Miniblogs? Nah, I intend to stick to my place. Having to tread on multiple turfs means having to tackle multiple criticism, which will have to demand unwanted attention. Sure, there may be room for criticism, but that usually comes after a good assessment. Me? I don’t even give a damn about criticism, let alone having to take the ire of someone who disagrees to a fact. We have preferences, and I respect that to the extent that I even have to ignore a person just to be able to understand a point of view.

And no, no powertripping on comments, please. It’s giving me a major headache…