We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:46:24 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification I met David Perlmutter (in digits) via email during the recent Israeli invasion of Lebanon, while I was helping Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee debunk the doctored pictures. David is a photojournalist himself, who wrote an article in Editor and Publisher about the danger the photoshopping posed to ethical journalism. He is on the faculty at Kansas University, just down the road. He's also interested in blogs and blogging. Heck, he sends his students to go read SWWBO! Anyway - KU and Wisconsin are collaborating on a study of blogs. SWWBO was in the first wave of the survey. The... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:04:40 -0600 We'd all be driving the porcelain bus if it were pure politics I think. Gad, I'm not sure I've been insulted, or just gotten a back-handed compliment, or what... ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53745 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53745 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:36:39 -0600 I was thinking that too Ry. To me Arghh is quasi political. We'd all be driving the porcelain bus if it were pure politics I think. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53741 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53741 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:29:10 -0600 Thanks, Cricket - but it also means for the first time ever, I wasn't a finalist in the milblogs category. Which is kinda sad, but, I haven't been keeping up my end of things, either. I guess I really *am* retired, now. Damn that beard is grey. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53733 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53733 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:23:01 -0600 Well over at the WeBlog Awards you have made it into the top 250 blogs. Not bad. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53731 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53731 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:17:57 -0600 I dont' think the assumption is that Argghhh! will appear in your choices. I think they're really trying to measure who reads blogs, and what they read for what purpose - more than determining a ranking or interest in a specific blog. That's why there's big blogs and little blogs in the list, as well as those of us in the middle. But I'll still send your comments to Dave. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53727 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53727 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:51:53 -0600 John, I think it says top five political blogs. Niether SWWBO or Argghhh! really fit the category of 'political'. There's definitely a philosophy underlying both, but neither is a soapbox primarily to espouse either. When they say political I think of things like The Corner, The Plank, Red State, DKos, etc. Argghhh, SWWBO, B5, etc, occupy a different genre (milblog---while having a political component at times the main focus isn't politics, unlike at The Corner.). If they include Argghhh as a political blog then we're working from wildly different def'n and they need to tell us test takers what their def'n is to ensure they get good data. Experimental design is always a hassle. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53726 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53726 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:36:24 -0600 Huh? Why and what am I getting castigated for now? Geez. Don't even do anything, yet, and I'm getting looked at askance. Do one little thing, like build a rep for being brittle, and people never let you forget it. Jeeez;) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53725 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53725 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:53:54 -0600 HEY!! That IS me ^&#($^#)*%%&^ relaxing!!! Sheesh, canchew tell!?!? --- BTW, not a bad survey either... Be interesting to see the result. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53722 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53722 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:54:10 -0600 Is "all of the above" a choice, Jim? How about "most of the time" for 4b? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53719 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53719 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:14:33 -0600 jim b saunters in and sits. So AFsis, tell me then what brings a nice lady like you to a place like this? A.Political action B.News C.Hanging with people who share your views D.Total Boredom E.Sincere desire to improve your mind After being here do you feel: A.Enlightened B.Refreshed C.Confused D.Violated After being here would you come back: A.Frequently B.Semi Frequently C.Rarely D.When Hell Freezes Over Reading other people's comments makes you: 1.Laugh Out Loud 2.Feel a Strong Gag Reflex Reaction 3.Seek Mental Help 4.Take Off Your Clothes, Set Your Hair on Fire, Run Out into the Streets and Do Damage. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53716 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53716 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:50:54 -0600 It's 1:30... and I'm the first comment of the day? JEEZ. People with *real* jobs... get in the way of all of the fun. I took the survey, John. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53715 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/a_serious_blog.html#comment-53715 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:30:48 -0600