There's something strange about blogging. It's highly addictive and a bit weird. I find myself surfing other people's blogs, and if I find one that I like, I get very pleased and almost attracted to the blogger. And then, if I find out that the blogger and I have nothing in common after all and maybe I don't like the person, I feel a bit lost and deserted, it feels like loosing a favorite parrot or something like that.
'But I thought we liked each other! Did we not have a connection after all?'
I guess blogging is just very personal. Which brings me to a related subject: blogging ethics. Are there such a thing? I have, a couple of times, felt like changing an old entry or even deleting one. But is that not wrong? There are two different strains to this:
1) It is wrong. You shouldn't change history (see Making History by Stephen Fry). You should write in a way that is considered the first time 'round, so you wouldn't have to change anything. Stand by your opinions. Etc.
2) You can do whatever you want. It is your blog. Editing happens all the time everywhere. There's always room for improvement (see The Sun (no, don't). Try to improve! Please!)
What do other bloggers do?

Anyway, I must stop blogging and have a look at my dissertation instead. It has to be in by Monday and it's kind of finished, but somehow it seems a bit... wrong.
posted by charlotte at 15:21 - comment