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• Q: Does a quick blog entry meet the same standards and go through the same background and vetting process as a “real” story? A: Many (though not all) of the items I post here are as carefully written as what goes into print. None are is ¹ edited by anybody but me. None are vetted by anyone at InfoWorld, but all can be vetted by everybody who chooses to comment.
  
• Q: Is a blog entry equally as obligated to represent both sides of a controversy, or is it expected to only represent the journalist’s point of view? A: For the magazine, I write features and reviews and columns. All are expected to be fair. The story types exist along a spectrum ranging from less to more personal. The blog lives at the personal end of the spectrum.
  
• Q: Are blogs supposed to be more of a conversation — and if so, should they always have comments enabled? A: I think blogs can’t help but be a conversation. As to comments, after years of doing Web forums and discussions, I’m experimenting with taking a break from flames and spam. I’d like to think that the blogosphere’s less tightly-coupled “discussions” — mediated by logs and search engines — delivers better signal-to-noise with less psychic strain. That said, I do miss direct comments, I do use them selectively, and I may try renabling them.
  

Mir gefällt der Aspekt der Entzerrung von Diskussionen. Anders als direkte Diskussionen wird in Blogs mehr referenziert, und dadurch kommentiert und diskutiert.