Comments on: The things I didn’t say

By: Kathleen de la Pena McCook

Kathleen de la Pena McCook — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:20:41 +0000

O, LISNEWS is, of course the hero of heroes.

By: Kathleen de la Pena McCook

Kathleen de la Pena McCook — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:03:59 +0000

Assuming that the host is exempt my five library blogs include:
Shifted Librarian,
Library Juice,
Librarian.net,
ExLibris,
Library Stuff

By: walt

walt — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:32:43 +0000

Hi Dorothea,

I think you’re right about the “just five” limiting the grief. Part of my problem (other than a chronic problem with “fave raves”–any time someone asks me “who’s your favorite [author|musician|etc]?” I go blank) is that I’m torn between just “blogging heroes and “relatively unsung blogging heroes”–like the ten bloggers I thought more people should read (two lists of five each, buried in the 75th anniversary C&I).

So, hey, if you want to start a meme, be my guest. I agree that it’s a good idea, regardless of originator (and I’m sure others have done this before I thought of it). I’ll probably participate at some point. Otherwise, well, I might figure out what it is I had in mind and do it, or someone like, say, Steve Lawson might jump in…

By: Dorothea Salo

Dorothea Salo — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:59:11 +0000

I think “blog heroes” is a great idea. If you don’t start it, Walt, I may have to. Goodness knows I do enough whining and moaning; it’s only right I do better every now and again.

If you stick a number on it — say, five — and make clear that it’s not an exhaustive list, I think much “I GOT LEFT OUT!” drama will be avoided.

By: walt

walt — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:30:05 +0000

I didn’t really take any such implication. I was just adding on my own comment…you know, I suspect I gave jennimi an overly optimistic answer: That essay/post really won’t happen any time soon, given the minefield surrounding it.

Now, maybe if you stuck your blog out and started a meme…then after thirty or forty people had chimed in, I might do a bit of strategic following.

Five; three is really cutting it too tight. Or, hey, choose your own number. 13? Any prime number less than 62?

By: Steve Lawson

Steve Lawson — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:23:37 +0000

Oops, I didn't mean to imply that your list wasn't gender-inclusive. Just that I was a bit surprised that my list wasn't.

By: walt

walt — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:48:06 +0000

I regard “heroes” as very much non-gendered in this case. Right now, a majority on my short list would also be women. And, actually, that’s going to be a tough one to do…not because they’re not out there, but because the list becomes vapid, voluminous, or wildly incomplete…

By: Steve Lawson

Steve Lawson — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:45:40 +0000

I have wanted to write a post on my personal liblog “heroes,” too, but I was afraid it would be more trouble than it is worth. I would inevitably leave out some great people.

Incidentally, if forced to choose three, I think my list wouldn’t be “heroes,” but rather “heroines.”

By: walt

walt — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:36:02 +0000

The last five bullets are likely to turn into either posts or essays (Essay, Post, Unclear, Post, Essay), sooner or later–for the last one, “later” is likely since the conversations are midstream.

The first one: Not a chance. I already said more than I should.

The second one: I think I just made that post; there’s not much more to say.

By: jennimi

jennimi — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:24:13 +0000

I agree about Wired. And I paid! I get much better stuff in the good tech blogs, and if there’s a worthy article I’ll see it mentioned a bunch.

Write the essays! Do it!!!!! Looking forward, as always.