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Betsy's Phony Bologna
exploring the world of fictional weblogs
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Rubbish2007-05-22 10:15:47
James at Progression has a good post about quality (or a severe lack thereof) in blog fiction, and all online-print. He writes:
I think that people aren’t terribly willing to shout about quality as far as the internet is concerned. If you went onto someone’s fiction blog and left a comment that tidied up some language, or made writing tips, you’d probably be termed ‘teh troll’ (or some-such similar insult). But you’re only giving advice! So, what to do? Well, that’s well out of my hands, and yours, and probably anyone else in the world. There are very few ways to legitimise the use of the internet as a mass-publishing tool, no ways to enforce quality controls on things that you aren’t uploading to your own servers, and no ways to stop people doing things that they enjoy...
He uses as an example some of the awful stuff that...
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Dreams that Come
Sometimes Hans dreams... And sometimes he writes about it.
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The not so happiest place on Earth2006-05-15 08:04:56
Last night I was at Disneyland. It wasn't happy Disneyland though, it was angry Disneyland. I was babysitting some children while I waited for my girlfriend to come into town and the kid friendly sections of the park were starting to wear on me.
When I had finally had enough we were already in the line for Alligator Attack! The brand new ride with the 3 hour wait. We were strapped into the ride, but I got really antsy and had to get out of there. As the ride was running, it came to a pause and I took my chance. I climbed out of the car and slid down a fake vine.
Walking out of ride I was met by security and escorted away. I thought I was free... finally. But no. That's not how it works in the Magic...
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