{"id":1376,"date":"2013-06-18T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twocities.org\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2013-06-17T23:36:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T04:36:26","slug":"1376","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twocities.org\/?p=1376","title":{"rendered":"I THINK THIS IS BAD FORM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before I started blogging, I made up my mind about certain practices I would try to keep.\u00a0\u00a0 I was an avid reader of various blogs for several years, but noticed a few patterns of some<\/em> writers.\u00a0 One deals with valid criticisms readers raise.\u00a0 It bothers me to see a thoughtful push back of an author’s post and no response.\u00a0 The following is an actual exchange I had with a blogger over this very practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me: I regularly read your blog and gain much from doing so.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One question and this seems to be pervasive in the blogosphere: When one writes or posts a criticism of someone (as in your case with X) it seems incumbent upon the poster to be ready to interact with readers.\u00a0 I speak from some experience.\u00a0 Scot McKnight posted some of my Patheos work [e.g. “An Open Letter to Karl Giberson”], so I made myself available to interact with folks.\u00a0 There were 100+ comments so I interacted with any comments directed my way.\u00a0 Even though you are directing folks to someone else\u2019s critique, your post by the critic of X makes it evident you agree with his take.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All this leads to me wondering why you are not interacting with your own readers and their legitimate push backs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best, Dave<\/strong><\/p>\n

His Response: I don’t necessarily agree. There are some blogs that don’t allow comments at all, so it’s certainly not a necessity. I do try to be available to comment at times, but other times I just have too much going on to dedicate that kind of time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At this point I’m glad to just point people to [the critic\u2019s] writing as I think it nicely summarizes each of my concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Response to His Response: Please bear with me…<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will invoke the ghost of Schaeffer on this one: isness does not equal oughtness<\/i>.\u00a0 Yes, lots of blogs do all sorts of things, but that is not much of an argument, is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The time issue is certainly understandable, but it seems there is a Christian priority to make space when one invites comment which your blog does.\u00a0 Rerouting folks to the [critic\u2019s] is of course perfectly fine, but neither one of you has answered the important question of whether you are in disagreement with other important leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dave<\/strong><\/p>\n

No response<\/strong><\/p>\n

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