Comments on: Inspired by a blog? Tell it out http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/08/19/inspired-by-a-blog-tell-it-out/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Starr --- ROI G http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/08/19/inspired-by-a-blog-tell-it-out/#comment-6502 Dave Starr --- ROI G Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:40:55 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/08/19/inspired-by-a-blog-tell-it-out/#comment-6502 Some good points here, including kher Cheng Guan's comment. Many bloggers could benefit from the briefest study of the Chicago Manual of Style, or another academically recognized writing mechanics book. Blogging software is abysmally ignorant of quoting and citing conventions, making proper credits the exception, rather than the rule ... a majority of blog posts on a daily basis would get a failng grade in any writing 101 course due to mechanical errors. And many don't seem to understand that ideas are not copyright protected ... only specific words about those ideas. An area of blogging that has tremendous scope for improvement. Some good points here, including kher Cheng Guan's comment. Many bloggers could benefit from the briefest study of the Chicago Manual of Style, or another academically recognized writing mechanics book.

Blogging software is abysmally ignorant of quoting and citing conventions, making proper credits the exception, rather than the rule … a majority of blog posts on a daily basis would get a failng grade in any writing 101 course due to mechanical errors.

And many don't seem to understand that ideas are not copyright protected … only specific words about those ideas.

An area of blogging that has tremendous scope for improvement.

]]> By: kher Cheng Guan http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/08/19/inspired-by-a-blog-tell-it-out/#comment-6496 kher Cheng Guan Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:34:40 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/2007/08/19/inspired-by-a-blog-tell-it-out/#comment-6496 But as they say, there is nothing original under the sun, it is rather dificult to pin-point the actual situation. Unless, it was a blatant rip-off. Besides, a niche like meta-blogging is overly-satuarated in the blogosphere. But as they say, there is nothing original under the sun, it is rather dificult to pin-point the actual situation. Unless, it was a blatant rip-off. Besides, a niche like meta-blogging is overly-satuarated in the blogosphere.

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