On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Philip Sandifer <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 10, 2009, at 1:35 PM, toddmallen wrote: > >> Blogs do not become reliable sources because someone suddenly wants to >> write an article on something, and they certainly do not establish >> notability. Anyone can blog about anything, so that doesn't establish >> any significance whatsoever. > > A blog is a medium. Contra McLuhan, the medium is not the message. > > Yes, anyone can blog about anything. What is more interesting, > however, is what Richard Bartle, one of the most significant figures > in MMOG design and commentary, has opted to blog about. > > And oh look. He's opted to blog about Threshold. > > That does establish significance. > > -Phil > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >
He might also choose to blog about his dog. That doesn't mean we should have an article on that either. -- Freedom is the right to say that 2+2=4. From this all else follows. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
