Comments on: Thoughts on blogging; mass-market episodic anime blogging

By: Mcnamara

Mcnamara — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:15:45 +0000

Showing some love to this topic “new to this wordpress”. I defiantly agree with it also. If you really think about it than it all makes alot of sense

By: On my biggest mistakes of the year 2008 « Oi Shibi! Anime Blog

On my biggest mistakes of the year 2008 « Oi Shibi! Anime Blog — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:18:32 +0000

[...] On episodic blogging, or rather the pressures of being an episodic animu blogger [...]

By: Since Time Immemorial - thoughts on the blogging tradition? « Calamitous Intent

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:38:32 +0000

[...] of episodic and editorial blogs. As its title may suggest, the interplay of thoughts is an ongoing, consistently occurring one. Various points have been made. Kabitzin succinctly puts his opinion as [...]

By: The Scrumptious Anime Blog | WordCamp Philippines 2008: On Being a Remarkable Responsible Blogger

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:27:41 +0000

[...] hot topic almost two years ago (way back when I knew nil about the whole blogosphere), or the episodic vs editorial issue that shows its fangs every now and then. It’s good to look back at these posts [...]

By: Anime Blog Awards Nominations: The Post at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog

Anime Blog Awards Nominations: The Post at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:37:35 +0000

[...] of writing about anime, Bateszi writes ABOUT anime. And sometimes about writing about anime. But it’s all thought provoking [...]

By: Blogging Style « Maxon Treik’s Weblog

Blogging Style « Maxon Treik’s Weblog — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:15:40 +0000

[...] by Maxon on 31 January, 2008 After reading this article on Bateszi, I’ve been trying to take a look at my writing style and how it compares to the [...]

By: [Ascaloth] CLANNAD (TV), Episode 15 at Riuva : Research Institute for Unicultural Visual Arts

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:19:20 +0000

[...] do have is a new episode’s worth of content with which to develop whatever theories we have. And that is what episode summaries are for, darling. Even if my CLANNAD articles are not so much episode summaries as they are fail parody [...]

By: bateszi

bateszi — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:24:20 +0000

@Kim: I agree with your general sentiment, though my overriding feeling is that the anime blogging community could be better and that the bloggers should be feeling more responsible for that. Of course, my idea of “better” may well be someone else’s nightmare, hence some horrified reactions else where, but if nothing else, I’m glad this has inspired fellow bloggers to reflect on and refine their stances. As you said, it’s clear that many people are passionate about their writing and as long as that’s the case, we’ll be fine.

@Kabitzin: I know, I’m not taking any of it personally, and seeing the discussion spread in such a way has been extremely flattering, though at first, I admit it was a little daunting trying to “fight fires” on about 5 different fronts. My next post is bound to be an anti-climax!

By: Anime Diet » Episode Reviews vs. Editorials: Why the Divide?

Anime Diet » Episode Reviews vs. Editorials: Why the Divide? — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:52:40 +0000

[...] bateszi, who started it all [...]

By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:25:15 +0000

Hehe, it just means we love you and care about what you write! Agree to disagree, just like in Anchorman.

I wasn’t leveling an attack at you or anything, and in fact I do not say that episodic or editorial is the superior format. But oftentimes a blogger will write something along the lines of, “Episodic blogging is great, but it’s boring, hard to write, and actually really crappy.” There’s only so many backhanded compliments one can take!

For new bloggers especially, it’s important to understand that there are different styles/formats to try and each has strengths and weaknesses.

BTW situations like this make me appreciate pingbacks. There is also a way to separate them in your php code for a more natural discussion flow.