Comments on: Blogger Book Reviewers ~ Ethics Examined http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:03:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: sally apokedak http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/comment-page-1/#comment-523 sally apokedak Fri, 22 May 2009 19:59:00 +0000 http://kidzbookbuzz.com/?p=710#comment-523 well the only reason I remember the line from the movie is that I have a son who insists on rewinding and replaying funny lines ten or more times. thanks for the invitation to visit your site. It's very nice. So I stopped in and said hello. well the only reason I remember the line from the movie is that I have a son who insists on rewinding and replaying funny lines ten or more times.

thanks for the invitation to visit your site. It’s very nice. So I stopped in and said hello.

]]> By: susan http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/comment-page-1/#comment-522 susan Fri, 22 May 2009 15:51:02 +0000 http://kidzbookbuzz.com/?p=710#comment-522 Hi Sally, sorry, I wasn't calling you out. I swear. lol I was thinking aloud, sharing my frustration with readers who say they don't comment because they don't have anything to add. Heck, if you show up, I'm glad to have you and I'd love to hear whatever you have to say. Hello has its own magic. Anyhoo, invitation is open. I don't bite. Ask my kids. I'm a fuss bucket and that's as far as it goes. p.s. I did see the movie. Don't remember the line. Add scatterbrain to the list. :-) Hi Sally, sorry, I wasn’t calling you out. I swear. lol I was thinking aloud, sharing my frustration with readers who say they don’t comment because they don’t have anything to add. Heck, if you show up, I’m glad to have you and I’d love to hear whatever you have to say. Hello has its own magic.

Anyhoo, invitation is open. I don’t bite. Ask my kids. I’m a fuss bucket and that’s as far as it goes.

p.s. I did see the movie. Don’t remember the line. Add scatterbrain to the list. :-)

]]> By: sally apokedak http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/comment-page-1/#comment-520 sally apokedak Thu, 21 May 2009 20:20:50 +0000 http://kidzbookbuzz.com/?p=710#comment-520 Amy, that's interesting. I agree. I have blogs I visit every day and at those blogs, when there is guest blogger I never read the post. But when I happen by a blog that I don't read regularly and there's a guest blogger, I'll go ahead and read him. I guess I'm like you, I go to certain blogs to read a certain person and when he's not there, I close the site and move on. Amy, that’s interesting. I agree. I have blogs I visit every day and at those blogs, when there is guest blogger I never read the post. But when I happen by a blog that I don’t read regularly and there’s a guest blogger, I’ll go ahead and read him.

I guess I’m like you, I go to certain blogs to read a certain person and when he’s not there, I close the site and move on.

]]> By: sally apokedak http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/comment-page-1/#comment-519 sally apokedak Thu, 21 May 2009 20:15:19 +0000 http://kidzbookbuzz.com/?p=710#comment-519 Susan, you crack me up. I don't think the rule is that you have to add something to the conversation to comment. People are welcome to say random things that have nothing to do with the conversation if they are so inclined. I'm thinking about the first National Treasure movie, when the one guy says, "Prison." And Riley goes, "Albuquerque. See I can do it too. Snorkel." :mrgreen: Did you see that movie? So, no, I didn't mean to say that only intelligent, impressive people were allowed to comment. I simply meant to say that if you want to discuss, you're welcome to comment. But if you want to just be random, that's cool, too. No rule against that. But thank you for taking the time to comment AND for adding to the discussion, even. :nod: Susan, you crack me up.

I don’t think the rule is that you have to add something to the conversation to comment. People are welcome to say random things that have nothing to do with the conversation if they are so inclined.

I’m thinking about the first National Treasure movie, when the one guy says, “Prison.”

And Riley goes, “Albuquerque. See I can do it too. Snorkel.”

:mrgreen: Did you see that movie?

So, no, I didn’t mean to say that only intelligent, impressive people were allowed to comment. I simply meant to say that if you want to discuss, you’re welcome to comment. But if you want to just be random, that’s cool, too. No rule against that.

But thank you for taking the time to comment AND for adding to the discussion, even.

:nod:

]]> By: susan http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/comment-page-1/#comment-518 susan Thu, 21 May 2009 16:27:46 +0000 http://kidzbookbuzz.com/?p=710#comment-518 Authors are readers. I frankly think bloggers and readers are guilty of not commenting enough. Talk about breaking a rules, who made it a rule that you have to add something to the conversation to speak up? Bloggers write because they have something to say and this blogger wants to know she's being read and stats don't get it for me. I blog for interaction andl that means comment, people. I'd like to know why we aren't having more discussions. Why are we erecting barriers when the Internet provides us with a platform to bridge a divide between all readers including that exchange between reader and writer? Back to your original query. Author comments do not erode credibility in my opinion especially if the author is commenting after the review. I don't blow sunshine up folks' behinds so I have little worry about anyone accusing me of being biased towards any author. Come by my place anytime. You don't have to be articulate, bright, witty or impress me in any way. Let's chat. Sit a spell and let's talk about books and all things book related. Authors are readers. I frankly think bloggers and readers are guilty of not commenting enough. Talk about breaking a rules, who made it a rule that you have to add something to the conversation to speak up? Bloggers write because they have something to say and this blogger wants to know she’s being read and stats don’t get it for me. I blog for interaction andl that means comment, people. I’d like to know why we aren’t having more discussions. Why are we erecting barriers when the Internet provides us with a platform to bridge a divide between all readers including that exchange between reader and writer?

Back to your original query. Author comments do not erode credibility in my opinion especially if the author is commenting after the review. I don’t blow sunshine up folks’ behinds so I have little worry about anyone accusing me of being biased towards any author.

Come by my place anytime. You don’t have to be articulate, bright, witty or impress me in any way. Let’s chat. Sit a spell and let’s talk about books and all things book related.

]]> By: amydeanne http://kidzbookbuzz.com/2009/05/blogger-book-reviewers-ethics-examined/comment-page-1/#comment-516 amydeanne Thu, 21 May 2009 02:09:16 +0000 http://kidzbookbuzz.com/?p=710#comment-516 i'm not a fan of guest blogging.. i think like in meme's than co-host, but if I go to a blog I go to read from that person... and an interview is one thing... i don't mind those, but i don't feel like they're the same.. .. okay.. not sure if that made sense.. good questions though! <abbr><em>amydeanne’s last blog post..<a href="http://the160acrewoods.com/?p=2511" rel="nofollow">WFW- Join us over at Extravagant Grace - may 20th</a></em></abbr> i’m not a fan of guest blogging.. i think like in meme’s than co-host, but if I go to a blog I go to read from that person… and an interview is one thing… i don’t mind those, but i don’t feel like they’re the same.. .. okay.. not sure if that made sense.. good questions though!

amydeanne’s last blog post..WFW- Join us over at Extravagant Grace – may 20th

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