Comments on: Being Rigorous http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/ All is not well beneath the shiny surface. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Jol http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-17 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:48:12 +0100 http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-17 Their problem is they appear to be in a state of quaintly naive denial about the possibility of forming as significant and influential an enterprise as they seem to want Singapore Angle to be without a substantive programmatic aspiration beyond being "neutral". Also, relatedly, but also because they just are, they're dull as. Anyway. Just popped by. Like the blog. Their problem is they appear to be in a state of quaintly naive denial about the possibility of forming as significant and influential an enterprise as they seem to want Singapore Angle to be without a substantive programmatic aspiration beyond being “neutral”. Also, relatedly, but also because they just are, they’re dull as.

Anyway. Just popped by. Like the blog.

]]> by: BL http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-14 Mon, 07 May 2007 01:05:14 +0100 http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-14 Twasher, Well, we do get such feedback from the ground as I am the PR person to meet up with other bloggers from time to time. Hence, we decide to do a raw analysis on our own posts. Actually, it is a precursor to another article (written by another of my SA colleague) about perceptions and reality of the blogosphere. In any case, I am not going to indulge in arguing this further. There is one argument which I believe that it is true: controversy drives the Singapore blogosphere. Have a good week ahead. Twasher,

Well, we do get such feedback from the ground as I am the PR person to meet up with other bloggers from time to time. Hence, we decide to do a raw analysis on our own posts. Actually, it is a precursor to another article (written by another of my SA colleague) about perceptions and reality of the blogosphere.

In any case, I am not going to indulge in arguing this further. There is one argument which I believe that it is true: controversy drives the Singapore blogosphere.

Have a good week ahead.

]]> by: twasher http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-13 Sun, 06 May 2007 21:24:38 +0100 http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-13 BL, I am not addressing your last paragraph. I am merely referring to your attempt to show that SA bloggers are not writing academic articles. I say that you are attempting to do that because you think people think SA bloggers write academic articles. After all, you write: <i>That means the impression of SA bloggers indulging in writing academic articles in this blog is exaggerated.</i> So that surely means you think there is an impression of SA bloggers "indulging in writing academic articles". All I am arguing is that by <i>your</i> definition of academic articles, it is not true that such an impression exists. I have not seen anyone who thinks that SA bloggers "indulge" in writing articles with citations. In fact, this is the first time I've seen citations ever mentioned by any blogger or commenter in the Singapore blogosphere. BL, I am not addressing your last paragraph. I am merely referring to your attempt to show that SA bloggers are not writing academic articles. I say that you are attempting to do that because you think people think SA bloggers write academic articles. After all, you write:
That means the impression of SA bloggers indulging in writing academic articles in this blog is exaggerated.
So that surely means you think there is an impression of SA bloggers “indulging in writing academic articles”. All I am arguing is that by your definition of academic articles, it is not true that such an impression exists. I have not seen anyone who thinks that SA bloggers “indulge” in writing articles with citations. In fact, this is the first time I’ve seen citations ever mentioned by any blogger or commenter in the Singapore blogosphere.

]]> by: BL http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-12 Sun, 06 May 2007 17:51:09 +0100 http://rot.blogsome.com/2007/05/06/being-rigorous/#comment-12 Nope, I am not arguing on that context. What I am really talking about is perception. The facts and figures are merely to answer the issue whether we are truly academic. The problem is that the people who are reading are not accepting that rational and civil discourse may go either with or against the establishments. The argument is pretty simple and it's properly addressed in the last paragraph: it's the way how people perceived things to be. Suppose if people comes to the blogosphere with a fixed attitude and not listening to reason (i.e. facts and figures mean that it can go for and against the establishment), then there is no way that any form of civil and rational discourse is possible. I hope that clarifies the point. Nope, I am not arguing on that context. What I am really talking about is perception. The facts and figures are merely to answer the issue whether we are truly academic. The problem is that the people who are reading are not accepting that rational and civil discourse may go either with or against the establishments.

The argument is pretty simple and it’s properly addressed in the last paragraph: it’s the way how people perceived things to be. Suppose if people comes to the blogosphere with a fixed attitude and not listening to reason (i.e. facts and figures mean that it can go for and against the establishment), then there is no way that any form of civil and rational discourse is possible.

I hope that clarifies the point.

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