I don't even blog enough to my own blog, but I figured I might be more likely to if we had an actual discussion forum. Acting like a French salon member of the poofy-hair era is encouraged, but not required.
In keeping with a salon, I would like all posts to contain something of substance, the purpose of which is to provoke discussion. There is obviously nothing wrong with levity or snark (both are expected), but we can keep one-off links and random crazy to e-mail.
Also in keeping with a salon, all members should be prepared to read the occasional stemwinder. Depth as well as breadth are welcome here, although obviously you do not have to address every point of previous posters to contribute to a discussion. You may also expect some rather archaic subject matter, depending on the whims of the group.
I would like the group of authors to be relatively small. I have invited this particular group because each of us have a unique perspective on life and on potential discussion topics, and we are all intellectually inclined and earnest in our convictions.
1 comment:
hear hear!
in keeping with the discussion trend, i offer this suggestion: what does everyone feel about having a tagline under the title reading "evidence and arguments with a side of snark"? you know, as something for the kids to help everyone know our raison d'etre.
and yes, this is a salon. we use terms like "raison d'etre" here.
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