Comments on: A failed blog experiment has just begun http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/ Alicious Adventures of a Malkanthapuragudi-an! (Rainbow image of a dusty star -- via John Baez at This week in Math. Phys.) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: HowTo: Read a scientific paper « Entertaining Research http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-5101 HowTo: Read a scientific paper « Entertaining Research Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:10:09 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-5101 [...] clock, points to the recent series of epic posts of Revere at Effect Measure (about which I wrote here), and a post of PZ at Pharyngula as example posts from which to learn how to read scientific [...] [...] clock, points to the recent series of epic posts of Revere at Effect Measure (about which I wrote here), and a post of PZ at Pharyngula as example posts from which to learn how to read scientific [...]

]]> By: Guru http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4535 Guru Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:58:04 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4535 Dear Mathew, I guess you are right. That is why they are saying that the medium of blogging is limited in writing stuff of this sort. Further, in one of the other posts, they also tell how writing these posts is a moving target for them. So, the advantage of writing it in the blog format is that they can do it piece-meal, and modify the content as they go along. Personally, I too found that writing several posts on a given topic is much easier than writing one single monolith. Dear Mathew,

I guess you are right. That is why they are saying that the medium of blogging is limited in writing stuff of this sort.

Further, in one of the other posts, they also tell how writing these posts is a moving target for them. So, the advantage of writing it in the blog format is that they can do it piece-meal, and modify the content as they go along.

Personally, I too found that writing several posts on a given topic is much easier than writing one single monolith.

]]> By: Mathew http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4532 Mathew Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:09:18 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4532 I mean, is there a reason they don't just give the whole paper online in one go? Papers are usually meant to be read like that. If they want to write a blog they should write a blog :) I mean, is there a reason they don’t just give the whole paper online in one go? Papers are usually meant to be read like that.

If they want to write a blog they should write a blog :)

]]> By: Guru http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4396 Guru Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:39:05 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4396 Dear Mathew, They are making the paper available online -- in sixteen installments; till now, three of them are published -- Part <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/03/modeling_antiviral_resistance_1.php" rel="nofollow">1</a>, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/03/modeling_antiviral_resistance_2.php" rel="nofollow">2</a>, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/03/modeling_antiviral_resistance.php" rel="nofollow">3</a>. But, unfortunately, they have decided not to repeat the experiment. Dear Mathew,

They are making the paper available online — in sixteen installments; till now, three of them are published — Part 1, 2, 3. But, unfortunately, they have decided not to repeat the experiment.

]]> By: Mathew http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4395 Mathew Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:18:59 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4395 Is there a reason they didn't just make their paper available online? Is there a reason they didn’t just make their paper available online?

]]> By: Guru http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4383 Guru Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:27:56 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4383 Dear Abi, I just wanted more people to know about the experiment; so, if you can link to the post(s) and ask at least four of your friends to do the same, may be more people will visit the blog and participate in the discussions; the idea is that the response they receive might make them change their mind about repeating the experiment. Guru Dear Abi,

I just wanted more people to know about the experiment; so, if you can link to the post(s) and ask at least four of your friends to do the same, may be more people will visit the blog and participate in the discussions; the idea is that the response they receive might make them change their mind about repeating the experiment.

Guru

]]> By: Abi http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4382 Abi Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:02:26 +0000 http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/a-failed-blog-experiment-has-just-begun/#comment-4382 Hmmm, may we know what we are being asked to do (through your blog meme and tagging)? Hmmm, may we know what we are being asked to do (through your blog meme and tagging)?

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