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Moth M
Moth Jun 18, 2003 22:08:18

OK, this has probably been discussed before and is probably opening a can of worms, but what's the feeling on how strictly 'on-topic' they should be?

Reason I ask is that I've just started my Tayside/Lewis one. Because the trip itself was so eventful, I'm having trouble deciding how much to put in about the trip itself as opposed to keeping to talking about stones.

I'm going to carry on writing it with everything in for the moment to get on with it while I have a bit of time (and so that Jane & 4W can't accuse me of stalling).

It'll probably be a bleeding epic anyway - I'm not right good at editing my own stuff....

love

Moth

O ocifant
ocifant Jun 18, 2003 22:13:58
Replying to Moth

Different people use them for different things.

TomBo tends to write (extremely interesting) essays on different subjects. Not so much a weblog, more a place to store thoughts.

I use them as a supplement (and wrapper) to my fieldnotes, describing the journey and objectives for the period in question, as well as any outcome.

I've seen others that merely document the sites visited, and others further still that are wonderfully rich in descriptive narrative.

At the end of the day, it's <b><i>your</i></b> weblog, to do with as you will (as long as it's kept reasonably on topic)

:-)

Looking forwrd to reading your first epic...

T TomBo
TomBo Jun 18, 2003 22:47:18
Replying to Moth

The journey there is always part of your experience of any site, and nowhere is this more true than at Callanish.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/user_profile.php?id=3401&show=weblog&weblog=14935

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jun 25, 2003 07:09:42
Replying to Moth

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/user_profile.php?id=506&show=weblog&weblog=15493

a superbly entertaining read! Can't wait for the next installment.