Comments on: Carnival of the Something-or-other http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:24:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bi http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-67027 bi Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:03:06 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-67027 I'm not exactly a leftist, but here's a <a href="http://fzort.org/bi/soapbox-2005.html#20050324" rel="nofollow">URL</a> for you. And here's the <a href="http://fzort.org/bi/soapbox-2005.html" rel="nofollow">whole thing</a>. Let the link sluttage begin! I’m not exactly a leftist, but here’s a URL for you. And here’s the whole thing. Let the link sluttage begin!

]]> By: Tim Worstall http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66968 Tim Worstall Sat, 09 Apr 2005 14:33:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66968 I like the idea above of Speakers Corner....and I think you should definitely make you "carnival" an institution. Leaving aside the left/right divide for a moment I run a weekly (Sunday afternoon) Britblog Roundup, where people nominate what they consider to be the best posts (of their own or from other blogs) written by British and Irish bloggers. The person who’s benefitted most has been me, as I’m introduced to things I would never have found on my own. Sure the process of putting up a 30 or 40 link post is a pain, but more than made up for by having those 30 or so nominators drawing my attention the the new and good stuff out there. Strongly recommend the experience of running these things. And I’d add that it helps if you ask your readers to nominate stuff that they like, as well as accepting things from the bloggers themselves. I like the idea above of Speakers Corner….and I think you should definitely make you “carnival” an institution.

Leaving aside the left/right divide for a moment I run a weekly (Sunday afternoon) Britblog Roundup, where people nominate what they consider to be the best posts (of their own or from other blogs) written by British and Irish bloggers.

The person who’s benefitted most has been me, as I’m introduced to things I would never have found on my own. Sure the process of putting up a 30 or 40 link post is a pain, but more than made up for by having those 30 or so nominators drawing my attention the the new and good stuff out there.

Strongly recommend the experience of running these things. And I’d add that it helps if you ask your readers to nominate stuff that they like, as well as accepting things from the bloggers themselves.

]]> By: Roger Mexico http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66962 Roger Mexico Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:51:44 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66962 'The Counterforce'? ‘The Counterforce’?

]]> By: joejoejoe http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66945 joejoejoe Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:42:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66945 How about "Carnival of Acorns"? Acorns are the start of something big and very much related to timber, crooked or otherwise. How about “Carnival of Acorns”? Acorns are the start of something big and very much related to timber, crooked or otherwise.

]]> By: King of Fools http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66931 King of Fools Sat, 09 Apr 2005 03:36:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66931 I've added you guys to my list (will be published on Wed) but right now it is the 'nameless carnival' until you give me which of the names above (or not above) you want it to be called. Shoot me an email with your 'final answer'. Thanks! I’ve added you guys to my list (will be published on Wed) but right now it is the ‘nameless carnival’ until you give me which of the names above (or not above) you want it to be called.

Shoot me an email with your ‘final answer’. Thanks!

]]> By: ArC http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66930 ArC Sat, 09 Apr 2005 03:32:13 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66930 "Grand Guignol of the Sinister"? It's sorta ironic-cool in a hipster "Hot Topic teenyboppers would think this is actually cool" sense. Or maybe even more meta than that. “Grand Guignol of the Sinister”? It’s sorta ironic-cool in a hipster “Hot Topic teenyboppers would think this is actually cool” sense. Or maybe even more meta than that.

]]> By: Mill http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66913 Mill Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:06:03 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66913 Agreed about the Young Person's Guide. I think the Corpuscle is an acquired taste. Also the long article that started off with the usual "when I was a kid, I was a voracious reader!", I didn't care enough to finish it. You have to remember that people open these things all at once in tabs.. by the time they get around to a specific post they've forgotten your intro, so if the post itself has a boring or uninformative introduction, its chance of being read is small. Agreed about the Young Person’s Guide. I think the Corpuscle is an acquired taste.

Also the long article that started off with the usual “when I was a kid, I was a voracious reader!”, I didn’t care enough to finish it. You have to remember that people open these things all at once in tabs.. by the time they get around to a specific post they’ve forgotten your intro, so if the post itself has a boring or uninformative introduction, its chance of being read is small.

]]> By: Anthony http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66911 Anthony Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:03:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66911 Calling it a carnival seems so derivative, like we're trying to play catch-up to right wingers who seem to have started a carnival trend. I suggest calling it the Crooked Timber Speaker's Corner. Calling it a carnival seems so derivative, like we’re trying to play catch-up to right wingers who seem to have started a carnival trend.

I suggest calling it the Crooked Timber Speaker’s Corner.

]]> By: Brett Bellmore http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66895 Brett Bellmore Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:02:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66895 <i>"“Carnival of the Reality-Based” seemed kind of lame."</i> Somebody on the left finally notices how lame that phrase is? It's like the phrase, "Democratic People's Republic"; If you call yourself "reality based", it probably means you aren't... ““Carnival of the Reality-Based” seemed kind of lame.”

Somebody on the left finally notices how lame that phrase is? It’s like the phrase, “Democratic People’s Republic”; If you call yourself “reality based”, it probably means you aren’t…

]]> By: cntodd http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66886 cntodd Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:35:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66886 A new lefty blog carnival started last week, <a href="http://uncapitalist.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://uncapitalist.blogspot.com</a> For lefty's interested in globalization, income disparity, free-trade vs. fair-trade, corporate abuse of the environment, etc. We had a small response to our first call for submissions. It is up at my blog <a href="http://cntodd.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://cntodd.blogspot.com</a> We are still excepting submissions for next weeks carnival. A new lefty blog carnival started last week, http://uncapitalist.blogspot.com

For lefty’s interested in globalization, income disparity, free-trade vs. fair-trade, corporate abuse of the environment, etc.

We had a small response to our first call for submissions. It is up at my blog http://cntodd.blogspot.com

We are still excepting submissions for next weeks carnival.

]]> By: coturnix http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66881 coturnix Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:42:21 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66881 Thanks to Donna for the link above. As you can see, there are tons of carnivals (track back to issues 1 and 2 of the meta-carnival to see some dead ones, too - King of Fools has about a half at best), and a number of them are exclusively or predominantly Lefty. Yet the older, more established Carnivals are predominantly Righty. I think that a big weekly Carnival of Progressives (travelling from blog to blog, if possible), focused on Progressive politics (i.e., not too narrow, as in just economics in Carnival of Un-Capitalists, nor too broad like Blog Tower that covers everything from religion to humor and art), would do well against the predominantly Righty (and better known) carnivals, like the Carnival of Vanities, Best-of-me-symphony, or Carnival of Capitalists. There are many ways a carnival can be organized. Go to homepages of some of the better carnivals (e.g., Skeptic's Circle, Tangled Bank, Grand Rounds, History Carnival, Philosopher's Carnival, or Carnival of the Godless) for ideas of the best ways to run this kind of thing. And we certainly need a good catchy name. And, as you can see, it does NOT need to contain the word "Carnival" in it. Thanks to Donna for the link above. As you can see, there are tons of carnivals (track back to issues 1 and 2 of the meta-carnival to see some dead ones, too – King of Fools has about a half at best), and a number of them are exclusively or predominantly Lefty. Yet the older, more established Carnivals are predominantly Righty.

I think that a big weekly Carnival of Progressives (travelling from blog to blog, if possible), focused on Progressive politics (i.e., not too narrow, as in just economics in Carnival of Un-Capitalists, nor too broad like Blog Tower that covers everything from religion to humor and art), would do well against the predominantly Righty (and better known) carnivals, like the Carnival of Vanities, Best-of-me-symphony, or Carnival of Capitalists.

There are many ways a carnival can be organized. Go to homepages of some of the better carnivals (e.g., Skeptic’s Circle, Tangled Bank, Grand Rounds, History Carnival, Philosopher’s Carnival, or Carnival of the Godless) for ideas of the best ways to run this kind of thing.

And we certainly need a good catchy name. And, as you can see, it does NOT need to contain the word “Carnival” in it.

]]> By: jet http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66878 jet Fri, 08 Apr 2005 18:27:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66878 I read the Corpuscle article clean through, and I feel sad. Poor lefty's, still claiming there is a "Man" to fight against. I understood Corpuscle's goal to make kids think, but alienating them from ever feeling like they can be part of the government is deeply wrong. Favorite quote: "Look at the school systems they are inflicting on you. They don't want you studying the truth in school. They don't want you learning science, for god's sake." HAHAHAHA, yes, "The Man's" primary plank 'computers schmuters' I read the Corpuscle article clean through, and I feel sad. Poor lefty’s, still claiming there is a “Man” to fight against. I understood Corpuscle’s goal to make kids think, but alienating them from ever feeling like they can be part of the government is deeply wrong.

Favorite quote: “Look at the school systems they are inflicting on you. They don’t want you studying the truth in school. They don’t want you learning science, for god’s sake.” HAHAHAHA, yes, “The Man’s” primary plank ‘computers schmuters’

]]> By: Shelby http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66876 Shelby Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:56:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66876 "Carnival of the Left" seems appropriate. Though not exactly hip, I guess. “Carnival of the Left” seems appropriate. Though not exactly hip, I guess.

]]> By: Editor 'n' Chef http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66875 Editor 'n' Chef Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:56:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66875 King of Fools has a comprehensive listing of almost all the so-called "carnival" roundups. http://king-of-fools.com/blog/weblog/posts/carnival1/ The best one not on that list is Blawg Review, the carnival of the blawgs by law bloggers. Timberites and followers of Crooked Timber are all invited to stop by www.blawgreview.com for a visit. King of Fools has a comprehensive listing of almost all the so-called “carnival” roundups.

http://king-of-fools.com/blog/weblog/posts/carnival1/

The best one not on that list is Blawg Review, the carnival of the blawgs by law bloggers.

Timberites and followers of Crooked Timber are all invited to stop by http://www.blawgreview.com for a visit.

]]> By: Ted http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-66872 Ted Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:30:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/04/08/carnival-of-the-something-or-other/#comment-66872 Corrected. Stupid homonyms. Corrected. Stupid homonyms.

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