One of several reasons that I like LJ better than the various forums and BBSes that I've frequented is that LJ is more author-oriented than topic-oriented. I have more faith in the quality of a person than in the quality of a topic. Which is to say: a topic that was interesting to me once won't necessarily be interesting to me again, when discussed by different people. But a person who writes something that interests me once is far more likely to do it again, in my experience.
I like being able to write at my own pace, and read the writings of others' at their own pace, without the feeling that our comments are "drowned out" by the more verbose and frequent posters.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2004-08-30 05:30 pm (UTC)One of several reasons that I like LJ better than the various forums and BBSes that I've frequented is that LJ is more author-oriented than topic-oriented. I have more faith in the quality of a person than in the quality of a topic. Which is to say: a topic that was interesting to me once won't necessarily be interesting to me again, when discussed by different people. But a person who writes something that interests me once is far more likely to do it again, in my experience.
I like being able to write at my own pace, and read the writings of others' at their own pace, without the feeling that our comments are "drowned out" by the more verbose and frequent posters.
It's a good framework. :)