tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post2872442513700419781..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-90839453494257079252007-12-14T21:11:00.000-06:002007-12-14T21:11:00.000-06:00I might add one, other reason:An academic blogger ...I might add one, other reason:<BR/><BR/>An academic blogger wants to foster an online colloquium that invites reception from everywhere. (It's an extra class, actually, one unbound by semesters.)Ellavonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457795299304091258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-67580597506699671932007-12-14T21:00:00.000-06:002007-12-14T21:00:00.000-06:00Well you've answered my rhetorical question! Thos...Well you've answered my rhetorical question! Those are reasons enough.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-86928718427299700122007-12-14T20:57:00.000-06:002007-12-14T20:57:00.000-06:00Why aren't all academics bloggers? Capable blogger...Why aren't all academics bloggers? Capable bloggers require an unusual combination of talents, character, and needs that few academics have.<BR/><BR/>Talents: (a) lots of ideas, (b) a lucid prose style, (c) easy access to that lucid prose style (no writer's block). (Note that many great academics have none of these talents.)<BR/><BR/>Character: (a) initiative, (b) time-management, (c) a need to communicate frequently. (Note that many great academics lack one or more of these characteristics.)<BR/><BR/>Needs for: (a) frequent feedback, (b) unsupervised publication, (c) unauthorized discussion, (d) thinking out loud. (Note that many great academics prefer old-fashioned, controlled environments for even their most magical work.)Ellavonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457795299304091258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-26506666327550955062007-12-14T16:06:00.000-06:002007-12-14T16:06:00.000-06:00What you're calling a mean is what I call an "aver...What you're calling a mean is what I call an "average." What I meant by mean is what you call "median," the "number in the middle." I'm sure my terminology is wrong. <BR/><BR/>For example, I have published around 25 articles, about 20 of which have never been cited. So my median and mode are both zero. <BR/><BR/>That's why now I try to write only the "pathbreaking" articles that will get maybe three or four citations if I'm lucky.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-30152726785300739232007-12-14T15:25:00.000-06:002007-12-14T15:25:00.000-06:00The citations mean (adding up all the citations an...The citations mean (adding up all the citations and dividing by the number of articles)is between one and zero. The median (the "middle number") and mode (most common number) are both zero.Ellavonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457795299304091258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-74193697416920115182007-12-13T16:16:00.000-06:002007-12-13T16:16:00.000-06:00Well, I can't wait till it's published & I can get...Well, I can't wait till it's published & I can get my hands on it! You have sent me back to Lorca a number of times over the last year or so with blog posts & I've always come away feeling I have a little bit clearer relationship to the poet.Joseph Duemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650314132179290321noreply@blogger.com