Comments on: Why blog? http://www.libdemvoice.org/why-blog-17241.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grammar Police http://www.libdemvoice.org/why-blog-17241.html#comment-104013 Grammar Police Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:35:15 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17241#comment-104013 This is an element of "Join the conversation", but I think probably the most important reason to blog or comment is because it makes it possible to join a community of likeminded (and not-so-likeminded) people to discuss an issue in depth, to test out your arguments or just because it can be pretty 'lonely' as an activist in a political party - and most local parties are about the practicalities of campaigning and are not the place for high calibre political debate. I agree with Alix in terms of having doubts about the campaigning value of blogging; however, I think they can and should be used in a supporting capacity - along with online petitions, single issue sites and specific email lists. This is an element of “Join the conversation”, but I think probably the most important reason to blog or comment is because it makes it possible to join a community of likeminded (and not-so-likeminded) people to discuss an issue in depth, to test out your arguments or just because it can be pretty ‘lonely’ as an activist in a political party – and most local parties are about the practicalities of campaigning and are not the place for high calibre political debate.

I agree with Alix in terms of having doubts about the campaigning value of blogging; however, I think they can and should be used in a supporting capacity – along with online petitions, single issue sites and specific email lists.

]]> By: Jennie http://www.libdemvoice.org/why-blog-17241.html#comment-103781 Jennie Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:32:23 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17241#comment-103781 I'd put "join in the conversayion" at the top. Blogging without people to talk to can be very discouraging. I’d put “join in the conversayion” at the top. Blogging without people to talk to can be very discouraging.

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