Monday, January 15, 2007
BRING ON THE WORST
J.F. Beck ain’t impressed by the alleged Best Australian Blog Posts of 2006, and with good reason; most of them are awful. Also, most aren’t particularly bloggish. Of the 19 so far listed, more than half contain no links at all. Four others run three links or fewer.
These aren’t posts. They’re conventional - although exceptionally dull - opinion pieces.
UPDATE. All but two of these pieces employ the Dreaded I:
* “I recommend you begin …”
* “I don’t mean for this post …”
* “When I arrived at work today I began …”
* “I have to admit to having been shocked …”
* “I did actually turn 30 …”
* “Some time ago, I wrote an item …”
* “I was fascinated to read the decision …”
* “I think it’s fair to say …”
* “Sometimes I think …”
* “I’ve never met Judy …”
* “I assume the subtext …”
* “I have met many different refugees …”
* “I doubt that the restorative powers of Tim Tams are recognised …”
* “I know it’s difficult for you to understand …”
* “I am taking a sojourn in the country …”
* “I have a connection …”
* “I should add …”
* “Yesterday I went to a funeral …”
And my favourite:
* “Some of you may be wondering why I haven’t been writing more about progress on my letterpress project and my arts grant.”
UPDATE II. Amos has views.