tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104200726685373797.post8222274935628335136..comments2023-04-13T03:37:46.691-07:00Comments on i9606: Nature Preceedings verse the blog(b)!Benjamin Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11241205744976358428noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104200726685373797.post-56280477796233625902008-06-19T12:42:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:42:00.000-07:00Hi Ben,We've actually emailed a couple of times be...Hi Ben,<BR/>We've actually emailed a couple of times before, via the connotea-code-devel and connotea-discuss mailing lists back when I was working for Stanford University. (Sorry I didn't make an impression!) I have an ongoing interest in both tagging and ontologies, so I might also qualify as a member of that small segment of the community. ;) <BR/><BR/>Re: Nature Precedings -- Almost 9 months after you posted, we've been seeing more in depth comments on documents recently, although the majority of documents don't receive any comments. We're also always happy to take suggestions on how to improve the site. We could also do with a better tagging system!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104200726685373797.post-55845209760083675812007-09-28T13:32:00.000-07:002007-09-28T13:32:00.000-07:00Of all of the non-anonymous comments on that post,...Of all of the non-anonymous comments on that post, only 2 (<A HREF="http://precedings.nature.com/" REL="nofollow">Hilary</A> and <A HREF="http://jakoblog.de/" REL="nofollow">Jakob</A>) were from people that I've never had contact with before. I received some email regarding the post from 2 others. I think you are right in your next implication, that comments from friends are likely to be less critical than those from strangers, though that really depends on who your friends are. I was expecting to get some more critical feedback on the N.P. system, but clearly that didn't pan out.<BR/><BR/>When I get the comments back from the official reviewers, I'll write about how they vary from those posted on the blog. I wonder if it would be appropriate for me to post them verbatim.. ? Or if I would be brave enough to do that?Benjamin Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241205744976358428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104200726685373797.post-14552272715933097622007-09-28T11:43:00.000-07:002007-09-28T11:43:00.000-07:00One cannot argue against the use of blogs to conve...One cannot argue against the use of blogs to convey scientific work. I am only pointing out a couple of reasons why the blog post received more comments. Also worth wondering about is how many of the commenters were known people -- friends, acquaintances, etc. (probably all as your comment suggests), and how much that, besides motivating one to comment, affects critical commenting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104200726685373797.post-30230409471319466522007-09-28T10:21:00.000-07:002007-09-28T10:21:00.000-07:00Just for clarification, whats a "scholar"??Every c...Just for clarification, whats a "scholar"??<BR/><BR/>Every comment I received on that post, aside from the requests to re-publish it on Nature Precedings, was from some one working in science either as a PhD student or a professional research scientist.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with your implication that I received those comments because of the nature of the post. Rather, I suggest that the post managed to reach some of the very small segment of the population that would find it interesting. I can't really back this up right now (though I think I could with some more effort), but I suspect that writing about an esoteric topic does not negate the possibility of successful, useful blogging... <BR/><BR/>The world is enormous; blogs can form lines of communication that transcend geography and translate isolated researchers studying esoteric topics into members of functional, distributed scientific communities. That I think, should be one of the main objectives of blogs in science, by scientists.<BR/><BR/>Leave the science <STRONG>writers</STRONG> the job of communicating with the public..Benjamin Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241205744976358428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104200726685373797.post-57009722046768619172007-09-28T03:49:00.000-07:002007-09-28T03:49:00.000-07:00One aspect that needs to be noted is that the work...One aspect that needs to be noted is that the work reported in your manuscript doesn't belong to a typical, academic discipline. It covers a topic that is likely to interest non-scholars, and those making sophisticated use of the internet (perhaps like many of those commenting on your post). <I>Nature Precedings</I> is an academic publication after all. I wonder how many comments one would get for a typically esoteric research manuscript on a blog. Also, unlike with <I>Nature Precedings</I>, one doesn't have to register to comment on your blog posts, making it easier to comment on impulse.<BR/><BR/>Certainly, the <I>Nature Precedings</I> rating system needs improvement -- also see <A HREF="http://network.nature.com/forums/precedings/234" REL="nofollow">http://network.nature.com/forums/precedings/234</A>. The <I>Nature Precedings</I> forum also has a discussion on publishing on blogs -- <A HREF="http://network.nature.com/forums/precedings/215" REL="nofollow">http://network.nature.com/forums/precedings/215</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com