Comments on: Weathering a blogstorm

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:00:18 +0000

Absolutely. Criticism is an easy content generation tool, and relied on far too much by far too many.

The face to face rule of thumb is a good one, as it allows for criticism but helps one frame it in a constructive way.

By: Conor O'Neill

Conor O'Neill — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:47:00 +0000

One thing we should all ask ourselves before writing something online is “would I be comfortable saying this to someone’s face?”. I’m as guilty as anyone of going overboard with online criticism but it’s still a useful rule of thumb.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:42:30 +0000

Thanks Conor, having experienced being in the middle of a blogstorm once or twice and having watched a couple unfold I thought it would be worthwhile putting my thoughts together – particularly for bloggers who might not have a tech bent – I think we forget very easily how much experience is needed before one instinctively has a feel for online behaviour.

And even then, as you say, when things start to feel personal, emotion can blind us to the best approach!