Comments on: The Design Community Killed the Community (or maybe we just get what we give) http://www.gooddogcreative.com/the-design-community-killed-the-community-or-maybe-we-just-get-what-we-give/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Eric http://www.gooddogcreative.com/the-design-community-killed-the-community-or-maybe-we-just-get-what-we-give/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Eric Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:04:06 +0000 http://www.gooddogcreative.com/?p=433#comment-73 @Keith That's the best way to let authors know that you want something other than lists on their blogs. To add to it you could send them an email politely explaining why you chose to unsubscribe from their blog. @Brian Call me an idealist. :D I want to believe that everyone has noble intentions when starting a design blog but I know that there are those out there just looking for a payout. That's when I think it falls onto the community to show those kinds of people that advertising and regurgitated lists aren't what we're here for by not visiting or linking to their posts. If we remove the source of their income I don't think they'll stick around long but as long as the community continues to reward them they'll always be there. @Keith

That’s the best way to let authors know that you want something other than lists on their blogs. To add to it you could send them an email politely explaining why you chose to unsubscribe from their blog.

@Brian

Call me an idealist. :D I want to believe that everyone has noble intentions when starting a design blog but I know that there are those out there just looking for a payout. That’s when I think it falls onto the community to show those kinds of people that advertising and regurgitated lists aren’t what we’re here for by not visiting or linking to their posts. If we remove the source of their income I don’t think they’ll stick around long but as long as the community continues to reward them they’ll always be there.

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]]> By: Improving the list article format (galleries too) | Wisdump http://www.gooddogcreative.com/the-design-community-killed-the-community-or-maybe-we-just-get-what-we-give/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Improving the list article format (galleries too) | Wisdump Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:27:41 +0000 http://www.gooddogcreative.com/?p=433#comment-71 [...] many resources. They’re certainly taking up space for thought-provoking discussions, but the demand is high and we need them too. We might as well rally to improve the format instead of banish [...] [...] many resources. They’re certainly taking up space for thought-provoking discussions, but the demand is high and we need them too. We might as well rally to improve the format instead of banish [...]

]]> By: Brian McDaniel http://www.gooddogcreative.com/the-design-community-killed-the-community-or-maybe-we-just-get-what-we-give/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Brian McDaniel Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:02:35 +0000 http://www.gooddogcreative.com/?p=433#comment-70 Great post and discussion, both from the original post on Drawar and this subsequent post inspired by it. I have one thought to add: isn't it really all about money? You said: "When people decide to blog, I believe that most bloggers do so because they believe they have something to offer readers or they want to provide people with some kind of information or service." I started blogging for that very same reason, but as I have moved further down the path I have noticed that blogging as a source of income creates a new motivation for the types of posts that are published on many design (and other) blogs. I tend to think that most of the copycats saw the financial/advertising success (and numbers) of Smashing Mag and thought they could replicate the formula to generate their own advertisement-driven income source. Hence the sea we are all drowning in of list after roundup after best of posts. It's now a slew of blogs that were started for money, not for artistic or creative expression and informational servitude. Just an observation. Thanks for providing a forum for this discussion and spurring it on. Hopefully this will be another cog in the machine that motivates change in the design community. After all, the first step is admitting we have a problem... Great post and discussion, both from the original post on Drawar and this subsequent post inspired by it. I have one thought to add: isn’t it really all about money? You said:

“When people decide to blog, I believe that most bloggers do so because they believe they have something to offer readers or they want to provide people with some kind of information or service.”

I started blogging for that very same reason, but as I have moved further down the path I have noticed that blogging as a source of income creates a new motivation for the types of posts that are published on many design (and other) blogs. I tend to think that most of the copycats saw the financial/advertising success (and numbers) of Smashing Mag and thought they could replicate the formula to generate their own advertisement-driven income source. Hence the sea we are all drowning in of list after roundup after best of posts. It’s now a slew of blogs that were started for money, not for artistic or creative expression and informational servitude.

Just an observation. Thanks for providing a forum for this discussion and spurring it on. Hopefully this will be another cog in the machine that motivates change in the design community. After all, the first step is admitting we have a problem…

]]> By: Keith http://www.gooddogcreative.com/the-design-community-killed-the-community-or-maybe-we-just-get-what-we-give/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Keith Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:33:43 +0000 http://www.gooddogcreative.com/?p=433#comment-69 I unsubscribed from a feed today because 9 of the 10 new items contained list posts. I'm sick of them and sick of the copycat sites that spew them out. It's nice to see that SM is listening to the feedback and are reducing the number of list posts. Why can't more of the posts be like those on tutsplus?! I unsubscribed from a feed today because 9 of the 10 new items contained list posts. I’m sick of them and sick of the copycat sites that spew them out.

It’s nice to see that SM is listening to the feedback and are reducing the number of list posts.

Why can’t more of the posts be like those on tutsplus?!

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