tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4790487054943766810..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: why yes, I certainly DID have more productive things to do ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89316494294158069862010-12-21T19:56:28.799-05:002010-12-21T19:56:28.799-05:00I certainly don't think there's any advant...I certainly don't think there's any advantage to publishing frequently over occasionally; surely what we want is people to post when they feel inspired, and not otherwise. If 100 people each posted once every 3 months that would be a post a day, which would be thin, but not bad, frankly. I certainly couldn't read more than 3 or 4 posts a day. Frequency of posts at the moment looks Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55347797412302053972010-12-21T13:19:08.022-05:002010-12-21T13:19:08.022-05:00Go ahead and remove me. I signed up because a spo...Go ahead and remove me. I signed up because a spot opened up and I thought I might want to contribute. I still think I might in the future, but may as well give the place to someone who's more sure.<br /><br />I certainly don't want to feel like I'm under any kind of obligation to post.Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152778218277191283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10640795407327671062010-12-21T07:26:59.833-05:002010-12-21T07:26:59.833-05:00Mid-Career Mike exists, but hasn't been around...Mid-Career Mike exists, but hasn't been around here for quite so time. Those temperate gulf breezes must make it hard for a guy to get on the computer.<br /><br />And I did want to add that before I turned the site over to Leslie K I did contact a number (2 dozen?) of folks who were officially correspondents here at CM, but who had never posted or only posted one time in the early days.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76959980519309745672010-12-21T07:17:40.639-05:002010-12-21T07:17:40.639-05:00@Darla: Did Mid-Career Mike transmogrify, in a ser...@Darla: Did Mid-Career Mike transmogrify, in a series of steps, into Middle-Aged & Morose? Or was that Middle-Aged Mark?Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71296501064664232172010-12-21T07:15:57.417-05:002010-12-21T07:15:57.417-05:00@Dog: Say it ain't so! You're still going...@Dog: Say it ain't so! You're still going to comment, right? And keep us posted on your job search and/or the possibility of the cardboard university? And share pedagogical tips? I can certainly understand your exhaustion (I remember carrying a somewhat similar load as an adjunct, but can't remember quite how I survived it; it's all a bit hazy), but please, please don't Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39011255231077377302010-12-21T02:57:28.184-05:002010-12-21T02:57:28.184-05:00Oh good lord. I am not suggesting some kind of rat...Oh good lord. I am not suggesting some kind of rating system for posts, more that pressure to post once a week might not be the best way to get the best material.<br /><br />We seem to have a lot of angst about who is and who is not contributing, and I was trying to offer some suggestions, but clearly I missed the point which was to be all hand-wringy without actually solving the problem.WhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22445231014829348512010-12-21T00:18:06.230-05:002010-12-21T00:18:06.230-05:00I've never failed a class (okay, except that C...I've never failed a class (okay, except that Chem one that I had to withdraw from). Let me fail on College Misery! Please! Please! Give me a big fat F and revoke my posting...oh. Wait. I gave them up. And you know what? I'm fucking ecstatic. Tomorrow, I will proudly wear my "F is for FAIL" t-shirt.<br /><br />Why, you ask?<br /><br />Because today I turned in (an hour cmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814447289455034068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15661046578965103652010-12-20T22:47:40.185-05:002010-12-20T22:47:40.185-05:00Bitchy Bear has posted here. But I don't remem...Bitchy Bear has posted here. But I don't remember if Mid-Career Mike made the transition. Did he? He wrote one of my all time favorite RYS posts <a href="http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com/2010/02/abe-comes-in-from-cold_3233.html" rel="nofollow">about the adjunct instructor he brought in from the cold</a>. Beautiful post. It actually made me cry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60330256799648347042010-12-20T22:33:57.992-05:002010-12-20T22:33:57.992-05:00I figured if I posted the names I didn't recog...I figured if I posted the names I didn't recognize then others with better memories would step forward. But there's a line between posting and commenting, right?<br /><br />This has led me to think of old RYS posters. Bitchy Bear and Mid-Career Mike. I liked Mike. He took us for a ride, remember?Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45573994783004788072010-12-20T22:28:15.479-05:002010-12-20T22:28:15.479-05:00It should all be moved to Facebook. That's whe...It should all be moved to Facebook. That's where I have a lot of fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30602900976808688612010-12-20T21:16:07.180-05:002010-12-20T21:16:07.180-05:00I'm pretty sure I've seen a comment or two...I'm pretty sure I've seen a comment or two from French Profeseur (I know a couple of French Profeseurs, so I noticed). Not sure about posts. And yes, Wylodmayer, Misono, Old School, Lindsey and Lucy have at least commented from time to time. I think I've also spotted Faris and Archeo-Lab-Girl, but I could be wrong about the latter. <br /><br />Generally, I'm in favor of Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31122247069355810412010-12-20T21:10:39.266-05:002010-12-20T21:10:39.266-05:00@Whatladder
Why should I have to kiss anyone's...@Whatladder<br />Why should I have to kiss anyone's ass to make sure my post is good enough?<br /><br />If you create a blog with a 100 people, all levels of creativity, writing skills, senses of humor should be welcome. If one blogger thinks another blogger's post is lame he/she can either post a comment offering constructive criticism or ignore it. <br /><br />Lameness is in the eye ofjunebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786199217279172030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15633611576239631972010-12-20T21:08:03.047-05:002010-12-20T21:08:03.047-05:00I can't even imagine doing all of that work! T...I can't even imagine doing all of that work! Thanks. I remember Red Queen, Wylodmayer, Enoch Soames, and Old School all posting, and for sure Lindsey, Lucy, and Misono (who's rather new).<br /><br />I'd hate to be the one to revoke privileges! Is there a level of involvement we need for people to stay? (This is why I post so much...that and I have a boring life...except for hubby...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67179812024953784682010-12-20T21:02:26.674-05:002010-12-20T21:02:26.674-05:00Bueller and Go Cat have definitely commented, if n...Bueller and Go Cat have definitely commented, if not posted. Wylodmayer and Misono Rotto (also a great name if you understand it) have both posted and commented, although not in a while.Angry Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348431132289025339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50656994368347090692010-12-20T20:47:12.967-05:002010-12-20T20:47:12.967-05:00This is highly UN-scientific -- and for that I apo...This is highly UN-scientific -- and for that I apologize -- but I noted 20+ people whose names were not familiar. Here they are:<br /><br />Archaeo-lab-girl, Arete, Baltimore G@$%irl, Bioengineer, Bobbi, Enoch Soames, Faris Bueller, French Profeseur, Go cat, go!, Inarticulate Elucidation (love that name), Loquacious Lindsey, Lucy, Countess of Bedford, Misono Rottlepalle, Monda, Old School, Red Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87694334582194420232010-12-20T20:44:04.749-05:002010-12-20T20:44:04.749-05:00"It ain't perfect, but I think it works w..."It ain't perfect, but I think it works well enough as is."<br /><br />Agreed.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29210534932521556062010-12-20T19:56:03.872-05:002010-12-20T19:56:03.872-05:00The problem there, Ladder, is that I suspect that ...The problem there, Ladder, is that I suspect that there would be considerable differences of opinion as to what constituted a kick-ass post. De gustibus non disputandum, and all that.<br /><br />As for the limit of 100, I'm fine with axing those who have never posted anything. But beyond that, why bother? We probably don't need more than 5 or 6 posts per day, and we have that already. I Angry Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348431132289025339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55571157203179074902010-12-20T19:52:18.866-05:002010-12-20T19:52:18.866-05:00The original moderator and the current one both pr...The original moderator and the current one both preferred Blogger to host the site, but WhatLadder makes an excellent post. <br /><br />People do email prospective posts to the College Misery site, and they occasionally appear.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7598911062767961982010-12-20T19:29:03.525-05:002010-12-20T19:29:03.525-05:00Addendum to point 2), above: http://wordpress.org/...Addendum to point 2), above: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-wp-limit-number-of-authors-on-a-blogWhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59541855888703988992010-12-20T19:26:07.528-05:002010-12-20T19:26:07.528-05:00At the risk of starting yet another sciences vs hu...At the risk of starting yet another sciences vs humanities flame war, might I suggest that perhaps quantity of posts is not the only criterion to use when judging a member's contributions?<br /><br />I would prefer to keep someone who posted ONE kickass post a semester over someone who posted more frequently but less amusingly.<br /><br />If the issue is Blogger's arbitrary 100 WhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.com