tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post113401933005203660..comments2024-03-10T08:13:34.023+02:00Comments on The Muqata: J-blogosphere Anthropologist - The Roarin' 60sJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1144374610032931042006-04-07T04:50:00.000+03:002006-04-07T04:50:00.000+03:00Would you believe, this is the part that really br...Would you believe, this is the part that really brought a smile to my face: <I>John Belushi z'l</I>.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602144303531594094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134679335414477112005-12-15T22:42:00.000+02:002005-12-15T22:42:00.000+02:00Hey, consider yourself lucky. I started blogging i...Hey, consider yourself lucky. I started blogging in MAY '04 (which would make me a dinosaur in blogging terms, lol) and totally missed those people when they came up! : ) At least you got to see the afterglow...Irina Tsukermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964771563778702009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134574972902449652005-12-14T17:42:00.000+02:002005-12-14T17:42:00.000+02:00I feel the same thing, I post something It takes w...I feel the same thing, I post something It takes weeks to see some comments appearing. They post anything (from ridiculous to magnificant)and 30-60 comments appear the next day. I admit it's probably due to the quality of their writing but it's the fame that plays a role too.Pragmaticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724757238921859366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134433030686828702005-12-13T02:17:00.000+02:002005-12-13T02:17:00.000+02:00DudeIf you've never read Protocols, then you compl...Dude<BR/>If you've never read Protocols, then you completely missed the boat on Jewish blogging. Those guys are still around. You can read them at their new blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134248104217067652005-12-10T22:55:00.000+02:002005-12-10T22:55:00.000+02:00and Part II: In any case, the medium is powerful ...and Part II: In any case, the medium is powerful (my own experience with the Mt. <BR/>Zion - Vatican is quite illustrative) and needs to be fine-tuned. A <BR/>little more coordination could help and the Hevel Hevalim positings are a <BR/>step (click?) in the right direction.YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134248057270424912005-12-10T22:54:00.000+02:002005-12-10T22:54:00.000+02:00Seems that "friend" link sent my comment back to m...Seems that "friend" link sent my comment back to me so here's Part I: Define "golden". Quality? Quantity? Mulitplicity of themes or one <BR/>major one (the secret world of the ultra-Orthodox; Israeli politics;)? <BR/>Massive inter-communication or just putting our your iconoclastic <BR/>messages? Staying anonymous or letting it all hang out?YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134246488354536922005-12-10T22:28:00.000+02:002005-12-10T22:28:00.000+02:00Gee, I tried to participate but after writing and ...Gee, I tried to participate but after writing and writing and trying to click, I was informed that only 300 characters are allowed. I guess all by myself I'm enough of a character to be rejected. Oh, well.YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134167758237827362005-12-10T00:35:00.000+02:002005-12-10T00:35:00.000+02:00Joe; You had the get in the last word, didn't you?...Joe; You had the get in the last word, didn't you?<BR/><BR/>Ha...its shabbat by you, and I can still post from LA on erev shabbat. So there.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134125350828696542005-12-09T12:49:00.000+02:002005-12-09T12:49:00.000+02:00I think it may be more like almost 18 years now.I think it may be more like almost 18 years now.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134116264324414272005-12-09T10:17:00.000+02:002005-12-09T10:17:00.000+02:00Joe: And that's the difference between my vivaciou...Joe: And that's the difference between my vivacious personality, and your academic dry wit!Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134113786882998932005-12-09T09:36:00.000+02:002005-12-09T09:36:00.000+02:00Daat Y: I met him the first time when he was troll...Daat Y: I met him the first time when he was trolling for girls on what at that time passed for the internet in University.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134109349967937262005-12-09T08:22:00.000+02:002005-12-09T08:22:00.000+02:00Daat Y: Don't worry about it - Joe Settler and I h...Daat Y: Don't worry about it - Joe Settler and I have been friends for years...(like 17)<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom!Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134090833998830752005-12-09T03:13:00.000+02:002005-12-09T03:13:00.000+02:00hey fellows lets shake hands and make up.-no harm ...hey fellows lets shake hands and make up.-no harm no foul?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134086152349276412005-12-09T01:55:00.000+02:002005-12-09T01:55:00.000+02:00Joe: Looking fwd to the link.Easy audience? Anyone...Joe: Looking fwd to the link.<BR/><BR/>Easy audience? Anyone making a face to a bay gets a laugh! (Sorry to burst your bubble there).<BR/><BR/>As to your sense of humor, I guess its much more advanced than mine. Could be. Maybe if I were more academic I would understand it.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134085549151193042005-12-09T01:45:00.000+02:002005-12-09T01:45:00.000+02:00First of all, my kid thinks I'm hilarious. I just ...First of all, my kid thinks I'm hilarious. I just have to make a face and he bursts out laughing. Who needs wit when you have an easy audience.<BR/><BR/>Second, just because you don’t understand my humor, doesn’t mean the wit isn’t there.<BR/><BR/>Thirdly, I’ll send you the link privately with the 2001 reference to Jameel.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134081908809821732005-12-09T00:45:00.000+02:002005-12-09T00:45:00.000+02:00Burry Katz was the first blog i read.I was sorry t...Burry Katz was the first blog i read.<BR/>I was sorry to see him close, which led to a series of closures.<BR/><BR/>I blieve it all changed during the slifkin controversy of jan 05.<BR/><BR/>till then everyone was simply making choizek of everything.<BR/>That event made everyone get soooooo serious.topshadchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153946018043229765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134080170264766842005-12-09T00:16:00.000+02:002005-12-09T00:16:00.000+02:00Joe Settler: OK OK -- you aren't lacking wit...but...Joe Settler: OK OK -- you aren't lacking wit...but you aren't a side splitter either. And academic isn't a bad thing, is it?<BR/><BR/>What do you expect - I wrote the post when I should have been sleeping, far away from my natural habitat, and didn't even send it to you for comments first.<BR/><BR/>Bless me Joe, for I have sinned.<BR/><BR/>Amen.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134079816998928712005-12-09T00:10:00.000+02:002005-12-09T00:10:00.000+02:00"Academic and lacking wit"?You're really pushing i..."Academic and lacking wit"?<BR/><BR/>You're really pushing it Jameel.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, while you may have missed the Golden Ages of blogging, I've personally had a semi-regular web log on the Internet since 2001 (under a different name, and it wasn't called blogging back then).<BR/><BR/>Quite interesting, I just noticed that you're mentioned in one of the early online posts.JoeSettlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232647820807408898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134077313891380042005-12-08T23:28:00.000+02:002005-12-08T23:28:00.000+02:00Zion Report; You're confused between 2 bloggers. ...Zion Report; You're confused between 2 bloggers. "On the Fringe's Shira Salamone" is who psychotoddler was talking about.<BR/><BR/>I mentioned Ask Shifra, the answer person...that who the cartoon points to.<BR/><BR/>Both are worthwile blogs to read ;-)Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134076570936881192005-12-08T23:16:00.000+02:002005-12-08T23:16:00.000+02:00Aside from Protocols and Adam Ragil (which I agree...Aside from Protocols and Adam Ragil (which I agree is sorely missed), you really need to look up the archives of MoChassid, Velvel, and Heimishtown.<BR/><BR/>And don't forget, On the Fringe's Shira Salamone is still plugging away at it!PsychoToddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874353280798371891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134075807964312762005-12-08T23:03:00.000+02:002005-12-08T23:03:00.000+02:00If something revolutionized Jblogging it was the J...If something revolutionized Jblogging it was the JIB awards last year. I didn't really hook up with many other Jewish blogs originally. I started blogging on Blogger in the summer of 2003 (I think). Previously I had been finding the best articles I could and emailing the links with my comments to 40-50 people. At some point I discovered Instapundit, The Volokh Conspiracy, LGF and Meryl Yourish and realized that I was sending out "e-mail blogs." That and encouragement from a friend to critique Thomas Friedman led me to blogging.<BR/>About 2 years ago Presence asked if I'd be interested in coming over to Baltiblogs and that's where I've been since. <BR/>But I don't think I hooked up with the J-Blogosphere seriously until the JIB awards.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134074247376126802005-12-08T22:37:00.000+02:002005-12-08T22:37:00.000+02:00Blue Enclave: Incorrect. You started blogging in J...Blue Enclave: Incorrect. You started blogging in June.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134074140893596512005-12-08T22:35:00.000+02:002005-12-08T22:35:00.000+02:00Thanks everyone for the comments (including the j-...Thanks everyone for the comments (including the j-blogger hall of famers that dropped by).<BR/><BR/>Every generation of time still dates things in eras. OK, even if there will be great eras again, the 60's were still the 60's.<BR/><BR/>I'm upbeat about Treppenwitz's prediction of a new heyday coming soon.<BR/><BR/>I do have a recommendation; Less individual blogs...more group blogs. Makes like easier for everyone; less places to check, easier to comment (and check back for new comments).<BR/><BR/>I'd probably abandon the Muqata if I could be a group blogger elsewhere. OK, I'd keep it around for posterity, but group blogging seems like the way to go.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134066298359108222005-12-08T20:24:00.000+02:002005-12-08T20:24:00.000+02:00first started blogging around the time Godol Hador...<I>first started blogging around the time Godol Hador first started back on Dovbears site. I think he (GH) was the main gathering place for everyone and lately, he has toned down a lot.</I><BR/><BR/>DB was the main gathering place through the early part of this summer, but, yes, it was GH in DovBear's comment section, who contributed greatly to the success of the threads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1134064933522208512005-12-08T20:02:00.000+02:002005-12-08T20:02:00.000+02:00I have only had my own blog since the July Dov han...I have only had my own blog since the July Dov handover (that is what prompted it as I was guesting there). I have been commenting for quite a while longer. I think that things seem to happen in waves rather than generations. You will have people who will surge forward, then either burn out or drop off, but they will return or someone else will take their place.<BR/><BR/>I have a feeling that one of the reasons for the seeming 'receding' of the fun at the moment is just a change in how a lot of us are thinking about things right now. Sort of a general J-blog malaise that is suppressing the thinking. Maybe we all needed this post to get us thinking in a different direction. (sort of get us out of our post 'disengagement' doldrums.)Little Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953913685682155134noreply@blogger.com