Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Old Blog Archive: How To Classify A Blog

This blog entry was originally posted on my now defunct Star Wars.com blog. I am now archiving it for posterity in my new, improved, and free blog.

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We all love these blogs. Why else would you be here? Sometimes we just can't tell if someone is dead serious, or very bad at being sarcastic. How can you tell?

One way would be to look at the comments - but sometimes they go off on a tnagent, having completely nothing to do with the blog (one time all the comments on one of my entries had something to do with a single sentence in my entry).

Another would be to read the other entries - but even His Great Moosiness can be serious sometimes, so you can get conflicting ideas. One entry could be a spoof or funny Star Wars-related story, while the next looks at something completely un-Star Wars and dead serious. The less entries, the harder this gets.

Personally, I think the best way to tell is to look at the blogger's blog roll. Think about it:

  • You don't put blogs you don't like in your blog roll.
  • You choose blogs that reflect your view of the SW universe - the biggest Obi-Wan fan in the world will not blog roll a blog entitled "Anakin Is Better Than Obi-Wan"
  • Most of the time, your blog roll is filled with blogs that are about the same humor-level as yours

With that in mind, please give a warm welcome to the Unofficial Blog/Blogger Classifying System. Some blog rolls have more than one classification.

  • If your roll is always filled: You are have a very relaxed view of Star Wars. You are willing to accept other views besides your own. Many times, you have a whole blog entry as a blog roll, because you love too many to pick just ten.
  • If your roll changes often: You are very wishy-washy. You don't like enough blogs to waste a whole entry on them, but you can't narrow it down to the ten.
  • If your roll never changes: You are very set in your ways. It is likely that you fiercely believe that Han shot first.
  • If you have less than seven blogs on your roll: You are a very selective person, choosing only the best. You enjoy only high-quality material, and usually agree with those on your roll.
  • If you have no blog roll: You are a loner that is very set in your ways. You probably don't care if you get comments, but if you find a comment that disagrees with you you will fight fiercely. You might even be sensitive enough to blacklist the commentor immediately. EXCEPTIONS: You might simply be new to the blogging world, in which case I welcome you! I know just the blog to help you get started with your blog roll. *cough*mine*cough*
  • If your roll is filled with blogs such as Joke-A-Day: You obviously appreciate humor, especially Star Wars related. You are fairly open-minded about Star Wars, and do not take it personally when someone insults or jokes about your favorite character. You are a very cheerful person that incorporates Star Wars into your daily life.
  • If your roll is filled with VIPs: You are easily star-struck. You are one of those who stand in the cold outside of a star's house to catch a glimpse of them. You hang on their every word.
  • If your roll is filled with Mod blogs: You're a suck-up. You want the mods to be so flattered that you will never get in trouble. Hint: it doesn't work.

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I hope to refine this list, so please give your comments, as well as any other classifications.

Disclaimer: I do not mean to insult anyone with this blog entry. This is not meant to be taken too seriously. This is just some unscientific and (hopefully) semi-humorous observations by a blogger. No Gungans were harmed in the making of this blog. Total cost does not include tax, title, and insurance. Offer expires 3/27/1138. Do not read this disclaimer.