Ouch, that ran off in a certain, dry manner. But I just wanted to link this post to the one before, partly because then it would entice readers into reading more, and also allow me to see how blogspot.com works, as whether they sort posts by time or alphabetical order. Sorry, I'm new to this whole business of blogging.
And yet another paragraph that has absolutely no substance whatsoever.
This post was created to set the format and style of the remainder scribblings (are they scribblings, they're all just bits and bytes) of.. my first new blog! Okay, ignore those last three words, sooo amateurish.
Actually ignore the entire previous paragraph, I feel sort of embarrassed that I didn't know how to spell "amateurish".
So why'd I want to set standards and format?
You see, I believe that change can only be measured if there were constants that could be compared to it. A developed country is considered developed if they're less developed ones to be compared with. White is truly white with presence of black around it. Certain groups of certain colours seem smarter when compared to other groups of.. wait that came off really bad.
Point is, it'd be nice if there were references and well, constants to be compared to as mentioned earlier. Scratch that colourful analogy.
So, as format and rules go hand in hand (actually they do not), I henceforth set rules to my own posts:
Rules to my own posts (redundant title)
- Always keep proper, correct English. Yes, a lot of what I post are colloquial-styled form of the "E" language, but grammar-wise and to most of my target readers' eyes, the "E" will do. Also, because many bloggers seem to claim that they blog to improve their "E". Saying that and posting horrendous, indescribable sentences, very comparable to the compliment-insult "beautifully ugly". Does that term even exist? I think it does.
- Posts are collections of paragraphs, which are collections of sentences, which are collection of words, which are collection of letters. Hence, some format for them:
- Paragraphs are to be short. Nobody loves big blocks of texts (no offense to some people), but instead, small one-liners tastily placed around a post enhances the main driving point. I like that idea, I wonder if others do. But this is my blog.
- Sentences are to be articulated by use of commas. This is because I usually write long sentences, short ones are used less. I write exactly how I think (wait doesn't everybody?) and I think with alot of pauses. The commas denote points where you would pause when you speak, well that's unless you speak like a robot.
- Words used are to be internationally recognised, unless I coin my own terms (which I do). Nothing much to be said here, conduct of English governs this pretty much.
- Letters include a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, t, u, v, w, x, y, z. One letter was accidently left out, made missing from the list intentionally, see who bothers to investigate which one it is.
- Target readers:
- Myself. Okay, very obvious fault in that. Why post an online blog, available for the eyes of everybody to read if the target reader/audience (nothing to hear though) was only myself? But yes, I do want to have a sort of journal to mark my progress (or the lack of it).
- Everyone else. The blog is written as partly monologue, partly direct one-on-one dialogue. I use the term "you", well it sounds very chatty and personal. Something I lack of, because I prefer one-to-many relations as compared to just two people talking. More on that later, very much later.
- Blog titles are to be kept short, simple and sweet (recycled phrase, but effective). What's the point if the first sentence of an amazing story is used as a title? Already as is, I almost never begin any of my works (work if you wanna consider it that way) with proper direct openings. And even if I do, I make it a point to let it be known I put effort into it, hence making an indirect direct introduction, hence not a direct one. Wow, convoluted sentences.
- Content. Actually, no rules here actually. I would never start a post unless I knew what I was going to write. Fortunately, I'm able to write for any given title, well maybe most titles. Ask me to write about US politics or how a salamander sticks to a wall and I may stutter and fail at it. Hmm, thinking back, I'd sorta find a way to go around it and pull the content to somethign else more writable. Hence, no rules.
More rules to be set, but to be added below this and labeled with respective dates.
Sorry for inconsistencies, don't think I'd be able to list all of it now. No country ever set its rules in a short time frame, unless you live in Malaysia.
An abrupt end.
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