Comments on: The Future of Biblical Studies Carnivals http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/ My musings on Biblical Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Popular Culture, Religion, Software, and pretty much anything else that interests me! Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290194 Bill Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:37:05 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290194 Something like <a href="http://www.billheroman.com/2009/12/academic-link-love.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. Something like this.

]]> By: Bill http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290193 Bill Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:59:13 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290193 I revise: the term should be: *BSC Nomination* Also, of course, self-submissions could still be excluded (in line with suggestion #3 in the post). I was mainly teasing on that last point. Seriously, though, public nominations would also reveal whether Sven & Olaf had struck a pact to nominate one another. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-) I revise: the term should be: *BSC Nomination*

Also, of course, self-submissions could still be excluded (in line with suggestion #3 in the post). I was mainly teasing on that last point. Seriously, though, public nominations would also reveal whether Sven & Olaf had struck a pact to nominate one another. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ;-)

]]> By: Bill http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290192 Bill Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:53:26 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290192 Hey, Tyler. I've got one basic idea, which I'll unpack a bit... What if all Bibliobloggers made submissions publicly by posting on their own blog a page of 'link love'. The only distinction I would add is that the blogposts could explicitly note whether a page of link love was also a BSC submission. If the bloggers would also embed a trackback to this site, the monthly host, or link here with some standardized term (ie: *BSC Submission*) it could be a great time saver for the monthly Carnival host.) The chief advantage I'm seeing is that we bloggers love to blog, but apparently don't like to nominate things by e-mails. Publicizing submissions in regular blogposts might facilitate loads more submitting, because at the very least it allows a blogger to kill two birds with one stone. Bloggers always need new posts, right? Potentially, this procedure might also create a fun 'playoff' atmosphere. (Which Bloggers' public submissions will make it into the compilation this month?) Potentially, the eventual/possible weekly BSCs might (for one option) simply link to all the submission posts for that week. Potentially, a lazy host could just assimilate all the link love pages and then begin editing. That still might not be so bad, eh? One last option: if it became official that the BSC submission process had to be public (which I'm not necessarily suggesting) then bloggers would have to self-submit publicly. Oooooh. Interesting, eh? ;-) Hey, Tyler. I’ve got one basic idea, which I’ll unpack a bit…

What if all Bibliobloggers made submissions publicly by posting on their own blog a page of ‘link love’. The only distinction I would add is that the blogposts could explicitly note whether a page of link love was also a BSC submission. If the bloggers would also embed a trackback to this site, the monthly host, or link here with some standardized term (ie: *BSC Submission*) it could be a great time saver for the monthly Carnival host.)

The chief advantage I’m seeing is that we bloggers love to blog, but apparently don’t like to nominate things by e-mails. Publicizing submissions in regular blogposts might facilitate loads more submitting, because at the very least it allows a blogger to kill two birds with one stone. Bloggers always need new posts, right?

Potentially, this procedure might also create a fun ‘playoff’ atmosphere. (Which Bloggers’ public submissions will make it into the compilation this month?) Potentially, the eventual/possible weekly BSCs might (for one option) simply link to all the submission posts for that week. Potentially, a lazy host could just assimilate all the link love pages and then begin editing. That still might not be so bad, eh?

One last option: if it became official that the BSC submission process had to be public (which I’m not necessarily suggesting) then bloggers would have to self-submit publicly. Oooooh. Interesting, eh? ;-)

]]> By: Higgaion » Biblical Studies Carnival XLVIII http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290191 Higgaion » Biblical Studies Carnival XLVIII Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:32:20 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290191 [...] vein, or transmogrify itself into something altogether different. I’ve seen responses from Tyler Williams and Loren Rosson; other bloggers have probably opined, but I haven’t read those posts yet. [...] [...] vein, or transmogrify itself into something altogether different. I’ve seen responses from Tyler Williams and Loren Rosson; other bloggers have probably opined, but I haven’t read those posts yet. [...]

]]> By: Duane Smith http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290190 Duane Smith Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:37:16 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290190 Tyler, I agree with your suggestion. At least I think it worth a try. If there is generally agreement or you decide to use the authority invested in you as coordinator, please feel free to move my time to a place that best fits the two-week cycle. Tyler,

I agree with your suggestion. At least I think it worth a try. If there is generally agreement or you decide to use the authority invested in you as coordinator, please feel free to move my time to a place that best fits the two-week cycle.

]]> By: Rick Brannan http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290189 Rick Brannan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:28:50 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290189 Hi Tyler. Just chiming in with my $0.02; take it or leave it as you please. With a more frequent carnival, and with more reliance on submissions and less expectation to hunt & gather, I can say I'd be more likely to host a carnival again. It's just too much work otherwise. Thanks again for your work keeping the wheels rolling on the carnival caravan. Hi Tyler.

Just chiming in with my $0.02; take it or leave it as you please.

With a more frequent carnival, and with more reliance on submissions and less expectation to hunt & gather, I can say I’d be more likely to host a carnival again. It’s just too much work otherwise.

Thanks again for your work keeping the wheels rolling on the carnival caravan.

]]> By: clayboy » BSC future – tell Tyler what you think http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290187 clayboy » BSC future – tell Tyler what you think Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:07:45 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290187 [...] Tyler F. Williams on The futures of the Biblical Studies Carnival: what say you?Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot » Blog Archive » The Future of Biblical Studies Carniva... on Biblical Studies Carnival XLVIIIPat McCullough on The futures of the Biblical Studies Carnival: [...] [...] Tyler F. Williams on The futures of the Biblical Studies Carnival: what say you?Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot » Blog Archive » The Future of Biblical Studies Carniva… on Biblical Studies Carnival XLVIIIPat McCullough on The futures of the Biblical Studies Carnival: [...]

]]> By: Doug Chaplin http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290186 Doug Chaplin Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:02:39 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290186 Thanks, Tyler. I don't think I was expecting such prompt and decisive action. I think your idea may be worth trying, but I also think a) it would be worth seeing what the response here is before firmly deciding b) setting a time period – say 3 or 6 months – for an evaluation of gains and losses. Thanks, Tyler. I don’t think I was expecting such prompt and decisive action. I think your idea may be worth trying, but I also think

a) it would be worth seeing what the response here is before firmly deciding
b) setting a time period – say 3 or 6 months – for an evaluation of gains and losses.

]]> By: Tyler F. Williams http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290185 Tyler F. Williams Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:53:02 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290185 Hey Pat, Your suggestion sounds interesting, but it really wouldn't be a Carnival then. It would be more like a seminar or such. In my mind a Carnival is to bring together posts on a common topic from all around the blogosphere so that readers can get a good summary of things and perhaps note posts that they should go back and read. Hey Pat,
Your suggestion sounds interesting, but it really wouldn’t be a Carnival then. It would be more like a seminar or such. In my mind a Carnival is to bring together posts on a common topic from all around the blogosphere so that readers can get a good summary of things and perhaps note posts that they should go back and read.

]]> By: Pat McCullough http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2009/12/02/the-future-of-biblical-studies-carnivals/comment-page-1/#comment-290184 Pat McCullough Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:03:20 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/?p=1946#comment-290184 Did you see my suggestion, Tyler? What do you think? Did you see my suggestion, Tyler? What do you think?

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