There has long been a debate, since the forming of these online conversations, on if the person typing is really the real person, or the person that they want to be?
The idea of a pseudo character being formed when in a serious conversation is quite unnerving. However, as always in any academic subject, there is always 2 sides of a coin. The character that is produced could either be seen as good or bad, in effect. It could be a good portrayal of the author, showing all their good points and very little of the bad ones or visa versa.
The only real answer comes from within, but I thought I'd just throw it out there. Maybe comment your views on the subject?
I looked at a cooking blog called Orangette. [http://orangette.blogspot.com/] I chose this as cooking is a big passion of mine, and has been for quite some time. Especially the eating part! As you may be able to tell lol [the first step is admitting it eh?] It is one of the most popular cooking blogs around at the moment and is updated weekly. It was started in July 2004 by Molly Weizenberg. This blog illustrates her recipes, much like traditional recipes, but then furthers this with her experiences of these recipes, stories to go along with them. Her reccomendations for good dinner parties, and her ideals for which wines go with which meats etc. Her knowledge of food really shines through, and after reading some of the older blogs, you can really tell how much she has created her own persona through her online self.
This blog is, however, more like a diary than a proper forum style blog. If you have any queries on her cooking or recipes she has an e-mail address on the site that you can use rather than clogging up the structure of the blog with posts.
I thought this was a really interesting weblog, mainly because it relates to my interests, but just the way she opens herself up through the medium of food. It really shows her passion for it. You can see, even without the photos, or actually meeting her, what kind of person she really is.
[Oh, and I will most definately be up to date by next week. Or at least that is the plan anyway lol]
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