tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post409863636857837960..comments2023-09-23T05:56:35.265+12:00Comments on MandM: MandM go PrivateMandMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694636663826784480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-10410165064418965892008-10-20T19:44:00.000+13:002008-10-20T19:44:00.000+13:00ta matt and madeline for the clarification, apprec...ta matt and madeline for the clarification, appreciated your engagement,<BR/><BR/>glenn - my comment was not a comment on pride<BR/><BR/>matt - re student marks - i continue to ponder the relationship between marks and formation, i don't think they're the same. <BR/><BR/>steve<BR/>www.emergentkiwi.org.nzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-16292097614801854032008-10-19T10:46:00.000+13:002008-10-19T10:46:00.000+13:00Is your site classified as a Christian site Dave?W...<I>Is your site classified as a Christian site Dave?</I><BR/>Well, I have a Christian computer, and only drink milk from Christian cows. I even have Christian name - and it is on my blog.<BR/><BR/>But I do allow swear words in comments.<BR/><BR/>Does that assist?Swimminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913329810121951824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-37988172323253408762008-10-18T23:31:00.000+13:002008-10-18T23:31:00.000+13:00I've had my blog (and now podcast) for a while, bu...I've had my blog (and now podcast) for a while, but I've only just recently (within the last week or so) started to take an steps to obtain a higher blog ranking - are ANY blog ranking for that matter. I just blog because I like it and I think that every now and then I have something to say. But trying to get high exposure does strike me as an obviously smart thing to do.<BR/><BR/>Steve, surely you don't think it's prideful to maximise the number of people who will hear your message, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-23123744829150418152008-10-18T20:22:00.000+13:002008-10-18T20:22:00.000+13:00I'm with Dave, I don't care, I just blog.That said...I'm with Dave, I don't care, I just blog.<BR/><BR/>That said, it is kinda nice knowing that your work is appreciated and really as I said in the post the primary motivation for purchasing and configuring (did I say that too lightly? - it has been and continues to be a total pain and has completely stuffed our Alexa stats) was motivated mostly from being frustrated at answering the question "whats the URL for your blog?" <BR/><BR/>Simply put, it had to be something we could remember!Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377823497040412237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-77585673141682582892008-10-18T16:11:00.000+13:002008-10-18T16:11:00.000+13:00Linky updated. And thanks for yours!steve, I am no...Linky updated. And thanks for yours!<BR/><BR/>steve, I am not certain that wanting exposure is bad. I would like more exposure, but only because I think some people would be interested in what I write. However I do not expect people who find me boring or irrelevant to come back. With the number of people online chances are there are a few hundred people who are interested in a blog on any given narrow or broad topic, they just don't know it exists.bethyadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-28327503595886356862008-10-18T13:56:00.000+13:002008-10-18T13:56:00.000+13:00I have more than once had to check my premises on ...I have more than once had to check my premises on reading the content of this blog.<BR/><BR/>Definately raises the bar for philosophical blogs and sets them for Christian ones.Scaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531411159586223819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-5716800363508835272008-10-18T11:32:00.000+13:002008-10-18T11:32:00.000+13:00I love this blog because it proves that Christiant...I love this blog because it proves that Christiantiy can cut it and you guys cut it so well.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes what you write is over my head but that just makes me want to work harder to grow my own knowlege.<BR/><BR/>I can't stand how the church molly-coddles us from big words and complex concepts, it should be trying to get us to step up rather than stepping down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-46921889964404358632008-10-18T10:08:00.000+13:002008-10-18T10:08:00.000+13:00Steve our blog is not about the pursuit of ranking...Steve our blog is not about the pursuit of rankings or popularity. The post was about sharing our pleasure at discovering that our blend of non-dumbed-down philosophical theology, apologetics, ethics, social commentary, humour and observations on life not only has a market within the New Zealand (and international) blogosphere but seems to be surpassing the more populist Christian blogs.<BR/><BR/>Given the anti-intellectualism prevalent amongst evangelicalism, the constant "yes you have a PhD but will you go over people's heads, what's your ministerial experience" that I have encountered in the church made me wonder if anyone would read my blog because I deliberately and regularly post articles I am working on for publication within academia and yet these are frequently our most read and linked to blog entries on other Christian and secular blogs.<BR/><BR/>Finally Madeleine and I are very pleased that our refusal to dumb down our Christianity and to present a reasoned faith has been so widely embraced and respected by not just Christians but by sceptics and atheists alike - in fact we have been able to enter dialogue and form relationships and enter discussion with hardened anti-christian sceptics that were open to such discussions previously purely from running this blog.<BR/><BR/>The rankings are a nice measure of the relevance of this brand of Christianity.<BR/><BR/>As far as the tension you referred to goes, I don't feel any; I don't write to try to be popular - many of our posts are highly controversial, there are no post-modern attempts to apologise for the difficulties that he faith raises for those who are at odds with it here.<BR/><BR/>I am intrigued by your suggestion that Christians engage in reversals of the world's standards, you wouldn't give the top student in your class a D and the bottom student an A would you?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354340839915905028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-76949101768651858772008-10-18T00:27:00.000+13:002008-10-18T00:27:00.000+13:00I tell you how I deal wiith itI just dont care. I ...I tell you how I deal wiith it<BR/><BR/>I just dont care. I just blog.Swimminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913329810121951824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-69009919060808083142008-10-17T18:37:00.000+13:002008-10-17T18:37:00.000+13:00as a christian, i find this whole ranking system ...as a christian, i find this whole ranking system thing a bit problematic - there is something in the gospels about reversals and the need to take great care in the value systems by which we value ourselves. <BR/><BR/>i'd be fascinated to know how you deal with such tensions and the insidious pressure to go up in blog rankings.<BR/><BR/>steve<BR/>www.emergentkiwi.org.nzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-75598768089948679342008-10-17T17:13:00.000+13:002008-10-17T17:13:00.000+13:00Is your site classified as a Christian site Dave?Is your site classified as a Christian site Dave?Scaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531411159586223819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-42933145161099080662008-10-17T16:51:00.000+13:002008-10-17T16:51:00.000+13:00That site meter does not make it clear that it is ...That site meter does not make it clear that it is measuring uniques though. In any event, the official NZ Blog rankings are not just measured on uniques, the formula used is:<BR/>TRAFFIC (Average daily unique visits)<BR/>+ INCOMING LINKS (Technorati "Authority")<BR/>+ POSTS (Average posts per week, viz: Total posts for month ÷ number of days in month x 7.)<BR/>+ COMMENTS (Average highest commented post per week, viz: <BR/>Total four posts with the most comments for the month ÷ 4. )<BR/>= RANKING SCOREAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-77898169451992355032008-10-17T16:28:00.000+13:002008-10-17T16:28:00.000+13:00There are a few other christian blogs that get rea...There are a few other christian blogs that get read - Steve Taylor at Emergent Kiwi gets about 140 uniques a day according to his site meter - which is slightly less than Ive averaged this month so far... <BR/>http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/Swimminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913329810121951824noreply@blogger.com