[Brinnie]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Then i hope for you that the Supreme Court don't come with a decission on you soon.

Originally Posted by Boofo

Can someone explain to me what a Blog actually is? I've never messed with any of it and I hear about it all the time. What is the difference between a Blog and something like Amykhar's Userpage Mod?

"Blog" is short for "Weblog" and it is a Journal.


#1
The prime difference between a blog and a forum post is control.
The owner of a weblog can administrate many aspects from the design, layout, font color, link color, background color, & logos all the way to specifying who he wants to be able to post in his weblog as well as the ability to edit his entrys and delete any post or journal entry he wishes.

For the record, I would like to present the grand jury with EXHIBIT A1

#2
In a forum, anybody (let us say registered) can start their own thread and anybody (let us say registered) can respond. In a blog, the owner(s) are the only ones who can start a discussion.
Also, blogs are chronological. When someone responds to a blog, the topic does not move to the top of the heap, whereas on a forum it does.

Let the jurors note EXHIBIT A2 for the record.
EXHIBIT A2 is a trusted unnoficial blogging FAQ from Oregon State University. Note line 642 states that:

What's the difference between a blog and a forum?

most blogs maintain a distinction between the blogger and the readers, while in a forum, anyone who is a member may post. Forums are also designed to maintain many different discussions at once, while blogs are more linear, in that they are date-based. The distinction blurs a bit when a blog allows readers to comment, or when a forum only allows a few people to post but many people to read.

That is only the second most important characteristic of a blog and it is the primary focus of this discussion. This man, wants to create that effect and call it a blog... As a MySpace freak and a LJ fanatic (with over hmmm, let's say 30 accounts?) it's in my nature to object... Sure, I did it in a disruptive manner, but what's new? It's not a blog. It's a hack of a forum- and I object, your honor.

Originally Posted by M.Smith

The main difference is that the whole of the post is shown on the main page and to view the comments you go to another page.

That is A single feature but note: forums can do that as well in Linear Mode. It's a very common blog feature but hardly the "main difference".


The evidence before the court is... Incontravertable, there's no need for the jury to retire.