As you are probably aware, this blog is about to migrate to an AGU hosted web site. All being well, the blog will move late tomorrow (21st October). I am hoping that there will be no interruption along the way. I will post the new location in the next few hours and plan to run the two sites in parallel for a few weeks.
One minor change that I have decided to implement is that the blog on the new site will be called "The Landslide Blog" rather than "Dave's Landslide Blog".
3 comments:
I definitely think that "Dave's Landslide Blog" is a better title, at least as long as you maintain editory control and continue to be the sole or primary contributor. I think it gives the site more personality and approachable-ness somehow, which is one of the great potential advantages of the internet as a medium of communication. As the recent issues with climate denial demonstrate, improving the interface between scientists and regular folks is really important.
I agree wholeheartedly with Gabriel's suggestion and reasons for keeping the name of your blog Dave.
However, Gabriel's statement about climate "denial" is a non-sequitur. The achievement of concern (read: hysteria) about the climate is a triumph of marketing techniques directed toward the scientifically and/or politically ignorant. The very phrase "climate denial" conveys a carefully crafted psychological "put-down" which, if denied, would appear as defensiveness.
I do agree with Gabriel and tinoh. 'Dave's Landslide Blog' sounds more accessible to anyone and everyone, especially those without a geoscience background - this is one of the great things about the blog. Good luck for the move!
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