tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post6888352112006758805..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: The future of this blogRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-53698183236623973512012-05-08T19:24:26.055+10:002012-05-08T19:24:26.055+10:00I personally _don't_ think kudos should go to ...I personally _don't_ think kudos should go to Scott Stephens at the ABC Portal, since he doesn't seem to have a very even hand in presenting material. IMHO the "ethics" part of the portal title has been very poorly represented in both content and editorial policy.<br /><br />I've politely called him out on some of his more obvious anti-atheist stances, but have been moderated into silence while bilious theists rant on.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494731273916705327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-21984207358138796282012-05-02T18:20:21.421+10:002012-05-02T18:20:21.421+10:00More posts on abortion, please.More posts on abortion, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-11823252057073715322012-05-02T17:00:10.303+10:002012-05-02T17:00:10.303+10:00Sure - so thanks for doing so, and I imagine there...Sure - so thanks for doing so, and I imagine there are others. But I can't devote equal time to everything I'm doing ... and it's not as if the blog won't exist. I'm just being up-front about how much time and priority I can now give to it, i.e. not as much as in 2010 and 2011.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-10019898207901455362012-05-02T15:31:11.391+10:002012-05-02T15:31:11.391+10:00I discovered your blog, found it interesting and t...I discovered your blog, found it interesting and then purchased your books. Something to think about...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-84661520287100592522012-05-02T09:43:18.768+10:002012-05-02T09:43:18.768+10:00Wow, thank you Anthony!
Just by the way folks, I ...Wow, thank you Anthony!<br /><br />Just by the way folks, I wasn't meaning to whine about lack of money. Given that I have to live off a mix of rather modest investments and the even more modest income that comes from freelance writing and editing, it <i>is</i> an issue. And yes, I do get annoyed when insouciantly asked to speak at conferences outside of Newcastle or Sydney at my own expense. My work needs funding sources; I am not someone else's funding source. (Even then, there are some conferences that I would obviously want to attend anyway, such as the two GACs in Melbourne, and my annoyance wouldn't extend to them.)<br /><br /><i>But</i> I do have enough money to live a comfortable life while basically pursuing the projects I want to. I realise that I'm in a very privileged position in that sense (even though, ahem, it was quite a struggle getting into that position, since I'm not from a wealthy family background). <br /><br />It's just that I couldn't make some points in the original post without mentioning the financial aspect. But that's not the point of the post.<br /><br />One thing (well, two things) that I'm very strongly against doing is running advertisements here on this blog or asking for donations. The only financial support that I ask for from my readers here is that if you might at least consider buying my books, which gives me royalties ... and if you enjoy them spread the word on your own blog or however you else can.<br /><br />But I only say "consider" - there's no hard sell beyond that. And hey, lots of people who read this blog come here mainly for "Sunday Supervillainy", not for my views on atheism or secularism or metaethics, or emerging technologies, or whatever. Those people are very welcome, and until such a time as I write my book on villain theory they probably don't have a lot of reason to read my books.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-60488128786543709042012-05-02T04:27:32.119+10:002012-05-02T04:27:32.119+10:00If it's any consolation (the consolations of p...If it's any consolation (the consolations of philosophy?) I sent a copy of your "recently-published book" to a law professor friend of mine with the express suggestion that it might make good supplementary reading in a Con Law course or perhaps better in a seminar.Anthony Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-51039271280060656582012-05-01T13:34:32.697+10:002012-05-01T13:34:32.697+10:00Certainly, Alan - I normally do that, and don'...Certainly, Alan - I normally do that, and don't plan to stop.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-67082257743071842892012-05-01T13:02:54.808+10:002012-05-01T13:02:54.808+10:00porn wud b gud.porn wud b gud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-72155722928525457812012-05-01T12:56:01.297+10:002012-05-01T12:56:01.297+10:00Maybe you can just make sure you post a link here ...Maybe you can just make sure you post a link here whenever a post of yours goes up somewhere else?Alan Baxterhttp://www.alanbaxteronline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-41702784365588320602012-05-01T11:43:48.073+10:002012-05-01T11:43:48.073+10:00Gerald, you raise an interesting point. Unfortunat...Gerald, you raise an interesting point. Unfortunately, I'm going to be circumspect in answering it.<br /><br />My traffic would definitely increase somewhat there - though not by an order of magnitude or whatever - but I haven't been invited there, and I doubt that I'd be welcome.<br /><br />To be honest, I'd also have my own misgivings about joining/supporting Freethought Blogs. I'm not at all sure that that place would be right for me - I think Talking Philosophy is a better fit - or even that it's generally a Good Thing (even though I agree that some of the company is good). So at this stage I wouldn't accept an invitation even if I were on better terms with the people who run the place.<br /><br />I don't really want to go into the reasons for this, though. It would raise some emotion-laden issues, among them interpretations of the series of events involved in Elevatorgate last year, which is a topic I've sworn to keep away from on this blog. But not just that issue.<br /><br />In any event, there'd not be a lot of point in going to Freethought Blogs - I doubt that it would generate much income or, in the scheme of things, increase my outreach, considering that I'd be unlikely to attract as big an audience there as as I do at either the ABC or in Free Inquiry. I suppose the benefit would be a bit of extra day-to-day visibility, which is certainly something, but that's all.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-6370855108715931392012-05-01T11:16:18.438+10:002012-05-01T11:16:18.438+10:00Ever considered moving your blog to something like...Ever considered moving your blog to something like freethoughtblogs.com? You'd be in good company and get a bit of cash there...Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980942597800162053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-44239555278481842362012-05-01T11:07:10.394+10:002012-05-01T11:07:10.394+10:00Hmmm, I don't think so.Hmmm, I don't think so.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-38089782720432910132012-05-01T11:01:38.163+10:002012-05-01T11:01:38.163+10:00If you turned your blog into a mixture of philosop...If you turned your blog into a mixture of philosophy and porn you will get more viewers, and maybe you could sell advertising space? Just one way of earning an income?Cameron Douglasnoreply@blogger.com