All-Blogs Brainstorming

My biological clock is damn screwed up, yo! So as a procrastinating activity away from GRE vocab studying (I've finished "A", am on to "B" now, making flashcards and doodling on them to make them stick to my brains) and waiting for the appropriate time to drop dead, here's an unplugged version of what I'd like the NAB/All-Blogs to be.

The Cool Part.

1. It could have special interest groups, sort of like in Mensa. Small clusters of social groups. From comic book lovers to snowboarding to camera geekery to academics. Whatever holds your fancy.
   
2. The premises, when we get it, could be a place to hold blog meets, at a cheap fee/order of makan etc. Comfy sofas, nice ambience, great place for people to chill. Wi-Fi semestinya ada!
   
3. Annual awards! Of various languages, and various genres.
   
4. Wacky newsletter with a compilation of interesting blog posts, among other content like events etc.
   

Knowledge-sharing

1. Training for noobs, of blog lingo (noob=newbie), some HTML stuff, image editing etc.
2. Legal training! What rights have we? What boundaries should we respect?
   

Random jots

1. I think we should permit anonymity in registration. (FYI only half of the blogosphere blog under a real identity)
   
2. A general code of ethics, where the blogger should read and sign before being a member. More like a moral obligation and non-binding. All-Blogs shouldn't be a harbour for sued bloggers, for the simple reason that it's likely that less than 0.1% of the blogosphere would actually be sued. (Jeff and Rocky are unlucky. And their supporters please don't flame me, focus on the issue at hand please) And those that don't think that they're gonna be sued will not be interested to join.
   
3. Have to find "hubs", or popular bloggers of various segments of the cyberspace. Make them understand what All-Blogs is, and why they should join. If they're persuaded, it's likely they would spread the news for others to follow suit as well.
   
4. The committee has to reflect the blogosphere. And probably have the said popular bloggers inside as well.
   

And why for everyone? For the simple reasons:

1. The Malaysian blogosphere is really really diverse. Sociopolitical bloggers have no right to claim that "All-Blogs" is theirs. And it's important to be inclusive. Not discriminatory of anyone.
   
2. If All-Blogs is marketed as a sociopolitical alliance, it's a HUGE ASS TARGET for the govt to shoot us. And if I'm required to unmask myself, put myself on a target list, and pay an annual subscription fee of RMxx, why should I?? The All-Blogs will just die out eventually.
   

I've not thought too much about the part towards the government yet. Back to my studies!

Random word of the day:

anodyne adj soothing
Don't you agree that nothing is quite so anodyne as a long soak in a bubble bath?