Attracting attention in Yarn Corner (edited to retain privacy)
This picture is an example of clear posting on the group (often used by the administrators of the group (of which there are four)). There are no set rules for writing for all group members, however it appears that the administrators have adapted a particular form of writing. We see the following examples of the qualities of good writing (Di Yanni, 2005 p. 15):
1. Clarity - an upper case heading directly indicates what the post is about
2. Coherence: short, sweet and straight to the point
3. Logical organization: Getting straight to the point in a logical order
4. Accuracy and Correctness: Clear dates, little spelling mistakes
5: Sufficiency: All dates, labour charges, contact details and dimensions are all clearly listed
6. Style: Very clear and straightforward style
Using our real or informal identities, posts are usually informal and typed in the same fashion. All posts are examples of genre being used in terms other than trashy horror films and novels (Van Luyn, 2013). Lastly, posts also do not follow the notions of a blog (internet diaries that become less discreet) (McNeil, unknown).
The participants of Yarn Corner usually try to establish authenticity of posting. If they are to post about their own work they will use informal terms of "look at what I did" or if they found something belong to someone else, they will post a link of where these items can be found.
To sum up, the more power held by a Yarn Corner member, the more formal posting will be within the group. Due to a disproportionate amount of group members to administrators, the group is mostly made up of informal posts, which do not follow the characteristics of either a) a diary or b) a blog.
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Di Yanni, R. (2005). Introduction: Reading and writing
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McNeill, L. (Unknown). Diary 2.0? A
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Van Luyn, A. (2013,
September 2). Lecture 6: Genre. Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Yarn Corner (2013). Hume City Council Project up for grabs [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/groups/157893757611209/?hc_location=stream
Because your site is used for a specific purpose, and is focused on one subject do you find that most users who do post use suppositions, in that they expect all the other members to understand what they are talking about already or do they include any background information for newcomers? I get the feeling from reading your blogs that the community isn't that large and I'm assuming that members would use a lot of intertextuality within their posts, referring to previous posts to answer questions or to start new conversations. (Van Luyn,2013)
ReplyDeleteVan Luyn, Van Luyn, A. (2013). BA1002: Our space: networks, narratives and the making of place, Week 6. Retrieved from http://learnjcu.edu.au
Hi Katie,
ReplyDeleteYou mention in your blog that the administrators have adapted a particular form of writing. Would it be fair to assume based on McNeill (2011) "more men than women produce filter style blog's, annotated lists of links to particular web content", that the administrators of Yarn Corner are likely to be men? It also appears that administrator assumes information as common knowledge and foster it as a sense of intimacy (McNeill, 2011), with the meaning of intimacy, in this respect, referring to the Yarn Corner as a community?
Overall an interesting read, and I particularly liked your dissection of a particular "Yarn Corner" post using examples of the qualities of good writing as set out by Di Yanni, (2005 p. 15)
Di Yanni, R. (2005). Introduction: Reading and writing essays, in Twenty-five great essays (p.15). New York, New York: Penguin Academics.
McNeill, L. (Unknown). Diary 2.0? A Genre Moves from Page to Screen. In C. Rowe, & E. L. Wyss, Language and New Media: Linguistic, Cultural and Technological Evolutions (p. 317). Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press Inc.