Bald People Shouldn't Blog!!

I'm often asked who shouldn't blog.

A common answer is "boring people" -- BAD answer. Who are we to decide who is boring?

You may think people into the "History of Double Ledger Accounting" are boring, but not everyone does.

How 'bout people that can't write well? Hmmm, I'm no great writer, but blogging (i.e. writing) improves one's writing. No, practice doesn't make perfect, but in my case it has greatly improved my writing, or made it less sucky depending on your opinion.

A close friend says "Bald People shouldn't blog." He is trying to make the point that claiming any specific type of person shouldn't blog is lunacy. OK, that close friend is me, and I read many great bald bloggers, as well as bloggers YOU may find boring, and some brilliant bloggers whose writing is barely adequate.

But I'll draw a line in the sand. People who can't keep secrets, including those who simply can't get into their thick (and sometimes bald) skulls that the Internet is a very PUBLIC place, shouldn't blog!

Comments

[Kian Ann]

Thanks Ted, I think a more useful question to ask is "what shouldn't people blog about", and not "who shouldn't blog"...

... and of course it goes back to what you say in your last paragraph!

[T Demop, Blogging for Business]

Kian Ann,

I agree, yet the question I often get asked (often by journalists) is "Who shouldn't blog."

[Sigh Spurlingh]

Perhaps bald people shouldn't shave?

[Rick Short]

As you can see (by following my link) I am both bald and a blogger. And I agree with you!

Great posting, as usual.

[T Demop, Blogging for Business]

Thanks Rick,

You're bald (and dignified) perhaps, but certainly not boring!

[Paul Fehrnstrom]

I would like to begin blogging but have also been considering shaving my head. Should I reconsider my tonsorial work?

Techcrunch has an interesting post on the definition of a blog, http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/31/what-is-the-definition-of-a-blog/
and whether or not blogs that have comments turned off should even be considered true blogs, e.g. Google's blog. They have a poll up with the majority now voting that's it's not a requirement but does enhance the content.

I couldn't agree more. I do read blogs that have comments turned off because it's either good writing or I'm just consuming information but it does make it more interesting when it's a many-to-many conversation.

[T Demop, Blogging for Business]

Paul,

Although I haven't seen your excellently shaped cranium (phrenologically speaking) in a long time, I suggest you shave your head AND start blogging!

I think a blog ideally needs SOME feedback mechanism. It could be via comments, trackbacks, or even email!I'm going to check out techcrunch now