Austin Improv Blog

Pdyx · Post by **Pdyx** » July 22nd, 2011, 3:51 pm

Hey, since Roy already had the same idea and is hard at work on the festival website idea, which I'm really looking forward to by the way, I thought I'd share another idea I had and see if it has any traction.

A lot of the theaters have their own blogs and I know that Spaz used to have an improv review blog (and/or still does?) but I was thinking about seeing if there's interest in a blog geared to share information about all the Austin related improv, kind of like Michael Meigs' blog for Austin Theater (http://www.austinlivetheater.com). Especially since the newsletter is gone now. The blog could be a place where one could read previews and reviews of shows and personal reflections on being in troupes and shows and so forth. I don't know, I haven't really thought this one through too much, so maybe it's unnecessary, could become self-indulgent and wouldn't generate the outside interest that I'd like it to.

But I had the idea, and rather than stewing on it for too long (like I did with the festival page), I thought I'd put the idea out there and see where it leads if anywhere.

valetoile · Post by **valetoile** » July 22nd, 2011, 8:57 pm

I like it! I think it could be a great thing for people to share, and the public to get a glimpse into the community. With a dedicated person spearheading the project, it could be a terrific resource.

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell · July 23rd, 2011, 3:48 pm

love it, and would love to contribute to something like this!

sara farr · Post by **sara farr** » July 25th, 2011, 2:31 pm

How is that different from the AIC forum?

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell · July 25th, 2011, 2:40 pm

i would assume the standard differences between a blog and a message board.

Brad Hawkins · Post by **Brad Hawkins** » July 25th, 2011, 5:52 pm

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell wrote:i would assume the standard differences between a blog and a message board.

To be fair, the lines are blurrier these days. How many blog posts have you seen with comment threads that dwarf anything on this forum? Not the best way to read a discussion, in my opinion, but there it is.

Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell · July 26th, 2011, 8:45 am

Brad Hawkins wrote:
Rev. Jordan T. Maxwell wrote:i would assume the standard differences between a blog and a message board.
To be fair, the lines are blurrier these days. How many blog posts have you seen with comment threads that dwarf anything on this forum? Not the best way to read a discussion, in my opinion, but there it is.

true, but the topic is, initially at least, a bit more focused to whatever the author is writing about whereas the forums are pretty much open to discussing whatever (also, from an outsider perspective, it would probably be easier to browse through a blog where they can skip the comment threads if they want to rather than wading through a discussion board). i definitely think there's room enough in this community for both.