What Is a Blogging
Tory?
The term Blogging Tory refers to any one of the
many
authors affiliated with the conservative
Canadian
community known as The Blogging Tories.
Today,
there are over a hundred and fifty text-based
blogs
associated with the group, and there are new
Blogging
Tories every day. The Tories stand as an
inspiring
example of a successful online community where
the
ever-increasing numbers of affiliated members enjoy
a
fertile environment for discussion and debate about
the
ideas that shape the face of Canada.
The
majority of Tory bloggers do make political events
and
topics the focus of their blogs, but not all of the
content
that a Blogging Tory creates and publishes is
overtly
related to the movements of the Canadian
parliament or the
prime minister. Although the
community members were brought
together by a shared
conservative viewpoint, the fact that
not all of the
postings on all of the member's blogs focus
on political
topics is one of the most exciting things
about the
Blogging Tories. On any given day, the main
website's
blogroll may feature postings about Olympic
medalists,
a James Bond film festival in Quebec, or a
comical
personal experience with a telemarketer. The idea
that
having a political affiliation in common makes
it
possible to have a fruitful discussion about other
kinds
of topics has interesting implications for how
online
communities are established and how they grow.
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