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10-27-2009
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Improving the Quality of the (ISC)˛ Blog
Dear (ISC)˛ Members,
Here are my suggestions to improve the quality of the (ISC)˛ blog:
When we first started writing for this blog the overall quality was higher because our blog posts were mostly original, thoughtful articles by our members. Since that time the (ISC)˛ blog has become dominated by reposts of unoriginal content from non-member sources, cut-and-paste content from other sites, and short referral links to other non-member content.
In order to increase the quality of the (ISC)˛ blog, I believe the guidelines for authors should be updated. Our blog should be a voice for (ISC)˛ members who are interested to write original, thoughtful content. Our blog should not become a "dumping ground" for cut-and-paste content from other sources readily available on the net.
I elaborated on this topic in an earlier blog post this week, Suggestions to Improve the (ISC)˛ Blog.
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Here are my suggestions to improve the quality of the (ISC)˛ blog:
- Authors should post original content that is written by an (ISC)˛ member.
- Authors should not post “referral content” and “links” unless the links and referred content are a minor element of a larger, original, thoughtful story related to the security topic at hand.
- Authors should never post an article that is mostly a “cut-and-paste” from other web sources.
In order to increase the quality of the (ISC)˛ blog, I believe the guidelines for authors should be updated. Our blog should be a voice for (ISC)˛ members who are interested to write original, thoughtful content. Our blog should not become a "dumping ground" for cut-and-paste content from other sources readily available on the net.
I elaborated on this topic in an earlier blog post this week, Suggestions to Improve the (ISC)˛ Blog.
More...