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Submitted by Jim Brown on May 3, 2008 - 9:07am.

Thanks for the tip, Greg. I use this blog as a way to work through ideas during/prior to research (in the discipline of rhetoric, we call this the process of invention), and I don't pretend that the ideas I present here are complete. I'm sorry that my writing has induced a *sigh*.

Also, it's probably important to point out that WikipediaReview is a source with a particular agenda. If I referenced it, I would have to also note that it's driven by a seething hatred of the entire Wikipedia enterprise. At least this has been my impression from previous visits to the site.

Thanks for linking to MyWikiBiz. I think I may incorporate that into my dissertation as well. I'm interested in the idea of "authoring your own legacy." It strikes me as the exact thing that Brandt attempts to do when attacking anyone who utters his name on the Internet.

Again, thanks for the "help." I'll do my best to make my research less feeble next time.

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"The atoms, as their own weight bears them down plumb through the void, at scarce determined times, in scarce determined places, from their course decline a little- call it, so to speak, mere changed trend. For were it not their wont thuswise to swerve, down would they fall, each one, like drops of rain, through the unbottomed void; and then collisions ne'er could be nor blows among the primal elements; and thus nature would never have created aught."

-Lucretius, Of The Nature of Things

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My name is Jim Brown and I'm a Ph.D. Candidate in Rhetoric at the University of Texas. I teach courses in Rhetoric, Literature, and New Media. This blog mostly focuses on my academic work, but you'll also find occasional posts about music or baseball. I also maintain two other blogs, and you can see all of my blog writings by viewing this RSS feed. I'm a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. This lets you know that I'm kind of a masochist and explains the name of my dog.

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