Comments on: Calling all geology bloggers!! http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/ A blog about sedimentary geology. Fri, 25 May 2012 13:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: BrianR http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4680 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:23:40 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4680 Banjoman … I can’t speak for everybody, but many of thos participating in the blog carnival don’t see it as a vehicle for fundamentals … there are plenty of venues for that (conferences, peer-reviewed literature, etc.). We sort of use it to discuss geology-related topics that may have a personal, cultural, or societal aspect. Additionally, the ‘blogosphere’ spans a broad range of experience (from first-year undergrads to tenured faculty to interested laypeople) and disciplines (volcanology, paleomag, structure, sed, etc.). Trying to decide on a specific fundamental topic has proved to be a bit challenging.

That said, it doesn’t mean we couldn’t use The Accretionary Wedge to discuss fundamentals. Any ideas on how you would envision that?

(p.s. sorry your comment to pop up for a few days, I was traveling)

]]> By: Banjoman http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4673 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:36:16 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4673 I’m just an old fashioned geologist and don’t have a BLOG so can’t host a thing. I only know about a lot of geological outcrops and oil fields where the geology leaves everyone scratching their heads, looking for an interpretation. Mt. Bupto, in Alaska for an example. Your subjects seem fairly far out. In my book, geologists are charged with figuring out how the Earth works. Any interest in fundamentals?

]]> By: BrianR http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4665 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:41:49 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4665 Banjoman … as you can see, this thread is from Aug 2007 … this carnival has been going on (almost) every month since then: http://theaccretionarywedge.wordpress.com/

You can read more than a year’s worth there.

]]> By: Banjoman http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4664 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:05:24 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4664 The Accretionary Wedge

Hi Brian,

I originally studied geology because I wanted an outdoor job. I study geology now because I love it. There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you finally pry a secret out of that “reluctant to tell” Mother Nature. Here’s wishing all who participate in the carnival, “Good Drifting.”

Banjoman

]]> By: Banjoman http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4663 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:41:12 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-4663 Hi Brian,

I think I might like to be a contributer. Had 38 years experience with a lot of that in the field, CA.,TX., WY.,OK.,& AK.. Special interest, Thin Skinned Tectonics. Carnival is a fine idea. For a name, how about Ocean Floor Sweeping? or Connie Drifts? or maybe even Alfred’s Revenge?

Banjoman

]]> By: A call for posts for the inaugural edition of The Accretionary Wedge: Why do you study geology? « Clastic Detritus http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-363 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:42:10 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-363 [...] A call for posts for the inaugural edition of The Accretionary Wedge: Why do you study geology? Published August 28th, 2007 The Accretionary Wedge , science blogs If you have no idea what I’m talking about, read this post and associated comments first. [...]

]]> By: Brian http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-353 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:22:00 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-353 Sweet…I think the ‘introducing’ theme is a good one for the first edition of ‘The Acc. Wedge’.

I will draft up a ‘call for posts’ today.

If anybody has any idle time and wants to fool around w/ a simple logo for The Accretionary Wedge…go for it.

]]> By: CJR http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-351 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:40:00 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-351 Maybe the first edition should be subtitled ‘introducing the geoblogosphere’ theme – we could all talk about our area of study, how we ended up as geologists, and why we think geology is so cool…

]]> By: Miguel Vera http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-350 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:19:00 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-350 I’ve been following the conversation on the subject and I think the carnival is a great idea (and “the accretionary wedge” a great name).

I’d really like to be a part of this, though I feel the same as Kim. If you do go with the plates theme, then whenever you get to the Nazca or South American plate I guess I can try and participate :)

]]> By: Brian http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-348 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:07:00 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/calling-all-geology-bloggers/#comment-348 thanks for your input Kim…that’s a good point…we could, for the first installment of this carnival, all answer the question “Why I study ____” or “Why I find _____ so fascinating”.

This might be a good way for those who are participating to show off their discipline and interests.

Any thoughts from anybody else?

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