Prussian Blue in the Art of Japan - Blog post
@design_RG If I may, I'd like to ask you to do something for me. Is it possible for me to ask you to delete the adjective "scholarly" from your post about me.
Thank you for your kind words and good intentions, but the word "scholarly" functions like an albatross around my neck. -- see Wikipedia 'Albatross (metaphor)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross_(metaphor)
What's worse, if I allow your use of this term to go unchallenged, I'm guessing it could affect the way someone might think about what I write.
Is it unreasonable to worry that something to do with the word "scholarly" could perversely discourage the feedback I want to engender?
SOCIAL MEDIA VENUE. Am I wrong to think QOTO defines itself as a social media venue?
I guess it's not obvious enough that my intent in each of my posts is social.
Think about it: In each post, I'm only working though a half-baked idea sparked by something small. And I'm looking for any kind of feedback that might help me find ways to move outside the box of my own thinking.
OUTSIDE-THE-BOX QUESTIONS. With each post, I'm sharing a work-in-progress, asking questions with a bit of a STEM-related twist. And I'm bringing together a few hyperlinks that establish a wider foundation for more outside-the-box questions.
NOT RIGOROUS. Yes, my posts reveal that I understand a little bit about the scholarly method. -- see Wikipedia "Scholarly method" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarly_method
No, the superficial strategy in each of my short posts is not focused on academic rigor. Instead, my objectives are speculative, provocative, catalytic and/or responsive. For example,
A. I posted an image and wrote a few words about an 1850 cat because your avatar is a cat and I've noticed others writing about cats an posting cat images -- see https://qoto.org/@chikara/103281471775508141
B. When I created a post about traditional pigments used in Japanese woodblock prints, I had three ideas in mind -- none "scholarly"
• to establish a STEM-focused context for other ukiyo-e images of cats
• to establish a STEM-focused context for a projected post about Prussian blue
• to spark further questions and research about related topics I hadn't thought about before -- and maybe my work would spark unanticipated consequences
RESTATEMENT: The structure of what I want to do is too fragile, It can't support the burden of a "scholarly" label. And worse, it may inhibit responsive posts.
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QUESTION: Is QOTO flexible enough to allow me to define what I want and what I do not want to do?
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QOTO = Question Others to Teach Ourselves?
• to inspire responses like yours
Prussian Blue in the Art of Japan - Blog post
@chikara Thank you for your in depth response, which as usual is ellaborate, well written and informative.
I have edited the post as requested here, the announcement of my Blog post of your Great Wave Blue pigment post.
Unfortunately, that required me to Delete and Redraft my post -- and your response to it is now orphaned and somewhere I don't exactly know is.
Thank you for the feedback, it is a pleasure to share the community with members like you.
Prussian Blue in the Art of Japan - Blog post
@chikara As asked in your post above:
"QUESTION: Is QOTO flexible enough to allow me to define what I want and what I do not want to do?"
Yes, certainly!
I am pleased to see your posts, showing curiosity and research, by all means they are enjoyable and belong here without any doubt.
Please accept my apologies for the formal language in my post, it has been edited as you requested. 🙇