I used the term "community," since many on the panel had used it. All I did was to ask the "big" bloggers to promote (not host) the carnivals by mentioning them in their blogs. Carnivals are a good way to promote one's blog and get to know others and of course get more information and perspectives about various topics.
Jack rounds up some other posts:
Posted by SoccerDad at August 27, 2008 5:38 AM | TrackBackGil certainly managed to make people think a bit.
Posted by: Jack at August 27, 2008 11:05 AMI'm not sure people are thinking. Maybe reflex-reacting. Community or not, the level of cooperation is low. For example, a recent post here on Dion N. was a very few and far inbetween caseof what could be done but rarely isn't.
Posted by: Yisrael Medad at August 28, 2008 6:39 PMThanks for bringing it up. The convention itself was a formalization/recognition of jbloggers as community. If we weren't, then why the convention?
Posted by: Batya at August 28, 2008 11:27 PM