Rebecca Blood's interview with Megan Reardon on her blog Not Martha left me with many thoughts about Reardon's character, honesty being one of her most unique traits. I felt that her answers were precise and got to the point, but provided the readers with a very clear understanding of where she stood with herself and her blogging. Such answers admitting that she uses certain tools for laziness or stating the simple truth recalling her sensitivity to comments left me certain that her work and writing is not only credible, meaning her thoughts about issues are accurate, but that her blogs will be interesting, because it's a full understanding of exactly what she feels, believes, or thinks. People will always be more willing to read something if the writer has a passion for the topics they are discussing. If a writer comes off as a woman who is strong in her opinion and is very cognizant of who they are and where their beliefs lie, people may be more inclined to read their work, for that very strength may denote a passion for what they will write about.
The answer, however, regarding her taking down comments did strike an emotion, possibly a fearful one. Many of the classes that I take involve society's introduction to new media, and many of what teachers' lectures discuss is the fear that technology will be taken too far. I have had many debates with students either believing behind the computer work is too risky, but I've also met students that believe all technology to be the next best thing yet. I can only hope that for future generations, constructive and useful criticism will be presented much greater than comments that provide hurtful tones or words.
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