tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post8732157523601565783..comments2023-03-29T02:20:45.192-07:00Comments on Asexual curiosities: On Static ContentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-61312884792746520682010-12-27T14:47:54.300-08:002010-12-27T14:47:54.300-08:00Hi. I've literally just sent off the first e-m...Hi. I've literally just sent off the first e-mail about it. Either I, or Sciatrix, or both, will forward it to you, and I'll add your name to the list.SlightlyMetaphysicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891271827553008521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-2282189987403655602010-12-27T14:41:25.918-08:002010-12-27T14:41:25.918-08:00Hey, this is you*hear*but*do*you*listen. Just lett...Hey, this is you*hear*but*do*you*listen. Just letting you know that I'd love to be a part of the Asexuality 101 project. I already have a glossary of asexual terminology that I made a while ago that might be helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-27378357373106651552010-12-23T09:04:23.028-08:002010-12-23T09:04:23.028-08:00On my site, I have a section on background informa...On my site, I have a section on <a href="http://www.asexualexplorations.net/home/stories.html" rel="nofollow">background information</a> intended for people who are new to asexuality because, I agree, the bibliography of research isn't a good place to start. The bibliography is largely designed for people wanting to research asexuality, and for people writing class papers on asexuality. There is currently in the works an edited volume on feminist and queer perspectives on asexuality, another edited volume on asexuality, and a special issue of Psychology and Sexuality about asexuality. Once these are out, there will be a much wider diversity of academic work on asexuality.<br /><br />For the wiki, one thing that we're trying to do is to make it better linked and more prominent. Also, you don't really have to be too active in the AVEN forums to help out with the wiki--my own feeling is that the static content is quite a bit different from the dynamic stuff going on on the forums. My own goal it to make the static content a great place for people to go who are new to asexuality.ACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643809450938135601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-80124057433893597082010-12-23T08:37:37.206-08:002010-12-23T08:37:37.206-08:00ACH: I think the work you do collecting research i...ACH: I think the work you do collecting research is wonderful. It's not a criticism of you to say that the stuff you document is dominated by questions of whether asexuality exists, and tends to be heavy and data-filled. This is just what the research is like. It just also means it's not going to be what new asexuals are looking for.<br /><br />I've read through the AVENwiki thread. It's great that you're getting that to work. If I'm honest, I'd barely spent 10 minutes there before today. (This isn't an argument to keep them but) it almost makes me sad that the old in-jokes are going. They remind me of people who have left us, the happy times they must have shared, their bizzare optimism that their in-jokes were the in-jokes of asexuality.<br /><br />I thank you for the offer of a link from the AVENwiki. Believe me, I shall take you up on it. Best of luck with the wiki. I'd help, but it would involve some sort of active presence on AVEN, and I've found AVEN drains me.<br />I'm still intent on the 101 blog idea, because I think it has a much smaller scope, and a much clear idea of what it wants to be (even if that idea is just in my head), and we're crying out for up-to-date non-academic static resources at the moment. If we end up with two, that'd be fantastic.SlightlyMetaphysicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891271827553008521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-86975987214479039422010-12-23T07:57:05.793-08:002010-12-23T07:57:05.793-08:00ACH: I'm sorry, I really wasn't clear abou...ACH: I'm sorry, I really wasn't clear about that and that's my fault entirely. I didn't mean your personal writing at all or your blog. What I meant was your links to the body of existing scientific study on asexuality, which does tend to be geared heavily towards trying to "prove" that asexuality is a real thing.Sciatrixhttp://www.writingfromfactorx.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-67760895753805248852010-12-23T07:24:42.856-08:002010-12-23T07:24:42.856-08:00Yay! This, uh, assumes it ever gets finished. >...Yay! This, uh, assumes it ever gets finished. >> And I would be quite pleased to either link or host it. <br /><br />Speaking for myself, I've heard a lot of complaints about Blogspot, especially compared to Wordpress. There's a reason I picked the latter to host my blog on.Sciatrixhttp://www.writingfromfactorx.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-56399849951070615272010-12-23T07:14:17.896-08:002010-12-23T07:14:17.896-08:00In my own writing, I take the existence and legiti...In my own writing, I take the existence and legitimacy of asexuality as assumed--not doing so tends to result in writing that comes off as highly defensive, which is a major turn off to many. On an ontological level, I haven't the slightest idea what it would mean to "prove" the existence of asexuality, which is another reason for not doing so.<br /><br />Regarding the AVENwiki, in my role as a PT member, I am currently involved in doing a major revampting of it (http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?/topic/55678-updating-the-wiki/), so even if you're wanting to do something off-AVEN, it may be possible to do some sort of collaboration. (At the very least, you'd probably want a link from the AVENwiki.)ACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643809450938135601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-81006230474474299902010-12-22T20:58:17.011-08:002010-12-22T20:58:17.011-08:00I remembered you saying about the 'how to be c...I remembered you saying about the 'how to be come-out-to' project, and was actually considering mentioning it in the post. When it's written, if we get Awesome! Asexy 101 off the ground, I will be most insulted if you don't let me link to it copiously. Or they could possibly be resources on the same site, somehow *knows nothing about the internets, whatsoever*. And the more the merrier regarding collaborators.<br /><br />Something I forgot to mention in the post:<br />What sort of blog do people think it should be on? When I opened mine, I just googled 'blog' and clicked on the first link, but someone more tech-savvy than me may have strong preferences.SlightlyMetaphysicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891271827553008521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343911386688836644.post-81132174952795006102010-12-22T07:31:10.226-08:002010-12-22T07:31:10.226-08:00Aaand... the wiki belongs to AVEN anyway. It's...Aaand... the wiki belongs to AVEN anyway. It's the AVENwiki. Besides, Asexual Explorations' content tends to be geared to "proving" the existence of asexuals, which I find boring. I already know I exist, thanks. <br /><br />Also, hell yes I am interested in collaborating with you on that. I've actually got a project sort of running in the background on "what not to say if an asexual comes out to you" which I'm collaborating on with you*hear*but*do*you*listen from Shaded Triangle. Mind if I ask her if she'd like to be involved, too?Sciatrixhttp://www.writingfromfactorx.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com