The Philosophy Behind Blogrolls

While navigating the blogosphere, it becomes apparent that there are many philosophies concerning blogrolls. Many believe that blogrolls are simply ways to link to other blogs who will therefore reciprocate the act. Some believe that a blogroll serves as a collage that illustrates a culture, or in the case of The Art of Getting By's blogroll, a whole state. Janet, the author of the blog, has scores of links that pertain to just about everything associated with New Jersey (except of course, the new political blog from Montclair). Still other bloggers believe that a blogroll is created to serve their own cause, usually politically, and hence only link to blogs that echo similar opinions. However, the Jersey Perspective does not necessarily intend to use any of the above options exclusively.

In an effort to create a credible and welcome environment for visitors of all political background, I hastily added some blogs to our blogroll that I would never consider worth reading. Some of them were hateful, but popular, and if their readers came to the Perspective, would therefore guarantee a diverse readership and comment section. However, since I'd rather have insightful and intelligent commentary from readers than recycled hackery, I've decided that it's best to get rid of some of these partisan national blogs. I'll keep the New Jersey ones though, because it's useful to understand the state political climate. Understanding the nation's political climate can be found in the mainstream media much easier.

I just want to let some of our critics understand that this blog is dedicated to love of politics, not simply ideology. Therefore, feel free to submit any comments on new scoops concerning politics, although it will be much slower during the congressional recess.