I have checked out the journal section of this site, but frankly, I don't have enough bandwidth to review and transcribe my own journals often enough.  I must thus reserve my editorial cycles for reviewing work which an author deems ready enough to be submitted for peer review, which is how I interpret the "Submit" section of the site.

Well, we call it 'Journalese'. I suppose to differentiate it from an actual journal. Most of us post what is tickling our fancy at the time. Ideas, unfinished work, sometimes a group game. It's a whatever board so the two submit boards can be kept for poetry and prose that is ready for critique.

Nevertheless, if anyone does wanna critique any of my journal(ese) jerking-offs -- knock yerself out! ;)

That goes for me, too.  :)

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Journalese is the unearthed gem of this site . . . imho.

B.

I am working on a query to y'all (we Canucks never actually say "y'all", but we do type it, on appropriate occasion) about this Journalese board.  I remain rather confused about it.  Jay said it's for:


"notebook entries, daily thoughts, and the like"

but it seems y'all (!)  use it different-like. I'll keep working on my query.  Just hope I didn't offend y'all, with my comments about stuff being ready for peer review.  That really is how I interpret the "Submit" board.

It's a looser place for me to be, Less views, but the views that happen matter more, 'cos the viewer is more curious about my work, they've sought me out and bothered to read.  Just join in.  post stuff you're afraid of losing in your next computer crash, or stuff you're working out.  I find I'm the one that posts the most in my journal but I love it when people visit.  It's like a kitchen, as opposed to a frontroom.

Sue, thank you so much for that. Your description makes it suddenly clear to me what the journalese board is. I had formed a very different impression based on reading the "purpose of this board ".  (Might have just been me, but I wonder if the Editors might consider expanding that opening post?) Your kitchen metaphor is perfect.    (My next computer crash!  Got me there, ya did.) 

Again, I really appreciate you taking the time.