Audience (voice)

More on audience, Mr. Navigation:
I am thinking about our discussion on self-censorship, voice, audience, etc...and I thought about the fact that since this is primarily a blog between us I tend to want to write more informally and put in lots of lame jokes (see above). But then sometimes I go back and edit before I post because I know others are reading. When we think about audience and collaborative writing, it is important that students feel comfortable conversing with each other, but they also must think about who else is reading. While you may understand what I am trying to get at even if it is said in a humorous manner, or using an inside joke, it will not demonstrate our points accurately to more global audiences.