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be interpreted as
‘participatory discussion’.
It should not be understood in
the Western context,
which would insinuate that
this was either fun and/or
competitive.
// 5pesar invited his readers to participate with this request,
“A while ago, I said that I was determined to kick off a blog-
ging game. Because the theme of this year’s Blogistan Anniversary is ‘blogging games’, and everyone is getting involved in one
form or another, I thought we should also play a game! So here’s the game. Let’s all say what the first queer blog we saw was, and how it made us feel. It’s as simple as that” 19 19
5pesar’s online game
“The first queer blog I saw”,
published on 29 March 2008, is available online from
http://5pesar.wordpress. com/2008/03/29/web/
5pesar invited seven prominent Iranian bloggers, not all of whom are gay, to participate in his game: Web2, 1pezeshk, Kamangir, Delbastegihaye Mardaneh, Saghi Ghahraman,
Mirzakasrabakhtiyary and Falch. The blogs of Falch and Delbastegihaye Mardaneh are no longer available online. Neither
1pezeshk nor Mirzakasrabakhtiyary acknowledged the invitation nor posted anything relevant to the ‘game’ in the following days. In a brief one-line blog entry, Saghi Ghahraman acknow-
ledged two blogs that were influential to her, both of which are now defunct.