Sometimes, no matter what they’re writing, people use analogies and make jokes that are mistakes and misleading. Which was why I edited this when you pointed it out. I don’t think that deserves a comparison to the Daily Mail.
And, yes, different audiences DO require different styles of writing. Accuracy is still important wherever you go (although, again, mistakes will be made and corrected from time to time). But stylistically, you shouldn’t write the same for everybody. Not everybody is interested in the same details. Not everybody wants to read the same style of writing. I don’t think there’s a problem with that. Nor do I think there’s a problem with posting long, heavily researched original pieces alongside short linky posts to other people’s work.
