I scan the nptech listings on Technorati once a day or so. Today I ran across this post, which led me to this post. I am really getting annoyed.

I'm a big believer in blogs. They are a great outlet for sharing, tips, tricks, ideas, experiences, knowledge, and INFORMED opinions. Lately though, I feel like there's a lot of UNINFORMED opinion sharing going on. There are more and more bloggers embracing the role of "watchdog" who are misprepresenting organizations (like my own!) who are just trying to do good. It's not right.

These posts usually contain phrases like "I don't understand why an organization would do this," or "See if you can make any sense of this. I couldn't." These statements are usually preceeced or followed by quotes from an organization's web site.

Here's the deal: most nonprofits are doing their very best to serve their communities every single day in an open and transparent way. Their web sites can not possibly reflect everything about them. We have a responsiblity to be open and transparent, but you - watchdog bloggers - have a responsibility to get off your lazy you know whats and do your homework.

Ask us questions. Then make your judgements.

Got it?