Have been watching some C-Span (the US public TV servive dedicated to covering politics and other issues of public importance) and some of their shows that have viewer call-ins. And the hosts obviously don't let the callers rant on about their political beliefs, but they also enforce what I call the one-thought rule. The one thought rule is that callers are allowed to express one thought or one question which the interviewee (some public figure) then responds to. Usually a good way to proctor viewer call ins, in my opinion; seems to work.
Likewise I propose a two-thought rule for each blog-post. That is, each blogger should limit himself/herself to two thoughts in each post - not only does this make for easier reading but the author is also challenged to condense his argument into pithy sentences. Obviously, one could argue, this format is arbitrary and restrictive and more regulatory of freedom; sure, but it would make for a better blogosphere experience on the whole.
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