Reply #4: As a general rule, a blog carnival is a collection of blog posts

[salvorhardin]

As for why we post about Carnival of the Liberals on DU, there's many reasons:

• Many DUers are also bloggers, and DU will be implementing its own journals (blogs) for members soon as well so it's applicable
• Both Paul and I are long time (Paul much longer than me) DU members and we like to share our other projects
• Blog carnivals are a wonderful method of exposing people to blogs they might otherwise never have discovered -- there's been some seriously good writing in Carnival of the Liberals, especially from B and C list bloggers who deserve the exposure -- and we want to spread the word about CotL

I'm not opposed to including a very well written forum post but it would be unusual. However, the host of each edition has almost 100% editorial control so the decision would be left up to the individual host. Brainshrub, in this case.

You can find out everything you need to know about guidelines, dates and even hosting an edition of Carnival of the Liberals at our site: http://carnivaloftheliberals.com

On edit: Forgot to add, the best way to get acquainted with the concept is to check out the past editions of CotL. Some editions have themes, some are more straight forward.
CotL #7: The Video Edition http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2006/03/01/cotl-7-the-video-edition
CotL #6: http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2006/02/15/carnival-of-the-liberals-6-is-here
CotL #5: The Liberal Zone http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2006/02/01/prepare-to-enter-the-liberal-zone-with-carnival-of-the-liberals-5
CotL #4: http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2006/01/18/j-r-s-got-it-goin-on-with-carnival-of-the-liberals-4
CotL #3: http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2006/01/04/its-back-and-its-better-than-ever-cotl-3
CotL #2: http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2005/12/21/woo-hoo-its-the-second-edition-of-carnival-of-the-liberals
CotL #1: http://carnivaloftheliberals.com/topics/cotl/2005/12/07/cotl-1-has-been-posted