Comments on The Fifty Factor: A Crazy Little Thing Called Blog: Part One

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The one thing I wish I had known was to think abou...

2009-12-25T20:38:11.316-08:00

The one thing I wish I had known was to think about the name of my blog not just rushing in.

I am not sure about commenting when someone comments on my blog.

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2009-12-16T17:51:06.231-08:00

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Thanks for doing this, I've so enjoyed reading...

2009-11-11T07:37:00.103-08:00

Thanks for doing this, I've so enjoyed reading all the comments.
I love blogging and have just tried to wade into the waters slowly.
I suppose my pet peeves are the same as everyones, and there is that whole thing confusion where you write something you feel is important or moving and no one comments, and then you visit a blog where someone basically sums up a news report and they have 235 people telling them they are so awesome.
I'm starting to think that Facebook and Twitter is becoming a huge part of the whole interaction and loyalty part and that would just take too much time. Just posting, reading, commenting etc is already so time consuming.

I was going to say it's probably like the tide...

2009-11-08T22:03:41.549-08:00

I was going to say it's probably like the tide, it comes & goes, consistently. Maybe you're overreacting??? So what if you spend all day blogging. I know lots of people that work all day & love their jobs:)

joanna, this sounds like a great idea! I'll gi...

2009-11-08T06:33:16.379-08:00

joanna, this sounds like a great idea! I'll give it some thought and get back with you. I'm coming up on a year the last week of December, and if someone had told me what I was about to get into? Humm, definitely need to mull that one.

I've enjoyed my blogging experience and contin...

2009-11-07T22:45:47.325-08:00

I've enjoyed my blogging experience and continue to do so. Like many others, I didn't think I would spend so much time on it, but oh well...

My biggest problem is technical. I can't stop the fact that in Blogger, you can't reply right after the person's comment. I wish that got changed. I'm sure there are other things that bother me, but I'm too tired to think of anything right now lol

I didn't expect blogging to become so time-con...

2009-11-07T20:48:17.370-08:00

I didn't expect blogging to become so time-consuming. I have had to cut down the amount of time I blog (which used to be every day) because I just wasn't getting any work done.

Pet peeves include - a lot of ads on blogs that take ages to load. Trolls. People who don't comment respectfully.
Overall though, it is a fairly positive experience!

As echoed by everyone---great topic. Here's m...

2009-11-07T18:27:22.965-08:00

As echoed by everyone---great topic. Here's my take on blogging---it shouldn't feel like a "job"---if you can't figure out what to say, then step away; you're audience isn't going anywhere. I think that's why I don't follow a lot of people---I want people to ready quality, not quantity.

Pet Peeve---the comment section. I am so guilty of counting how many comments I get left. Its hard to read blogs that get an avg. of 30 comments next to my 5. But then I remind myself why I blog and to stop being self-centered :)

I wish I had listened to advice not to use my real...

2009-11-07T16:48:59.963-08:00

I wish I had listened to advice not to use my real name. Someone from my past looked me up, and caused all kinds of trouble for me. It's okay now, but I had to threaten to file a police report.

Anyway, I detest ads on blogs, and am not a fan of word verification.

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2009-11-07T15:31:35.306-08:00

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I didn't do any research before I went into bl...

2009-11-07T14:34:55.589-08:00

I didn't do any research before I went into blogging. Just plunged straight in. May be there should have been a warning about addiction and how long I would spend blogging.
The things I hate.......... adverts! So much glittery background that it takes for ever to load up.Memes and tags!
When blogger lets you down and prevents you getting onto a blog....... sometimes your own.

I am hopelessly addicted to it and spend too long blogging but I do enjoy it. My one indulgence.

I hope Atilla's son continues to do well and makes a full recovery.

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2009-11-07T12:19:50.232-08:00

Joanna, First thank you for advertising the latest roast on Rosaria - much appreciated.
Blogging peeves:
No 1 I make a lengthy comment and input a great deal of thought and then endeavour to send it (with or without word verification) AND . . . . .
It all goes into hyperspace to be read by startled little green men . . . AND
I am excommunicated from BLOGGER in a sudden flash! Consequently I am almost inclined to throw the wretched computer through the window . .
I have solved this most annoying situation and IT CANNOT DO THAT TO ME AGAIN!!! Ha Ha! . . . Why?
Because when I have finished my comment I copy it by depressing the keys ctrl AND c.
I try to send it - sometimes it accepts but if not this time I smile to myself because if I am summaralily expelled from blogger I just enter the post again and PASTE the comment I have saved into the comment box by depressed ctrl AND v and hey presto it either accepts or rejects and if it rejects I keep doing it until the comment is sent. I do this all the time now and save hours and hours of wasted time.

My second worry concerning blogging is not having sufficient time to visit all my friends and followers. I do feel bad about this but I cannot devote any more time to blogging since there is an outside Blogsville life to live as well.
My wife thinks I am totally bananas already for devoting so many hours to this hobby. She accepts it as a hobby but a non blogger can never understand what it is like to live in Blogsville.

I think we all agree Blogging is very addictive and I have tried to give it up once with no effect (started again the next day LOL) but I am learning to be a little more strict with myself.

But I love it and I have made some fabulous friends.
I did a post called "A blogging he would go" which caused a bit of amusement.

See you soon Joanna ~ Eddie
and yes I have saved all this before I attempt to sent it. I expect blogger has gone to sleep!

What a wide open forum and I loved reading the com...

2009-11-07T12:00:37.384-08:00

What a wide open forum and I loved reading the comments!

The one thing I wish someone had told me before I jumped in with two feet was that the name of your blog was really important. Once you really get into the swing of things, it's hard to change.

My biggest pet peeve? Word verification! Half the time I can't read the words...they make absolutely no sense and the other is that when I do leave a comment, type in the word, it erases what I've said & I have to start all over. Drives me nuts...plus takes tons of time...which I want to use to read other blogs.

I hear you loud and clear with the mojo..it happens and then it's gone the next day. Trust me..."you got the mojo!"

One thing I didn't realize was my blog could e...

2009-11-07T11:42:01.239-08:00

One thing I didn't realize was my blog could end up in someone's hands as a result of a google search. I got an email from my sister, "suggesting" that I didn't say anything our brother, who has AIDS. Our last name is never mentioned, so I thought I was anonymous. But, I also mentioned her religious order (my sister is a sister), and whenever her order is mentioned, they get an alert. One of the nuns read my blog, and she sent the link to my sister. So here I am, 36 years after getting out of Catholic school, only to be yelled at by a nun! Now I feel like I have to watch whatever I say. I don't want to make it invitation only.

I also have to be careful if I want to vent about my job. I recently made the decision to make my blog available via Facebook. This is a place where I can vent if I want to. Now I have to be careful what I say.

My pet peeves? Music on blogs. I end up having to scroll, looking for the playlist so I can turn it off.

Another is word verification, but I'm just starting to get spam comments (viagra!!!), so I understand why folks put the verification. I may end up doing it if I start getting too much spam.

Here's a question... are we supposed to comment on our comments? I often forget to check back to see if the write commented to me (I follow about 100 blogs.. hard to keep up!) Maybe I should start commenting to comments via email.

The comment thing where you have to register name, email and blog. Since I had my identity stolen, all that stored stuff is gone from my computer and I have to fill all that junk in every time I do a comment!

Wow! this was long! sorry! :)

I am SO much a go- with- the- flow kind of person ...

2009-11-07T11:20:09.851-08:00

I am SO much a go- with- the- flow kind of person that I have never been able to keep up with the corporate types.
What do I wish I'd been told about blogging? Nothing much, really. I blog so my friends and family can be updated on what's going on with me and my kids and all that. I like having a creative outlet, and I like having somewhere to post my photography.
Worst thing about blogging? Well, the ads are annoying, but the only thing inherent about blogging that I don't like is that people feel like they can hide behind a screen name in order to attack you. It's stupid, it's cowardly,and it's not uncommon.

I have to ditto Brian's comment. Those are my...

2009-11-07T11:03:52.095-08:00

I have to ditto Brian's comment. Those are my pet peeves too and after reading The Peach Tart's comment, I'm no longer thinking about adding music to my blog.

Phew! Thanks Joanna!

Hugs!!

I hate music that starts automatically. Hate it.

2009-11-07T09:47:42.347-08:00

I hate music that starts automatically. Hate it.

What a great post..and I know so much has been sta...

2009-11-07T06:35:07.251-08:00

What a great post..and I know so much has been stated already. I wish I had infinite more time to read blogs but I do NOT like embedded comment sections. I cant even respond to them when I am using Google Chrome or Mozilla because those engines wont allow me to post. I have to cut and paste the link into IE. Sucks.

Pop up window comments are the only way to go!

Blogging I find is a place where you hope to be he...

2009-11-07T05:26:50.084-08:00

Blogging I find is a place where you hope to be heard, but you must first learn how to listen.

Sheesh! You scare me when you begin a blog post l...

2009-11-07T00:48:53.900-08:00

Sheesh! You scare me when you begin a blog post like that...it sounds like you may quit! Don't do that!!!

I wish someone had told me about networking before I began blogging.

I freakin' hate the disqus comment sequence...so much so that it keeps me from commenting on blogs that have it.

Guess I'm the odd one out, cuz word verificati...

2009-11-06T23:52:05.827-08:00

Guess I'm the odd one out, cuz word verification doesn't bother me. Sometimes a very interesting or appropriate word appears during this procedure. Makes me laugh.
Hate the music.
I really really hate it when I find someone and follow them and get all attached to them and then they decide that blogging is taking up too much of their time and they close the blog. HEY! I was reading that! I realize that things change and life goes on, but it's like losing a friend.

Just what exactly is the proper comment follow up etiquette? Am I supposed to respond to comments through a personal email, within the comments of the post or by reciprocating on the blog of the person who left the comment?
The tech stuff is easy... it's the etiquette that baffles me.

I agree with Alix 'My one pet peeve is taking ...

2009-11-06T23:07:43.105-08:00

I agree with Alix 'My one pet peeve is taking the time to visit a blog, read through enough posts to determine whether I like it enough to follow it, publish a comment or two or six and then get summarily ignored. That's just rude. I don't like bloggers who think they're just too too wonderful and important to wave back'.

My pet peeves are word verification and joining a ...

2009-11-06T20:32:49.984-08:00

My pet peeves are word verification and joining a blog party where the hostess doesn't have the time to comment on my post. Hey, no matter how many people come to a party, they all should be acknowledged (at least once). I wish someone would have told me months ago to add the followers gadget...at the prompting of a couple of my blogging friends, I have just recently added this and may have had missed opportunities for followers? It often feels like a popularity contest though...I don't like that part.