Comments on Finding The Money: What Frustrates You The Most About Blogging?

There are numerous blogs that I follow but recentl...

2009-12-23T03:54:40.509-08:00

There are numerous blogs that I follow but recently that list has become much more lean. I am tired of seeing so many bogus posts. It's a total waste of my time to sort through them all.

I've had a conversation with the stars about linin...

2007-04-05T21:42:00.000-07:00

I've had a conversation with the stars about lining up where you're concerned . . . and also with you feedreader. It now comes covered with hearts and flowers. :)

The stars did align quite well on this occasion. A...

2007-04-01T21:24:00.000-07:00

The stars did align quite well on this occasion. All I had to "race" to was my feed reader. >:)

So I tell you it exists and you immediately go fin...

2007-04-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

So I tell you it exists and you immediately go find one. I have your number . . . and it's 321.

Me either, Liz. What a pleasant surprise. :D

2007-03-31T23:07:00.000-07:00

Me either, Liz. What a pleasant surprise. :D

I found out this week there's such a thing called ...

2007-03-31T22:35:00.000-07:00

I found out this week there's such a thing called a "Liz rant."

I had no idea.

I only had the vaguest idea of what you might say;...

2007-03-31T06:16:00.000-07:00

I only had the vaguest idea of what you might say; but I knew I'd like it.

I was right.

o O

As you would say, "o O," you wanted me to put an h...

2007-03-31T06:00:00.000-07:00

As you would say, "o O," you wanted me to put an h1 header that said, "What a waste of bandwidth. Let's have a conversation about which typeface is prettier."

This is why I was hoping someone would tag you. :D...

2007-03-28T15:41:00.000-07:00

This is why I was hoping someone would tag you. :D
-j

I think about it, but to tell the truth, if you to...

2007-03-28T15:16:00.000-07:00

I think about it, but to tell the truth, if you told me you were going to write a blog post about the feed count button alone, I would look at you and ask who were you blogging for?

And then you make it a meme? Those guys didn't ask me, because it never would have crossed their minds to ask a girl that question.

If I were to edit out the unnecessary words . . . how many words would be left? How does this question or the answer really benefit a reader? Okay it's a two minute decisions up or not -- decide. This is not a topic on which we need to have a meeting.

A meme??????????

Aforementioned meme can be found here. I was actually hoping someone would tag you with it, but it looks like noone did (maybe they knew better).

I actually have a small team of sock puppets who appear when anyone cries around here, so turning on the tears isn't necessarily a bad thing (depending on your stance toward sock puppets).
-j

No, seriously, are thinking that I read other blog...

2007-03-28T03:08:00.000-07:00

No, seriously, are thinking that I read other blogs? :)

No I haven't that meme. You're going to have to point me to what you're talking about or leave me here confused where I will eventually start crying. (My younger, older brother said I turned on the tears like a faucet but that wasn't true. He'd pick on me. I'd feel bad and cry. He'd get in trouble. I'd feel bad and cry. He's the one who had me trained to a whistle. -- It's sad really. What was that I was saying about my sanity earlier?)

Speaking of left field questions: Did you notice t...

2007-03-27T12:20:00.000-07:00

Speaking of left field questions: Did you notice that meme that was going around about why or why not people displayed their RSS subscriptions? Will you address that issue sometime, please? I'm unimpressed with the other responses.
-j

Why, ask me a question from out of left field of c...

2007-03-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

Why, ask me a question from out of left field of course!

I knew that . . . you speak Unique. Most folks think it's a dead language.

I know, Liz; what are we supposed to do with "grea...

2007-03-27T00:32:00.000-07:00

I know, Liz; what are we supposed to do with "great post!" comments? Bow, maybe. Monologue-applause loops are boring.

And personally, I'm quite happy with how often you come here.:) Your sanity is safe with me.
-j

Hey John,
what I meant in that first one was ge...

2007-03-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

Hey John,
what I meant in that first one was general I get regular demands nnd expectations from people who don't me and outright say they don't read my blog . . .

Meanwhile, I wish I could get over here more often. It's a great place to find my sanity. I have no idea why it keeps choosing to hang out here. But I thank you for keeping an eye on it when it does.

I don't like it when people leave "great post" with nothing else as a comment. I find it embarrassing.
Liz

Hi Matt,

Yes indeed; it's always nice when ...

2007-03-25T04:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Matt,

Yes indeed; it's always nice when someone can articulate exactly how we're feeling about something.

On the spamming issue - it is way too profitable right now. There's so much content out there that isn't being seen, and it's so easy to set up automated scraper sites complete with comment spam bots to take advantage of it. It is indeed a worthy target for ire. Thanks for you thoughts.
-j

That's the best thing about fustrations. When the...

2007-03-25T03:44:00.000-07:00

That's the best thing about fustrations. When theyn get my goat enough that I want to say something I find I've written something that get's my readers going "amen brother" like I just scratched an itch. I could probably do so more often but I'm too lazy (if I were a trich man I'd pay other people to blog for me).

My pet hate is spammers and other site abusers. I think I up set them when I described exactly what I think should be done to them by angry gorillas. Got called a War Lord for that one...

...and google's captcha system that times out the cache before you can type a message. I don't like that at all.

Yo X,

Ha, I quite agree. That's not much of...

2007-03-24T11:41:00.000-07:00

Yo X,

Ha, I quite agree. That's not much of an issue around here, though.
-j

Great response John.

Fantastic!

Way ...

2007-03-24T05:42:00.000-07:00

Great response John.

Fantastic!

Way to go!

Wow, just awesome!

( :) Just kidding around. LOL )

-Xinfinitum-

Yo Neil,

That's a tough one. Most any blogg...

2007-03-22T14:51:00.000-07:00

Yo Neil,

That's a tough one. Most any blogger of sufficient popularity is going to get a number of, shall we say, "blog groupies". Although their constant applause may annoy some of us (depending on personality), in the end we're basically just being annoyed by human nature.:)

Indeed, even though many of us don't see much value in those kinds of comments, they're still doing a lot for the blogger. Besides the positive feedback, they're providing ongoing social proof that their blog is alive and people are listening. In other words, they're part of that blog's success.
-j

I left a comment on kumiko's blog about this just ...

2007-03-22T11:17:00.000-07:00

I left a comment on kumiko's blog about this just today. My biggest annoyance, which isn't even to do with my blog are the "fan club boys" that post useless comments on every article. The big blogs have it all the time. I don't have the readership for it yet.

You see it on Chow's site all the time. "Way to go", "You did it again", "Wow, just awesome", etc, etc. They have nothing to say and it is all fluff every time.

The big blogs have had the success to0. I guess that is just what happens, but I find reading the comments annoying sometimes.

You're more than welcome, X; thanks again for you ...

2007-03-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

You're more than welcome, X; thanks again for you thoughts and questions.
-j

Thanks for the insights John and TK.

I will...

2007-03-21T17:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the insights John and TK.

I will check into the links you provided.

Regards,
Xinfinitum

True TK, but your response won't get a "Too Long D...

2007-03-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

True TK, but your response won't get a "Too Long Didn't Read" reaction.:) Thanks for that.

(by the way, I just got an IM from my partner: "piss and love from downtown")

Comments on Finding The Money: What Frustrates You The Most About Blogging?

There are numerous blogs that I follow but recentl...

I've had a conversation with the stars about linin...

The stars did align quite well on this occasion. A...

So I tell you it exists and you immediately go fin...

Me either, Liz. What a pleasant surprise. :D

I found out this week there's such a thing called ...

I only had the vaguest idea of what you might say;...

As you would say, "o O," you wanted me to put an h...

This is why I was hoping someone would tag you. :D...

I think about it, but to tell the truth, if you to...

No, seriously, are thinking that I read other blog...

Speaking of left field questions: Did you notice t...

Why, ask me a question from out of left field of c...

I know, Liz; what are we supposed to do with "grea...

Hey John,what I meant in that first one was ge...

Hi Matt,Yes indeed; it's always nice when ...

That's the best thing about fustrations. When the...

Yo X,Ha, I quite agree. That's not much of...

Great response John.Fantastic!Way ...

Yo Neil,That's a tough one. Most any blogg...

I left a comment on kumiko's blog about this just ...

You're more than welcome, X; thanks again for you ...

Thanks for the insights John and TK.I will...

True TK, but your response won't get a "Too Long D...

Hey John,
what I meant in that first one was ge...

Hi Matt,

Yes indeed; it's always nice when ...

Yo X,

Ha, I quite agree. That's not much of...

Great response John.

Fantastic!

Way ...

Yo Neil,

That's a tough one. Most any blogg...

Thanks for the insights John and TK.

I will...