Sometimes Blogging Is Bullshit

That's right.

Here's why:

Know what is bullshit?

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SNUBBING/DELETING PERFECTLY RATIONAL, SWEAR-FREE COMMENTS.

I got my first snub today by someone who was encouraging Bloggers to post about their own site, provide links and check other people out.

So I did.

I checked a shit ton of the sites out and commented on many.

I came back later to see my comment and description was deleted altogether, with no message or reason. I didn't curse, I joked, I left a link to my site. I was a bit late to post, but felt the deletion of my comment was ignorant.

[Edit: The Blogger contacted me to let me know that my comment was deleted in error. Just wanted to let you all know that, in this case, my pissiness was not warranted.]

No this wasn't it, I just wanted a pretty Blogger "Delete Comment" image.

I have only deleted two comments in my life:

One comment was left when someone left me a comment about their sex life under my "It Gets Better" posting (totally inappropriate), and the other comment was about my family going away on vacation (I didn't want the general public to know my house was going to be empty).

The rest of it? It has ALL stayed up. Unless something is blatantly, flaming/unnecessarily cruel/offensive, it should stay up.

Isn't that the whole point of this gig?

I am not important enough to draw major criticisms or huge page hits. I value the people who come to my page, and read, and bother to comment.


Know what else is bullshit? CAPTCHAS.

'Ere i tipp for ya. Get rid of this stupid fucking thing unless you are spammed frequently and/or really need it for some reason.

Unless you are getting spammed to high heaven, if you have a smaller blog, why bother with these irritating (and surprisingly difficult-for-me-no-word-of-a-lie-I-need-glasses-for-this-shit) "validation" methods? Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess, herself doesn't even use word captchas. I don't think Allie Brosh of Hyperbole And A Half does either. I know "Your Aunt Becky" (aka Becky Sherrick Harks) over at Mommy Wants Vodka doesn't either.

That creature from The Never Ending Story? Or Princess Bride or something? Fuck. My brain hurts. p.s. Jennifer- I love you still.

Know what else is bullshit?  THE I-FOLLOW-YOU-SO-I-EXPECT-YOU-TO-FOLLOW-ME-BACK CROWD. 

We all have different interests. All Bloggers LOVE followers generally, to know we have an audience that cares to listen to what we have to say and/or laugh along with us.

But a humour blogger may have no interest in someone else's photo blog.

A mommy blog may be horribly offended at my language and content. AND THAT IS OKAY.

We are different. So the reciprocal, unread, follow-me and I'll follow-you, even if I am disinterested in your blog thing is bullshit. That's all I have to say.

Know what else is bullshit? COMMENTING ON MY BLOG AND NOT READING MY GODDAMN POST.

Yeah, I understand a lot of us have a ton of blogs we keep up with, partially due to the above bullshit factor. There are also LOTS of great blogs out there and you want to spread yourself around and keep in touch.

Then there are the folks who merely see a few key phrases in the post and make a generic comment, or ask the same question in the comments for the 5th time.

If you are commenting, at least here, kindly have the decency to READ MY POST before you leave your linkback to your own blog.

If I put an emotional video tribute up with no text, and I can see who has viewed the video, don't comment on the post without watching the video. Page views and video views correlate early on. If you are not interested in the content and are merely skimming to promote yourself, then go elsewhere.

I would rather have fewer, genuine followers than those who are just in it for the bullshit. I am sure some of you will unfollow me after this.

I am tired of trying to generate real traffic and maintain dialogue with all of the bullshit sandwiched in between. There are some really great Bloggers and blogs out there. Respect their content, respect their time.

I know this place thrives on self-whoring, and I learned to leave my linkback on other people's blogs after so many folks were doing it here - but I READ THE POSTS that I comment on.

*Gets off her high horse*

Anyway, that's all for today. And I don't even have PMS, go figure.


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