GlenysI'm Not Angry At Anyone
July 10th 2009 01:04
I'm new to blogging and just found this site about two weeks ago. I had never written or even read a blog, but had in mind that it was just more or less people's personal opinions on the latest news, the state of the world and the effects on their lives.
I did think there would be differing opinions. There is no way we can all agree on everything, which to me is the purpose of blogging. You read what interests you and what you agree with, you leave a vote or a comment.
If you find an article you don't agree with, and want to read it anyway, then don't vote if you don't like or agree with it. Even if you want to leave a desenting opinion, it should be respectful and should be received that way. Wouldn't it be a horrible world if we all agreed on everything? There would be no reason to blog, or really, even to report the news. It would be pretty boring.
Should a blog site only cater to the people who see things one way, and keep everyone else out? That sounds pretty boring to me also. We can all enjoy a good difference of opinion and the comments do make the blog more interesting and more popular and draws many more readers. ---------So, if we can just keep the comments coming and discuss the differing opinions, look how long the post would work for us, and never need to be edited or deleted or the comment deleted and the differing people, blogs and opinions, which I thought was supposed to be the reasoning behind blogging, would continue to work as it should. The site would continue to grow, instead of collapsing everytime there is a big difference of opinion and everyone gets their feelings hurt, or starts taking sides and attacking each written word they don't agree with.
I just started my blog and intend to just kind of sit back and see what it's all about and who I admire enough to read and who I would just as soon pass on, and then decide what I really want to say. From what I see, there are very few that are actually involved in all this turmoil, but they are drawing all the attention for all the wrong reasons. The rest are still writing their blogs and going about their business and hoping the turmoil soon dies down so they can see some of their really well written posts have a chance to be on the front page again and to be read by the people coming to this site for that reason.
I intend to stick around awhile, maybe make a few friends and learn a little about true blogging, not about what happens at recess when all the kids are turned out to play and lacking supervision. So, blast away. I will answer what I care to and ignore the rest.
Trish
I did think there would be differing opinions. There is no way we can all agree on everything, which to me is the purpose of blogging. You read what interests you and what you agree with, you leave a vote or a comment.
If you find an article you don't agree with, and want to read it anyway, then don't vote if you don't like or agree with it. Even if you want to leave a desenting opinion, it should be respectful and should be received that way. Wouldn't it be a horrible world if we all agreed on everything? There would be no reason to blog, or really, even to report the news. It would be pretty boring.
Should a blog site only cater to the people who see things one way, and keep everyone else out? That sounds pretty boring to me also. We can all enjoy a good difference of opinion and the comments do make the blog more interesting and more popular and draws many more readers. ---------So, if we can just keep the comments coming and discuss the differing opinions, look how long the post would work for us, and never need to be edited or deleted or the comment deleted and the differing people, blogs and opinions, which I thought was supposed to be the reasoning behind blogging, would continue to work as it should. The site would continue to grow, instead of collapsing everytime there is a big difference of opinion and everyone gets their feelings hurt, or starts taking sides and attacking each written word they don't agree with.
I just started my blog and intend to just kind of sit back and see what it's all about and who I admire enough to read and who I would just as soon pass on, and then decide what I really want to say. From what I see, there are very few that are actually involved in all this turmoil, but they are drawing all the attention for all the wrong reasons. The rest are still writing their blogs and going about their business and hoping the turmoil soon dies down so they can see some of their really well written posts have a chance to be on the front page again and to be read by the people coming to this site for that reason.
I intend to stick around awhile, maybe make a few friends and learn a little about true blogging, not about what happens at recess when all the kids are turned out to play and lacking supervision. So, blast away. I will answer what I care to and ignore the rest.
Trish
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Oh how I wish all the other Orblers saw things this way, Trish. Maybe then all the bickering and insulting could be avoided.
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I just had to put my two cents worth in and tried to do it without stepping on anyone's toes.
I appreciate your comment.
Trish
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You really went to a lot of trouble for nothing, didn't you?
Trish
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Sad, really. I wonder if anyone actually clicks on them?
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