We've been having lots of interesting discussion about what blogging means to us, as readers and as writers too. It's been really thought-provoking, for me at least, maybe for you too!?
I move in pretty bloggy circles, and I hear people chatting about blogging a lot. They talk about things that annoy them, a lot of 'Did you see that!!?!' or 'I can't believe she said that!! ' or 'You can't write/post/copy/do that!!' or 'I did that first!' or 'That's my meme!' or 'That was my font first!' or 'Who does she think she is? Soulemama?!' or 'She never posts her own images!' or 'Her blog looks just like MY blog! Argh!' Yikes! Fraught with danger, this blogging thing, apparently...
But seriously, the good outweighs the not-so-good, though, for me at least. Friendships cemented, communities formed, kindness offered, skills learned, help given, smiles cracked, coffee snorted laughingly though nostrils, presents received, swaps sent, patterns downloaded, books discovered, music noted and much much more. I wonder how it is for you? Let's talk about Blog Manners, shall we?
What do you consider bad blogging manners? And what are the sorts of things that have made you so very glad that you write your blog. What great stuff have you gleaned from blogging? And what annoys the flipping bejeezus out of you?
Maybe you don't have a blog - but you enjoy a bit of a blog read. We would love to hear your take on this too. People who just sit quietly and soak things up often have a great perspective - perhaps you'll be less emotional than the bloggers about these kinds of issues?! Pipe up, why don't you?! How does it look from where you click?
What ticks you off in the world of Bad-Manners Blogging?
And what's your personal code of Good (Blogging) Conduct?
What's the best thing that's come to you via a blog (your blog or someone else's!)
Obviously it's going to be VERY different for everyone, and the responses will be varied, because we all approach this thing from different places. But I wonder if there are some themes that keep cropping up, that maybe we could take note of? I'd love to hear your good, bad and (hopefully not too) ugly of Blogging.
(Please don't name names in your comment - if you refer to another blog or blogger don't say WHO - we don't want to sit in judgement. We don't want to take pot shots at others. So keep it nice and general.) We DO want to hear how it feels for you. We really do.
If you have any blog etiquette links to share - leave them in the comments too!
xx Pip
I move in pretty bloggy circles, and I hear people chatting about blogging a lot. They talk about things that annoy them, a lot of 'Did you see that!!?!' or 'I can't believe she said that!! ' or 'You can't write/post/copy/do that!!' or 'I did that first!' or 'That's my meme!' or 'That was my font first!' or 'Who does she think she is? Soulemama?!' or 'She never posts her own images!' or 'Her blog looks just like MY blog! Argh!' Yikes! Fraught with danger, this blogging thing, apparently...
But seriously, the good outweighs the not-so-good, though, for me at least. Friendships cemented, communities formed, kindness offered, skills learned, help given, smiles cracked, coffee snorted laughingly though nostrils, presents received, swaps sent, patterns downloaded, books discovered, music noted and much much more. I wonder how it is for you? Let's talk about Blog Manners, shall we?
What do you consider bad blogging manners? And what are the sorts of things that have made you so very glad that you write your blog. What great stuff have you gleaned from blogging? And what annoys the flipping bejeezus out of you?
Maybe you don't have a blog - but you enjoy a bit of a blog read. We would love to hear your take on this too. People who just sit quietly and soak things up often have a great perspective - perhaps you'll be less emotional than the bloggers about these kinds of issues?! Pipe up, why don't you?! How does it look from where you click?
What ticks you off in the world of Bad-Manners Blogging?
And what's your personal code of Good (Blogging) Conduct?
What's the best thing that's come to you via a blog (your blog or someone else's!)
Obviously it's going to be VERY different for everyone, and the responses will be varied, because we all approach this thing from different places. But I wonder if there are some themes that keep cropping up, that maybe we could take note of? I'd love to hear your good, bad and (hopefully not too) ugly of Blogging.
(Please don't name names in your comment - if you refer to another blog or blogger don't say WHO - we don't want to sit in judgement. We don't want to take pot shots at others. So keep it nice and general.) We DO want to hear how it feels for you. We really do.
If you have any blog etiquette links to share - leave them in the comments too!
xx Pip
