BLOGBloke: This Is The End My Friend … The End of the Blog that is
Curtis
· 1 year ago
I agree BB. I found my content partly taken lately and even though they linked back to my blog. They didn't ask and there is nothing I can really do. About the only SN I belong to,If you call it a SN. Is twitter.
I've been tweeting more myself lately, but most of it's just ... "I finished dinner and have a bit of indigestion ... so what's on the telly?"
BORING!
Tica Macha (Teri)
· 1 year ago
I'm with you Bloke. I'm beginning to wonder, "just who do I blog for". Besides, lately I've had a stalker that makes stupid comments with bogus names to direct traffic to his site. He's wearing me down trying to keep them all deleted. IS THERE ANYWAY TO BLOCK PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE TONS OF 'NAMES'? Can you use 'key words' to block them - like costaricahq.org? See, I still come to the Bloke for help and answers.
Everybody and their brother is on the internet in some form or fashion. What the hell has happened? When it's no fun, stop doing it. A Blog has a way of taking on a life of it's own.
When I left a comment (hit post), it went to a blank screen and not back to your site. Is that a glitch or the big bright light at the end? I tried it again and the same thing happened, blank screen.
Thanks for mentioning that Teri. I noticed it on this end too and I was wondering if it was just me. I have no idea why it's doing that and I will contact my blog host provider to look into it.
Wordpress has an option to block commenters by words, names, url, email and IP address. Very nice for getting rid of those annoying repeat offenders. Unfortunately Blogger doesn't have anything remotely similar so you're kinda outta luck there.
Another good reason to upgrade ;-)
BLOGBloke
· 1 year ago
Ok I figured it out. The only thing that I added recently was the "popularity contest" plugin. When I deactivated it the comments publish button now works properly.
Thanks Teri!
Matt
· 1 year ago
I agree that it's depressing that there are so many of these sites now.
But blogging is still worth it, I reckon. People will have their flirtation with those sites but will get sick of all the crap in them. They'll come back to quality, consistent blog content in the end.
The best approach is to just keep plugging away, writing good unique stuff.
BLOGBloke
· 1 year ago
I hope you're right Matt. But right now I'm not feeling all that hopeful.
I've certainly noticed a number of previously prolific bloggers either slacking off or stopping posting altogether. Folks I've been subscribing to for the last 12-18 months have closed their sites or sold them off. I guess with blogging there is always going to be a fairly high churn rate so I wonder if this is just a cycular thing or a sign of the future.
I know my personal output has been down over the last few months but that's because of real life getting in the way of my writing. It's not because I've fallen out of love with blogging it's just that I've not got as much time to blog as I used to.
Mike, I'm curious who those prolific bloggers are that you mention falling off the wagon. Care to tell? I would be interested.
Asia'h Epperson
· 1 year ago
Come on, I just started my blog and somehow found your blog on the way and you are telling me this is the end? Then, I must quickly grab sometimes to read up all your older post... Look very interesting here.
I posted this on Kathy's blog too that a couple of my favourite feeds haven't been updated in the past couple of months - one of them is Juggling Frogs - remember ?
Social Networking may be in but it's all worth it when the nerd you knew in high school is impressed by what you write !
I agree with Andy on how useful comments can turn out to be and it happens to me too all the time !
The other side of the story is that I know some of my friends read my blog but they shy away from commenting and instead talk to me in person or ha-ha-hee-hee it on Facebook ! There's no way to control that !
Hmm...dunno if the last comment was swallowed up or not so, just in case, sites like Marketing Syndrome and Modern Life Is Rubbish haven't updated this year and Neil Patel used to update Pronet Advertising on a daily basis but has only posted half a dozen times this year.
Plenty of sites I used to subscribe to have sold out to new authors who simply don't cut the mustard so I've unsubscribed. Ultimately I subscribe to people, not sites.
Stuart of Modern Life did mention in one of the comments that he was working on other projects. His Fuzznut.net website is updated almost everyday. I guess he's more into music that the web these days.
Mike
· 1 year ago
I remember him saying that he was laying off the blogging for a bit but it seems like Modern Life is definitely dead in the water.
Another example is 10e20.com - sometimes a couple of posts a day and now nothing since Feb 15th.
Others have just given up the ghost and simply not posted for months (Rory at Clean Cut Blog) or have said they're giving up (Chris at BlogOp).
As I said, I guess it's all part of the natural churn.
I think it's very sad that a blogger could develop online relationships and then just suddenly disappear into the ethosphere. It shows an indifference to their readers. I really miss bloggers like Rory. He had so much potential and was a terrific writer. Since you're in that neck of the woods is there any way you could look him up Mike?
Mike
· 1 year ago
He's up in Scotland so it's a fair old trot from London!
"Mike, I’m curious who those prolific bloggers are that you mention falling off the wagon. Care to tell? I would be interested."
This is my first time here. Having read some of your posts, I like your attitude. Wish I had come a-visiting earlier on. Pity you're calling it quits. Oh yes, I've noticed a number of prolific bloggers slowing down or dropping out. Written about it, too. Just want to mention Problogger. Although he still has his personal blog, he's not writing that much. More often he's using guest writers to back him up especially one who called herself Skelliewag. Be careful of the bad cheese, have a good day!
Markk's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNextpost/~3/268009806/johncowcom-up-for-sale.html" rel="nofollow">JohnCow.com Up For Sale
BLOGBloke
· 1 year ago
I haven't yet decided for certain if I'm going to call it quits Markk. So stick around awhile. I have a lot to consider. Regarding Mr. Rowse it seems that he's been busy recycling his archives into a book. Can't wait to read it (again). ;-)
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Curtis's last blog post..Garden Blogging for fun, thats all
BORING!
IS THERE ANYWAY TO BLOCK PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE TONS OF 'NAMES'? Can you use 'key words' to block them - like costaricahq.org? See, I still come to the Bloke for help and answers.
Everybody and their brother is on the internet in some form or fashion. What the hell has happened? When it's no fun, stop doing it. A Blog has a way of taking on a life of it's own.
Tica Macha (Teri)'s last blog post..Sunset Sunday
I tried it again and the same thing happened, blank screen.
Tica Macha (Teri)'s last blog post..Sunset Sunday
Wordpress has an option to block commenters by words, names, url, email and IP address. Very nice for getting rid of those annoying repeat offenders. Unfortunately Blogger doesn't have anything remotely similar so you're kinda outta luck there.
Another good reason to upgrade ;-)
Thanks Teri!
But blogging is still worth it, I reckon. People will have their flirtation with those sites but will get sick of all the crap in them. They'll come back to quality, consistent blog content in the end.
The best approach is to just keep plugging away, writing good unique stuff.
Tica Macha (Teri)'s last blog post..Sunset Sunday
I know my personal output has been down over the last few months but that's because of real life getting in the way of my writing. It's not because I've fallen out of love with blogging it's just that I've not got as much time to blog as I used to.
Mike's last blog post..LTNS
Asia'h Epperson's last blog post..Asia'h Epperson Really Don't Understand Google
Social Networking may be in but it's all worth it when the nerd you knew in high school is impressed by what you write !
I agree with Andy on how useful comments can turn out to be and it happens to me too all the time !
The other side of the story is that I know some of my friends read my blog but they shy away from commenting and instead talk to me in person or ha-ha-hee-hee it on Facebook ! There's no way to control that !
Jaffer's last blog post..A new WordPress, a new design but not before a new adventure
Plenty of sites I used to subscribe to have sold out to new authors who simply don't cut the mustard so I've unsubscribed. Ultimately I subscribe to people, not sites.
Mike's last blog post..LTNS
I guess he's more into music that the web these days.
Another example is 10e20.com - sometimes a couple of posts a day and now nothing since Feb 15th.
Others have just given up the ghost and simply not posted for months (Rory at Clean Cut Blog) or have said they're giving up (Chris at BlogOp).
As I said, I guess it's all part of the natural churn.
Mike's last blog post..LTNS
Mike's last blog post..LTNS
This is my first time here. Having read some of your posts, I like your attitude. Wish I had come a-visiting earlier on. Pity you're calling it quits. Oh yes, I've noticed a number of prolific bloggers slowing down or dropping out. Written about it, too. Just want to mention Problogger. Although he still has his personal blog, he's not writing that much. More often he's using guest writers to back him up especially one who called herself Skelliewag. Be careful of the bad cheese, have a good day!
Markk's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNextpost/~3/268009806/johncowcom-up-for-sale.html" rel="nofollow">JohnCow.com Up For Sale