by Smitty
LMA has an excellent start on a list of guidelines for blogging. Absolutely nothing technical here; this is the etiquette piece that is sadly lacking.
It is also not a practical traffic guide, like Stacy’s How To Get A Million Hits piece.
One thing I’d add is to hold before yourself the bandwidth limitations of the medium. The bulk of the time, when someone has pissed you off personally, the problem has roots in misinterpretation or simple failure. Take your readers, your stories, other bloggers seriously. Yourself? Don’t be a doormat, but strive to under-react, and see if what’s ailing you doesn’t reveal itself significantly smaller on third or forth glance.
Well, then, I shall underreact, and assume that you are NOT referring to DD’s attacks on my family, and implying that I was wrong to get worked up over them.
Well, then, I shall underreact, and assume that you are NOT referring to DD’s attacks on my family, and implying that I was wrong to get worked up over them.
I’m good at underreacting. Hell, I’m like a NUCLEAR underreactor.
I’m good at underreacting. Hell, I’m like a NUCLEAR underreactor.
@LMA,
I’m absolutely not attempting to apply any generalization to a specific situation, in particular, yours.
In particular, I had in mind as I wrote that a post I’d written wherein I offered a strong opinion about something, and had an inch-high F-bomb in the email from a reader who disagreed.
There is a fairly consistent track record of me trying to be a peacemaker when dragged into stuff, which would be a variation on this theme.
@LMA,
I’m absolutely not attempting to apply any generalization to a specific situation, in particular, yours.
In particular, I had in mind as I wrote that a post I’d written wherein I offered a strong opinion about something, and had an inch-high F-bomb in the email from a reader who disagreed.
There is a fairly consistent track record of me trying to be a peacemaker when dragged into stuff, which would be a variation on this theme.
Blessed are the peacemakers..
Blessed are the peacemakers..
@Smitty
Was it really that big? 😉
@Smitty
Was it really that big? 😉
The F-Bomb, or the Peacemaker? I’ve never seen either one of those come in at at under six inches . . .
You know how it is: God created men and women; Sam Colt made ’em equal. 😉
Blessings upon you!–and, all best. See you in a week or whatever.
The F-Bomb, or the Peacemaker? I’ve never seen either one of those come in at at under six inches . . .
You know how it is: God created men and women; Sam Colt made ’em equal. 😉
Blessings upon you!–and, all best. See you in a week or whatever.
I’d add one more caveat: Don’t drink and blog. “What was I thinking,” he mumbled to himself.
I’d add one more caveat: Don’t drink and blog. “What was I thinking,” he mumbled to himself.