A friend of mine deleted her Tumblr blog after being harassed by some who had issues with the fandom they feel passionate about. I thought Tumblr was a cool and safe place for everyone. It seems it isn’t. I’m sorry she did that but it seems Tumblr has a way to go to become that place of open mindedness and true freedom of expression. Fandoms are highly personal things so when one is attacked because of uninformed people saying ignorant things then perhaps it’s time to run along. I’m glad to be on WordPress.
Tag Archives: blogging
Appreciation of WordPress Peeps
I’m glad to be in a mature, levelheaded community of bloggers here. We don’t agree on everything but there is a standard of respect and comradery here that I deeply appreciate. It’s OK to speak your mind and it’s very important to have an open mind to others.I encourage friends on other platforms to give this spot on the web a chance. Keep on blogging good people.
A Bit Of A #Blogging Dry Spell
I am finding it difficult to post these days. Not sure why. Maybe it’s a creative dry spell. At the moment I am doing a lot of commenting on blogs. I hope to get back to my normal posting patterns sometime soon. Thanks for sticking with me. I do promise to keep on blogging through it all.
Two Kingdoms Of Blogging
The world of blogging has two unique kingdoms (probably more) where you have recreational bloggers and then professional bloggers. Sometimes your recreational blog turns into your professional blog but most times your recreational blog is a personal one you do for fun and. Both types are about making connections and sharing your ideas and thoughts.
A professional blog is about your livelihood and you have to address it and treat it differently. You are always finding ways to increase your viewership and there is the whole analytics thing. Also there is that building a brand thing where people will think of your site as a destination.
Blogging for fun means just that. Posting whatever you want so that you can express who you are and to connect with a diverse audience of people from around the world. It’s more of a hobby than you are trying to build a brand.
No matter how you blog the hope is that there is some passion and enjoyment behind it. Anyway you do it, I hope everyone keeps on blogging.
The Genuine Articles
Every blog I post, every tweet I post, every status update I put on Facebook comes from me and in the most genuine way. What you see here and there is what you get. My life, my opinions, my crazy stuff all comes from my heart and head. Now I don’t reveal everything because everyone has the right and privilege of some privacy. Connecting with like-minded people is a great thing and can make this social thing even more fun. I encourage genuine dialogue and genuine posts because it tells the story about unique people who are trying to figure out this crazy world we live in. My friends lets strive to be the genuine articles.
It’s Here, It’s Friday! Awesome Sauce.
Hey kids it’s Friday and I am sure many of us thought it wouldn’t get here. Let’s have a great finish to the week and power through. Have a swell day everyone.
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