Wow. It looks like quite a few folks are getting ready to ditch their weblogs–mostly because they say they don’t have the time or energy to maintain them…. That’s kinda sad.
Okay, yes, there is an unwritten mandate that “true” webloggers have to post something at least every couple of days…but, um, what’s gonna happen if you don’t? So you’re busy, so you go a couple of weeks without posting. That’s life. I mean, Jason and Meg and Halcyon aren’t going to come screeching to your house, batter down your door, confiscate your Playstation and your 17 cats, and cart you off to Blogger Penitentiary (although, that’s kind of a funny image). We’re quasi-intelligent folks here, and we know you have a life. We can wait. In fact, I’d guess that most of us would rather hold out a couple of weeks for you to share something insightful or funny or just plain honest than slog through pages and pages of insipid, sentence-long posts pointing to other people’s content.
Bottom line: I’m bummed that these voices I’ve grown fond of hearing, these people I’ve never met but whom I’ve grown to adore, are gonna be signing off. I’m sure they’ll probably still keep their sites up and running, but I dunno…. What can I say? I like the personal stuff.
Can I offer just a bit of unsolicited advice? Remove the time/date stamp from your weblog. Spend less time reading angsty teen sites maintained by kids with nothing better to do than sit around and post all day. Kick back and have a drink. And when you feel the need to share something, all the better.
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