Comments on: Thoughts on blogging absences

By: Weerveanepelt

Weerveanepelt — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:24:34 +0000

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By: Flüge

Flüge — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:25:24 +0000

“As a blogger, Id like to think of a blog as a virtual pet that I feed content to, and keep alive by my posts. I believe my blog will go into a coma if I abandon it”
I liked very much the image u have done about the bloggger and its blog.
I think regular reader notice the absence of the blogger and appreciate the fact, that a blogger informs about his abscence. That shows the seriousness of the blogger nad how important is blogging for him.
apart from that, personally I prefer beeing a regular reader of some blogs and take an interest in the personallity of the blogger.

By: wetspark

wetspark — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:28:55 +0000

I personally miss when my favourite bloggers dont come up with a post..but I dont crib about it coz they have busy lives of their own..but then you cannot control your wish right!;-)

On a personal note, I would be devastated if my favourite bloggers just stopped blogging..few bloggers who stopped blog a year ago..I still miss their posts..its only nostalgia that remains..

By: Renu

Renu — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:48:48 +0000

Hi, have just found your blog. I usually read the oldest posts on any blog, because I find them to be the best of the lot
And if i really like something, I come back and re-read it. I don’t think any of them come with an expiry date
And i am selfishly hoping that you’ll take some more time off, so that in the meantime, I can catch up on your blog

By: Shefaly

Shefaly — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:17:01 +0000

Lekhni

Firstly It is easier to ping on Twitter and ask about someone’s welfare and do so privately. Where do we leave such a note of concern on the blog without everyone reading it?

Secondly, you could always put the ‘blogging without obligation’ badge on the blog. That (re)sets expectations. Nobody, even those who love your blog, will come and read it all the time.

I am reminded of a line from a Mahendra Kapoor song (not fully appropriate but we are all suffering a surfeit of content so this comes to pass often):

Talluk rog ho jaye to usko bhoolna behtar
Tarruf bojh ban jaye to usko todna achha..

(A relationship that becomes an illness, a scourge, it is better to forget; an acquaintance that becomes a burden, it is better to break off).

By: Rada

Rada — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:29:02 +0000

I prune (you are a gardening freak, hence the uasage) my feed -reader regularly, but find that some bloggers stobbornly keep their place in the reader, by virtue of their sheer quality.

You are one of them.

Blog away. We will make do with the absences.

Hey, that was a very touching comment! I just hope I live up to your opinion!

By: amreekandesi

amreekandesi — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:10:03 +0000

Welcome back!
Good point you raise about the value of older stuff…it is not fair that a post that you put so much effort into creating just gets attention for a few days till the next one comes up, and then is lost into the dark abyss of the archives.

Exactly my feelings. Plus, I feel some posts, which were unfortunate enough to be published just before a long weekend or some such bad time, are never seen by many before they vanish into page 2, which is the start of the dark abyss

By: Flaneurbanite

Flaneurbanite — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:06:10 +0000

“As for my own absence, I noticed that nore people missed me on Twitter than on my blog. Given that I tweet even less frequently than I blog, I wonder what that means?”
- That less is more? Sorry, just kidding:)
I can’t say I missed you like all the others because this is the first time I’ve landed on your blog. But I will be coming back for sure, so I hope you do not disappear again.

Yes, I wonder too, if it means less is more. But how much less is more, and when does less stop becoming more, and becomes, in fact, too less? If one post a week is more, is one post a month even more, or too less? Deep philosophical questions, these

Oh, and if you are new, I would definitely recommend the archives. I was funnier, once. Sigh.

By: Arby K

Arby K — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:12:26 +0000

Was gonna ask abt Twitter, but then u hav already mentioned that. Being active on Twitter is like being online on messenger. U’ll generally know when someone’s not arnd when tweeting stops or tweets are automated, especially when u don’t follow a lot of ppl.

I haven’t been reading blogs for that long, for me to start missing it once the post stops. Though absences do get noted. So, welcome back

Ah, I see you haven’t become addicted to blogging yet Though Twitter seems to have got to you!