This posts is in response to La Shawn Barber’s questions on her blog this morning. She asks the following questions shown in italics. My responses to those questions are in bold. You can read more responses to these questions in the comments section of La Shawn’s post titled Disgruntled and Begrudging Bloggers.
“1) Do you or someone you know spend 50 percent or more of your blogging time writing (negatively) about other bloggers?”
No. I don’t nor do I know anyone who spends 50% of their time writing negative about other bloggers other than maybe the guy who gave me my first ever trackback. I will get to that in a minute. I do my share of holding others accountable like with my post on Sunday Google China Censoring or NOT?.
“2) Do you or someone you know begrudge another blogger’s “success”?”
No. I believe that there cream will rise to the top. Bloggers who are good will get return visitors from those who land on their blog(s) from searches or links.
“3) Are you or someone you know angry, perplexed, stumped — or the adjective of your choice — because certain bloggers seem to get linked frequently by the bigger bloggers, although you believe your posts are much more interesting and well-written?”
Yes I am amazed at how some bloggers get so many links, but not surprised. Although I do not believe my posts are that much more interesting or well written. I write much of my stuff during the middle of the night and quite often make mistakes. God willing, I will get better with time and write more interesting stuff.
“4) Do you believe it is wrong, impractical, wasteful, comical, useful — or the adjective of your choice — to build a reputation by trying to tear down other bloggers? “
Yes! I have a big problem with those blogs built on a foundation of negative criticism of other bloggers. I have been the target of a blog that built its foundation on tearing bloggers down. As a matter of fact I got my first ever trackback from a post that was dedicated to tearing me and my blog down. I got so excited about getting my first trackback. I did not pass on the chance to answer the critic. Here is the post titled Yee Haa..I got my first trackback”. That said, I do believe in holding each other accountable. (See answer to question 1)
What is the foundation of my blog? That really depends on which blog you are talking about. I have one blog where I have not revealed my identity. It is sort of an experiment. It is not negative and I don’t post there very often. As for the others:
The Land of Ozz: This blog is a Home of Everything Interesting to me and a few others. The numbers are growing. I get the most enjoyment from my Godcast postings of “The Living Bible”. I am working on getting some great new content for The Land of Ozz. I have a very good friend who has just received her certification as an herbalist. She has expressed interest in joining The Land of Ozz to share some great information on growing and using herbs.
Caden’s Page: My first/original blog. I started Caden’s Page on a static HTML page before I even knew that the term blog existed. Caden’s Page was created to keep family and friends updated on the events surrounding the birth of our second child because we did not and still do not have any family within 150 miles of us. Caden was diagnosed with a rare heart defect in utero that was linked to a genetic condition called Di George Syndrome. I have continued the blog due to some very positive experiences with others who have been touched by our experiences with Di George Syndrome and the dozens of medical professionals that we deal with on a regular basis. By the way, Caden will grow out of most of the things related to Di George and will lead a normal life.
Grill’n Time: It is about grilling and cooking in general. I enjoy cooking on and off of the grill. I have let this one rest for a while, but I am cranking it back up. I have a draft post sitting over there right now. It has recently been converted from Blogger to WordPress. Look for more tasty stuff to come soon on Grill’n Time.
The Tech Land of Ozz: This one is a pure technical blog. I have sort of let this one slide too. I cross post most of the stuff on The Tech Land of Ozz to this blog that you are reading in the Techie category. I may at some point just dismantle The Tech Land of Ozz and post all techie stuff in the Techie category of this blog. I am still undecided.
Summary: Blogging is a fun activity that helps me grow my web development skills and hopefully share something inspirational along the way.
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