tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post114878452257160880..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: The role of a blogroll: community network or chosen few?*StyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149048548528175392006-05-31T14:09:00.000+10:002006-05-31T14:09:00.000+10:00I remember shrinkykitten had a post a while ago wh...I remember shrinkykitten had a post a while ago where she said she'd noticed someone had taken her off their blogroll and been upset by it. And I don't think she is the only one who feels that way. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't automatically put someone on my blogroll who comments once or twice, but I do feel it's a little mean-hearted if someone has you on theirs, AND they visit your blog, say, everyday, leaving comments on most posts, and you still don't blogroll them. It's almost like saying "I don't like your blog". <BR/><BR/>Or maybe I'm just over-thinking the issue, as usjogger suggests.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1149044890287882872006-05-31T13:08:00.000+10:002006-05-31T13:08:00.000+10:00My blogroll is blogs I read regularly, though a fe...My blogroll is blogs I read regularly, though a few I don't keep up with anymore and should likely come down. I don't update it that often, however..... every couple of months. If someone comments on my blog, but I don't necessarily like or read their blog, I wouldn't automatically put them on my blog roll. I think you should just lump them together and not worry about offending anyone. I rarely look to see if people put my blog in their blogroll, I doubt other people do that much either.Psycgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476028853857792495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148939513448801112006-05-30T07:51:00.000+10:002006-05-30T07:51:00.000+10:00But overanalysing things is so much fun! Otherwis...But overanalysing things is so much fun! Otherwise what would I have to post about? :)<BR/><BR/>You're probably right, though. And I'm not in a big rush to change it, or anything; just mulling over some ideas about what will probably happen eventually.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148908194415627662006-05-29T23:09:00.000+10:002006-05-29T23:09:00.000+10:00I think that you are way overanalyzing this. I, pe...I think that you are <I>way</I> overanalyzing this. <BR/><BR/>I, personally, lean toward the short blog roll end. I don't figure anyone is going to click through dozens of links in my sidebar. But I think that you should do what you want, and not worry about <I>having</I> to include anyone, or offending anyone by what category you put them under. Life's too short.<BR/><BR/>JoggerUSJoggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932505890003472392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148855476993480922006-05-29T08:31:00.000+10:002006-05-29T08:31:00.000+10:00Thanks, people! Turtlebella -- I'm glad you don't...Thanks, people! Turtlebella -- I'm glad you don't think my idea would offend anyone.<BR/><BR/>Jana -- I really like the idea of drop-down boxes, but I have no idea how to implement that, especially if I want to keep using Blogrolling to create the lists. I'll have to have a hunt around and see what I can find. And "daily" vs "less frequently" as labels definitely wouldn't offend anyone!<BR/><BR/>Lucy -- I like that idea too, but unless someone writes a plugin that lets me automate it, I don't think I can be arsed. And that someone just isn't going to be me any time soon :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the ideas, anyway. I might look into dropdown boxes...StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148836686334924432006-05-29T03:18:00.000+10:002006-05-29T03:18:00.000+10:00I have an incredibly long blogroll of every blog I...I have an incredibly long blogroll of every blog I read because I don't want to make anyone feel bad by putting them into categories (not that they necessarily would, I just have problems with anything that could possibly be interpreted as judging). Maybe you could have a separate "recommended blog of the day" bit and rotate through the ones you think are the very best. People might be more likely to click on it then. Although, it would be basically the same as having 2 lists, but more complicated.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150532491859766021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148836253960672972006-05-29T03:10:00.000+10:002006-05-29T03:10:00.000+10:00The Soapbox Girls used to have two drop-down menus...The Soapbox Girls used to have two drop-down menus, one reading "daily", and one "less frequently". Making them drop-downs saves space, and dividing blogs into the two categories lets you distinguish between the chosen few and the wider community.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148829216453952092006-05-29T01:13:00.000+10:002006-05-29T01:13:00.000+10:00My blogroll is short too and limited to the ones I...My blogroll is short too and limited to the ones I read regularly (read: several times a day!). I guess I don't distinguish between your #1 and #2 but I think that's because I just don't read that many blogs in the #1 category, really. By which I mean big-time bloggers that don't have time or inclination to visit little ol' me, even if I visit theirs (e.g., Bitch, Phd). Most of the blogs on there are people I "know" - I comment on their blogs and they sometimes comment on mine. <BR/><BR/>I am always wondering about the manners of blogrolls too though. Recently a couple of blogs I've never heard of have me on their blogroll. And I wonder if I'm supposed to put them on mine. Basically, I'm just lazy and unless I actually go and read them with some frequency I won't add them. <BR/><BR/>I like badaunt's idea of linking someone you really want to recommend in a particular post. I do this quite a lot with Woman of Color and Bitch, PhD as they are on top of all sorts of political things that I think are important. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I've helped you much. But I don't think anyone would be offended to be on either of your too lists. And by the way, I like the "blogs I want to be when I grow up" idea- cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148797804957344042006-05-28T16:30:00.000+10:002006-05-28T16:30:00.000+10:00Hi Badaunt!Thanks for your thoughts. I hadn't tho...Hi Badaunt!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts. I hadn't thought of having the blogroll on a separate page. An interesting idea, although it doesn't solve my basic problem, since that isn't a matter of it being too long for the sidebar but just of wanting to keep two different types of blogs separate in the links list. <BR/><BR/>I think I clicked on a few people in your blogroll the first time I visited your site, so it does get some lovin'. :)StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1148789497700249252006-05-28T14:11:00.000+10:002006-05-28T14:11:00.000+10:00It is an impossible situation, and I have ended up...It is an impossible situation, and I have ended up more or less neglecting my blogroll because I can't keep up. I thought of using the Bloglines blogroll function, but that would have made the blogroll ridiculously long. And I have ended up in the situation you describe - where I am linking to blogs that link me even though I don't necessarily keep up with that person's blog myself. (This is generally because I don't have TIME to keep up with all the blogs I subscribe to. Bloglines seems to have stuck at 5300-odd unread posts, and they keep being added to as fast as I read.)<BR/><BR/>I also use <A HREF="http://www.mybloglog.com/" REL="nofollow">MyBlogLog</A>, though, and now and again go to see what people click on. People very rarely click on my blogroll, I've found (except the language teaching links). When I really think someone is worth reading and want to recommend a blog (or a particular post) I've found it is far more effective to link to them in the body of a post. Those links DO get clicked on.<BR/><BR/>So, basically, it doesn't seem to matter all that much. The best solution I've seen (but not tried) is to have the blogroll on a different page, and make it as long as you want. I don't know how that would work with Blogger, though.Badaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421084688117792172noreply@blogger.com