tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post7395244053204066522..comments2023-10-30T09:10:28.249-05:00Comments on Is there anyone else up there?: Why DO I blog?Mary Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06476814211173076515noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-51252664217269644922010-03-02T17:47:04.401-06:002010-03-02T17:47:04.401-06:00I knew I was in trouble when I asked a bunch of bl...I knew I was in trouble when I asked a bunch of bloggers to answer just one question! Of course most of you answered all of them. =)<br />Perhaps that gets at another reason some people blog - we like to write, we need to process in writing. And it's a whole different dynamic when you write in a blog for others to interact with you, versus just writing in a private journal. <br />Thanks for sharing Mary Ellen. =)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570718941895225222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-9125649427906810742010-03-02T01:34:25.966-06:002010-03-02T01:34:25.966-06:00Really fun questions! Fun to read answers tooReally fun questions! Fun to read answers tooRantWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611656459134372290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-57559059319566349722010-02-17T15:15:45.888-06:002010-02-17T15:15:45.888-06:00Lovely post, Mary Ellen. Your reasons for bloggin...Lovely post, Mary Ellen. Your reasons for blogging echo my own. And your advice is good.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-21887479618622440632010-02-16T13:38:25.417-06:002010-02-16T13:38:25.417-06:00What a great post. Of course, it led me to think ...What a great post. Of course, it led me to think about why I blog as well. I'm not sure I have the answer. For me, there is a sense of compulsion. I write because I am a writer. I don't mean that I have skill or talent but just that writing is the easiest way for me to untwist the tangles. Journal writing would help but it usually just reinforces my own initial reactions, fears, and assumptions. In presenting my thoughts in a public setting, I find that others' words and thoughts modify, illuminate, and challenge my own. Blogging provides space for deeper communication between people who might not otherwise ever exchange a meaningful word. In real life, people don't just walk up to strangers and say, "I was thinking of (mortality, religion, committees, art, dogs, technology) today and I wonder what you think." We have become adept at saying a bunch of nothing to each other. Blogging challenges the shallow nature of contemporary communication.Hysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-20949584709816170082010-02-16T13:31:18.991-06:002010-02-16T13:31:18.991-06:00Leone, I understand the need to be private, but I&...Leone, I understand the need to be private, but I've played a bit with making my blog known more to people in my actual life - now my Quaker community. I've mentioned it on Facebook, but I don't think much came of that (my kids, for example, haven't read it, to my knowledge). <br /><br />Yes, Minka, I do notice the number of comments - especially when I've really "put myself out there." But I haven't noticed myself aiming my writing primarily toward getting more hits. It's certainly gratifying when it happens! I agree with Cam - it's a special extra plus to get responses, especially when they are supportive and when they make me think.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476814211173076515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-53531111827544341222010-02-14T20:07:13.922-06:002010-02-14T20:07:13.922-06:00I love the community I've found through bloggi...I love the community I've found through blogging! I've read many posts in this past year, and I am so thankful for the writers that took time to share them with me! <br /><br />Blogging is a wonderful medium, I think!Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972079738846934736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-48968962502530406462010-02-14T10:45:16.937-06:002010-02-14T10:45:16.937-06:00Worthy sentiments, although I suspect many of us a...Worthy sentiments, although I suspect many of us are rather more narcissistic in our desire to blog.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-28841220733553080132010-02-14T10:25:06.633-06:002010-02-14T10:25:06.633-06:00Don't you still find yourself (every now and t...Don't you still find yourself (every now and then) measuring the worth of your blog by comments and stuff? Just a little?<br /><br />Bye the way, I think your blog is great!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-17397602492874810962010-02-12T13:55:09.288-06:002010-02-12T13:55:09.288-06:00Blogging really is an interesting way of expressin...Blogging really is an interesting way of expressing yourself. For me, it is a secret place. No one I know knows about my blog and I like it that way, it is completely separate from my 'real' life as opposed to my 'cyber' life. I don't know why I want it to be secret, I think I feel like I can be myself in my blog and I won't be judged whereas I don't feel that in my 'real' life. Interesting and thought provoking questions.Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508055212017916057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284703273171358436.post-36171001704310295852010-02-12T13:38:36.444-06:002010-02-12T13:38:36.444-06:00Nicely expressed.Nicely expressed.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.com