you're the type of person who expects to get a zillion followers within a week of your first blog post. and when you don't, you label blogging as a waste of time and then give up entirely.
you never, EVER comment on or follow anyone's blogs, but expect people to comment on your posts and follow you, because your blog is so much better.
you only follow people's blogs so that you get a follow-back.
your posts and comments are written like this: ~*hEy Frendz! 2d@y ii w3nT t0 da t0ilet 2 hv sum nycE p0op Joosss... iT waz lyk Choclayytt YumEE!*~!
you reply to only certain people who comment on your posts - an example would be, if 25 people comment on your post, you only reply to two of them and ignore everyone else who has made the effort to read whatever you've written and share their opinions and feelings about it.
you have an automatic music playlist on your blog - DUDE if I wanted to know what kind of useless crap you hear I would really prefer to click on the annoying widget myself rather than it blaring out suddenly and scaring the heck out of me.
you take NO interest in making your blog a bit follower-friendly (e.g. bright shiny moving background with tiny, unreadable and mismatching font and blinking cursors and pop up ads and BORING content - who would want to stick around on a blog like that?) and then wonder and whine about why nobody follows your blog.
you pester bloggers to tell you their real names while you yourself strictly use an alias.
you comment rude/offensive/dumb things anonymously. coward, much?
you tag/award someone and then comment on their blog saying "I TAGGED YOU ON MY BLOG PLEASE CHECK OUT MY BLOG PLEASE LIKE PLEASE" - or you just comment on random people's blog posts with "PLEASE VISIT MY BLOG :)))" without acknowledging the content of the post you're commenting on.
SIGH. i wish all of us bloggers would form some kind of army and exterminate these people who taint the intelligent + awesome + friendly world of Blogspot with their existence. (feel free to add to this list in the comments, i'll include your points in this post!)
p.s. you can see that i am SO irked i didn't even bother with capitalizing the i's and the words at the beginning of all the above sentences. because when i'm irked, ain't nobody got time for that!
38 comments:
Can I add:
People who just started blogging but put up Adsense, thinking they can make money.
God. I hate those. And that music playlist is always hidden somewhere so I can't just stop it easily.
How do people who lyk 2 t@lK lYk dIsS know about blogger? :o And yea I used to have a mini heart attack every time I visited a blog with automatic playlist =s It is an absolute turn off and most of the time I close the tab without reading just to get rid of the music that makes my ears bleed.
ps. I am guilty of not replying to comments on my posts :$ but heyyy I do read alllll the comments and love each and every person who cares enough to read my boring sht :') I'd start replying from now on :$
Haha, I'm with you 100% on these XD Especially about the follower whores and automatic music.
~Stephanie
One Thing That Really Makes Me Avoid Many Of The Bloggers Is That They Don't Reply To Your Comment, I Get It That They Get A Lot Of Comments But Still, If I'm Going To Comment There I Better Get A Reply. What's The Point Of A Post If There Is Going To Be No Discussion Between The Author And The Reader?
Also, I Don't Like All Those People Who Do A One Word Comment And Then Put 50 Words Of "Check Out My Blog Too: []", I Mean, That Clearly Shows That They Are Doing It For The Publicity Of Their Blog And Not For Reading Or Commenting. -_-
I Wrote A Post A Few Months Ago On How We're The 'Blessed Bloggers' For Not Going OnTo The Dark Side: http://the-thing-called-daniyal.blogspot.com/2012/08/we-are-blessed-bloggers.html [I Feel Like I'm Publicizing Now.]
This Post That You Posted Is Something That I Wanted To Speak On For A long Time But I Just Didn't Get The Motivation To Write Upon It. Let It Be.
"I TAGGED YOU ON MY BLOG PLEASE CHECK OUT MY BLOG PLEASE LIKE PLEASE."
And while you are at it, PLEASE do read my recent post:
*hEy Frendz! 2d@y ii w3nT t0 date Wid Mai GarlFarrand to the Sea BEach and It wAS sUch FunX".
And please follow my blog. I follow back. Pinky promisex.
Haha...most of these infuriate me too...but...
*guilty as charged* of not always replying to every comment. I do make it a point to check out the commentator's blog and comment on their posts instead.
I totally second you on this post. And while reading, I was afraid I was perhaps falling into some of those categories. But no :D The thing about not replying and only following to have you follow back and those with the unwanted songs playing behind all gets so much on my nerves. Some even comment "following you, follow back" without so much a smile on the content we've written.
It has been building up inside me but I never gave a thought about actually writing about it. You're an awesome writer. And um, would be glad to have you visit my blog once. :D
-Bubbles.
HAHHA! I agree with everything on this list! I HATE it when I land on a blog and suddenly I am deaf because something loud just blared into my ears.. and whats worse is that I just CANNOT find the damn widget to shut it off. It's like the blog is telling me to get out and never come back.. :/
I am not sure this goes in the 'hate' category, because I generally let pretty much everything pass because people do act dumb sometimes and that's okay... but, I do not understand those blogs that whine ALL. THE. TIME. What's worse is this one blog I used to read, where the chick used to whine in EVERY post how everyone she meets is jealous of her. Umm.... okay.... *awkward silence. do not know what to comment* :P
@Ennzee s,
ASL please? Plix follow my blogx. I follow back.
@IceMaiden
Hi. Cute display. I'm 19, male and rich. Follow my blog please.
@Bubbles *_*,
I love powerpuff girls. I always had a crush on Bubbles. Plix to be following my blog.
@Ghadeer,
You name reminds me of Eid-e-Ghadeer. Nevermind, just follow my blog.
@Daniyal,
Hey Dani. I love the way to capitalize your words. Follow your blog and I'll capitalize your life.
@Stephanie s,
Please follow back. I've the most automatic music in my blog.
@All,
Please follow my blog. xoxoxoxox
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Jeez, I can't even read what I just wrote. But I agree so much to this list, especially the first one. I'd feel graced to have just five followers on this. It's not friggin' Tumblr.
This post has the true-est content I've ever seen. I don't know if "true-est" is an actual word, but you get my point.
I remember when I was in like the 7th or 8th grade, and I usd 2 tok lyk di5, @nd iT w@s wEiRd. I'm glad, I'm past that freaky habit.
Amazing post, again!! :D
LOL. I have never came across such bloggers. Although there are a couple of people on Facebook who advertise their blog like loonies, asking everyone to follow their blog even if they won't read the content they post which is like so annoying and i feel like slapping them hard.
@Hamza, Yeu nvr commented on moi blog. I iz heartBroKen. :'(((
This cousin of mine blogs, and she's totally into it, but just because she doesn't have a gazillion followers yet, she fails to find blogging compelling enough for her taste. And, mind you, she's only posted, like, a dozen times.
I could connect to this post too easily, except that, well, the whole time I was wondering if I was a victim to one of these habits.
Guilty *gulp*
So I was that person who started blogging ages ago and I gave up, not cause of followers, but partially cause of the lack of criticism. I wrote lengthy stories and I put a lot of heart into them. I had no clue how a blog should be maintained and kept. Up until I started reading a few and got back to my own. I furnished it up and I look into it daily to perk it up :3. I also don't go about writing comments on to blogs...your's the first one I commented on (NOT this one :p, dosra wala post :P ) only cause I had no idea how to interact and how the blog world really works :/. Sadly I am still a big noob but I find it quite alluring now that I've got some good people advising me on how to check my work. Those who really do BLOG. One might perhaps be you. Seeing a successful blogger as yours comment and follow is a joy. Gives a sense of satisfaction about your work.
So Thankyou and I consider you irked :P
P.s I was going to add a music player on my blog,I think I'll revert to a manual playlist ;)
We should start a Blog Revolution. It would be fun.
I'm guilty of not responding to comments.... on my blog. I reply on the blog of the person who commented instead, if not on an external conversation I'm having with them.... o.o Is that as bad?
But I'm with you on everything else (:
You're a great blogger, but you went too far with the exterminating part. Some bloggers can be annoying, but that doesn't place us over them.
You said it all, I feel so bad if I do not reply to each comment personally!
And it's just sad to see a blog with a single post, with none to follow.
It seems like whatever had to be said has already been said by everybody and I don't have much to say... but you definitely touched a soft spot Furree!
Any particular reason as to why this post came now??
Hahahahaaa.... So awesome publicity by HBL :D =D
About your post So True, I get so scared with those automatic playlist, like you're randomly visiting a blog, saying 'wow, this is...' And Boom you suddenly get an electric shock and next thing is instead of reading the content you try finding the stupid player... =S
OH *I actually tagged you on my blog ages ago*
*guilty smile*
@Hanis, LOL I love that point! I added it to the post.
@Ennzee, OMG you'll be surprised at the INSANE amount of people who use slang and symbols on their blogs! It's really disappointing and disturbing, hahaha. And awww, that's not what I meant about the comments thing. You always visit everyone back and comment on their blogs, which is equal to a reply ♥
@Stephanie, Hurray! I'm glad you agree!
@Daniyal, Yeah I agree with you, if they just leave their comments like that and ignore them ALWAYS, it's really rude. I read your post, it's great! I'm glad to be a blessed blogger too :)
@Hamza, LOL *throws a shoe at you* I TOTALLY EXPECTED THIS FROM YOU hahahahaha.
@Ghadeer, I think visiting back and commenting on others' posts is as good as a reply! :) What I meant was, when people only acknowledge certain comments and make the rest of the commenters feel left out or insignificant.
@Bubbles, I'm glad you don't fall into these categories. Thank you so much, I visited you backkkk. :)
@IceMaiden, HAHAHA That's EXACTLY how I feel like with the automatic music! And omg, I despise whine-y blogs as well, and the ones that ONLY have drama. I mean, there are better things to talk about then your first-world problems, right? Hahahaha. You are a really good person to let it pass :P
@Dorsey, It took a couple of moments for me to figure out what you wrote! D@TX RYT L0o0lZx.
@Marzouk, I'm glad you think so, and true-est isn't a word, but "truest" is hahahaha. I think I used tO tAlK lIkE tHiS when I was around 9 years old. Uff. So embarrassing!
@Kashaf, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL OMG! I totally forgot about those who publicize their blog when CLEARLY no one in interested! :P
@Adeena, KUDOS TO YOU for bearing with relatives who blog. It's so weird talking to them in person about blogging if they ever bring it up, hahaha. And LOL she needs a lesson in blogging if you ask me. You should teach her how to be awesome like you! And don't worry, you don't fall into this category, none of the bloggers whose blogs I follow do. :)
@Rutaba, Lack of followers and lack of criticism are two totally different things! :) So it's okay, haha. If you want, you can email me and I can help you out a little bit with blogging and make you get some more followers. :) And your blog is great, I always follow blogs that appeal to me in terms of content (and lack of annoying widgets hahaha). Aww, you're welcomeee ♥
@Laila N Mysis, YES WE SHOULD. And I think commenting on someone's blog in exchange of their comment is as good as replying to their comments, so that's good :) -hug-
@blurredmirage, Well, you're from Wordpress, so nobody here really expects you to understand the feeling we Blogspot bloggers harbor. Before determining 'how far' I went, you should probably read my previous posts. I ALWAYS talk this way. Maybe you need to lighten up a bit and stop taking things you read so seriously. And thanks for calling me a great blogger, however I do think you should read my previous posts to determine that too :)
@Momina, I love how you reply to everyone individually! I also reply to everyone but usually load all the replies up in a single comment (like right now, LOL).
@Talitha, Thank you! :) and no, actually I was just randomly thinking about what annoys me about certain blogs. I wrote all my thoughts down. It became a blog post in itself, so I published it! :D
@Rafya, I KNOW, RIGHT?! Hamza is too funny. And LOL I agree about the automatic playlist bit, it truly is like a scary electric shock. And aww, don't worry, I didn't forget about that tag! I have a few posts lined up for December but I'll surely answer all your questions once the scheduled posts are published. :)
hmm...I hope you don't do such things to your readers...I know I know who would if s/he has brain enough to get irked by such...
hmm...I would really prefer to click on the annoying widget myself rather than it blaring out suddenly and scaring the heck out of me.
hmm...its me...I really want to request Bloggers to please get rid of such RADIO PLAYER from their blogs...on serious note...it does scare me...!
And please don't bother to send questions like...where you are from...what you do...how old are you...what your gender...or even...do you really belong any gender..are you gay?
Seriously...people...just because I have my email Id on my profile does not mean you are REQUIRED to write to me....hmm...sigh.
That has to be the greatest offer I've been made by anyone. Thankyou soo much ! I can already think of questions to ask you. *goes to look for your ID*
hahahahahahahahahaha
I also expected this from HBL
Over the years I have grown to be indifferent to all those type of people you mentioned above. Regardless of that, I will admit that hating or being irked by someone else's behaviour on a virtual space is something no one should do - but instead they should 'correct' them. It is no secret that we've all gone through that kind of phase ourselves at some point and no matter what others think, I won't take it back because it allowed me the opportunity to grow. Hating these certain type of bloggers/people is not a good idea. Be supportive, always - no matter how 'paindu' someone might be. Kindness and guidance is only returned by the same virtue.
I still stand by my words. I meant to give some constructive criticism, not incite a rivalry.
But since you made a whole bunch of assumptions, I'll try my best to politely answer back:
a) I had been on Blogger for a couple of years. I've also been on Tumblr. So I know exactly how you guys feel.
b) I guess I did take things seriously. But I also think there's a limit to joking. You might have unintentionally hurt some of your followers' feelings. If you're true to what you posted, you should directly mention who they are.
c) I've read nearly all of your posts, even those from the Jackky Bhagnani era. Despite this little squabble, I've been and still am one of your biggest fans.
That's all I had to say. Happy blogging.
HAHAHA!!! Ain't nobody got time for that!!! I am not familiar with the blogger community but I've seen this in many other places. It's so annoying. All you can really do is ignore it. ):
@Thinking, LOL! I so totally don't do any of the things that I've mentioned in my post. :P Hahaha I'm so glad you agree! I usually get nice emails from everyone but I have been subjected to hate mail, too. AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A SOLID REASON TO HATE ME! They just send me all sorts of insults :( But usually I end up making friends with everyone who sends me fan mail.
@Rutaba, Glad you think so :D My email is given on the 'Contact' page of my blog.
@quartertoinsane, LOLOLOL I know, right?
@awaisleghari, OMG another Wordpress blogger makes an appearance on my blog out of nowhere and begins the assumption game! LOL you guys take things too seriously. Judging by your comment, I thought you were an old man or an uncle-type at least, before I stalked you and found out YOU AND I ARE THE SAME AGE. Dude, lighten up! You say you've been through this 'phase', well if YOU'VE been through it why can't you let ME go through it, too? And why the heck are you mentioning 'HATE' everywhere there is a world of a difference between HATING and getting IRKED. :P Lol. Does Wordpress make people into over analytical thinkers? You can go and correct everyone who you think isn't going according to your way of virtual space living - I seriously have better things to do. Thanks for making the effort to type so much at 3:15 am by the way, means a lot :)
@blurredmirage, Hi! Well, you really DO take things seriously, because I didn't intend my reply to your comment to sound like any kind of rivalry. It's just that you popped out of nowhere being the only one to say something against the post (omg, now there's another guy saying the same thing as you did, and he's from Wordpress too, WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!!), and I really DID assume you never read anything I ever wrote before because if you did, you would know that I'm always this way! If anyone's hurt by what I've said they are welcome to unfollow me. I never directed this at specific bloggers, it's just a general rant (as the rest of the 21 commenters who agreed with me know). Am I not allowed to rant on my OWN blog anymore? Thanks for being one of my biggest fansss! *hug* That really means a lot to me, I don't think I've ever seen your comment before so it's cool that you've always been reading my stuff since so long, silently O.O It also makes me wonder who else reads my stuff avidly without my knowledge! Happy blogging to you too, good luck with your new Wordpress blog, hope you stay on it xxx :)
@sansscenario, HI! I forgot you used this account too! I'm glad you agree, haha. I shall try ignoring it to the best of my abilities. Ranting on my own space is becoming hard too, if you've read the above comments. Love youuu ♥
OMG I feel so singled out.
Pfft. Nah. I hardly ever blog. xD
You make me smile, Furree, and I'm sorry I missed your posts, but it's fun to read them all at one go!
Well I never meant to offend you in any way. You're entitled to your own beliefs and you have every right to express them. In my defence, I'd only say that I never really meant 'correcting' as an enforcement but rather an advice, which I think is only delivered if you mean them with your heart.
It is clearly evident that my way of writing and expressing things isn't really 'organic', so let me leave you here.
P.S. I stumbled onto your blog using StumbleUpon, and this was the first time I landed on a website run by a Pakistan. Warranted a look. I like the way your way of writing. Keep it up (y)
I have a live and let live policy when it comes to all this. That being said, I don't read as many blogs as you probably do, so I really wouldn't know! I like music players on tumblrs sometimes. And people that want to post about poop juice (I'm still retching at the horribleness that conjured, thanks Furz -.-) are free to do it however and whenever they choose to! The Internet is for everyone! That also being said, if you want to spam my blog with your inane comments, all I would do is thank you for the increase in my number of views, and ignore you like Katniss ignores Peeta's obvious and burning passion for her (I just feel that it's been a really long time since anyone made Hunger Games references :3).
This was a sassy and Furree-like post ^_^ and I love how just at the beginning you went back to typing like you used to! I like to think that your extreme irk-filled-ness caused that :D
So like. I posted my comment, and came back and re-read this now, and I only just noticed the p.s.
So much for uber-detective Sherlock LWAP, B.Surveillance and Observation Techniques, University of Alertness, Smarttown.
So this is a bit late (sorry 'bout that!) but this post actually made me start thinking (Me? Think?).
I hate bloggers who write one post and . . . never do it again. Sorry if that was already mentioned and I just totally missed it.
Anyway, I wanted my blog to be a certain name, and it said it was already taken. But when I looked it up, it was somebody who decided to get on, write one stinkin' post in 2010, and never floppin' do it again! That angers me . . . A lot . . . Grr . . .
Hahahahah this is hilarious! AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FO DAT.
I find this post extremely relatable. I do believe that the people have the freedom and the right to do/post whatever they want to on their blogs as it's THEIR SPACE.
But they should not whine about not getting hits/followers/comments then. If you want to get readers and comments then you have to make your blog reader friendly.
Also, there's this one problem I've faced: Quite a few of my most loyal readers, who comment on EVERY single post of mine, have blogs which have all the annoying traits you've described in your post.
This is a very troublesome situation.I feel bad when I don't read and comment on my readers blogs. But it's literally impossible to read what they've posted. Funky, distracting templates, music players and hard-to-read-font.
I just comment 'Nice post' without actually reading the post. Not because I did not want to read, but I couldn't read/understand it at all.
Great post.
PS: We could form an Army called: Blogger Nazis or BA like DA. Blogspot Army. :D
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING!
I know this one person whostarts a blog then forgets about it when they don't get any comments and such (this has happened like 5 times already). I think I'll link them to this post next time they pester me about starting a new blog :P
YES YES YES YES YES! YES all the way! Especially the part about the anon comments. Pisses me off so bad.
I guess it pisses people who are ACTUALLY serious about their blogs because it takes effort to achieve what they have. You want a popular blog, you gotta have PR. It's sirius business.
This was really helpful :D. You just wrote everything I have been feeling for a few days. My blogs still has only a few followers and only a few hundred pageviews. so I thought blogging is bekaar. But you changed it all just by this one post of yours. And my friend said that: We all grow". So my blog will grow if I put a bit more effort in it and take keen interest in the blogs of others. Thanks for helping me indirectly :)
This post was amazing!!
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