There is a tag call the Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag going around the web with questions about books but nothing about freaking out but I like the title. Inspired by that, I made this question list which I titled The Blogger Freakout Tag but I'm not tagging anyone. According to Dictionary.com, freak out or freak-out means to lose or cause to lose emotional control from extreme excitement, shock, fear, joy, despair, etc. Feel free to answer 1 or 2 questions or all of them in the comments or on your blog.
01 - When you first started your blog, did you freak out and worry you might fail?
02 - If you share something (on your blog) and then regret it, do you revert (to draft)/delete/remove that post or just leave it? Or do you just freak out, calm down and then pretend it never happened?
03 - Have you ever been freaked out or offended by a reader's comment or a blogger's post?
04 - Do you freak out/get annoy when a blogger leaves short comments that are generic or devoid of any relation to the post? (ie, nice blog or good post)
05 - If you cannot access your blog (ie, because of web glitches or wi-fi not working), do you freak out and try to fix it somehow or do you just wait patiently until the problem solves itself?
06 - Does it bothers you when a blogger changes their blog's direction/starts behaving like a new-to-you blog with nothing like the posts you are used to seeing?
07 - Does getting comments (on your blog) makes you giddy?
08 - Was there a time you had freaked out when you made a mistake on your post, ie, got some information wrong or said something that you really shouldn't?
09 - When bloggers overshare (on their blogs), do you get annoyed or happy that they are willing to share even the most intimate of things?
10 - Do you sometimes freak out (in a good way) when you get new readers?
I am so grateful to have found the blogosphere. Yes, I get a tad irritated at comments that have nothing to do with the post. And am sometimes amazed at the things people are willing to share.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child: I'm also grateful to have found the blogosphere, it makes the world a little more accessible.
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I try to freak out as little as possible. Life's too short to give yourself an aneurism. Remember, it's just blogging -- no one is really paying any attention. We blog for our own amusement and gratification and that's it.
ReplyDeleteDebra: You're right about life and blogging but I think we sometimes must get our frustrations and angers out of us to make one's mind more at ease.
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I love this tag! I'm bookmarking it for future reference - right now I don't have the time to make a whole blog post about it (also, I'm on the verge of a hiatus), but I'm definitely going to later. For now: I hate those generic comments with a passion and never approve them (attention seekers, gah); I love it when bloggers get personal (I don't share EVERYTHING, but I do share a great deal myself).
ReplyDeleteRoberta: I don't mind people sharing their personal things but maybe sometimes it's a bit much. We don't need all the details. But it's nice to be able to share.
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I think I might do this tag in the future. :) It looks very fun.
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Quinley: It's probably fun, maybe, I don't know. I think it might be a little too serious.
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I'm in two minds about oversharing. On the one hand I enjoy when ppl get a bit more personal: I get to know the blogger a bit better. But sometimes oversharing goes too far, and you wonder if when they're talking about other ppl involved in their drama, if those people gave consent to have their personal info shared online.
ReplyDeletepaperbackprincess: This is why I think it's a good idea to give nicknames or false names to people. If it involves other people, it might be wiser not to tell everything.
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