Comments on: How Do You Tell a Blogging Buddy His Style Sucks?

By: Chris | Crisiboy.Com

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:37:33 +0000

ouch...tinamaan ako sa "A note on Keyword Obsession"....yap i do practice seo now pero marunong rin naman akong makinig at magbasa ng mga blog post lalo na kung personal blog..in fact may personal blog din ako na hindi ko ginagamitan ng SEO..as in pure post with feelings and emotions lang dun..salamin baga ng buhay....hehehehe And eventhough i practice seo..i always make sure na lahat ng mga blog post ko eh may quality content para naman may mapupulot din na useful informations and mga readers ko..un lang po.. Peace po tayo kuya jan..i am a human conversationalist..amen!! :) .-= Chris | Crisiboy.Com´s last blog ..iPhone 3GS Coming this July from Globe Telecom =-.

By: Jan Geronimo

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:14 +0000

@lio loco: Wow, that's a real problem. I wouldn't feel safe in their company then. Baka di na ako sikatan ng araw. Ahahaha.

By: lio loco

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:45:32 +0000

this point, uncle jan, is a concrete example of the cliche "easier said than done." for how do you, indeed, tell a blogging pal that his writing sucks in a way that s/he won't take it against you? there's a lot in my list of online friends who tend to write about nothing but gibberish (and i'm not even starting on simple lapses in S-V agreement) and the sad part is, i annot pull up honesty to tell them upfront that their blog post sucks, for lack of a better term. i believe that if you don't have anything good to say, then better zip your tongue lest you earn the ire of someone you've already regarded as belonging to your circle of friends. what i normally do is i don't drop a comment if the post really sucks. but if the blogger knows me well enough to understand that i have only his/her best interest in mind in dropping the not-so-good line, then i do tell him/her what i think pointblank. .-= lio loco´s last blog ..SSDD No. 3 =-.

By: Jan Geronimo

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:54:35 +0000

Well, there's good news for you. I can email you my reply to your comment. JS-Kit is pretty handy, but I was in it only for the commentluv plugin. And WP always has commentluv as a matter of course. That's good news, Fifi. You lead a very busy life - studies, work and blogging. Not to mention your private life. It's a wise move to get rid of preoccupations that have a dire effect on you achieving your goals. Enmity saps your energy that will be better spent productively elsewhere. Besides, it's bad for the health. That's an admirable thing to do, Fifil. I'm glad you have let go... Well, not all who claim they're your online friends have your best interest at heart. Time will reveal who really are the real deal. So my advice is don't lose your skepticism - just don't let it stand in the way of meeting lovely, genuine people too much. :)

By: fifi

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:44:09 +0000

wow, i didn't know you'd reply. ngek. i miss your old blog where i get notified of replies to comments. or am i not clicking some buttons to have them activated? it's great to have friends online and it is a relief to be reading posts where you are not subjected to someone else's angst against the world. i remembered the time when i was in a blog war with someone, i really got exhausted drawing all my negative vibes to write a post that would surely annoy the other person. as if people reading my posts would care about my grudge against such person. so i learned and removed all posts that the other person would consider to be directed against her. that was my way of moving on from whatever issue we may have against each other. so it was a surprise for me to find your blog who welcomes its readers. or maybe my paranoia just got the better of me and i couldn't believe people being friends online. .-= fifi´s last blog ..winning a freebie online for the first time =-.

By: elmot

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:32:58 +0000

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By: dfish

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:47 +0000

Well-explained Jan. I agree - candidness is more likely to be productive within a sphere of trust among ones blogging buddies. Trust is an essential ingredient to let others know that a feedback is well-intentioned rather than ill-advised to further dismantle a blogger's vulnerable sides. dfish’s last blog post..DesertFishing’s 30 Most Read Posts

By: Jan Geronimo

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:05 +0000

Elmot, that particular point about keywords? I think I have managed to offend a number of readers about that already. Me and my big mouth. So hush now, little bro. You might get black marks, too. :)

By: Jan Geronimo

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:37:34 +0000

That's an interesting consideration, Dfish. The chances of me alienating my friends will be lessened if I take care to follow your suggestions. Rest assured though that I have no intention of inflicting my version of a blogging standard on my friends and buddies. Perhaps I've not made it very clear at the outset that for me to be able to be that forthcoming with my buddies certain conditions must be met. For example, that the online friendship has progressed to the point that it can withstand candidness on both sides, that it can listen to honest discussion and differences of opinions and tastes. Only then can I have the confidence to speak my mind and be preposterous as to say to him/her: your blog sucks because of this and that. That I concede maybe unconventional, unFilipino even, but we all could use some honesty as pillar of our online friendship. Of course, I will not sacrifice my friends self-esteem just because I need to be reassured I have this sublime taste in what makes a blog superb. I haven't sunk to that lowest of lows yet, I'd like to reassure you. I just want to have that option - that I can press that button in case of emergency, beat my chest to stress my high priest role in all this, and blurt out in an outraged and self-important voice: "Your blog offends me. You suck. Mend your ways..."

By: Jan Geronimo

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:15:09 +0000

Oh please, don't get me started, Julius. I don't do this for a living, you know? It's just me expressing a long held set of pet peeves. Now that I've said it? I'm happy as I can possibly be again. Well, that will be a hard thing to do - this thing you asked me, but I will think about it. Can't promise you anything though. :)