Comments on: Blog depression (part the million) http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/ Not a real vee Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Marisa http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-606486 Marisa Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:56:18 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-606486 You sound really pessimistic on this post. One way to heal blogging depression might be by starting to feel optimistic about ourselves? Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this! You sound really pessimistic on this post.
One way to heal blogging depression might be by starting to feel optimistic about ourselves?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!

]]> By: doctorvee » Here is that boring post I promised you http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17867 doctorvee » Here is that boring post I promised you Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:23:03 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17867 [...] It’s looking pretty unanimous on the ‘more personal posts’ front. The score is 8–0 at the moment. You nosy bastards! I’m currently facing up to the fact that the real reason I stopped posting ‘personal’ posts was because I’ve realised that I’m actually a bit rubbish, and writing about myself only reveals a bit more of my rubbishness each time. Which probably isn’t a very good idea. [...] [...] It’s looking pretty unanimous on the ‘more personal posts’ front. The score is 8–0 at the moment. You nosy bastards! I’m currently facing up to the fact that the real reason I stopped posting ‘personal’ posts was because I’ve realised that I’m actually a bit rubbish, and writing about myself only reveals a bit more of my rubbishness each time. Which probably isn’t a very good idea. [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17752 Andrew Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:45:31 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17752 It is natural to find that some of your posts have a different audience than others; I don't think this is a reason to put them on a separate blog. Take F1 for example; I'm a big fan so I am happy to read them. Other people will skip over them but they won't stop reading as long as there are other interesting topics. What do I think you should do? Firstly keep writing what you are writing, just make sure that personal posts have a wide enough context that other people can associate with what you are saying. They don't have to appeal to everyone, and they won't. Secondly, consider topics you can explore in more depth and take some time over putting together your thoughts on it and exploring the issues that apply. Maybe you want to talk about politics, terrorism, or the number of flavours of jam at your local Tesco; it doesn't matter as long as it is a well thought out post that we can relate to, and therefore join in with the debate, or with our own jam related anecdotes. Finally, make sure you know what you want out of it, deep down. Are you trying to convince people about your own views? are you trying to explore a concept? are you trying to highlight your writing? are you trying to be popular? did you just think blogging was cool? The answer doesn't matter, but you should know and once you do perhaps the subjects will come to you more easily. It is natural to find that some of your posts have a different audience than others; I don’t think this is a reason to put them on a separate blog. Take F1 for example; I’m a big fan so I am happy to read them. Other people will skip over them but they won’t stop reading as long as there are other interesting topics.

What do I think you should do? Firstly keep writing what you are writing, just make sure that personal posts have a wide enough context that other people can associate with what you are saying. They don’t have to appeal to everyone, and they won’t.

Secondly, consider topics you can explore in more depth and take some time over putting together your thoughts on it and exploring the issues that apply. Maybe you want to talk about politics, terrorism, or the number of flavours of jam at your local Tesco; it doesn’t matter as long as it is a well thought out post that we can relate to, and therefore join in with the debate, or with our own jam related anecdotes.

Finally, make sure you know what you want out of it, deep down. Are you trying to convince people about your own views? are you trying to explore a concept? are you trying to highlight your writing? are you trying to be popular? did you just think blogging was cool? The answer doesn’t matter, but you should know and once you do perhaps the subjects will come to you more easily.

]]> By: Collie http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17725 Collie Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:32:01 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17725 Blogs should be less about, 'I've changed the layout, what do you think/what should I be doing with my blog/I can't think of anything to write today but i'll make a blog about that' and more about stuff that might actually be interesting. I think it all gets a bit pretentious when basic blog stuff becomes the focus at some stage and it's like visitors are supposed to rub their chins and contemplate about what you think of your own blog. I really don't like blogs and (especially) livejournals for that type of thing, but if there's some articles that actually are interesting, then that's fine. Just get on writing whatever you want to write about. It's nobody's business what you blog about, and if they don't like it, there's another 60 million more blogs out there they can go off and read. Blogs should be less about, ‘I’ve changed the layout, what do you think/what should I be doing with my blog/I can’t think of anything to write today but i’ll make a blog about that’ and more about stuff that might actually be interesting. I think it all gets a bit pretentious when basic blog stuff becomes the focus at some stage and it’s like visitors are supposed to rub their chins and contemplate about what you think of your own blog. I really don’t like blogs and (especially) livejournals for that type of thing, but if there’s some articles that actually are interesting, then that’s fine. Just get on writing whatever you want to write about. It’s nobody’s business what you blog about, and if they don’t like it, there’s another 60 million more blogs out there they can go off and read.

]]> By: doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17711 doctorvee Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:58:37 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17711 Yeah, I must have done something wrong with that poll plugin because I couldn't vote either. Anyway, thanks for the comment, because usually when I ask questions along these lines nobody reponds! Yeah, I must have done something wrong with that poll plugin because I couldn’t vote either. Anyway, thanks for the comment, because usually when I ask questions along these lines nobody reponds!

]]> By: Sarah http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17710 Sarah Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:56:47 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/09/10/blog-depression-part-the-million/#comment-17710 I can't vote for some reason, but my answers, in order, are: no, not unless you specifically want them to be and yes, I think it's important to see the personality behind the posts. Some people might not like the personal aspects of posts, but could you imagine how dull Newsnight would be without the parts where you get to see Jeremy Paxman's personality coming through? That would be an entirely pointless programme! I can’t vote for some reason, but my answers, in order, are: no, not unless you specifically want them to be and yes, I think it’s important to see the personality behind the posts. Some people might not like the personal aspects of posts, but could you imagine how dull Newsnight would be without the parts where you get to see Jeremy Paxman’s personality coming through? That would be an entirely pointless programme!

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