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Let’s all meet up in the 2,000th (or is it the 2,014th, or 2,996th?) blog post, as Jarvis Cocker never said
30 June 2007 15:48
If you look at the archives and stats page of this blog, you will see that this blog has amassed 2,013 posts since it moved over to WordPress way back in December 2004.
I think this is a lie because the dashboard says that there are 1,999. Which would make this the 2,000th. I am more inclined to believe the dashboard, because the one on the archives and stats page is generated using an old plugin, and I am guessing it includes ‘pages’ as well (which don’t really count, do they?). I should just uninstall that plugin because it is pointless and now, seemingly, inaccurate.
Anyway, the only reason I am pointing all of this out is that I am declaring this the 2,000th post, and you cannot let such a milestone pass without mentioning it.
I have actually written many more than 2,000 posts, because I also wrote almost 1,000 posts when I used Blogger (from December 2002 until December 2004). So actually this is a bit of a meaningless event.
But anyway, I always forget the blogiversary (shudder) because it comes at Christmas. My first ever blog post was written on December 30th 2002. That must have been one mighty boring festive period.
Anyway, I always forget it, so these milestones are the only chance I get to give myself a self-congratulatory pat on the back for having the “leet skills” to spend almost five years being unable to tear myself away from the warm glow of the computer monitor.
In case you were wondering, this blog has also amassed 3,743 comments (legitimate ones, that is — there have been 118,477 spam comments). According to the plugin, I have also written 442,678 words. Blimey.
My original plan for the 2,000th post was actually to do something quite unusual for me. I was going to point out some of my very favourite blogs, and actually link to them, and actually write about them.
But this 2,000th post has crept up on me, and I am itching to write about shoes, headphones and lifts (this is not a joke). And I can’t be bothered working out what my favourite blogs actually are just now. That will have to come later.
So I have had to think of something else.
These pleas never work, on any blog. But I am going to ask anyway. I know loads of people read this blog but never comment. So this comments thread is for you lurkers! Tell me please: How on earth did you end up reading this? And why on earth are you still reading it?
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#1
MatGB
30 June 2007 16:40
How did I find you? Absolutely no idea, it was way back when I was just starting off, either someone linked to you or you linked to me, or something. Back in those halcyon days of 2005 when the number of decent politics blogs was countable.
Why am I still reading? Because yut know stuff I don’t about things that interest me, and can at times also be amusing. I think.
Or it might be because I can’t be arsed to delete the feed.
(any allegations that said feed may be on my second most likely to be read filter amongst I think 4 other non-LJ blogs is of course complete falsehood…)
#2
Tom Marshall
30 June 2007 20:30
I’m a fairly recent subscriber – how I found you was via Ollie over at BlogF1. Why I’m still reading – it’s a good mix of personal opinion stuff, life experience, and of course, F1…
#3
Ollie
30 June 2007 20:40
That ITV F1 post! (Which was funny to to read again just now, by the way.) Ever since then, I’ve been reading your insights into F1 with a smile on my face – you’re a good writer on the subject.
Regarding the discrepancy in post amounts, do you have any saved, but not yet published? Maybe some stats are including these (or it could be pages, as you say). Regardless, 2000 is one heck of a number, congratulations.
#4
doctorvee
1 July 2007 00:10
Thanks for the comments, all of you. Still no lurkers yet though!
MatGB, I was just recently wondering how I first came across you. I have a vague recollection that you posted a comment here or something, but I couldn’t be certain.
Ollie, Thanks. I can’t believe how many comments it generated! And I can’t believe how old that post is now! It doesn’t seem like almost two years since I first read Blog F1 either.
By the way, sorry for the delay in getting some of the comments up — too many comments are still ending up in the moderation queue, but at least they are staying out of the spam bin these days!
#5
Rhys
1 July 2007 10:24
You linked to me, it was found on technorati, I came, read and was hooked
I keep reading it because I quite enjoy it. I’ve even started watching F1, and that’s your fault
#6
Deacon Barry
2 July 2007 15:21
It was the Scottish Blogging Roundup route for me. I like the graphic design of the blog, and I enjoyed the live-blogging at the election. F1 is my favourite sport, which is not saying much, as I have an antipathy towards sport in general. My sister is an avid F1 fan though.
#7
Andy
3 July 2007 13:45
I found you though Google Blog search, looking for blogs about Lewis Hamilton’s first win.
It’s nice to read a blog that is regularly updated (unlike my own! I have plenty of draft posts, I just never get around to finishing them!)
#8
Sahra
4 July 2007 14:27
I think I saw you linked to on Qwghlm? or Jawbox.co.uk ? I’m still reading because you make me laugh, particularly that post about Urinal Etiquette which I still occasionally link people to if we somehow get on to the topic of toilet propriety.
But I skip the f1 posts… sorry!