Comments for Surprise announcement: there is a dark side of blogging

Comment from Matt Moore on 2007-05-06

2007-05-06T22:32:49Z

Should Blogger & Typepad have warning screens when you want to set up a blog saying:

STOP:
- Is Your Blog Really Necessary?
- Do you have more than 3 posts in you?
- Do you have the emotional maturity of an adult?
- Could you use some other communication medium for what you want to say (we hear that passenger pigeon is just groovy)?

WARNING:
Blogging may involve time & energy. Park Rangers from Nebraska may spam your comments field. Probably no one will read what you have to say (except your mum & she's just saying that to make you feel better).

Comment from Michael A. Stelzner on 2007-05-07

2007-05-07T13:31:01Z

Jack;

Thanks for covering my article. I wanted to talk reality with some big name bloggers.

I found many of these experiences are widely held and new bloggers deserve to know the truth.

I also covered something I called contentjacking as a followon discussion on my blog.

Mike

Comment from tom sherman on 2007-05-20

2007-05-21T01:29:36Z

And another thing: Just because you do have a blog and can think of things to write, you don't have to produce 14 articles per day. I'm sick of my feed reader filled with crap. Some bloggers seem to be treating this whole thing as an arms race. Quality over quantity, folks.