Sunday, June 29, 2008

Gone for Now

I just removed some links to blogs that no longer appear active from the list at the side.

It makes me sad when people I visited several times a week for years, be it electronically, disappear. What are they doing? What are they writing? These are the things I wonder about.

I miss Tribe even a year and a half after his disappearance from here. The occasional email does not sustain me because I want to know what he's reading, what movies he's watching on a more regular basis.

I try to respond to people's comments here and comments on their blogs so there's something in for both of us. A reason to keep this relationship up.

Blogging isn't for everyone, I'm sure. No one else in my family blogs. But some people (like Tribe) are very good at it. They manage to put their personality into every entry, making their blog something special.

Do you contemplate giving up on your blog if you have one? Cause I need a lot of warning if I have to let you go. And you people that don't have one, you might just have to step up and start one if we keep losing people here.

13 comments:

David Cranmer said...

I couldn't agree more. I've become accustomed to various blogs that go cold, and like a faithful pup, I keep hoping for their return. I believe some people become discouraged because no comments are left and it can get mighty lonesome in cyberspace.

pattinase (abbott) said...

Checking blogs is the equivalent of a cigarette break for me. And not finding one is like not finding my favorite brand.

Anonymous said...

I have a blog which I never use called Dr. Knowledge. Instead. I send emails to my political oriented group and they respond with emails. This seems to work best for us.

pattinase (abbott) said...

Chuck-you're back! How was it? You can tell me via email, of course.

Lesa said...

Patti,

I totally agree with you. And, I found your blog thanks to Friday's Forgotten Books. I've linked to it on my blog.

So, don't go away on me!

Travis Erwin said...

Yeah it is kinda sad to lose track, just like an old high school buddy or something, but actually I have discovered a few old friends because fop the blog. And I don't plan to quit blogging anytime soon.

Todd Mason said...

The ones who invest Too much in their blog might just be ones who burn out...your vanished blogmates weren't just those who've recently made a show of taking breather, I take it.

Randy Johnson said...

I'm relatively new to this disappearing blog thing. I went to read Richard Wheeler's blog one day and got an announcement that it had been removed by the author.
That bothered me because it had been one I checked daily. What was there was an offer to start your own free blog.
It's what got me started and I'm starting to learn things about it. A long way to go, though.

Martin Edwards said...

I wasn't sure I would enjoy blogging (or have enough time) to keep at it, when I started last October. But I've found it truly addictive and, certainly for now, couldn't contemplate giving it up. It's introduced me to a host of fascinating people as well as providing a good deal of information not easily found anywhere else.

pattinase (abbott) said...

I like the fact that each blog has its own voice. Some focus on writing, some reading, some politics, some an overall capsule of a person's life.
I find it addictive too although surprisingly, I've never kept a diary or journal. I guess I want the public forum on some level.

Josephine Damian said...

Patti: I once found a new blog, was the very first to comment. A week later I went back, and they'd deleted it.

Weird.

I think the really prolific ones are the burnout candidates. Blogging's just like life - it's all about moderation.

Since I have three blogs going (did you know I started a book review blog?), even if my main blog is on hiatus, I still have my quote blog and review blog up and running.

Sad to see Byron and Jason Pinter shut down, but understand that they want to put writing first.

With MySpace, CrimeSpace and Twitter, I blog less, but still spend time online - I tend to just spread myself thin over a bunch of different networks as opposed to getting "blogged down." Perhaps wider name recognition that way?

Christa M. Miller said...

Do I blog that infrequently these days?? I actually am considering giving up my pro gig. It's something of an energy-suck, always has been, and doesn't pay enough to put tremendous amounts of energy into it. On some level I do hate to give it up, but I'm just not feeling the passion for it that I do for other projects at the moment. And I want to blog for the fun of it, not the obligation.

By the way, I miss Tribe too. I was just starting to get to know him when he disappeared. :(

pattinase (abbott) said...

Josephine-Could I have your book review blog address. Christa-you're in a busier place than most of us right now. It's wonder to me you can blog at all.