tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post177207079773796960..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: A Black Day For BloggingStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27198646504444363072010-10-28T20:59:12.702+02:002010-10-28T20:59:12.702+02:00Organic Motherhood with Cool Whip: thank you from ...Organic Motherhood with Cool Whip: thank you from the heart. A day off for everybody involved would have been the best remedy I feel. Looking back on it now - a week later - the whole things grandiosely stupid; a carnival grotesque... a blogging sideshow. I don't intend to be the prime exhibit at another I can tell you...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-13542954443351160252010-10-28T20:30:13.957+02:002010-10-28T20:30:13.957+02:00DAMN!!! I missed a lot. So sorry Steve, I have bee...DAMN!!! I missed a lot. So sorry Steve, I have been MIA for about a week and didn't know all this had gone down. I read a tiny reference to it somewhere and responded, but didn't know the depth of the situation until now. Sorry I've been a bad friend. <br /><br />And I want to say that I think some people get big offensives going on the internet mainly because they think it will be good for their blog. Maybe that sounds petty. Maybe I am wrong. But why else would someone go so ballistic over a tiny comment like the one you made. <br /><br />Esp. considering it sounds like there was already a ruckus brewing. I love blogging, but the drama is ridunkulous. You are awesome, Steve. You had no place in this. I support you and am sorry such insanity fell into the lap of a great person like you. <br /><br />As for her, she sounds like she needs a day off.Organic Motherhood with Cool Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305464822153790948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-36769274492426239352010-10-27T19:17:01.864+02:002010-10-27T19:17:01.864+02:00Anonymous: I just wish I knew who you were - I'...Anonymous: I just wish I knew who you were - I'm more intrigued by that, that anything else! I think my initial comment was an error of judgement; I think as, you hint, I really ought to save my own special brand of humour for those that know me well! This whole thing has been a bit of a shock in truth. I've had rows with bloggers before but nothing of this magnitude and the fact it is still rumbling on (only with different combatants and different offenses) is quite frankly horrific. I really don't want any part of that side of blogging.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-17819578207821047182010-10-27T19:13:03.740+02:002010-10-27T19:13:03.740+02:00Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... I've just read th...Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... I've just read the comments that started this off on Heather's blog... EEK!!<br /><br />I think what happened, Steve, was that you posted your comment just after someone had started having a go at someone else and the 20sm person must've thought you were continuing that. She obviously isn't aware of your writing style or your blog so wasn't aware that you 'normally' take the piss... I am aware of that as I love your blog (and am posting this comment anonymously as you know my blog and I'd really rather not have any fall out on mine. Sorry if that seems disloyal, it's just a self-preservation instinct on my part!) and I love your writing.<br /><br />There's a whole lot of crap in the blogosphere and always has been. I got involved in this sort of shite years back in groups. <br /><br />If 20sm felt harrassed by the comments before you posted yours then she was probably already in a defensive state so anyone would have set her off. <br /><br />There's a whole lot of ugliness in the comments in heather's blogpost in question... and that's what happens when people aren't face to face (well, it happens then, too, but at least one can read body language and possibly have some chance of explaining oneself in a more rational manner.<br /><br />Keep going with your blog. Oh - and well done with starting the sign language course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47697932830195576462010-10-26T21:12:12.448+02:002010-10-26T21:12:12.448+02:00Anonymous: to be honest the whole damned thing rev...Anonymous: to be honest the whole damned thing revolts me. It's not why I write and it's not why I blog. The behaviour of a good many bloggers caught up in this is reprehensibly immature and ugly in the extreme. I do not want to engage any further in any part of the debate.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-79363991086852257282010-10-26T14:14:33.602+02:002010-10-26T14:14:33.602+02:00I too have been watching this whole pathetic thing...I too have been watching this whole pathetic thing roll out and whilst mildly entertaining at first it is now just sickening.<br />I'm not a bully and this is not a bullying statement but think about all of the issues from Shhblogger to Heather's post to Clinically Fed up's post to your post here Steve and now Liv's post..... who is the common denominator in all of this?<br />Can I mildly suggest that that certain blogger just shuts the fuck up and stops making everything about her. It's so boring.... and from where I'm sitting this all smacks of a childish way to boost her page views. Take a look - she has a visible stat counter on her blog....<br />http://statcounter.com/project/standard/stats.php?account_id=2739883&login_id=1&code=432c58803f01c1c58ca28fe28e25d5fc&guest_login=1&project_id=5185412<br />My how her traffic has grown through all of this.<br />If I was a brand I would be looking to work with bloggers who will be positive lights around my brand and not ones who openly bitch and bully.<br />Just sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4884842955346861342010-10-25T23:07:24.514+02:002010-10-25T23:07:24.514+02:00zooarchaeologist: I haven't been to Cheltenham...zooarchaeologist: I haven't been to Cheltenham for years... or have I? ;-) <br /><br />Be most welcome - hope you'll return. I shall pop over to yours tomorrow... for now, it's zzzz time...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9387163687394187702010-10-25T22:05:18.071+02:002010-10-25T22:05:18.071+02:00One good thing has come from this, I have discover...One good thing has come from this, I have discovered your blog *waves goodbye to lunch breaks at work*<br />Hello, pleased to meet you. Can I say you bear a striking resemblance to one of my friends who happens to live in Cheltenham. You'll know if you ever bump into him....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577641788742285017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-51394671048226223202010-10-25T20:00:24.213+02:002010-10-25T20:00:24.213+02:00Louise: it's been very black hasn't it. An...Louise: it's been very black hasn't it. And you're right, the simplest text or email can take on a very different cast depending on who reads it and the frame of mind they are in when they read it. However, we all choose how we react - a polite query works far more than a vitriolic attack - and this for me is what is so wrong with this current nastiness. People are too geared up for a fight; it's like any excuse for a verbal punch up. I hate it. It's not why I write. As someone advised above; the best way to respond is to disengage from it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54678464573896655952010-10-25T19:47:58.233+02:002010-10-25T19:47:58.233+02:00I only read the first part of your blog here sorry...I only read the first part of your blog here sorry, but I've read about a million blogs today and need to get ready for work.<br /><br />However, I did see your reply message about the beer and fags on Notes From Laplands blog and thought it was a funny piss take reply, and thought "horay, someone trying to lighten things up!!" It was just a jokey reply thing... if it were me I'd laugh!! Like if it were about the Scots drinking too much and what not =) Sorry that it wasn't taken that way by folk. Guess it's also that it can be hard to put across humour sometimes with words. I often misread the boyfriends texts etc as meaning other than what they're meant to coz of him typing them quick/me reading them quick, and I think sometimes that can be a reason too. Misunderstandings. <br /><br />I'm with you on the blackness though. I hate all this blackness too... it's been truly a sad time online lately.WeeWifie / One Epic Holidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104900693818397187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-36088630768741308042010-10-24T09:08:38.140+02:002010-10-24T09:08:38.140+02:00Vegemitevix: do hope Reading has survived the expe...Vegemitevix: do hope Reading has survived the experience! Don't worry, I'm well aware of who the good bloggers are! ;-) Hope you had a great time.<br /><br />Femminismo: have no fear... I have posts already lined up for this week. I'm going nowhere.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-60795076359753145772010-10-24T03:50:52.503+02:002010-10-24T03:50:52.503+02:00Keep writing ... please!Keep writing ... please!femminismohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259380168965137800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-8142509853411613622010-10-23T23:23:02.527+02:002010-10-23T23:23:02.527+02:00Just want to add my 3p couldn't comment last n...Just want to add my 3p couldn't comment last night as I was out with some of the other real, witty strong women of the blogosphere sharing wine and giggles in Reading! I'm thinking of starting a support group for sane women of the blogosphere. Of course you can have special membership. There are a few of us out here. Really!vegemitevixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499944412217904302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-15780002316676357262010-10-23T23:07:40.288+02:002010-10-23T23:07:40.288+02:00Pearl: thank you... though actually I think you...Pearl: thank you... though actually I think you've been here before a few years back...! I obviously made a big impression! Will pop over to yours and return the compliment! Thanks again.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-76217263472917153902010-10-23T22:37:12.963+02:002010-10-23T22:37:12.963+02:00New to you -- and will be back -- but you are abso...New to you -- and will be back -- but you are absolutely within your rights to write as you please.<br /><br />I had a similar occurrence early in my bloghood, and it damn-near put me off. It's difficult to be attacked, and so vehemently, by people you don't know. There are a number of righteously indignant people, everywhere, that have nothing to do but loudly proclaim having been misused at another's hand, deliberately misunderstanding. Best to stay away from them. <br /><br />Read back a couple of posts and really enjoy your style. <br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37691312917473943652010-10-23T22:25:26.631+02:002010-10-23T22:25:26.631+02:00The Family Panel: to be honest I can't keep up...The Family Panel: to be honest I can't keep up with who is actually who and who is having a go at who. I'm just going to go back to writing about my shit days at work, not having any money and all the women I fancy on the telly.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83867251012067475332010-10-23T21:43:00.054+02:002010-10-23T21:43:00.054+02:00You know what I love that through this you've ...You know what I love that through this you've been able to see why I'm so guarded. And to all you brave anonymous people- thanks for proving me right. Again. Sorry but get a life, will you already. You can clearly see that making up lies and being nasty about me isn't going to get rid of me if thats your goal. Why not move along now.<br /><br />Sorry Steve, but seriously you see what I mean? And bullying in blogging, please see this post-http://clinicallyfedup.com/?p=3625The Family Panelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703413325964260668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-21551135616675446582010-10-23T21:32:35.565+02:002010-10-23T21:32:35.565+02:00Not Me: that's very kind but I don't think...Not Me: that's very kind but I don't think I'll be headlining at The Apollo just yet... ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-36907250232485858192010-10-23T21:30:02.841+02:002010-10-23T21:30:02.841+02:00Anonymous: hmm.Anonymous: hmm.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-78275914494868989752010-10-23T21:29:55.321+02:002010-10-23T21:29:55.321+02:00Since my blog is linked to my commercial activity,...Since my blog is linked to my commercial activity, (well, you never know) I'll stay anonymous, but I thought your 50something comment was funny, too.Not Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-24887345154849068562010-10-23T21:02:01.357+02:002010-10-23T21:02:01.357+02:00dont trust her she has been exposed as being behin...dont trust her she has been exposed as being behind more than one fake blog. run for the hills or caves before the mummy bloggers get you lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-8891364596305647182010-10-23T18:28:36.115+02:002010-10-23T18:28:36.115+02:00Heather: I'm honoured to call you a friend too...Heather: I'm honoured to call you a friend too and, honestly, you didn't drag me into this... nobody put a gun to my head and made me write my comments, that was entirely down to me and I take full responsibility. Hopefully it has all now died down.<br /><br />P.S. "unleashed such <i>furry</i> and hatred"... that's all we need; the animal rights protesters after us! ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-35871275217857730452010-10-23T17:56:47.028+02:002010-10-23T17:56:47.028+02:00Well goodness gracious me, what a palaver over not...Well goodness gracious me, what a palaver over nothing. Steve, I adore you, you are a wonderful blogger, a fair and level headed man and I am honoured to call you my friend. It seems I'm not alone, a lot people I respect have commented offering support.<br /><br />I am sorry that I unwittingly dragged you in to this and although I didn't realise when I wrote the post that this would happen, obviously, I do regret writing the damn thing in the first place now, it seems to have unleashed such furry and hatred.<br /><br />And for what it's worth, I thought both your jokes were funny.Not From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-91974687941519996052010-10-23T17:38:52.033+02:002010-10-23T17:38:52.033+02:00Rummuser: that is an astoundingly generous offer -...Rummuser: that is an astoundingly generous offer - I'm glad to say an uneasy peace has been called. At least I think it has. Still, it's good to know that I have such staunch allies to whom I can turn in my darkest hours... thank you!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37510210616612449522010-10-23T17:36:49.739+02:002010-10-23T17:36:49.739+02:00Owen: Blogger had a hiccup... didn't spot it u...Owen: Blogger had a hiccup... didn't spot it until you pointed it out. Damn. That means I didn't have as many comments as I thought I did! Have deleted the duplicates now. Still, I've broken my personal record with 60+ - just a shame it had to be this post that did it. I'll call the rough boys off Owen, as long as you behave yourself from now on! ;-) <br /><br />The Fly In The Web: yes, that struck me too but I got the impression there is a lot of genuine fear out there; fear of reprisals and personal campaigns being launched. I don't blame anyone for masking their identity but it does make me question why anyone would want to belong to such a blogging community where that is necessary.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com