This Nablopomo thing? Is The Worst Idea Ever.
Yes. That's right. I said it.
Why, you might ask, do I hate it so much?
Well - LOTS of the bloggers that do it have crappy blogs anyway. And so it just means that there are more crappy posts to read.
Yes. That's right. I said it.
And this interferes with my whole comment whore thing. In that people are busy reading CRAPPY blogs instead of reading MY blog. So they don't read and comment on MY hawtness. And this is upsetting.
Yes. That's right. I said it.
What, you might ask, is a BAD blog? Well - some of you readers might think that MY blog is bad. But - well - you ARE reading this post, right? So it can't suck too hard.
BAD blogs, on the other hand, are different. They are different from a good blog with a bad post(s), too. You see, some blogs are inherently GOOD but have an occasional BAD post. BAD blogs are inherently bad because EVERY SINGE POST sucks. Examples of such blogs include (but are not limited to):
1. The laundry list blog of crap that the writer did over the weekend (i.e. First my kid ate a burger. Then we went to Wal-Mart. Then we came home. It was fun.) Dude - make this INTERESTING somehow. Don't just do the laundry list. I'm talking specifically about the blogs where EVERY SINGLE POST is the laundry list. You know who you are. It SUCKS.
2. The Whiner blog. You know what I'm talking about - the blog that is always strictly a whine fest. It's not funny whining. It's not sympathy-inducing whining. It's not clever whining. It's just plain old whining. Just a big "Woe is Me" fest. It just sucks.
3. The sporadic "Vote for ____" entries on an otherwise apolitical blog. These are thankfully over (at least for now) as election season has passed. But nothing pissed me off more than reading those posts at the last minute as though they were going to change somebody's mind?! Nobody is going to change a vote because of your post. Deal with it.
4. The blogs that play music. THIS MAKES ME EFFING CRAZY!!! I now read blogs with the sound "off" because I never know when some annoying song is going to reach through my computer monitor to kick my arse.
5. The review blogs where some company mailed them something and they discuss it on the post. I hate that shiz.
6. The blogs where you can't read the text because the background makes you bleed from the eyes. *shudder*
7. The TV show rehash blog. I know some people are really into this ... but I'm not one of those people.
Yes. That's right. I said it.
I know you'll be all "but Tranny Head ... it's MY blog and I can do what I want!"
Well. Sure. But I don't have to read it.
*snort*
Just do us all a favor. Make it touching. Make it thoughtful. Make it funny. Make it clever.
Just don't make it suck.
And for the love of Jehovah - don't make us read all those bad posts every SINGLE day for the month of November.
Nablopomo? Blows.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
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So I am doing the whole NaBloPoMo thing, but I don't think my blog has the critical errors you have stated. Yes, I sometimes include a little laundry list, but there is normally something more. But I do know of the blogs you are talking about... Luckily the ones I follow aren't doing NaBloPoMo...
OMG I am not doing NaBloPoMo but I'm pretty sure my blog sucks lately. I promise to get my act together......eventually. I hope....
I totally agree with you.
There I said it.
I totally agree with you.
Well, almost.
I totally agree with you about everything but the apolitical blogs that got political, excepting one of them. The political blogging sucked for everyone but mine. Because I got on a roll about the same-sex marriage proposition/civil rights issue in California for a good cause. I had to blog about civil rights for same-sex partners -- for the sake of all Tranny's everywhere.
Remember, I also blogged about green beans, which caught on, as you know, and soon will revolutionize the entire Blogosphere.
So? What have we learned? That my blog is amongst the hawtest of the hawt.
You could have saved me a hella lot of trouble if you'd distributed this checklist back in May...
Are you saying you don't like my blog? Just say it already. It makes you bleed through the eyes, doesn't it?
you are my hero.
NaBloPoMo is the bane of my existance... but I am not a quitter. I'll just never EVER do it again.
Never heard of Nablopomo until you brought it up. I do pretty much blog every day anyway, but I'm not signing up for it.
I do think anyone can do anything they want in their blogs, and no, you do NOT have to read it. It's therapy for the author.
Boy, do I agree with you bout music though. Sometimes it's great, but mostly it isn't, and it's too distracting. You can't read or comment while it's playing.
So what DO you like to read?
I pick up the chant NoMoBlahBlah! NoMoBlahBlah! NoMoBlahBlah!
I hate music on a blog too. Drives me nuts. Play your music for yourself while write if it makes you happy but don't make me listen too.
It is especially tiresome if I forget to turn down my speakers after listening to something I wanted to hear. About blasts me across the room. Very irritating.
The others things count for me too. But music really pushes my buttons.
I totally occasionally fit into one of those categories, but I am okay with that :-)
Thanks for putting this out there. I agree with you on almost every single bit of that! I've been looking forward to this post all week!
1. I agree about the music. Sound is always off now on computer.
2. um ... no offense ... but you have quite a ... busy ... background yourself. Just sayin'
3. I read a lot of blogs. Not all of them are funny. Or well written. And even the funny and well written ones? I get tired of saying the same thing over and over. I take comment breaks. It saves my sanity. And typing fingers.
4. Nablowmapopo HAS decreased my commenter-ship. I'm still trying to decide if I care about that.
5. Sumo makes my day.
the end.
Yes, NaBloPoMo is sucking out my soul. But I, like Butterflyfish, am no quitter. So onward I go. But it is keeping me from keeping up with my usual blog reading. Although, I must say, somehow I always find the time to make it to your blog. Sooooo....can't blame NaBloPoMo for that. :)
Thank GOD you said this. It really should be emailed to every blogger in the world.
The political point was my fav. I relate it to a political bumper sticker...like those induce anything more than road rage. The vote for posts induced "blog rage" in me...luckily I wasn't behind the wheel and couldn't run over any unsuspecting blogger.
Oh, and the music. HOLY HELL. Could that be any more annoying. I have NEVER ONCE. Yes, NEVER ONCE arrived at a musical blog and thought to myself, "oh good! that is exactly what I want to hear right now!" PULLLLLEEEEEESE stop with the music before I hurt myself.
I started on blog365 and quit after a few months when I realized what the hell I was posting. WTH! So, yes STOP the CRAP!
You totally need to come up with buttons and banners against this. I am supporting you...
Total agreement! Even though I do those mommy reviews. But mine don't suck as bad as everyone else's, but that's because my kids are so flippin crazy that they would SCREAM at the sight of a bubble machine. With that said, I LOVE getting the free stuff. Who cares if no one wants to read the post. Skip it. Those are the only sucky ones out of me anyway! LOL
I totally agree! And my reader is in overload. There isn't enough time in the day to read all the darn posts and half of them I wouldn't want to read anyways....Love your blog by the way.
amen to it all. i try to return comments as much as possible but sometimes i just.... can't......
Crap. I am guilty of about 5 out of 7 of those and I am not even participating. Luckily I only update like once every 2 weeks now so no one thinks I died.
I ♥ you. I can't tell you how many times I have hit "Mark All As Read" in my reader during the month of November because I can't sit and read the drivel. That being said, my blog has taken a nosedive as of late . . . I used to be interesting, and my writing used to reflect it. Now I am just overwhelmed and going for nothing more than self-preservation. I am asking Santa for my creativity back for Christmas. I am also asking for a can of green beans . . . because I can.
Is it bad that I was thinking of specific blogs as I was reading your list? Uh oh.
Amen, sista! I was TRYING to do the damn NaBloPoMo thing and forgot to post on day 18. Thank you God. Almost everyone of them sucked to some degree. But as soon as the pressure was off, things got better! Now how weird is that?
He he he.
I love you.
Sometimes I feel like crying when I click on a blog that is like 10 scroll long and just long and rambling with no spaces or punctuation or paragraphs just one long stream of consciousness with no real point.
Kinda like this comment. To the power of 47.
you're so funny- and painfully truthful :)
Not to self: stop making lists... because it makes me suck.
oh your post had me cracking up! I don't know where I fall... but i do it for my own amusement...
and i do agree... A LOT of NaBloPoMo blogs SUCKKKK. I did a little post about Music on blogs too.
i'll be adding you to my reader!
I love you, TrannyHead. That said, my blog is soooo #1, #2, and #3. I do hate the music, too. Especially in class... ;)
Wish my posts could be as funny as yours or as creative as Butterflyfish's or New Duck's. I know you are going to totally rock the Roundup this week. It'll be Hawt.
I guess the mentioned blogs have given you some blog contenet so they couldn't have sucked too bad!
The tranniest post you've written in a while. And you know how I feel. Also? You won shiz.
i hate it too. totally. hate it.
you've spoken aloud what we all think. bad blogs suck.
Tell us how you really feel! Ok,time for a trip to Walmart. Check out the fascinating, warm, clever details, now.
I also hate nablopomo, I've pretty much stopped reading and commenting until it's over because there's so much filler mixing in with good posts I don't have time to sort through them. Agreeing to write something every day when you have nothing to say is a very bad idea.
Word.
It is a nuisance.
NaPoBloMo must be why I'm so woefully behind on reading.
Hey, I'm sorry I suck. But it's not my fault... you see my dog died and my husband left me and well, all that's left is my blog that plays country music.
Don't hate me.
So well said! But you forgot one:
NaBloPoMo sucks because my Reader is just too full and people who are now writing every day aren't letting me catch up! Can't a girl go on vacation and not bring her computer without coming back to an overwhelming amount of posts to read? Urg!
I agree with everything. I can't stand dark background on blogs. Those are reader only. Ditto on music. The first time I heard it, I almost had a heart attack. The "I went to the store, then I came back home" blogs are very soothing. Real insomnia busters!
so what about us who do the laundry lists of whining? ;)
yeah...I have to admit my blog has been sucking one huge egg lately. I'd blame work and disease except that they seem to be a constant in my life lately, so I guess I need to put on the big girl panties and figure out how to exorcise my demons without annoying the hell out of every reader I might still have around.
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