Comments on: Behaviors of the Blogosphere Controversy http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/10/behaviors-of-the-blogosphere-controversy/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:20:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John (SYNTAGMA) http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/10/behaviors-of-the-blogosphere-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-93579 John (SYNTAGMA) Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:22:46 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/10/behaviors-of-the-blogosphere-controversy/#comment-93579 There's a great deal of merit in Andy's approach, and Darren's preference for staying out of the flame wars. I've been studying the A-list bloggers for a while for a secret little project, and while it's fair to say that these people have not got where they are by being dummies, there's something terribly incestuous about the circular arguments and napalm attacks that go on between them and the outer fringes. Blogging as arm-wrestling is just not very interesting. There’s a great deal of merit in Andy’s approach, and Darren’s preference for staying out of the flame wars. I’ve been studying the A-list bloggers for a while for a secret little project, and while it’s fair to say that these people have not got where they are by being dummies, there’s something terribly incestuous about the circular arguments and napalm attacks that go on between them and the outer fringes. Blogging as arm-wrestling is just not very interesting.

]]> By: Andy http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/10/behaviors-of-the-blogosphere-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-93575 Andy Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:34:48 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/08/10/behaviors-of-the-blogosphere-controversy/#comment-93575 "I’m not really wanting to get drawn into the fight - I’ve got blogging to do" I think this is the perfect response and it's why I like reading blogs like yours, and have absolutely no desire to read Jason's (or others) that are squabbling and complaining. In fact I read the 'here, here and here' links you put up and I'm just thinking 'get over it'. I won't be going back - not that one lost reader is a problem when you have millions, whether or not you are above or below or wavering around some other big sites that maybe are losing their personality... Bitter? Sounds like it doesn't it? I'm not really, I just get frustrated with all these supposedly 'big names' in the blogosphere that are supposedly the ones to watch/read/listen to - yet I am left cold by them. To be honest, I hadn't even heard of many of these people until they were talked about in a negative sense. Maybe I should understand the blogosphere a little more ... or maybe I'm just a lot more interested in the 'little guys' that are writing interesting, witty, challenging stuff and not bitching about other people in the top 0.001% of the blog universe that supposedly everyone visits. Anyway, ahem. I'll stop now. I'm losing it :) “I’m not really wanting to get drawn into the fight – I’ve got blogging to do”

I think this is the perfect response and it’s why I like reading blogs like yours, and have absolutely no desire to read Jason’s (or others) that are squabbling and complaining. In fact I read the ‘here, here and here’ links you put up and I’m just thinking ‘get over it’. I won’t be going back – not that one lost reader is a problem when you have millions, whether or not you are above or below or wavering around some other big sites that maybe are losing their personality…

Bitter? Sounds like it doesn’t it? I’m not really, I just get frustrated with all these supposedly ‘big names’ in the blogosphere that are supposedly the ones to watch/read/listen to – yet I am left cold by them. To be honest, I hadn’t even heard of many of these people until they were talked about in a negative sense. Maybe I should understand the blogosphere a little more … or maybe I’m just a lot more interested in the ‘little guys’ that are writing interesting, witty, challenging stuff and not bitching about other people in the top 0.001% of the blog universe that supposedly everyone visits.

Anyway, ahem. I’ll stop now. I’m losing it :)

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