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Original poster

To think that anyone who writes their own blog about their own mundane life is misguided and deluded?

62 replies

Sassybeast · 27/04/2009 12:39

Who READS these things ? Just been sent a link to an ex colleagues 'Blog' and it's all about nothing in particular.

She baked fairy cakes at the weekend. She's trying to decide if she prefers a Seat Alhambra or a Volkswagon something or other. She's joined a group to save her local post office.

WHY do people do this sort of stuff ? Does anyone actually read or follow someone elses Blog ?

And more importantly, should I leave a comment to prove that I've read it ? What is Blog etiquette ?

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epithet · 27/04/2009 13:23

, BalloonSlayer. I'm glad she had enough lard for the polecat pancakes. They can be awfully dry otherwise.

oranges · 27/04/2009 13:29

I disagree that everyday life is not worth recording. The domestic sphere offers a real insight into different lives, and I love historic diaries of households and womens tasks. Climbing Mount Everest is worth reading about, but is actually less historically relevant.

BigBellasBeerBelly · 27/04/2009 13:31

Is now a good time to admit I've never read one?

TBH I find the facebook updates bad enough, one of DH's friends is always doing it from his mobile and it is just so boring, and says a lot about him that he thinks that anyone would actually be interested that he has just eaten a sausage roll or whatever.

Then there is another friend who always goes for the competitive show-off approach "tit-face has just booked his holiday in the maldives - woohoo!".

I guess most blogs are like this only even more.... maybe like those inserts people put in xmas cards to update everyone "claudisera has passed her grade 22 trombone - we celebrated with a family souffle evening" etc...

On that basis YANBU..

greatwhiteshark · 27/04/2009 13:31

YABVU. No one's forcing you to read boring blogs, but some can be fascinating. There are a lot of blogs by home educators which are very useful for new HEors to read, and have helped to link up lots of HEors around the country - makes for a lovely community.

For some people, they blog so that close family can read what they're doing when they're not physically close.

Others blog just for themselves - they are not expecting anyone else to read it, but want to create an electronic journal that they can access easily in years to come. There are many, many blogs that are private and only particular people are invited to view it.

YANBU to think that there are probably a few bloggers who are deluded and misguided if they add their blog address about their journal-type blog to the end of their email and join loads of blogrings etc. but I think this is not the case for most bloggers.

So there!

fircone · 27/04/2009 13:31

I think when people finally realised that round robins were naff they had to find another outlet for their bragging and then, hey presto, the advent of the blog. Perfect! Now they can reach a global audience with their holiday photos and the reverse-self-deprecating achievements of Petronella on he euphonium.

fircone · 27/04/2009 13:32

We're thinking along the same lines, BigBella.

BigBellasBeerBelly · 27/04/2009 13:33

ROFL @ identikit xpost with fircone

Petronella and claudisera should get together for a recital... Details coming to a blog near you soon...

uberalice · 27/04/2009 13:34

the dullest blog

policywonk · 27/04/2009 13:35

Hassled

I love you

I am VERY excited today because my most recent blog post has been reTweeted by some NGO types.

MrsMattie · 27/04/2009 13:35

I've read hundreds of them. Only found about 3 interesting (a couple of political blogs and one about music).

Bucharest · 27/04/2009 13:36

Some are beautifully written and fascinating- even if they are about mundane lives.
Others are total mememememe drivel.
A loquacious blogger I know on another site must do about 10 a day....copy and pastes from newspapers, threads, online articles....the point of that I do not see....
YANBUatall.

greatwhiteshark · 27/04/2009 13:37

uberalice - that is fab

PuppyMonkey · 27/04/2009 13:39

I must admit, I have had my own blog. I was aksed to do it through work. And it was soooo dull I even bored MYSELF writing it.

No-one EVER left any comments, that was the worst. Even worse than when you post something on MN and no-one responds.

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Sassybeast · 27/04/2009 13:41

Greatwhite shark - she sent a speshul email entitled 'Hope you like this' with the content consisting of her Blog link.

So there

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Sassybeast · 27/04/2009 13:43

Bigbella - you are very norty and I think you should join me in trying to get a life I'll bring the fairy cakes in my Kia Sedona. I nearly got a Ford Focus but I didn't like the upholstery. I celebrated by running through the East wing in my DKNY sunglasses.

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greatwhiteshark · 27/04/2009 13:44

Well that's not 'people' that's one woman! Because, quite frankly, I think that is misguided and deluded, thinking that someone you used to work with would be interested in what you got up to last week. YAstillBU in saying that that is the case for most bloggers.

So there! Yah boo sucks!

pranma · 27/04/2009 13:47

I have had breast cancer and found reading others experiences really helped I'll give a couple of examples if anyone says they want them

pranma · 27/04/2009 13:47

I have had breast cancer and found reading others experiences really helped I'll give a couple of examples if anyone says they want them

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Sassybeast · 27/04/2009 13:49

Greatwhite - I did specify that it was an ex colleague blog about 'nothing in particular' Interseting blogs fair enough - I defy ANYONE to get excited about a Blog about running out of eggs.

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BigBellasBeerBelly · 27/04/2009 13:51

Surely it's the other way around sharky - the vast majority of blogs will be crap and only the occasional one - written by a talented and engaging writer, or by someone doing something genuinely interesting, will be good.

The gauge is surely, how many people who I talk to in real life and that humerous, engaging or interesting that I would want to read what they've been up to every day? The answer is, I'm afraid, and as nice as my friends are, sod all.

Sassy yes I need to get a life, by reading more blogs?!!

greatwhiteshark · 27/04/2009 13:54

You did specify, but your post title says: "AIBU To think that anyone who writes their own blog about their own mundane life is misguided and deluded?" and then you've gone on to write "who READS these things?" as if anyone who reads a blog is also loopy. So yes, YABU.

I think you should have put "to think my ex-colleague is misguided and deluded to think I'd want to read her blog about her mundane life?" and then you'd have got unanimous YANBU I reckon

greatwhiteshark · 27/04/2009 13:59

Bigbella - it's not about whether they're crap or not, it's about what they're intention is. I think there are very few people who are misguided and deluded enough to write mundane things in a blog and then invite everyone they've ever met to read it. Ok, maybe there are a lot around (thinking of facebook addicts here! ), but I don't think the majority of bloggers are like that.

Bloggers seem to be either people writing about a specific project or experience, like an illness, or building a house, or home educating, or climbing mount everest ; or journal-keepers; or ex-pats trying to keep family 'back home' up to date with their lives - the sorts of things they'd chat about IRL if they were living near eachother. The people who read those blogs will be people who are experiencing or planning the same thing for the first sort; no one for the second sort; and family/friends for the third sort.

What the OP is complaining about is the few bloggers who write boring crap and then expect that everyone they've ever known will want to read it.

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Sassybeast · 27/04/2009 14:03

Oh - I don't care about not getting unanimous IIANBU. I get your point but I still think ANYONE who writes a BLOG about their mundane life (i.e not relating to any specific issue, cause or interest) IS deluded and misguided if they think that any one is interested 'Ducks from Cote d'AZUR who is probably stiill lurking and seething to see if I've got a life yet.

But sarcasm aside, I do get the point about domestic life being documented for the future. I'll be made to eat my words when my great granchildren come home from school with an excerpt from The Fairy Cake Blog as part of their history homework

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greatwhiteshark · 27/04/2009 14:06

Ok, YANBU in saying "ANYONE who writes a BLOG about their mundane life (i.e not relating to any specific issue, cause or interest) IS deluded and misguided if they think that any one is interested".

To document daily life, one does not need to publicise it here, there and everywhere in the hope you might get some random commenting and telling you how interesting you are though Hopefully your ex-colleague is one of only a handful of narcissistic nutters like that!

Bathsheba · 27/04/2009 14:35

I don't mind/care if people write the things - what I hate is when people who DO write the things are trotted out on Radio and TV as a "Blogger" as if that makes them some sort of expert on a subject - they AREN'T....they are self appointed, and generally very opinionated rather than having any actual knowledge or expertise...

"Blogger" is not a job...

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