Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Too Much Pollution in the Blogosphere?

John Robinson made some provocative points in this post.

I posted my initial response here.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm happy to be pumping high-grade toxin 24-7. I'd welcome you back, but the disappearing act you pulled last time has some of us a bit wary.

SeymourHardyFloyd said...

Fec Stench,

I'll either stay around.

Or I'll fade.

Or I'll disappear again.

Time will ultimately tell all.

Keep pumping, stay happy, and I'll try to continue to do the same.

Sincerely,

Hardy

Fec said...

I don't blame you for leaving. Just say 'bye next time.

Anonymous said...

Your thoughts on JR's blog are well taken. Welcome back. I've added you to my blogroll.

SeymourHardyFloyd said...

Fecund Stench,

Point well-taken.

When I made my last post on my previous blog, I didn't know that it would be my last.

Time passed. And more time passed.

And suddenly, the blog was all but dead.

Ironically, right before I stopped blogging, several bloggers publicly indicated that they were thinking about discontinuing their blogging efforts.

It was almost like they wanted people to beg them to stay around, which didn't strike me as a very cool thing to do. Either blog, or don't blog.

(It sort of reminded me of the threat Johnnetta Cole once made to resign as Bennett College's president. I have overall respect for her, but that seemed like unnecessary posturing. Maybe I'm wrong about that; maybe it was necessary.)

At any rate, what those individual bloggers did--publicly discussing their decision-making process--was probably better than what I did, which was just to stop abruptly and then not to communicate about it at all really.

If I leave the scene again, I'll at least say 'bye.

Another life lesson learned.

Sincerely,

Hardy

SeymourHardyFloyd said...

CA,

Thanks.

I need to set up a blogroll and will plan to add yours.

Too much to do!

Sincerely,

Hardy

Fec said...

Threats to stop blogging are a time honored tradition around here and an excellent opp for validation - something we all need occasionally.

Anonymous said...

vive la positive blogging!