I was checking the bottom of my "Blogs I Like to Read" list and there seems to be deadwood.
Blogs that are no longer with us (sniff).
Lest they not be forgotten, they served to amuse me, I shall miss their passing.I honour their digital memory!
Hrothgars FollyLasted Updated 2010Unfollowed
No posts remain or were ever postedNo posts remain or were ever posted
3rd PhaseDead Blog-RemovedMad About GamingDead Blog-Removed
Sideway Shuffle - Takeo IchikawaNo posts remain or were ever posted
Little Soldier CompanyBroken Link
Touching HistoryNo posts remain or were ever posted
Ferrets Attention SpanNo posts remain or were ever posted
The Savage AfterWorldBroken Link
It all started when I wanted to follow a new Blog but I had filled up the blogs I could follow quota!
Bydand
19 comments:
I should cull some of my list too perhaps, there are very few of us still blogging our collections progress .
Cheers
Matt
I culled my list a while ago, Quite a number hadn't been updated in years
This a culling routine I regularly undertake.
Yes , it’s a shame to see them disappear as the more transient social media site took over . I continue to add to mine to keep my personal record
While there has been a slow decline in blog posting over recent years, I have noticed that recently, even against that background, there has been a real noticeable slow down in new blog material.
Interesting to see people noticing teh same phenomena!
I have recently coming back to blogging - partly because I have managed to slip WhatsApp photos more easily into saved pictures om my PC so they can then slip to my blog almost seamlessly!
Yes there are quite a few over a decade and now blank - a few seem to have been hijacked for other purposes!
I will have to take a leaf out of your book Jonathan
I am spending more time on WhatsApp and Messenger - I am now trying to combine posts on WhatsApp with Blog related stuff. For about six months I was chatty on WhatsApp and too tired to update my blog
I certainly was guilty as charged but then had a conscious effort to "get into the habit again" - Short and frequent seems to be the key.
I also have a clear out from time to time, but equally, add new blogs of interest as I become aware of them. Tbh I seem to have more stuff to read than ever! The WhatsApp, Reddit and FB groups have a different purpose really.
That is my issue, finite amount of time - multiple social media channels. The "alert me now" (WhatsApp/Messenger) means less time to spend with the leisurely blogging end .. ironically the Blog posting is far more rewarding .. and reading Blog posts more informative .. but I have to be "in the mood" as opposed to being interrupted.
Thanks for the plug for my blog! Its Bydand btw!
The pleasure is all mine!
Sad. Glad to see your blog still going as is mine.
Thanks, likewise, it did take a conscious effort to "consolidate" my online time and I had to prune certain distractions (on too many different platforms). If it meant I could not Blog I stopped it (Facebook) WhatsApp is OK as I link images and "interesting finds" between the two.
It's interesting to see how few of us old school bloggers remain. My own wargames blog languished for a time but I've tried lately to use it as a hobby diary but it's also getting some comment from some faithful regulars who i think of as friends. My fear is that some day Google will kill off Blogger altogether and then I'll have to think hard about whether to call it a day or maybe migrate to something like WordPress. Keep at it, mates.
Good to see that you are still blogging Mad Padre, I do like your blog. Likewise .. the fear of Blogger being dropped by Amazon is there for me too .. I know a friend Bob Cordery of Wargaming Miscellany fame, who takes a paper copy of his posts and gets Lulu to print a book of them .. a volume per year. The only thing he misses therefore is the comments or any updates to old posts (which sometimes I do). I see blogger as my scrapbook. I am not sure how easy it would be to create my own electronic copy. Somethings my kids may want to see in future years, this was Dad's daft hobby! I will have to think on that! The Internet Archive might help?
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