tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post8605837269997146815..comments2024-01-06T04:37:21.427-06:00Comments on ANGIE LEDBETTER ~ GUMBO WRITER: The Floor is Open...For Blog Tawk & ContestAngie Ledbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-44644850092603762932009-01-12T12:43:00.000-06:002009-01-12T12:43:00.000-06:00I'm still looking for an "organized" way of visiti...I'm still looking for an "organized" way of visiting others. Some days I think I'm really doing great and visiting everyone ... and then I'll see a comment by someone and I'll think ... it's been ages since I've been there. Ugh! :)<BR/><BR/>Those links ... I haven't got a clue how that works. I see my blog show up as a link and I wonder how it happened. I'm ... clueless!<BR/><BR/>When I read a blog, if I find it fascinating, I follow and add it to my blog roll. I also like to feature people who are really trying to do something important ... like tackle depression or alcoholism (whether they write for their own health or other's). I also like to give my readers a lot of interesting stuff to read (after they read mine, of course ... lol).<BR/><BR/>I hate bad language in blogs ... it's not necessary. I also hate (well maybe hate is too strong of a word) that I can't stop thinking about it .. I even dream about blogging. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm for word verification ... keeps the spammers out which is hard even with word verification.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking! :)<BR/><BR/>Small Footprints<BR/>http://reducefootprints.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323775808390175925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-67713950381882143712009-01-12T07:38:00.000-06:002009-01-12T07:38:00.000-06:00Are we there yet??Are we there yet??Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-68048662903146762372009-01-11T21:02:00.000-06:002009-01-11T21:02:00.000-06:00Having a task everyday about blogs, I read differe...Having a task everyday about blogs, I read different blogs everyday and I love to read their content especially about interesting topics. I hate blogs when they wrote about unprofessional things or article that could not respect others.Most of the time some of the blogs I visited are having verifications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-38376588324124726352009-01-10T17:02:00.000-06:002009-01-10T17:02:00.000-06:00Bdogs, I agree with this: "I love the way blogging...Bdogs, I agree with this: "I love the way blogging connects people from widely dispersed parts of the planet. I don't like the way it takes energy from my fiction writing." :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-52262759446010234852009-01-10T13:00:00.000-06:002009-01-10T13:00:00.000-06:00I find that the people who read the blogs I like b...I find that the people who read the blogs I like best have interesting blogs themselves, so that's how I find new ones. I had a similar experience on the "next blog" approach, so stopped that unless I'm really killing time.<BR/>I love the way blogging connects people from widely dispersed parts of the planet. I don't like the way it takes energy from my fiction writing. But I use photographs, too, and that lets me have a lighter text day, once in a while. I think the word verification is good, as long as the word (or more accurately non-word) is legible to me!Babette Fraser Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801971149305731956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-10020141394572489872009-01-09T23:18:00.000-06:002009-01-09T23:18:00.000-06:00Terri, still got hundreds to go before 10K. Love y...Terri, still got hundreds to go before 10K. Love your blog too. :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Barbara. <BR/><BR/>p-Diddy, I tell ya, the cyber gremlins are out en masse the last week or two, eating up comments and graphics and causing havoc. Thanks for persevering! Anything you have to say is welcome here. :)<BR/><BR/>LOL, Nancy. Thanks for stopping in. I enjoy Carrie's blog. I'll be stopping by yours next.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-12747234946444504262009-01-09T18:31:00.000-06:002009-01-09T18:31:00.000-06:00Just popped over from Carrie's blog because I foun...Just popped over from Carrie's blog because I found your comments there interesting. I have a regular group I check in on and then read new ones through comments. Didn't even know about 'blog walking' and I am link-challenged also. In fact, the instructions above give me the same flight urge that knitting does! Just some things I am not cut out for. Congratulations on your big numbers!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860253980206937652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-46455318317288636972009-01-09T13:29:00.000-06:002009-01-09T13:29:00.000-06:00hm. i posted a comment yesterday. where the poop i...hm. i posted a comment yesterday. where the poop is it?<BR/><BR/>what i said was: that of late i have done a very bad job of following blogs, and an even worse job of commenting.<BR/><BR/>and also that i don't like to comment unless i have something real to say. b/c then it just feels silly.<BR/><BR/>but maybe, even if i have nothing to say, i should at least say "i read and appreciated this." poo.<BR/><BR/>-pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-41192173989078134922009-01-08T17:55:00.000-06:002009-01-08T17:55:00.000-06:00Wow, I think everyone is here at your blog...29+ c...Wow, I think everyone is here at your blog...29+ comments!!<BR/><BR/>In answer to your questions: I like graphics, so I enjoy those on blogs and since I'm a busy lady (like most women), I like posts that are not too long. I also think it's fair to expect comment's in return when I leave them.<BR/><BR/>I think your blog is a good example of what draws readers and your "reader comments" prove it. Good job!!Barb Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622630143832437565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-88033583006061753552009-01-08T17:35:00.000-06:002009-01-08T17:35:00.000-06:00Wow--I loved reading the comments today! I read ev...Wow--I loved reading the comments today! I read everyone who leaves a comment on mine and I have a few favorite sites (like Yours) that I try to read each day and a bunch I get to every few days whether I've written anything or not. So what number am I??Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-48212001595641090232009-01-08T15:20:00.001-06:002009-01-08T15:20:00.001-06:00Maybe we should start copying our comments before ...Maybe we should start copying our comments before hitting Post just in case they disappear. *more cussing*Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-57578371299125898982009-01-08T15:20:00.000-06:002009-01-08T15:20:00.000-06:00ARGHHHH, I just posted comments to about 10 commen...ARGHHHH, I just posted comments to about 10 comments and then they disappeared and some weird Blogger code came up! *cuss words*<BR/><BR/>Working on tomorrow's post, so don't know if I can duplicate all the responses, but thank you ALL for the answers, Hilary - for your perseverance in the tutorial, and all your good kindnesses.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-58338577971796397542009-01-08T15:17:00.000-06:002009-01-08T15:17:00.000-06:00Congratulations! I don't mind word verification -...Congratulations! <BR/><BR/>I don't mind word verification - spam makes it a necessary evil.<BR/><BR/>I'm fairly new to the blogging world and I use several methods. I visit those on my Blog Roll and I try to comment on most of them unless it's a topic totally out of my sphere. I need to work on responding better to all of the comments left on my blog. <BR/><BR/>I tried using "next blog" but I didn't find many blogs that matched my interests. <BR/><BR/>I've googled using the words blogspot, blogger, and blog with different interests i.e. recipes or photography and have found many interesting blogs. I also visit sites suggested by someone on my blog roll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-32630423639940251342009-01-08T14:44:00.000-06:002009-01-08T14:44:00.000-06:00I usually just hit next blog because, let's face i...I usually just hit next blog because, let's face it, I'm somewhat of a newbie to the blogging world and that's pretty much the only option I know about LOL. I always make it a point to visit and comment on anyone who comments on my post. I also really like reading the comments on blogs that I follow and checking out all those people. So... looks like the comments from this one post could keep me busy all day LOL... so yeah, you can all expect me soon! :D hahah!J.R. Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671109654769467131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-4299023123067942262009-01-08T14:27:00.000-06:002009-01-08T14:27:00.000-06:00crap! I wrote this whole long comment answering a...crap! I wrote this whole long comment answering all of your questions, and it lost it!Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186386640495846762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-12985057068427090192009-01-08T13:51:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:51:00.000-06:00Let's try it this way. Try clicking hereThis is fo...Let's try it this way. Try clicking <A HREF="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x2/thesmittenimage/Untitled-1.jpg" REL="nofollow">here</A><BR/><BR/>This is for you, Michelle. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-70996655020461229672009-01-08T13:32:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:32:00.000-06:00Oh yeah, and congrats in advance on making it to t...Oh yeah, and congrats in advance on making it to the 10K visitor mark, Angie! You obviously deserve it for all the hard work you do!L.C. Ganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079008223326433494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-83952867354454285522009-01-08T13:31:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:31:00.000-06:00I'm ambivalent about word verification at this poi...I'm ambivalent about word verification at this point. My blog is still too new for me to have any spam or problems of that kind. We'll see after I've been in the blogosphere for a few months.<BR/><BR/>I make it a point to check out the blogs of those who comment on mine first and comment on theirs as well (case in point!). Then, I scan my blog roll and read all the posts I find interesting. I often find new blogs by visiting those of people who comment on the blogs on my list; that way we're more likely to share the same interests.<BR/><BR/>I like blogs that are laid out well (creative design but not messy-looking) and of course have interesting posts. And they usually need to be funny. Humor is a big thing with me. If I'm going to stare at a computer for hours every day, I need to spend some of that time laughing out loud!<BR/><BR/>I haven't figured out the whole "linking to posts below comments" yet. If anyone has any tips, please share!L.C. Ganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079008223326433494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-74881264397805574012009-01-08T13:30:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:30:00.000-06:00It's impossible to demonstrate the link in the com...It's impossible to demonstrate the link in the comments too. Ugh!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-16338283657672272112009-01-08T13:29:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:29:00.000-06:00Ok so that doesn't translate well as far as trying...Ok so that doesn't translate well as far as trying to show how italics work because it just turns them into italics. <BR/><BR/>Use the less than symbol followed immediately by the letter i then the greater than symbol immediately before a word or phrase. And the less than symbol, slash(below the ?)the i and the greater than symbol immediately after.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-21898192850263761822009-01-08T13:24:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:24:00.000-06:00Questions.. questions. Here are my few answers.The...Questions.. questions. Here are my few answers.<BR/><BR/>The links thing has changed recently and become less reliable in my opinion. First, it's not something you do.. it's kind of done to you. It used to be simply that when someone had your blog address within one of their posts (like if I were to talk about and link to a post written by that pesky Michelle H. character, ;) my blog name would appear in her "Links to this post" on that particular post. Lately, it's no longer that simple. I'm seeing my own blog posts appear below and I know they don't link to the post in question. I'm thinking now that it's picking up blog roll links on the individual sidebars. That's less informative and doesn't tell you if someone has intentionally linked to you in his or her blog post.<BR/><BR/>I think Michelle is thinking about how to make a link within the comments section. You'd need the following code (which I keep handy in a text file) <BR/><BR/><A HREF="URL" REL="nofollow">WORD TO LINK</A> <BR/><BR/>You would change URL to the actual URL and WORD TO LINK to what you'd want to show as a link. As for <I>italics</I>, you need to put a <I> immediately before the word or phrase, without spaces, and a </I> immediately after. Bold can be done by replacing the i with b.<BR/><BR/>I'm against word verification. It's just an added step that I don't care to have and I've read a few posts by dyslexic people who have a hell of a hard time with them because they're not logical words. <BR/><BR/>I answer every single comment I get. I also visit those sites at least once and comment in return. If I like them, into my Google reader they go.<BR/><BR/>As for your 10K visits.. a big Congrats. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-37991477693148228342009-01-08T13:07:00.001-06:002009-01-08T13:07:00.001-06:00I don't get to my blog every day but I try to visi...I don't get to my blog every day but I try to visit everyone who comments and I keep up with my faves pretty well. Sometimes I wander off to a new blog if a comment or the title catches my eye. <BR/>Aren't those links below the comments just people who have linked to this blog? Like Debbie? Maybe that's not what you are asking.<BR/>I'm usually attracted to other bloggers that I have something in common with... situation, age, warped sense of humor. I'm not so much into the serious literary stuff.<BR/>Can't think of anything I particularly hate. Oh, except the pervs. <BR/>The word ver doesn't bother me. I haven't had a need for it yet, but I imagine there's a good reason people use it.Jane!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12804142964805900278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-32910966360340991882009-01-08T13:07:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:07:00.000-06:00If someone adds themself as a follower, I try to v...If someone adds themself as a follower, I try to visit them every time they post. If someone comments on my blog, I try to repay the visit. Otherwise sometimes I like to scroll through commenters on the blogs I comment on, just for fun. :-) Congrats on the huge visitor number. Amazing!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-17800722669762236832009-01-08T12:35:00.000-06:002009-01-08T12:35:00.000-06:00Melissa, you got a good routine going there. Maybe...Melissa, you got a good routine going there. <BR/><BR/>Maybe someone will give us some help understanding the "Links to this Post" thing-a-ma-bob, Michelle. <BR/><BR/>Jill & Marilyn, thanks!<BR/><BR/>LOL, Debra S. I'll get right on that gift card purchasing. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-52201464369040055542009-01-08T12:32:00.000-06:002009-01-08T12:32:00.000-06:00Mornin', Janna. Hear ya on the guilt/pressure. Ban...Mornin', Janna. Hear ya on the guilt/pressure. Bandit says hey!<BR/><BR/>Ang, thanks, and I'm hoping you get more computer time soon. <BR/><BR/>I hate spam too, Kathryn. I've only had to delete 2 comments since I took off the word verification thingy, though. <BR/><BR/>Colby, see above answer to Kat. LOLAngie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com