Mostly I say, “Thank you.”
If I’m very grateful, I may say, “Thank you very much.”
WDP — Gratitude
Day: July 5, 2023
I Like the Like Button
Renard had an interesting post yesterday about what he referred to as “the controversial Like button.” He came right out and said, “A lot of bloggers have a love-hate relationship with the Like button.” You can read what else he had to say about the Like button by clicking here.
I am a blogger who does not have a love-hate relationship with the Like button. I like the Like button. I’ll explain why I like the Like button by answering these questions he asked in his post.
How do you feel about having the Like button on your blog?
I like it. It gives me an opportunity to let the blogger know that I read and enjoyed his or her post if I either don’t have time or don’t feel inclined to leave a comment after reading the post.
When would I not have the time to leave a comment if I’ve read another blogger’s post? That can actually happen quite often, depending upon what other activities I’ve got going on during any particular day. I follow a lot of bloggers — many of whom publish multiple posts per day — and sometimes I just don’t have that much time to spend on WordPress to read and to comment on all of their posts. But I have time to Like them.
When would I not feel inclined to comment on another bloggers’ posts? Well, if I’ve had a relatively active day, I sometimes don’t get around to reading other bloggers’ posts until after I get in bed. Like right now, as I’m writing this post, I’m in my bed on my iPhone and it’s 10:17 pm at night. That means that a lot of other bloggers have probably already read the posts I’m reading. And some of them may have already posted comments. For example, as I’m writing this post, 56 comments have already been posted. If another blogger has already said what I might have said, I don’t want to be redundant just for the sake of making a comment. So instead I will press Like.
And, I am not one of those who Renard describes as “people who press the Like button on their blogs without ever reading them.” I only press Like if (1) I actually read the post, and (2) if I actually liked the post. If both of those conditions are not true, I will not press the Like button.
Do you think that it enhances the blogging experience? Or, do you think that it was the worst idea that was ever implemented by a blogging platform?
Yes, for all of the reasons I’ve stated above, I think the Like button does enhance the blogging experience. And no, I don’t think having a Like button is a bad idea. When I was on Blogger, there was no like button and I had no way to know, other than through comments people made, if they read my post and if so, did they like it. I was delighted when I switched to WordPress, and saw that it had a Like button.
Fandango’s Provocative Question #221
Welcome once again to Fandango’s Provocative Question. Each week I will pose what I think is a provocative question for your consideration.
By provocative, I don’t mean a question that will cause annoyance or anger. Nor do I mean a question intended to arouse sexual desire or interest.
What I do mean is a question that is likely to get you to think, to be creative, and to provoke a response. Hopefully a positive response.
I’m doing something a little different for today’s provocative question. I’m combining it with my response to Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt. Why? Because I came across this one-line quote from Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet Colm Tóibín:
“The difference between reading a book and listening to a book is like the difference between running a marathon and watching a marathon on TV.”
In the interest of full disclosure, I have never listened to an audiobook. Every book I’ve ever read, I’ve read with my eyes, not with my ears. So I have no basis on which to critique this quote. But I know that at least some of my fellow bloggers do, in fact, listen to audiobooks.
And that brings me to this week’s provocative question.
Have you ever, or do you now, “read” audiobooks. If so, do you agree or disagree with Mr. Tóibín? Do you think his is an accurate analogy? Why or why not?
If you choose to participate in Fandango’s Provocative Question, you may respond with a comment or write your own post in response to the question. Once you are done, tag your post with #FPQ and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Or you can simply include a link to your post in the comments. But remember to check to confirm that your pingback or your link shows up in the comments.
FOWC with Fandango — Venue
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).
Today’s word is “venue.”
Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.
Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Please check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, please manually add your link in the comments.
And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. Show them some love.
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