[ronnie]

Good thread as usually from Walrus, but dang so much to read..lol

I think we really have to remember where blogging comes from, the roots. Of course we know it came from personal diary type sites/pages. The point is, most of it was started as a hobby, people talking about something they enjoy, or something they are pissed about, or whats going on in their life, ect, ect. It was not really done as a way to generate traffic or make money, it was done as a hobby in their spare time, to voice heir opinion good or bad.

I am not trying to go off topic, but just thinking, maybe if we tried changing our mindset to what blogging was and still is in some places. Not only to create better blogs, but think along the same lines as to what a real blogging community is. But are we in a catch 22, trying to create good usefull popular blogs but still make money?

Boogie bought up becoming a community a while back, reading each others blogs, posting comments, track backs, ect. Did'nt seem to go anywhere. I think it's a great idea, but how many webmasters have the time? How many do this full time and to make full time income have very full plates. Or how many work a full time job and do this on the side? I really hate to be negative, but time is so much an issue. How many would commit or keep their commitment?

As others have said, I also have turned off my comments so time back. I was just getting way too much spam and have'nt had time to put in some spam blockers. It's really getting out of hand if you ask me. Not just my blogs, but seems just about every frickn form I have on the net, even clients sites gets spammed.

jayeff did bring up a good point, the voyeurist end, peeking in the lives of others, I know it has worked for me, I just need to do more of it. That could be a great "community" to start.

ronnie