 Tagged - 5 ways blogging has changed my life. Only It hasn't.
OK [sigh], I've been tagged.
Here's the deal:
On September 22, 2008 by John Meunier tagged me from a "meme" created by L. L. Barkat. At the time, my internet connection was acting a little weird, so I didn't even consider responding right then. But, since I've been home the last couple of days (more than was planned), I will respond ? after a fashion.
Here are the official rules given in the parent post:
Here are the rules:
Write about 5 specific ways blogging has affected you, either positively or negatively.
link back to the person who tagged you
link back to this parent post (I'm not so much interested in generating links, but rather in tracking the meme so I can perhaps do a summary post later on that looks at patterns and interesting discoveries.)
tag a few friends or five, or none at all
post these rules ? or just have fun breaking them.
Look. I never forward those emails I'm supposed to forward. (I especially disregard the ones that promise that I'll somehow be cursed it I don't.)
And, this sort of thing seems to fall into the same category.
Actually, John showed some reluctance as well saying "I never respond to chain letters or e-mail, but here I go...."
And the originator of this "meme"-thing has mixed feelings about these herself.
So, okay, I've been tagged, and here's my response.
Blogging Hasn't Changed My Life.
1. I've been posting on the Internet for a long time. I started on the Usenet in the alt.religion.christian.methodist newsgroup. I've participated in some message boards and email discussion groups. Now, a good deal of that energy has been put here rather than there. I don't know whether that's better or worse. It's just different.
2. I used to think this was a lousy idea. I used to think it was slightly egotistical. Now I don't, but I'm not so sure it's a really great idea either. There is a "blogging community" but I find it hard to keep up with it. And, I don't think this is the best way to create and stimulate discussion. But, it's not a bad way either. No doubt, as with everything else, blogging will someday be replaced by something else.
3. My initial idea was a website largely devoted to the Wesleyan interpretation of the Christian faith. And, that's what I've got. Adding the blog and connecting up with the Methodist blogging community was definitely a good idea. It hasn't changed my life, but it's certainly brought more readers to the website.
4. I've met some interesting people through blogging. But, I was doing that anyway by participating in Internet discussion in other forms.
5. Blogging has caused me to look through my old written material, and caused me to do some new and fresh thinking in order to keep the blog going. That's nice, but Internet discussions have been stimulating and prodding my thinking for a long time.
So, there you go. Five ways blogging hasn't changed my life.
And, now I'll tag...
nobody!
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