I'm not opposed at all in principle to you sharing your blog on tildes, but could you at least post a tildes-specific comment like why you wrote this, why you're posting it, etc?
I'm not opposed at all in principle to you sharing your blog on tildes, but could you at least post a tildes-specific comment like why you wrote this, why you're posting it, etc?
We're supposed to have a reasonable limit to how much we self-promote here. I am not inclined to go back and check but I have felt annoyed at being directed to any user's blog when they can write...
We're supposed to have a reasonable limit to how much we self-promote here. I am not inclined to go back and check but I have felt annoyed at being directed to any user's blog when they can write or repost here as easily. It breaks down the relationship IME.
I don’t usually mind this OPs though, their posts (even the ones of their own blog) usually lead to pretty good discussions. And they don’t exclusively post their own blog, and they do comment on...
I don’t usually mind this OPs though, their posts (even the ones of their own blog) usually lead to pretty good discussions. And they don’t exclusively post their own blog, and they do comment on other people’s topics too.
So they aren’t exclusively self-promoting, which is where I personally draw the line IMO.
Though I do agree it might be nice if they posted a comment to try to kick-off a discussion when they do link to their own blog posts.
It's more that it's less of a community conversation and more a critique of the writing when disagreements arise. It's less personal in a way that actually matters here IMO. I also just think the...
It's more that it's less of a community conversation and more a critique of the writing when disagreements arise. It's less personal in a way that actually matters here IMO.
I also just think the balance is off but that's a ymmv thing. It's not personal or about the opinions just the frequency. I prefer a comment to start convo most/all of the time but that opinion is usually much more controversial here.
Second this, I think it’s a great idea to post a little blurb just special for us on Tildes, without it this feels like you posted someone else’s blog. A little something just to convert the blog...
Second this, I think it’s a great idea to post a little blurb just special for us on Tildes, without it this feels like you posted someone else’s blog.
A little something just to convert the blog into an open discussion would be neat
That's been customary in the past - just add a small little blurb about why you wrote this, additional thoughts, etc, but not required. Additionally it's community standard to add original content...
That's been customary in the past - just add a small little blurb about why you wrote this, additional thoughts, etc, but not required.
Additionally it's community standard to add original content for blogs/writing or user created for projects/games/&c as a tag to signify, perhaps @mycketforvirrad can go ahead and throw that on here as well (thanks in advance, and for all your hard work! you make ~ a better place!).
to make it clear: we should have more user created/authored content on here, so please share it!
If anything the #original content tag will draw even more attention to your work, just don't be a dick and bludgeon/inundate our precarious topic feed with it, that's about the ony rule for anything here, as wheatons law reins supreme in these hallowed lands
Edit: added 'original content' and 'user created' and the delineation between the two.
Sorry, I wasn't aware of this tag. Will add it in future posts, as well a little blurb as suggested. (Can I edit a post?) I really enjoy the discussions that my articles spark here! Tildes...
Sorry, I wasn't aware of this tag. Will add it in future posts, as well a little blurb as suggested. (Can I edit a post?)
I really enjoy the discussions that my articles spark here! Tildes community is very thoughtful, and I appreciate all the comments. Anyway, I'm all in about following the rules as they are, so feel free to reach if my blog's links aren't adding to the community, please.
When submitting a link, no topic-level blurb is possible, so just leave the blurb as a comment (it will automatically post as a reply in the topic submit form when combined with a link btw) You...
When submitting a link, no topic-level blurb is possible, so just leave the blurb as a comment (it will automatically post as a reply in the topic submit form when combined with a link btw)
You can only edit tags for some time after the post was made, unsure of time, so we'll get it sorted I'm sure. Thanks for submitting!
This blog kinda feels like OP moved away from a religion and is trying to justify it. I only noticed because like religion, I was raised without technology. We didn’t have high speed internet...
This blog kinda feels like OP moved away from a religion and is trying to justify it.
I only noticed because like religion, I was raised without technology. We didn’t have high speed internet until I was in high school, we never had the latest gaming consoles, or the latest games. I’m lucky that I was an adult before smart phones and social media took off, but I probably wouldn’t have had anything to do with either of those, anyway.
Similar to people leaving religion, they’re just excited to now be living how Ive always lived. Makes me feel kinda like a zoo animal sometimes.
You know, I also arrived late on the internet, when I was 16–17. I lived before ubiquitous internet and smartphones. However, as an awkward introvert living in Brazil's country side, I got hooked...
You know, I also arrived late on the internet, when I was 16–17. I lived before ubiquitous internet and smartphones. However, as an awkward introvert living in Brazil's country side, I got hooked by it. Suddenly I was able to express myself with a freedom I never felt IRL, and to talk about subjects that matter to no one I knew. I own much of my existence to the internet: my career (as a journalist/writer), some good friendships, my partner, whom I met in a dating app, near a decade ago. So, yeah, maybe I feel like a split, or moving away a religion, or the cultish part of it.
I also dove headfirst into it, but I think I was spoiled by the really tight knit communities that existed on the early internet. I always found places like Reddit kind of vapid and empty. I...
I also dove headfirst into it, but I think I was spoiled by the really tight knit communities that existed on the early internet. I always found places like Reddit kind of vapid and empty. I didn't really start using that site until I figured out I could join small subreddits and find community that way.
Once social media became a thing I adopted that to talk to my friends in high school, but once we all graduated, I mostly dropped it. I never migrated to Insta, Snap, etc etc etc, because there was a 2010s inflection point where people stopped attempting to talk to me specifically on those platforms and instead started making posts meant for the whole world. Back in high school we'd go out to a movie or whatever and then make posts about that experience after, but when we graduated, those posts that people made about their lives no longer involved me. After high school people would attempt to add me on other social media platforms, but I hadn't migrated to them yet, I'd already migrated from myspace to facebook and I was tired of spending time setting up profiles for it to be dropped two years later.
tl;dr Ive just never really used social media, and so, I've avoided the trap of the internet taking over my whole entire life, because to me, the internet lives on my desktop computer inside one single mmo that I still play and when I walk away, I walk away.
I'm not opposed at all in principle to you sharing your blog on tildes, but could you at least post a tildes-specific comment like why you wrote this, why you're posting it, etc?
We're supposed to have a reasonable limit to how much we self-promote here. I am not inclined to go back and check but I have felt annoyed at being directed to any user's blog when they can write or repost here as easily. It breaks down the relationship IME.
I don’t usually mind this OPs though, their posts (even the ones of their own blog) usually lead to pretty good discussions. And they don’t exclusively post their own blog, and they do comment on other people’s topics too.
So they aren’t exclusively self-promoting, which is where I personally draw the line IMO.
Though I do agree it might be nice if they posted a comment to try to kick-off a discussion when they do link to their own blog posts.
It's more that it's less of a community conversation and more a critique of the writing when disagreements arise. It's less personal in a way that actually matters here IMO.
I also just think the balance is off but that's a ymmv thing. It's not personal or about the opinions just the frequency. I prefer a comment to start convo most/all of the time but that opinion is usually much more controversial here.
Second this, I think it’s a great idea to post a little blurb just special for us on Tildes, without it this feels like you posted someone else’s blog.
A little something just to convert the blog into an open discussion would be neat
That's been customary in the past - just add a small little blurb about why you wrote this, additional thoughts, etc, but not required.
Additionally it's community standard to add
original contentfor blogs/writing oruser createdfor projects/games/&c as a tag to signify, perhaps @mycketforvirrad can go ahead and throw that on here as well (thanks in advance, and for all your hard work! you make ~ a better place!).to make it clear: we should have more user created/authored content on here, so please share it!
If anything the
#original contenttag will draw even more attention to your work, just don't be a dick and bludgeon/inundate our precarious topic feed with it, that's about the ony rule for anything here, as wheatons law reins supreme in these hallowed landsEdit: added 'original content' and 'user created' and the delineation between the two.
Sorry, I wasn't aware of this tag. Will add it in future posts, as well a little blurb as suggested. (Can I edit a post?)
I really enjoy the discussions that my articles spark here! Tildes community is very thoughtful, and I appreciate all the comments. Anyway, I'm all in about following the rules as they are, so feel free to reach if my blog's links aren't adding to the community, please.
When submitting a link, no topic-level blurb is possible, so just leave the blurb as a comment (it will automatically post as a reply in the topic submit form when combined with a link btw)
You can only edit tags for some time after the post was made, unsure of time, so we'll get it sorted I'm sure. Thanks for submitting!
Noted! Will do in future posts. Sorry about this one.
This blog kinda feels like OP moved away from a religion and is trying to justify it.
I only noticed because like religion, I was raised without technology. We didn’t have high speed internet until I was in high school, we never had the latest gaming consoles, or the latest games. I’m lucky that I was an adult before smart phones and social media took off, but I probably wouldn’t have had anything to do with either of those, anyway.
Similar to people leaving religion, they’re just excited to now be living how Ive always lived. Makes me feel kinda like a zoo animal sometimes.
You know, I also arrived late on the internet, when I was 16–17. I lived before ubiquitous internet and smartphones. However, as an awkward introvert living in Brazil's country side, I got hooked by it. Suddenly I was able to express myself with a freedom I never felt IRL, and to talk about subjects that matter to no one I knew. I own much of my existence to the internet: my career (as a journalist/writer), some good friendships, my partner, whom I met in a dating app, near a decade ago. So, yeah, maybe I feel like a split, or moving away a religion, or the cultish part of it.
I also dove headfirst into it, but I think I was spoiled by the really tight knit communities that existed on the early internet. I always found places like Reddit kind of vapid and empty. I didn't really start using that site until I figured out I could join small subreddits and find community that way.
Once social media became a thing I adopted that to talk to my friends in high school, but once we all graduated, I mostly dropped it. I never migrated to Insta, Snap, etc etc etc, because there was a 2010s inflection point where people stopped attempting to talk to me specifically on those platforms and instead started making posts meant for the whole world. Back in high school we'd go out to a movie or whatever and then make posts about that experience after, but when we graduated, those posts that people made about their lives no longer involved me. After high school people would attempt to add me on other social media platforms, but I hadn't migrated to them yet, I'd already migrated from myspace to facebook and I was tired of spending time setting up profiles for it to be dropped two years later.
tl;dr Ive just never really used social media, and so, I've avoided the trap of the internet taking over my whole entire life, because to me, the internet lives on my desktop computer inside one single mmo that I still play and when I walk away, I walk away.
I find most hatred or dislike for technology is actually a criticism of capitalism, not technology.