3 out 3 in
Yikes, after yesterday’s post I lost 3 followers, I don’t usually keep track of those things but when I post something that I think may offend someone I take a look at the numbers and check it throughout the day. I’m not sad, this is a long way and I’ll win and lose followers, that’s how life works.
However, I’m gonna celebrate that I won 3 followers, life is good, we are even.
Three
You gotta blame Pam and Sam tho, I had an epiphany while commenting on their blog (I always find inspiration there), a voice told me to publish the info that I had available about all the fairy tale characters, yeah, cuz there’ll be more, Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood have their days numbered.
Let’s hope I don’t keep losing 3 readers per post, otherwise I’ll end up like in Facebook, with 2 friends one being my fake profile.
For me the most important of this blogging experience is you, the readers, however, I can’t censure myself especially with silly things like what happened to Snow White or who was really behind the Ugly Duckling story.
You may or not recall that a few months ago I kept talking about my blogroll, I prepared a nice thing but then I had too many people to put there, the page would have been endless. I don’t wanna leave valuable readers/bloggers out, so I won’t put a blogroll at all. What I’ll do is a hall of fame, where I’ll feature all the guest bloggers, I plan to have a lot of guests (assuming they wanna be a guest in here, but I’ll address that problem when it comes).
Ohh the result to yesterday’s poll is:
Do you still feel sorry for Hansel and Gretel?
No: 19 or 68%
Yes: 1 or 4%
You sick, sick man: 8 or 29%
29+4+68=101% Yay for your math team WordPress!
I think that is pretty silly that you lost three followers over that creative post… phssst to them!
That was exactly my thought, the point is I didn’t even know who they are, I’d worry if I lost one of the regulars.
Awwwe, pay no attention to stats, they are not a true reflection of who reads us, sadly the truth is not as wonderful as our starts tell us. My most popular post every day is only down to the fact it is about Camden Town and tourists must find it when they look up Camden Town on the internet before visiting there, so my hits mean nothing.
I recently removed my number of followers from being visible as again it’s pointless, if I click on most of them the blogs are defunct now so those people don’t actually follow or there were loads of people followed after I was freshly pressed but they don’t keep in touch, I call them freshly pressed whores. Although sometimes I have to unfollow and then follow people again as their posts stop appearing in my reader so they may have a good excuse.
It’s the people who do follow and comment regularly that matter and become friends, and you have plenty of those!
And that post was great anyway.
I agree with you, as a matter of fact I don’t follow all of my followers, many of them are blogs about crap and by crap I mean promoting products like “how to lose 300lbs in a week”. I’m lucky to have a good number of regular readers many of whom I “know” in a more personal level, I know if I ever offend on of them they let me know and I’ll make sure to clear things, I’ve done and and it’s all good. Stats are good for the politicians to fool voters just like Romney in Florida and he lost lol
Stephen Fry made a nice quote on being offended, I’ll have to lok it up to remind myself what it was
I found tow, both equally good:
“If I had a large amount of money I should certainly found a hospital for those whose grip upon the world is so tenuous that they can be severely offended by words and phrases and yet remain all unoffended by the injustice, violence and oppression that howls daily about our ears.”
“It’s now very common to hear people say ‘I’m rather offended by that’ as if that gives them certain rights; it’s actually nothing more… it’s simply a whine. It’s no more than a whine. ‘I find that offensive,’ it has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. ‘I am offended by that,’ well so fucking what?”
That’s it!
We managed to offend someone on Facebook yesterday by posting a cartoon about dogs planning to steal Christmas cake. We seemingly should know better than to make light of such things as cake is bad for dogs. We do hope that follower has unliked us now. Anyone who takes offense should leave the party.
Ohhh Lord!!!
Dog stealing cake, that means you support giving chocolate to dogs, therefore you don’t care about diabetes, consequently you abuse dogs, is all clear, I understand that person.
Sometimes is amazing what people finds offensive and specially that they take the time to complain about something so trivial.
I agree with you, if you don’t like it leave.
I’m looking forward to you dishing the dirt on some of those! I’ve long had suspicions about the ones that seem too good to be true.
Still waters run deep-
The most heinous crimes have been committed by the most unassuming characters.
Three in/Three out – seems like a good balance to me! I don’t pay any attention to or “track” numbers either although I’m amazed how many people apparently do. I figure if someone finds something entertaining on Sam’s blog they’ll visit – if not – they’ll find what they need elsewhere and that’s that. I’m looking forward to hearing the scoop on more of these very GRIM fairy tales – I knew they were too good to be true.
Pam
I don’t usually do it, but since my posts have changed to the dar side I’ve seen variations.
You’ll get more fairy tales, this is looking very promising and all thanks to you.
I’ve never visited the site with the stats ;o) …but 101% is not bad hahahaha ;o)
101 is the best thing ever.
I always wonder what I said when someone unfollows, but you are right to celebrate the 3 you gained! Anyone who has a connection with you would probably explain themselves. It is a long road, and you can’t please everyone all the time. I thought yesterday’s post was very interesting.
I try not to talk about politics, religions or any other touchy subject, but there you have it, takes a fairy tale to scare people away lol
I’m glad you liked the post, I though it was funny.
Followers is something I don’t keep my eye on, so I add a couple of tidbits. If a one doesn’t like a post that they follow, just ignore it, but watch for trends. Then again, some people just need to learn to laugh.
The day one of the regulars (like you) stops coming I would ask, likely that the 3 who left were selling miracle diets, I have a bunch of those following me.
Ah yes … the ever-presence of the spammers.
Shame I missed it yesterday I’ll have to go and read what lost you those three people! I honestly have no idea when I lose followers….they don’t like it then Goodbye and good luck
xx
Oh Mel, you are the sweetest (I read your comment on the fairy tale).
Hope you are fine.
xx
Lol I’m not sweet…slightly warped and twisted yes but not sweet
I’m ok thank you, watching the Brothers Grimm and looking forward to your next interpretation of their old stories! xx
Ah, sorry you lost some followers but seems kind of crazy they stopped following you because of that post! It’s always a little discouraging to lose followers. Good thing you have three more to take their place. Who would want to miss out on your posts?!
Oink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
It’s ok Katie, I have you guys and that’s all it matters.
King of tags.
Thanks for noticing it.
If it makes you feel better, I lost two yesterday after my Bad Santa post. I did gain 3 after I lost two. I will love ya forever so no worries. Those kids were brats and deserved what they got.
Having you on my side is all it matters.
Would you endorse my campaign for President of WordPress?
Sure I will.
You’re probably better off without the 3 you lost – no sense of humour!
Amen!
101% – well done! lol xoM
Isn’t that genius?
Gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelette!
And here you just want the best eggs for perfect western omelette, whit cheese please.
Now I’m starting to wonder how many followers I’ve lost over time. Never noticed the numbers that much
You NEED to expose the truth about all of ‘em! Red Riding Hood was the worst. She and that woodcutter (woodcutter was he?) were together from the start! Probably father and daughter, since she was too young to be his lover (unless you want to get into the whole gross factor). They wanted to kill the poor wolf. His only crime was cross dressing. Murdered him brutally from inside out.
Miss, I have to propose you something. Is your email on the comment thing ok?
If you have other email could you drop me a line up there next to my Legal Disclaimer.
yup, same one
Cool, I’ll get to it then.
Followers??? What am I-the Fearless Leader?
Yes you are Kyla!
In this world … the olnline, people comes and go – some goes and come back .. some just leave for reasons and no reasons. I think the WordPress team should be in charge of the next US election, get a bit of fun into it.
I would love to run for president of WP
Why not ???
If you were president of WP all would be right with the world . . .
Hey, as long as you don’t dis the wolf in ANY of the fairy tales, I’m cool with what you write. Heck, I’m cool even if you DO dis the wolf – I just might be nice, and not comment. Um … strike that, or every post you write from now on will dis wolves!
Besides, once you get me, you got me for life. Kinda like … er … never mind.
John you are earning too many brownie points. However, the wolf’s time is coming, sooner or later we’ll have it here, I cannot promise is gonna be nice, it doesn’t depend on me.
Leo, if you lost those followers over a fairy tale, then you don’t need them! I feel the same way about a blogroll. I would do it for myself, so I could have easy accessibility to get their blogs, maybe. I know how you feel. I always feel happy I am on someone’s blogroll, but I like so many blogs it would be hard for me to do.
Blogroll was giving me headaches so I dropped the idea, was not healthy.
I’ll try to give recognition to all sooner or later.
Ha, I lost some followers over a post about that stupid Freshly Pressed (if you happened to do a post dissing that, I wouldn’t be offended) and over a post where I just happened to use the names of Republican politicians as curse words. I couldn’t help it. I was running out of bad words for my 50 Shades recaps.
hahahahaha
Ohh Alice, you made me laugh with that comment.
You wanna be Secretary of State AKA Censorship, that’d be a better world indeed.
We should run our campaign next year.
You think we would get the attention of WP? And by attention I mean get kicked out
We can only hope.
You know what Leo, I think they un-followed you by accident!!! Really! I only say so (and you can just ask Misaki and numerous others if you don’t believe me) because I always hit the bloody follow/unfollow button by mistake when I am trying to go click another tab at the top of the page. I do try to blame it on the computer as much as possible, but I am pretty sure that it could actually just be me. So I end up following and un-following people constantly, then I write and send a million apologies about the mishap… and it’s so embarrassing. So I think that three people un-followed you by accident, and then the same three people re-followed you!! I am super serious about this. Why would any one want to unfollow you really?! You don’t still have the moustache do you… ?
Readers will come and go. I hope you will never censor yourself for the sake of your readers. If someone likes all your posts and then, after one post they stop reading you, they are not worth it. Writing is expressing ideas in a creative way and not anyone can do it. You are doing a great job:) I will always be your fan:)
Leo – our joint mantra “their loss”!
Darn was late to the poll.
You know, I can relate to your situation. When we go on walks mom gives me kibbles for treats. Sometimes I drop them by accident. This is sad because wasted kibbles are always sad, but then mom just gives me another one and I sort of forget about the whole thing.
So I guess we all drop some kibbles along the way and in the end it works out.