tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post7286454912165181049..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: TestifyAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-3224479698192644142011-02-11T12:05:41.544-07:002011-02-11T12:05:41.544-07:00You know what? It will never cease to amaze my how...You know what? It will never cease to amaze my how few people seem to know about feed readers.<br /><br />You don't <i>have</i> to remember the address to blog for visiting them!<br /><br />If you use Google Reader you will easily get all the news from blog you Follow.<br /><br />Personally I don't Follow blogs, since I don't use Google Reader. But, since I have <b>many</b> of them subscribed in my feed reader, bloglines, I "approve" of them by commenting on on. Followers are an artifact of Google's attempt to have all of use your their tools, and nobody else's. Considering how popular Blogger is I guess they have succeeded quite well.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-36907551994231815772011-02-09T07:56:25.179-07:002011-02-09T07:56:25.179-07:00Based on this discussion I've changed the titl...Based on this discussion I've changed the title for "Followers" to "Interested Parties" on my blog. I know that's somewhat beside the original point, but I do feel it fits at least my inclinations when clicking that button.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-39951894508061620202011-02-08T21:29:25.850-07:002011-02-08T21:29:25.850-07:00I didn't think I was being stupid the first ti...I didn't think I was being stupid the first time my comment was deleted. <br /><br />But I don't want to get into a fight about it. I am just pointing out my reasons. I figure there must be other people like me out there, so you should know the chilling effect that occurs with a proactive stance of comment deletion / strong moderation (and yes, I am familiar with your argument in favor of it)Pontifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761338487255048337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-68264769720098283542011-02-08T15:23:22.765-07:002011-02-08T15:23:22.765-07:00There are large numbers of people here whose comme...There are large numbers of people here whose comments are never, ever deleted.<br /><br />The trick is to be "not stupid."Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-4458203602910607222011-02-08T15:05:43.068-07:002011-02-08T15:05:43.068-07:00Rofl at -C
I find that I agree or disagree with y...Rofl at -C<br /><br />I find that I agree or disagree with you on many issues Alexis. What I like is that I feel strongly about what you post, regardless of the direction. You are interesting in a sea of blandness that saturates our culture.<br /><br />I generally don't comment because you have provacatively declared your willingness to delete comments, so I don't emotionally invest in putting my own opinion in front of you so that I don't have to deal with wondering if you will delete it or not.Pontifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761338487255048337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-54258288293134817512011-02-08T08:06:02.092-07:002011-02-08T08:06:02.092-07:00to -C: thanks for the first genuine out-loud laugh...to -C: thanks for the first genuine out-loud laugh I've had in days! It makes me glad I follow this blog so it shows up in my google reader.migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-34226611450296899792011-02-07T20:28:36.969-07:002011-02-07T20:28:36.969-07:00I follow it because I enjoy reading it. Simple as ...I follow it because I enjoy reading it. Simple as that! :-) You've got interesting stuff to say, and you often make me chuckle by the politically incorrect ways in which you say it. (And I mean, usually, a chuckle of truth-recognition, not a chuckle of condescension!)<br /><br />The fact that, very occasionally, you post things that I find useful or mine-able for <a href="http://servitorludi.blogspot.com/p/homebrew-82-rpg.html" rel="nofollow">my own in-development game</a> is icing on the cake. Of course, if I'm inspired enough to use a specific idea from this or any other blog, I'll definitely cite the source in the game rules.Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-60199577147747245902011-02-07T18:43:39.948-07:002011-02-07T18:43:39.948-07:00"I tend to presume that people who want to fo..."I tend to presume that people who want to follow my blog do so because they approve of me"<br /><br />I follow your blog precisely because I don't approve of you.-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331863932906631618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-23894008678916630082011-02-07T16:29:24.023-07:002011-02-07T16:29:24.023-07:00I think that it's nice to have an identifiable...I think that it's nice to have an identifiable number attached to your blog, both as a means to say "I am well-liked" and to say to yourself "see, I'm not doing nothing uselessly- people ARE reading me." Nothing's worse than writing an insightful post and seeing that nobody cared to comment, after all.<br /><br /><br />I think it's telling that you, in your dismissal of followers, also proudly sport your own number of followers above what it is that you're reading. That's not a criticism, mind you. I do the same thing.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-13676698324735376002011-02-07T16:02:16.051-07:002011-02-07T16:02:16.051-07:00Interesting post - I was thinking about addressing...Interesting post - I was thinking about addressing the "tit-for-tat" hypothesis with just such a similar analysis. I'm not surprised by what you found. I don't think tit-for-tat following has a large effect because a lot of the highest-profile bloggers (including yourself) do not publicly follow other blogs and they do just fine.<br /><br />There are certainly different emotions mixed up in the whole following thing depending on who you talk to. I must say, though, that like Oddbit and James C. I actually use the Blogger follower system as a convenient way to browse posts from blogs I like. I also get a large number of my page hits from followers who link to me from their blogger follower page. Ultimately, though, it's hard to assess how much of this whole follower thing is ego/validation/tit-for-tat vs. practicality.Bob Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073807225519106277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-33499061868232259192011-02-07T15:38:50.620-07:002011-02-07T15:38:50.620-07:00My reason for not contributing to the Wiki is as f...My reason for not contributing to the Wiki is as follows: 1. I don't have a lot of material in electronic-ready format to put up there; 2. If I do take the time to format my material from its inchoate notes I have my own blog and platform to release it under 3. A lot of my old RP material is not that inspirational, and I feel that our community for the most part prefers inspirations to straight-up copy and paste.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-79365100975320142082011-02-07T15:36:40.323-07:002011-02-07T15:36:40.323-07:00I think Oddbit and James C. explain why I and pres...I think Oddbit and James C. explain why I and presumably many others do it. Following need not be a stamp of 100% approval, or even any approval, but might show only that the follower want to read what the blogger writes.<br /><br />I read this blog on and off for a while before I followed, and thought more deeply about it than I might have in other cases..!Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-62714537545056195532011-02-07T15:22:07.051-07:002011-02-07T15:22:07.051-07:00I can tell you you're wrong about following. ...I can tell you you're wrong about following. At least in part. Beyond being a sort of quid pro quo method of jacking up numbers, there's a pragmatic aspect to it. I read most blogs via Google Reader or my iGoogle homepage (I suddenly feel like a Google whore) and "following" them puts them right in my reading queue. I actually "visit" only a handful of blogs I read, usually to comment. <br /><br />That the followers number creates a sort of Facebook mentality I do recognize. That's primarily why I haven't gone out of my way to try to appear on Cyclopetron's list, though I follow him as well. I have no ambitions to be the 298th ranked OSR blog. Or the 20th or the 1st for that matter. Like you, I just want people to read and comment for the sake of an exchange of idea.<br /><br />I'm also puzzled about the Wiki. Setting aside those with publishing ambitions I can't believe you've alienated or cowed into silence everybody besides me with an idea worthy of posting up. Perhaps now that you're done with the maps, focus on your rules. Are the henchman rules up there? What about your XP rules? I use both of those in my game and will likely never use your maps, though I find them instructive and interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-38154121902587018732011-02-07T14:22:50.321-07:002011-02-07T14:22:50.321-07:00Not sure he thinks the post will be upsetting; it&...Not sure he thinks the post will be upsetting; it's just, he's suggesting a higher standard for follower-dom, so people who take that seriously will drop off and he will lose followers.<br /><br />The real gold standard is page views, and for me, followerdom is irrelevant to updating as I keep track of new posts via a blogroll. It's fun to track your followers, but ultimately that's only one measure of influence. I get a bigger charge out of people using my ideas or referring back to my posts, actually.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-89699682020239562772011-02-07T14:18:19.698-07:002011-02-07T14:18:19.698-07:00When I have something better and more cohesive tha...When I have something better and more cohesive than 'I have this awesome system in mind' I will gladly add it to your wiki. I will also be happy to talk about it on other blogs and talk in a very pretentious form about the superiority of my system and inferiority of everyone elses. (That last part is sarcasm)<br /><br />I had to check to verify I didn't have a pic and that I was actually following you. Is my blog showing up blank? <br /><br />Anyhow, my 'following people' means that I took 10m to look at their blog, thought about it, and decided that they have enough posts I'd like to be alerted if they put anything else up. (With exception of one comic writer who's comic I've been following for 7 years.) I in no way guarantee approval with this method. In fact, because I could be accessing the internet from one of any four computers, it's just plain easier for me to go to my own blog and jump from there. Apologies if this is misconstrued as validating others as a person in the future I shall follow anonymously (I think that's an option).Oddbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091924105175846386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-35215681412625561162011-02-07T14:00:30.016-07:002011-02-07T14:00:30.016-07:00I'm not sure why you thought this post would u...I'm not sure why you thought this post would upset anybody.<br /><br /><br />And if the sentence right above this one offends you, let me preemptively say I don't know why that is either. Like, honestly, I don't.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.com