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OneAndOneIs2

Mon, Oct 22, 2007

[Link][Icon]It's not my blog's birthday

But in a fit of boredom, I started following links to other blogs from comments on some of the blogs I read, and an uncanny number of them have a latest post saying it's their blog-birthday. (A strangely-high proportion of the others has a latest post on the subject of which way round toilet rolls should go. Don't ask me why)

One of them was the Iceland Weather Report, which I've encountered a few other times. In her first point, Alda mentions that she gets very few comments. As bad as two per three hundred visits, sometimes!

Well, yesterday I had 1378 hits. And three comments.

Some people don't know when they're well-off!

It's an "apples and oranges" comparison, of course - I don't really write to be entertaining or to tell people about my life, so I don't get the same level of comments as people who do. Mind you, when I stop and think about it, I'm not really sure how to categorize what I *do* write about - beyond the simple definition of "whatever the Hell I want to, really" that is.

I do sometimes wonder, tho, just how many regular readers I have. Posts like the defrag one are all very gratifying with their hundreds of comments, but they make it hard to tell how many readers I have because many (most?) of my hits are from people coming to one specific post, not readers of the blog.

I did have a point when I started this post, but I'm no longer sure what it was.

I made a start one one of my (many, many) assignments for university today - I managed one paragraph and two references before I'd had enough. But it's a start, so I feel mildly virtuous about that.

And I finished unpacking, so I have found some of the important parts of paperwork I was looking for, as well as my hair conditioner. I also found my laptop's WiFi PCMCIA card, which is good, but it doesn't seem to work on my new home's wifi router, I have no idea why. So I'm having to use my borrowed Windows laptop or trail a cable across the flat to get online.

...

If you're wondering why I'm not writing so many blog posts at the moment, I'm hoping you'll now understand the reason for it [Smiley]

8 comments • Categories: Omni, My Life

Comments:

Comment from: Åke [Visitor] Email · http://akeiexil.wordpress.com
I would like to register as a reader of the blog in general. I hope your laptop starts cooperating with the router, I know from experience what a battle it can be...
PermalinkPermalink 22/10/07 @ 21:31
Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/
Hi Ake, thanks for the comment.

You should see a link in the sidebar on the right under "Misc" where you can register for this blog. Let me know if it gives you any trouble.
PermalinkPermalink 22/10/07 @ 21:39
Comment from: Ginny [Visitor] Email · http://iamgenevieve.wordpress.com
Well, you have at least one regular reader...

You got HOW many visits? I feel proud when I get over 50 a day!

As for the comments thing...is it just me, or is there a lull in the Blog World at the moment? My comments have dropped dramatically recently.

And I love your Blog, my dear, whether it's talking about geeky science stuff that I really don't understand or telling me a Winnie-the-Pooh style vampire story...

;-)
PermalinkPermalink 22/10/07 @ 22:32
Comment from: alison [Member] · http://www.creativehedghog.com
heh. I like your blog, Dom, which is why I check the feed often and come here when there's something new. My blog (well, my domain) has the same birthday that I do, so it's easier to remember. :)


I have a set band of commenters who comment when they feel like it, and don't really get anyone new. I average about 15 unique visitors a day, when I'm actually writing something. Speaking off... :)
PermalinkPermalink 22/10/07 @ 23:55
Comment from: ake [Member] Email
When I wrote register, I didn't mean actually register (I hadn't even looked hard enough to find the option) but to say that I'm a regular reader of your blog. Oh well, now I'm actually registered =)
PermalinkPermalink 23/10/07 @ 07:41
Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/
> You got HOW many visits? I feel proud when I get over 50 a day!

Well, here's the month's access stats:
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And here's the referral logs that detract so heavily from those big numbers:
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See what I mean..?

> Oh well, now I'm actually registered =)

All's well that end's well! ;)
PermalinkPermalink 23/10/07 @ 16:44
Comment from: sokuban [Member] Email
Don't you have a member system? Why don't you count all your members as your regulars? People generally don't make an account for nothing, especially when they can make comments as a visitor.

I'd say I'm a regular too. I've read every single blog post you made. (Even on the old blog) O_O
PermalinkPermalink 24/10/07 @ 01:06
Comment from: hari [Member] Email · http://hari.literaryforums.org
I'm a member too... for a while now actually.
PermalinkPermalink 26/10/07 @ 06:03

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