tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post5397533650952071765..comments2023-03-30T09:15:09.921+01:00Comments on Did You Think About This ?: Blogging AudienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-45451406193913423952011-03-30T13:39:28.957+01:002011-03-30T13:39:28.957+01:00Why is it irritating ?Why is it irritating ?David Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573705887008015235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-1789981195337387052011-03-30T13:17:07.976+01:002011-03-30T13:17:07.976+01:00I think a particular problem among Buddhists is th...I think a particular problem among Buddhists is that there's a strong social pressure to be 'serene' and 'above it all' and not engage in 'unskilful speech.' That means that stuff gets swept under the rug a lot and then bubbles up in all kinds of twisted ways.<br /><br />By the way: I dropped the captcha from my site a few months back, and have only had to mod out one or two spam message since. IMO it's an unnecessary irritation, at least for low-traffic blogs.Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-88885002612380540062011-03-30T12:57:29.975+01:002011-03-30T12:57:29.975+01:00Long article. I'm not in the loop for Buddhist...Long article. I'm not in the loop for Buddhist practices and politics, so can't comment on that, but I don't think there is any difference between the Buddhists and Christians, or Muslims or Jews, or Hindus... regarding how women are treated differently than men.David Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573705887008015235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-90656958177195810692011-03-30T12:35:42.257+01:002011-03-30T12:35:42.257+01:00I'll read it after this... http://finance.yaho...I'll read it after this... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Developing-economies-lead-apf-1089086548.html?x=0<br />Your 'friend' Stiglitz has something to say.David Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573705887008015235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-90423794681513882642011-03-30T12:23:14.596+01:002011-03-30T12:23:14.596+01:00No. I have no objectins to being called a Buddhist...No. I have no objectins to being called a Buddhist. <br /><br />If you want to see a Buddhist shitstorm, though, see <a href="http://notwoo.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/sex-and-the-sangha-out-of-touch/" rel="nofollow">here.</a><br /><br />(N.b.: the author is very much on the side of the angels here. IMO of course.)Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-89197580597254018572011-03-30T11:59:03.220+01:002011-03-30T11:59:03.220+01:00So you want to fight about that too ?! ;)So you want to fight about that too ?! ;)David Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573705887008015235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-74464819589367846222011-03-30T07:31:52.274+01:002011-03-30T07:31:52.274+01:00I'm not really a Buddhist, though.I'm not really a Buddhist, though.Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-20956523954339649882011-03-29T11:06:59.210+01:002011-03-29T11:06:59.210+01:00So, you ? :DSo, you ? :DDavid Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573705887008015235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-63796622611280447882011-03-29T06:57:29.166+01:002011-03-29T06:57:29.166+01:00Maybe it's just because of the novelty factor ...Maybe it's just because of the novelty factor that I managed to get about 30 FB friends to read it or something like that.<br />I turned off my own clicks, otherwise that would have skewed the results too much. :)<br /><br />What kind of fight are you talking about ? Who can I fight with on a blog ?David Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573705887008015235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038982430946457580.post-87395222585549191512011-03-29T06:51:50.522+01:002011-03-29T06:51:50.522+01:00Finland calling.
Everybody looks at the stats. Yo...Finland calling.<br /><br />Everybody looks at the stats. You can't help it. I found it annoying at one point because I started to care about the stats, feeling elated when they went up and disappointed when they went down. Lately I don't care so much, although I do still follow them.<br /><br />Some of the stats are your own views, unless you've switched them off from the control panel. <br /><br />Some are bots.<br /><br />Some are more or less random clicks.<br /><br />And 50 hits a day is good. For comparison, I have about 100 on average nowadays; there was one month I went to about 200 a day, but that was because of a raging shitstorm I was involved in—if you want readers, getting into a fight always works. I've seen the stats on a few other blogs somewhat similar to mine, and this seems about average. If you get to 500 a day, you're already a high-profile site. <br /><br />But unless you hit on a really popular topic and write about it in a unique and interesting way and/or actively market your blog, don't expect the numbers to go up all that much.Brikoleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318706625291447339noreply@blogger.com