The odd question of the day for this Sunday evening is a simple one: do you ever find yourself wondering who the people are that appear and disappear from your followers list and/or feedburner subscribers? I know I do. It seems that at random times people disappear from the followers panel. In most cases, I have no clue who just dropped out. It seems that blogger ought to have log that the blog owner could consult to see who arrived and who left in a given time span for the follow list and the feed list.
Why you might ask? Well, I am one of those people that believes that if someone follows me, I should follow them if there is any easy way to do so on their blog. So it is really convenient to know who just signed on as a follower and especially which of the myriad of blogs listed in their profile is the one I should follow for maximum return on my reading time. (Admittedly, I can usually get a clue by looking at the last published dates on each of their blogs, but sometimes even that fails.) I can usually muddle through with the current information on this side of the follow issue, so I can't get too wound up about it.
But, and it is a big but, I have no idea who it was when someone stops following or drops the feed. And that is irksome to me for two reasons: 1) I don't know who to un-follow. {*grin*} and 2) I don't know if it was a long time reader who might have important words for me about why they exited (versus a fly-by follower that came on a whim and left the same way). It's not like this is a mega-blog with 500 followers. This is a small comfy blog that I as the author feel some connection with most of the readers. So when I notice that someone has headed off, I wonder who and why. Especially when in one case I know it was the same person following and then un-following every other day. That kind of pattern often makes me think that someone is doing a classroom experiment for a social studies class. {*grin/2*}
So I will leave you with two questions. Do you notice the follow and feed fluctuations on your blog? Or do you blithely ignore them? Inquiring minds want to know.
Monday, August 17, 2009
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I just added myself to your blog as a follower, in case you see the number going up and wondered, "now, who is that..."
ReplyDeleteBut yes, when someone stops following, I ponder the reason ~ not interesting enough, too busy in life, stopping reading blogs altogether.... it also bothers me when a blogger just - stops blogging. Nothing, zippo, hey, give me a warning, let me know you're ok but that you need time off from blogging, because I feel a connection to my bloggy friends and I worry about them. Ok, I've rambled enough. Hope you have a great day!
I'm still following and reading...not sure who would want to leave
ReplyDeleteI ignore my list Dan! I mean, from time to time, I do glance at the number but I have definitely noticed that it fluctuated. And when I first put it up there I would feel so terrible when someone would stop following me. Sometimes, I look at that number, and I think, HOLY MAMA, I need to write something funny and witty. Sometimes I can come up with something that meets those requirements. And other times, well, I just write my heart and hope for the best : )
ReplyDeleteI never imagined I would love blogging so much. It has turned into one of my favorite things. Very stress relieving. A tangible record of memories for Kaish. And a whole new world of friendships. It's funny how friendships change as we age. : )
I don't know if answered your question.
I do wonder when someone drops off my follower's list. It would be interesting to know who disappeared. Blogging is so much fun. I enjoy finding interesting and witty blogs like this one:)
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