You once told me “feel free to ping me if you ever see a blogger who follows the rules (post the blog post in its entirely and in the blogger section, until told otherwise) getting lambasted anyway.
I don’t think you will though. There is a method to the madness around here.”
This thread was a great article, posted in full and harassed by the blog police.
Sorry it took so long to respond.
Thanks for the ping. I don’t see the poster in questioned being harassed by the “blog police”. Only criticized by one person. Just or unjustly seems to be a matter of opinion. I too, personally, kind of think the title “news service” is a bit presumptuous for a blog. BUT, on the other hand, all “news services” had to start somewhere!
If I may also point out, the original poster was in fact defended against any charge, implied or otherwise, of blog pimping. Also this poster engaged in conversation on the thread, and posted the entire length of the article from the blog, thus making it not necessary to visit said blog to read the whole thing. These factors combined with the fact that he posted in the correct section (Bloggers) kept any reasonable suspicion of “blog pimping” at bay. As I said before.
Unfortunately blog pimps are a dime a dozen around here. My hope is that the genuine bloggers who really do wish to contribute to the greater cause of conservatism, and not merely obtain hits for their blog, continue to post here. Once they are established as genuine contributors, they won’t have to endure such harassment.
This is the norm for any discussion board though. We all went through a rough initiation when first coming here, for various reasons. Myself, I was flamed so badly one time for posting a non-breaking news article in the Breaking News sidebar, I still have a burn scar to this day. Was that “bad”?
Other times, like now, I have witnessed FReepers coming to the defense of someone when attack is unwarranted or unreasonable.
Looking back, I can see the benefit of it all now, although of course I didn’t then. Those who endure, are willing to at least consider other points of view, and learn from them when due, will last. Even the blog pimp (not this poster; I certainly would not call him a blog pimp and hope he returns with more work like this) who returns with enough contrition and follows the rules, I’d be willing to wager, would probably be given another shot.
Most of us have had to endure such initiation, usually incited by our own stupidity or laziness. If not, one should consider oneself lucky. It’s just the nature of the “beast” (discussion boards). One shouldn’t take it personally.