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06/28/2003 Entry: "Stories, facts and blogging"

It was a tough week for many bloggers I know, and truthfully some are a tad on the discouraged side.

Why?

I guess part of it is familiarity. Those of us bloggers with comments sections welcome feedback, and all the bloggers I read are pretty open to dialogue. Sometimes we forget we are visiting someone elses blog. We are guests, and we forget to act within the status of guest. Maybe some of us just don't know how to.

I guess part of it is cultural. We come from where we are, and in the blogosphere at the click of a mouse, you can wind up in Wales or New Zealand or Australia or Canada or the US heartland. We don't all talk the same way.

Part of it may be ease of use. Sitting in front of your computer, reading blogs, it's easy to talk. You get a thought, and out it comes through your fingertips.

Try this. When you read a story like this one, or this one or this one. Stop. Just stop. Before you have to prove you are right, smart, factual, able to spell it out for the rest of us, in the know, precise, or the assistant Holy Spirit; who are you and where are you?Take a sec and pray for your host-blogger. You are commenting to a person, not a thing.Take a breath before the fingers start flying.You can be pro-active. It's called love. Holding others in higher regard than yourself.If you look at the comments under these stories, I think you'll get the idea.

It is a fitting thought in the context of this conversation. I left my thoughts around that quote among my uncollected[entries]

Posted by owen @ 07/01/2003 06:59 PM CST

Steve: I think you 'hit the nail on the head' here....yes, how we conduct ourselves on our blogs and at others comment section does matter, and can effect us spiritually. We all know our conduct or others conduct can effect us emotionally and mentally.I have been treated with great respect here at connexions and it has impacted me on positively on all levels. Thank you Steve, I appreciate what you said.

Posted by Bene Diction @ 07/01/2003 12:31 AM CST

Although I missed those posts (cuople of busy days), I read most days, but rarely leave a note simply to say that a blog blessed me, rather than to make a specific point.

Maybe I will more in future - but in the meantime - and better late then never, your guys thoughts and writings help brin me closer to Jesus, and that's about the highest praise I could bestow. Cheers - Steve

Posted by Steve S @ 06/30/2003 09:08 PM CST

Great post Bene.

Posted by phil @ 06/30/2003 12:22 PM CST

Thank you.

Posted by Rachel C @ 06/30/2003 12:06 PM CST

Bene, thanks! We don't realize how what we say can affect others when we don't have all the body-language clues. I made sure I left positive comments about my thoughts at those three stories- which I thought were all excellent!

Posted by Barry @ 06/29/2003 09:46 PM CST