Conscience and Prayer
By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 in Acid Rub
I made a mistake. Though, from the very start I know that it was already wrong but still I insisted in hopping aboard the train just to place myself a step ahead from others. I admit I made a mistake but I believe that it is not yet late to redeem my self. Recently I indulged myself in the Viral Tags and Viral Icon phenomenon, which plagued the blogosphere literally like a virus. This viral tag enables your page rank in technorati (a page ranking site) to skyrocket overnight, giving you and your blog a boost that you never had before.
This is obviously beneficial to all the blogs specifically those who are advertisement dependents and are running personal businesses.But as you can see my blog is non-profit and sectarian and has no advertisement of whatsoever even though I have the capability to, but opted not to. Therefore, page rank for my blog is not that important.
But because I am only new (barely two months) in the commercial blogosphere, outside from my former friendster blog, I kinda hopped in and join the trend which was really against my principle, my conviction and my freewill.I have said so many times before in this blog that I am after neither popularity nor fame. Having a handful of reader-lurkers is already an achievement for me. But because of curiosity I joined in. Indeed, I saw my page rank skyrocketed for the first time.For several days I was really being bugged by my conscience which even affected my mood to write new entries.
What is wrong with these viral tags?
1. It makes your page ranking earn a number of links (links spells popularity) in an unnatural way. Linking someone’s blog is a freewill act of the writer. The mere fact you are linked by someone just means that your blog is either liked or thought of by the blogger. In the viral tags you are linked not because you meant something to him/her, but because you are used to increase others’ number of links.
2. I am also using others and encouraging them to do the same because it runs with the precept of: “I will link you if you will link me”. Therefore it encourages selfishness. To say that I am helping others raise their page rank is merely an excuse. What ever the reason one formulates, the truth remains that the motivation is not to help others “alone” but to help others because they are helping me. The Christian concept of help is very basic: helping without expecting any return from others. If I really want to help others in increasing their page rank , I should teach them how to fish instead of giving fish themselves.
3. It is also a pretension. My rank increased as well as my traffic but did my readers increase? It is like sugarcoating your blog’s popularity where in fact the content is bitter.
4. It breeds greed. Yesterday someone left a comment on my blog telling me that the link to his icon was removed. So I placed his icon and put the link just like he requested. Until I found my own icon, being ripped off my link. I soon traced the source and kindly told him to return the link in my icon. Until I was stupefied. I realized that I was already preoccupied with my own concerns rather than being concern with my posts and my readers. I saw myself being greedy with the links. I made a long pause of reflection and told myself: This is definitely wrong. I also saw some bloggers posting their viral tags not just once but twice and thrice, just to gain another definitive number of links. This is so wrong.
5. As my page rank rose, I thought of my fellow blogger friends’ rank. It hit me. This is cheating. I am being ranked to the top without the justice of really being read by the community. I thought that there are more worthy bloggers to receive this rank than me. I am actually stepping on others just to get to the top. To say that I am not doing anything against my fellow bloggers is a bull. I am concretely deceiving myself into thinking that my blog is more popular than my friend’s, where in fact I just gained that popularity just because I cheated on the basis of empty links rather than my blog’s readability.
I am not in anyway putting others in a bad light. I am speaking of myself and my own reflections. I am not saying that other bloggers out there are sinners and users. This is my own opinion and my own analysis, yet I am firm with what I have written above.
The temptation of those viral tags hit me without me knowing it that is why I am reminding again of myself the real purpose of my blog, which I wrote in my TAPSILOG page:
“On The Wings Of My Dream” has a threefold purpose:
1. a personal blog
2. a psycho-spiritual medium where every human experience can relate
3. and a catalyst for personal modern day heroism of ordinary people
On Sunday, Feast of John the Baptist, I will delete my post about the viral tags in order to be fair to other bloggers, to show my commitment to content rather than popularity, and to be firm with my convictions and principles. This will give those who linked on my tags to read this entry so that they will know why I deleted the tags.
I’m sorry for those who will be affected by my deletion. I am just following my own conscience and I want my blog to start at the bottom where it rightfully belongs in order to journey with some of my fellow bloggers who also started way below before they reached their present respective niches in the blogosphere.
I am only human who commits mistakes. Like what I mentioned about myself in my Author page:
Here in my TAPSILOG, you will witness how I, a mere human being, gets happy when everything’s is okay, gets angry when provoked or abused, gets satirical when irked and exhausted from repeated political issues, gets emphatic and sympathetic in the midst of human suffering, and gets sarcastic in the presence of apathetic and indifferent cyborgs.
I did not go global in the net to prove something worth of praise nor do intend to show the world how perfect I am and what I’m made of. Parodoxically, I am here to show the readers my weaknesses and my mistakes, my happiness and pains, my humor and my irony. I am here to prove the world that its okay to get angry, that its okay to get hurt, its okay to laugh at something so stupid, that its alright to cry from time to time and that its okay to be human 24/7 of our remaining lives, as long as we are not stepping on anyone’s rights and sensitivities. Like you, I’m striving to be human amidst the world of gadgetry and technological preoccupation. We are so absorbed with what the world offers that sometimes we forget that we are not made of iron and steel, sprockets and bolts. We are human flesh, made and created by the God whom we adore and worship, whatever the name we call HIM.
I am very thankful that my blogger friends (please allow me to mention some of them to you) continue to inspire me with their zeal and pure intentions in blogging. Visiting their blogs frequently, always reminds me that success in my mission here in the blogosphere does not depend on page ranks. I am ashamed of myself of unwittingly letting my own blog be swayed from its original charism, which is to inspire people and not to become another profit driven blog.
I am truly grateful to Kip, Felmar, Dom, Ross, Skippy Heart, Reynz, Ronnie, Knoizki, Russ, Recedo, Jeprocks, Jaypee, Rino, Llarena, C5, Dessy, Claudia, Mimi, Annelisa, Travis, Hummie, and Airwind for implicitly telling me through their inspiring entries that blogging is not just about popularity and profit, but about the passion to help and inspire other people regardless of belief and background with selflessness of personal stories and generosity of spirit.
And with this I offer you this Blogger’s Daily Prayer which I wrote just now and inspired by my Franciscan Capuchin background, to help me fight my own selfish inclinations and as a guide in my endeavors in and out of OTWOMD.
Blogger’s Daily Prayer
by bluepanjeet
June 22, 2007
Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,
Let me see what I do not see
Render my blog as
An inspiration rather than a discouragement
A channel of peace rather than a vessel of chaos
A a beacon at night rather than just a tunnel of light
A place of unity instead of disharmonyGuide me as I traverse this unique journey
As a friend to my fellow blogger rather than a competitor
A family to my visitors rather than a mere host
A model for lurkers rather than becoming a lurker myself
A helping hand to those who are in need rather than just an instructionShow me the importance of what I do
As I write for life rather than for page ranks
As I become an alternative rather than a stereotype
As I am inspired rather than motivated
As I log for passion and not as an obligation
As I please no one in my posts except you my MasterGive me strength in times of my weakness
To be humble of my achievements and skills rather than proud
To be gentle in the midst of criticism rather than be aggressive
To be truthful in everything I write rather than copy and assume
To be respectful of others’ opinion as I want them to respect mine
To be docile to your Spirit’s gentle stirrings rather than a slave of my own capricesStretch forth your hand from the cross
As I share the entirety of myself rather than just a piecemeal
As I open up myself to issues rather than close my mind
As I suffer amidst misunderstanding rather than rant my side
As I face the daily struggle of inspiration rather than sulk in blog depressionProtect me Lord from the enemy’s temptation as I battle
Jealousy and envy with admiration and goodwill,
Blog constraints with spontaneity,
Personal biases with impartiality,
Iniquity with ethics and morality,
Dishonesty and hacking with integrity,
Skepticism of identity with credibility,
Insensitivity and tactlessness with prudence and compassion,
Fear of failure and losing readers with acceptance,
Obsession to fame and popularity with quality of my contents,
Peer pressure with free will and conscience,
Society’s standards with your commandments,Let me not be concerned with rankings but with the lives that I am about to touch through my blog. Let me not be greedy with others’ attention, but rather be generous in giving attention to those who needs it. Let all of my achievements and awards become not as mere honors but a thanksgiving for your unconditional love and guidance, as I write my blog entries under the shadow of your wings and for your Glory and honor.
For you are the wisdom, the knowledge and inspiration of my every post, my Lord and my Master, my God and my All, Amen.
BluePanjeet Interactives 2007
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36 Comment(s)
By ros on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
Blue,
I take my hat off for this courage … I know it will be hard to stand firm on what you believe. The way to perseverance is ardous.
Just do it Blue…I know you can do it.
Good Luck!
p.s.
I like your franciscan’s style of prayer and I love its contents.
Bro
pax and bonum!
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By reynz on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
bluep,
honestly, you have the greatest blog ever that i have ran across. next yeat on the philippine blog awards, i want you to win. if i have to buy votes, kumatay nang baka, feed people, wax EDSA, wipe all the buildings in Makati with glass cleaner, wash all the jeepneys in Quiapo and kiss all the handsome men in Glorietta, whatever it take bluep, your blog is absolutely great.
dang right on the viral tags! it does increases your technorati ratings and blog juice, but does it increase your readership? maybe not. my page rank did not increase at all. i was already blocked by google and their robot are not crawling my site because they suspect me as an adsense illegal clicker when i am not.
on the other hand, what the viral tags did to me was win a couple of readers who’ve decided to frequent my site, because if not for the viral tag, they would have not gotten the chance to see my blog.
so you’re right, viral tags are sorta sugar coating a lousy blog, for if you have a blog like that of perez hilton, you don’t need a viral tag, it’s the quality of the blog that counts not the so many viral tags thats been floating around.
not only are viral tags sugar coats, they are also a way to manipulate the rankings and poke fun on the algorithm itself in other words, virals are legal hacks.
personally, i don;t worry much about it. because they’re all looking for more traffic and hoping that in doing so, they’d be able to find some more readers. all in the name of almight dollars. that’s the bottom line.
now, compare it to plagiarism. it’s the same bottom line, but a much lousy game than viral.
my 2 euros.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
Thank you so much for always being there to remind me that blogging is a passion rather than an obligation. your blog entry was one of highlights of my conversion.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
hahaha sa mga readers po, eto po ang “ate” ko dito sa net na hindi pumapalya na patawanin ako.
at least reynz it increased your readership and you really deserve it sis. I wouldn’t frequent your blog if all its contests are crap. kaya ka nga nageexceeed sa cpu limit mo eh dahil dumadami lalo ang iyong readers. It just goes to show that your contesnts are well written and throught of. and I have a surprise for you. Just wait maybe aday or too. hehehe. send ko sayo via email. I don’t want to mention it kasi di na surprise!!!
I would like to think that next year I will be at the blog awards but its not possible:
1. I’m still new and there are so many good bloggers there whom I admire so much for their creativity and contents. Okay na saken kapatid ang makatouch ng buhay araw araw. para saken yun na ang pinakamahalagang blog award na matatangap ko.
2. having friends like you and those people I mentioned above are already in itself an award.
3. sobra mahiyain ako reynz. honestly I’m not a crowd people. Very shy ako. naku baka lumubog ako sa entablado. hahaha.
thank you so much for the two euros, it will be added to my inspiration indeed.
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By K on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
Blue, that was neat. I admire people who are sincere others wouldn’t even take the grudge to tell what’s behind their hits.
I have a funny observation about the Technorati’s “WTFâ€? feature. Isn’t that terrible? First time I saw it, t seemed like a funny joke with the “WTFâ€? plastered all over Technorati. I thought “What the fuck?â€? I’ll leave that to the cool kids.
Don’t worry much about it really. Just write stuff that interests you and we will still read.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
hey K at at last you came back. so how’s Bicol? I’ve frequented your blog for a week but I think you were still in your “I’m so excited” vacation hehe. Good that you’re back online.
Yeah, same here. I really don’t know why the heck they called it WTF. thought of the same thing too.
thnaks, like I said having all of you here is already an award. Pasasaan ba at sa paglipas ng panahon ay mas marami tayo mahihipo na buhay ng tao.
just have to journey with you guys on my rightful place below. starting from the bottom will be the best experience to reach the top.
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By K on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
My Bicol vacation was great, family comes first you see and it’s so rewarding when you share it with the old folks & totally feel the provincial life even for a short time. Thinking about it, if I were to choose between HK-Bicol, I’d rather pick the latter - mas masarap simpleng buhay, simpleng problema.
Wag kang nagpupuyat masyado sa wordpress plugin - baka tumanda ka nyan agad.
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By iRonnie on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
fame is always so enticing… i myself was considering participating in such traffic-boosting activity. after reading your post, i finally hold firm to my resolve.
i am no link-love-trigger-happy person. it is my personal policy to link only those whom i like to read and as a sign of courtesy, those who link my blog to theirs because they like what they read and never fails to visit my site.
we may not become popular because of this… but we’ll get by and we’ll gain some true friends along the way.
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By Prudence on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
This is putting it on a different light.
Now again here comes the fallacious Christian concept of charity/altruism. I think it is much more of a problem if people believe that one SHOULD help others without expecting anything in return. This is unjust. Rather one should help others according to their virtues or the abilities they have rather than their need. We help orphaned children not because just because they are in need but because they are human beings with great potential that could be further enhanced if given the right opportunities. We help other people not just because of their need but because they are WORTHY of such help. If we are to base our philosophy on the concept that we should just help those who are in need, this can be easily manipulated and might end up in a more chaotic world than one can imagine. Need can easily be manipulated by those who have evil intent and in the end, those who have no virtues to offer will end up having the greatest need and thus, receiving the greatest help.
I have no guilt for selfishness. But is my definition of selfishness the same with others? Others think of selfishness simply of getting more and more for oneself. That’s pretty simplistic. While aspiring more for oneself isn’t evil in itself, the means by which one acquire such is what can make it evil or not.
As for the viral tags, I don’t see why people have to be upset by its being “unfair” to those who have lesser traffic because they didn’t join the train. I’ve heard many complain that they aren’t getting any traffic while those who use these tags are getting more. I don’t think it’s unfair. It’s just a matter of trade and advertisement. Making your blog more visible by leaving links is just as fair as anything fair could be. Also, it isn’t the numbers that can make your blog more “popular”. Yes, it is the content. But to send the message across to the whole world wide web that you have a blog worth reading, you need to advertise. Now it would be your responsibility then to put up a worthy content if you advertise yourself to be such. Failing in that responsibility is what is unfair.
But still I do respect that you put up a post like this. Just goes to show that different people have different perspectives on things. But the most important thing is that you hold responsibility for whatever view you take.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
hello doc, welcome back po.
I get what you are going at doc. You have a point there about the “need”. In all sincerity I agree with the points you laid above. But just to clarify:
I used the term “need” because in my own frame of mind need is not just on the basis of material things, but also in the spiritual, emotional and psychological spheres of the human being. It is already a given fact that when Christians help others it’s not just because of the need per se, but it is already given that they are human beings, with all the virtues and abilities to consider. My apology if my post is not that clear because I was thinking that others would already understand if I use the term “need” as a Christian concept.
I based most of my views here not just out of my own philosophy, but that of my training as a former seminarian, and that of being a catholic to be specific and in context. Sometimes I try to clear things up because as i already mentioned in some of my conversation here with other bloggers; my posts are of the reflective type. It is not to be taken literally. My approach to every post I put here is to only trigger the readers in making them relate to my own experiences, so that in their own personal histories, they can reflect on their own lives according to their own conscience, beliefs, values and virtues and not to impose my own beliefs on them. If I have ever written my views here which is different from the views of others, it justs shows that we are all dynamic and unique in every way imaginable. My views regarding selfishness is of my own. That is why i have written above and I quote:
“I am not in anyway putting others in a bad light. I am speaking of my own reflections and myself. I am not saying that other bloggers out there are sinners and users. This is my own opinion and my own analysis, yet I am firm with what I have written above:.
The Christian concept (catholic to be specific) of selfishness and helping others is what our religion taught us. Just like you said, every person has his own views about these things and I agree with that. I’m just affirming what i believe in and not forcing anyone to accept my opinion who doesn’t agree with my religion, or with my views for that matter, because I totally respect their own beliefs. But this is my own philosophy in life. This is what i’m trained to do. this is my mode of operation, and I think in my 30 years of existence and operating in this way, I did not have me any kind of problem whatsoever. It rendered me more of a better person.
Regarding the viral tags, again I was speaking of my own experience out of the gentle stirrings of my conscience. In addition, when I said that it was unfair to other bloggers, I was pertaining to a handful of my blogger-friends, who frequented this blog, which I named above. To judge other bloggers of their intent of those viral tags is not my responsibility anymore because it is up to their own conscience to do what is right or wrong. This is the truth in every reality: if your conscience says that you are not doing anything wrong even if people say that you are, then there should be no reason to get agitated, because in the first place it is the opinion of others and not of his own. Some of the bloggers I named above are also into the viral tags, yet I thanked them not because they agree with my views, but because they showed me and inspired me what blogging really means, with or without the viral tags.
Viral tags is not evil in itself. It boils down on the intention. And the five points I laid above is according to my own personal experience and is in no way applicable to some bloggers because like what I said, it is beneficial to their cause because the nature of their blogs are advertisement dependent and economic in nature and there is really nothing wrong with that. If I have ever portrayed the viral tags in a negative way, it is because my own experience taught me that, and I cannot do anything about it. But it doesn’t mean that it is evil for me, it would also be evil for others. This is what free will is all about; choose the things that will be good for you, and discard what is not. Unfortunately, the viral tags are not good for me, at least conscience wise.
My views may not be agreeable to many, yet I stand firm with my “own experience”. This is what my conscience is saying and I’m not doing this to impose on other bloggers on the web that what I’m doing is heroic, righteous, saintly, moralistic or whatsoever. I’m doing this because I believe in the stirrings of the Spirit whom I call God. To be questioned by others about my belief is out of my own hands now. Yet I remain in my role as a catalyst, no more no less. To withhold what my conscience tells me is what I think is unfair to myself and not to others. To contradict my own principle is the lowest form of philosophical jeopardy that I can fall into. I cannot contradict myself.
Doc, as always, thank you for visiting OTWOMD. It is always a pleasure to have you here in my blog. The discussion is always rich and we are given the chance to lay our different views for the benefit of others’ awareness. I truly appreciate it.
God Bless.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
“we may not become popular because of this… but we’ll get by and we’ll gain some true friends along the way. ”
Very true, for us though.
What’s important is, we follow what our own conscience tells us. And I followed mine.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
hahaha. duly noted bossing. I’m beginning to have gray hairs now. It’s good that you had fun. Masarap talaga sa province kahit medyo baduy sa uso. Take it from me, I’m a certified 100% promdi. and contrary to other’s belief, may balat pa naman ang juicy fruit pag dumadating dito sa amin. hahaha.
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By Onllarena on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
Bro,
Once again a well-written blog…keep it up! You are one of the finest bloggers. You are such an “inspiration” to fellow bloggers and bloggers to be. Be safe always & God bless.
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By claudia on Jun 23, 2007 | Reply
First of all, I have no clue why you don’t write poetry, the prayer was so beautiful! May I please place it on my blog?
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Well, let’s see you did these annoying viral tags on a post, popped your page high on google rankings, but you still feel you are back to square one because it feels like no one but about the same number of people are reading your blog, even when you show up as being a blogosphere bad ass…is this the jist of what you are saying? If so, my next question would be, is the financial gains of the ads outweigh the “guilt” feeling you are having? is this really what you want? and what’s your stance on quality vs. quantity of readership? I like the goals just helping you define yourself more (which you did beautifully in the prayer).
You are a blogosphere bad ass, just like certain people are to me, but not to the whole world. Relating every action that you do back to the Lord without judging others, being honest and transparent in action, being kind and self reflective, and using the power of words to reach others…wow, that is alot to admire about you…not annoying viral tags. So you wasted a virtual post, go say three Hail Marys and never so that again!! (Just joking, but the Catholic membership would skyrocket if that were an actual rule
Oh yeah and stop feeling guilty! There’s no rule in the Bible that says thou shall not propagate the viral taggies….LOL. Keep writing, I love the new look as always, keep inspiring. –clau
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 24, 2007 | Reply
naku sis thanks for the vote of confidence. we have a mutual admiration and claim of inspiration on each other’s blogs. I pray that we all continue to inspire each other. God bless!
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By C 5 on Jun 24, 2007 | Reply
Bluep, here’s my reply…
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 24, 2007 | Reply
No problem claudia. I have disabled the copying function here so I’ll just send you the copy via email.
I have written some poems already but I’m not really that confident. You can read one of my rare poems which I posted here. I also have it in spanish translation… it’s a long story. So if you have time, you can read it, and can you kindly please fix any grammatical errors in my spanish translation… thanks in advance LOL
about your first question: No it’s not that. I’m very satisfied with the number of readers I have. though I also want to increase the number of my readers just like anyone else in order to help others (my own apostolate here) and not for any other reason, but I want to attain readership in the natural way, that is promoting my own blog by joining other blog groups, going to other blogs and commenting and of course by means of other the legal stuff. What I’m upset about myself is that, these viral tags which increased my page rank is some kind of a cheat for me. Other people increase their rank because of the people reading their stuff. while mine, I increased my page rank just because I joined the viral train. It’s like I’m just kidding myself and deceiving myself into believing that my blog’s page rank increased due to popularity and readership where in fact there are only a handful of readers. It’s like a ranking short cut. I hope you get where I am going at.
about the ads: no, its not also that. I have no guilt feelings about the ad. I chose not to put ads on my blog because the purpose of this blog is precisely personal, apostolic and therpeutic as what I have mentioned above. Ads are good, for some blogs that are economic in nature. but this blog is a dream come true. and I don’t want to put money on my dream. This server of mine is free and with no charge of whatsoever. Some bloggers who helped me in putting up this blog also gave their time for free. so it is only logical to operate my blog as free. gaining profit from it would be unfair to my server because they never placed any ads of whatsoever in my blog for their own benefit. so there is really no outweighing guilt about the ads. there is no financial guilt either.
on my stance on quality vs. quantity: I think there is no such thing as quality of readership because I cannot choose people whom I want to read my stuff. people have different levels of understanding and intellect, and to qualify them is I think unfair. No matter how poor or how excellent their comprehension and intellects are, it will still boil down on the fact that they are readers. It will be the Holy Spirit who will do the explaining for them not me. Now the quantity is what matters most. the more people who read your stuff, the more you are able to reach hearts and minds. and in my case, reaching other people via my blog is already an apostolate in itself. We do not know how many people are touched by our entries and posts. 95% of our visitors are lurkers and surfers. and these lurkers just go to our blogs to have a read of our stuff, and yet we do not know how they were able to relate with our posts. Until they cannot anymore contain the gratitude they have for you, one by one they will send you message of thanksgiving and admiration. that is why I count even my lurkers as readers in my blog. as per experience, many of these lurkers are afraid to voice out their opinions and indentities because of different factors, personal among others. That is why it is okay if only few people comment on your blog. because many are still reading it. Comments are not the guage of a blog’s readership. though it is a definitive proof. but I still believe that the quality of readership belongs to the people who actually reads your blog. the quantity is the only thing that you can have as a proof. I have a statistics host. and most of these lurkers whom I lmarked (via their IP Addresses) lurks in my blog 1 hour minimum and 5 hours maximum, with the detailed path of their individual page clicks/hits. that is why I know that eventhough they are not letting their presence felt, they are still there, supporting you and reading your stuff without you knowing it. That’s why even lurkers are a family to me.
I hopeI answered well your questions.
hahaha… yes Fr. Claudia i will say three hail marys hahaha.
It’s a matter of principle why I chose to delete the viral tags. I cannot contradict myself, especially the conscience to be fair and equal to everyone.
Whew!!! that gave me a glassful of sweat. LOL
God Bless Clau..
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 24, 2007 | Reply
Gosh! it really touched me kapatid. I never imagined I will have this kind of support from all of you.
The first thing that came into my mind when I was writing my post was that many bloggers would definitely criticize me for my stance which I am 100% ready to hold my ground.
but with the outpouring of your support, my goodness, my God and My all, I never really expected this. Thank you very much for the mile stretch of understanding. You don’t have any Idea how I am really touched by these acts of yours.
I will always be with you in my prayers. that’s not a promise, that’s a commitment.
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By Prudence on Jun 25, 2007 | Reply
That’s why I always enjoy visiting this site. We talk about things that actually matter. And people are mature enough not to bash anybody who doesn’t totally agree with what they are saying.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 26, 2007 | Reply
Thank you so much doc. you are always welcome here. I really believe that everyone has a right to be heard no matter how their views differ from each other. And this is actually healthy exercise.I learn a lot of things from different people.
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By Hummie on Jun 26, 2007 | Reply
Wow! This is one of the most amazing posts I have read in a long time! And to think I almost missed it as I usually do not look at Tecnorati.
I highlighted you on my blog! Praise God for you!
Oh, and I agree with everyone regarding WTF…..why in the world would they do that? Just as an attention getter? It seems so wrong to me too. I never visit that page…mostly junk there anyway.
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 27, 2007 | Reply
thanks hummie. It was really nice of you to put so much energy on that. Yeah I too am lost about the WTF of technorati. God Bless!
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By rino on Jun 29, 2007 | Reply
I immediately recognized the very Franciscan tone of this prayer even before I read your own description of it. Very inspiring and all encompassing if I may say. Indeed your are opening up a lot of yourself in your posts. Keep it up brother…
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By rino on Jun 29, 2007 | Reply
Re: Viral tags
Exactly my thoughts. I must admit though that I was tempted and gave in, to put them in my blogs. But later, I thought about it and decided not to continue them, although I still have to take it out of my blogs. I might just leave the entry there but not continue to tag others or join others in theirs.
Keep on blogging brother…
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 30, 2007 | Reply
thanks bro. I just hope I wouldn’t open that much less I lose mystery and value
Oh you also joined the train? wonder why I never saw it on your blog coz if i did I would have added you with my own during the height of it. well I guess we really have to strive hard to be better people even in the most trivial of all things like me putting those viral tags in here.
even in smallest things, our goodness and integrity should shine, and I think I made a decision though medyo late na nga lang.
BTW goodluck on your bike competition. I read it. ganun pala yun ka organize noh? at ganun pala kamahal registration dun hehehe. but the prize and fun is worth the trouble naman eh. how I envy you being there and all. someday bro… someday…
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By claudia on Jul 1, 2007 | Reply
My small audience enjoyed your poem. I thank you for lending it to me and I hope you come by and read all the beautiful things that was said about it. May your heart over swell with joy and pride.
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 2, 2007 | Reply
Hi ma friend. did you already have a new server? hope so. I’ll visit your site asap and your welcome.. anytime. wow may my heart bloat but not my head. Lately I’ve been receiving praises that I have to guard myself from these enticements as not to go flying on the clouds. I have to keep my feet on the ground, if you know what I mean.
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By Annelisa on Jul 2, 2007 | Reply
Hello again, Blue
I’m not blogging at the moment, but I had to just tell you of an irony of why I am here just now…
I use Technorati as a ‘feed’ from many of the blogs I like, and in going there today to have a look what my blogging friends were up to, I clicked on my ‘authority’ accidentally, instead of logging in. There I saw you’d got a link to me, and I remembered your blog as one that I enjoyed visiting in the Blogblast for Peace.
I followed the link back here, and read this entry… and wholeheartedly agreed with what you said about the false linking (which, on the whole, I’ve managed to avoid)… I’ve seen other blogs with a low readership shoot up in the so-called popularity charts, when reality they still have the same visitors. It doesn’t affect the way I enjoy what they say, so it doesn’t bother me that others do it. However, I feel that the friends I’ve made along the way are so wonderful that I have no need to look like I’m popular… that anyone visits is lovely. That the folks who visit provide me with company, intellectual stimulation, humour and hugs is all I could wish for.
I love your prayer. I’m not religious, but I am spiritual, and believe that those things you ask for will come to you. Even those things you don’t realise you ask for. It may not always be what you think you wish for, but in your words here, you show that you are willing to be open… and that is such a big thing in itself.
I have now linked you… in what I see as a genuine way… because I respect the things you say, and because I’d like to return.
All the best… I look forward to visiting again when I return properly
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By thess on Jul 3, 2007 | Reply
Hello there! Ironnie showed this entry to me and now I understood why.
I applaud you for turning things around, for seeing things the way they should be. If I may share my thoughts, I have been blogging since 2003, quite fanatic in the beginning and even encouraged few friends to start blogging. The lure of becoming a ‘popular’ blogger was of course there but after a while, I begun to feel sick to my stomach whenever a visitor to my blog would leave me a line that, even though spelled differently, still meant like what you’ve written above: ‘i’ll link u if u’ll link me’
to keep this short, I’ve been w/o links for almost 2 years now, has stopped periodically from blogging , has transferred URL numerously and yet friends (i dont want to call them just bloggers) are still able to find me…what really matters is how we are towards one another in this blog community, let’s stop aiming to be popular. because really….. why?
i hope we all choose for quality than quantity.
again I applaud you. and that was one powerful prayer!
greetings from holland.
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 3, 2007 | Reply
hi annelisa. destiny led you back here. hehehe
your sentiment is actually the same as mine. I dont need to be popular. My blogger friends are already enough for me to exist here. and if ever readers pour forth, then it will be a blessing of great importance.
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 4, 2007 | Reply
Hello thess. I really love what you said there:
“let’s stop aiming to be popular. because really….. why?”
Like you, I can’t comprehend the reason of competing for the top even in technorati. others already achieved the status of being included in the top 5k blogs of all time in technorati, but does it matter? I mean others are rated as the highest and most popular blog of all but do their post make sense at all? does it change everyday lives? or do people able to think after they read their entry?
I have read many blogs which are more worthy reads than some of these crap and my blogroll is a testimony to that. the mere fact that I linked someone’s blog in my blogroll regardless if they link me back, just means that I love the contents of these blogs. sometimes it really gets on my nerves to hear bloggers say “link exchange”. deadma lang. nung una nakikisakay ako kasi akala ko kaya naglilink dahil gusto ang blog ko yun pla gagamitin lang ako sa pampadami ng authority nila. kaya whenever someone ask that crazy line, I change the topic hence I’ll become cold and unyielding hehehe. para bang bato. hehe
alam mo bilib ako dyan kay Ironnie. ang gaganda ng blog na nahahanap nyan. most bloggers i befriended ay mga fellow bloggers nya. I visited tutubi and yours and I love the contents. seriously. Ronnie definitely has a good taste when it comes to quality blogs.
Pax et Bonum.
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By thess on Jul 5, 2007 | Reply
Hello again! I thought I’d stop by here to read your reply then get down to the next ( your tag)…I feel that you’re not bato naman, just wiser. you know, it was only in the last 2 years that I used my real name on my blogs …before it was ’suplada’, kasi bato na, suplada pa ako pagdating sa linking
hindi ko na pinapansin talaga ang mga nagpaparami ng links na nagpupunta sa blogs ko and i long have stopped caring about what they think.
si ronnie naman, ive known since 2003- my brother in Christ. actually hindi pa kami bloggers when we first met….i first got bitten by the bug este blog then sabi nya kasalanan ko daw bakit sya naging blogger.
am glad he’s given me your link, you’re on my ’secret link’
Shalom.
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By curryegg on Jul 13, 2007 | Reply
Ohh… bluepanjeet…
This sounds so true.. People are using viral tag to earn popularity and profits as well.. I feel like the purpose of blogging is fading..
I hope people aware this.
And nice post!
;D
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By curryegg on Jul 13, 2007 | Reply
And I love this music…
Soft music..
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 14, 2007 | Reply
hahaha. ganun ba? dati takot ako ipakita identity ko kasi i was not really a blogger sa labas ng friendster. pero i realized na there’s no need to be afraid.. hehe ayun eto kinalabasan. akonaman suplado ako sa eyeball (EB) hehehe hindi ako sanay mahiyain ako sa totoong buhay kaya eto wla pa talaga ako namimeet na blogger outside the net
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By bluepanjeet on Jul 14, 2007 | Reply
you are right. let’s just hope that some people will.. you love it? its a filipino song hehehe
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