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secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
9/23/2021 11:21 pm

I've blogged off and on for about 13 years.... I do miss some of the original blogs I used to frequent often. I'm always drawn to the ones that make me read and ponder thought. I like to hear about a writer's day or hear about a rant they may be having. It adds a human side to the online persona.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 3:53 am

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    My posts have declined mainly because of the glitches that site refuses to fix.
    $$$$ is another factor for something not working!
    I don't subscribe to the other medias you mentioned
    As for the blogger awards, Bustybetty hasn't been here for years now!
It's a shame the blog awards can't be resurrected. But I guess Bustybetty had to do a lot of work to organise it all.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 3:56 am

    Quoting BiSussi:
    I couldn't say it any better
    TSmeet is a sex and dating site, while FB I understand is also used for finding dates
    A blog, a poll is very helpful to find out if a guy is only into SEX or if he actually would like more, by visiting your blog or poll and understand your needs much better.
    It takes some time, it helps to eliminate empty miles though
This site is primarily a dating site. I joined as a couple to find other couples for sex. But over time I'm here mainly just for blogland though I do like to blog about sex, something that can't be done easily on other sites.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 3:56 am

I like those two cartoons as well.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 5:37 am

    Quoting MyBaffies:
    Some of the bloggers have stated in the past that they use the site only to blog so perhaps there is an incentive for Various to fix the blog problems if it means retained numbers (bloggers and followers). However I suspect the number is very small meaning there will be no return on investment.

    I'd much rather see quality than quantity. There are members who still see the blogs as a popularity contest and must post their one or two blogs every day in order to stay at the top of the list. But is it quality? Questionable.

    And we all know about the ones who bulk post every day - they just get ignored.

    The TSmeet site is going downhill, I suspect along with all the other associated sites as well as numbers continue to decline and the population continues to age. It wont be here for ever and I'd be very surprised if it lasts another five years.
You make a good point that there are many members here just to blog; this may spur the site to improve things. Let's hope so!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 5:41 am

    Quoting pal334:
    How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with blogland? I have enjoyed its past, as you said it is slowly decling, such a shame.
    What can this site do to make blogland better? Be professional in working the various and normal problems
    What can bloggers do to make blogland better.Just stay active, not much else with the way they manage it

Let's hope blogland's decline is a temporary blip!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 5:42 am

    Quoting citizen4722:
    I really miss a number of bloggers that used to post regularly on here. BustyBettyBoop comes to mind, with her awards posts (as you stated). There is still fun to be found here but it used to be much funnier.
I miss a few bloggers who have gone quiet or left the site. I guess offline life gets in the way!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 5:43 am

    Quoting lunchandconvo:
    i have also noticed the relative silence.
    it was busier before! but as you mention also more drama and the blog wars...

    i am also posting less.
    since you read my blog you know i am working more.
    i get pretty tired to post and read.
    once in a blue moon i can that a peek.
    but some days i peek and there is nothing new.
I blogged less when I was working more. Now retired, I have no excuse not to blog, though I'm running out of things to say!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/24/2021 5:44 am

    Quoting secret_lade:
    I've blogged off and on for about 13 years.... I do miss some of the original blogs I used to frequent often. I'm always drawn to the ones that make me read and ponder thought. I like to hear about a writer's day or hear about a rant they may be having. It adds a human side to the online persona.
I too like reading a good rant on a blog!


TicklePlease 56F  
13851 posts
9/26/2021 2:49 pm

Like I mentioned to BJ, I'm in it to make real world friendships from the blogs. It's where the smart, interesting, funny people are and with the way I travel, it's been a fabulous decade of meeting folks from all over the country. I do agree with you that because there's no way of monetizing the blogs, there's no way the site is going to promote them in any way. If they do, then say goodbye to any content worth reading. I think the site could make things better by finally fixing the first comment glitch as well as the lack of mobile access. Sadly, I DO check out the new blogs and the majority of new blogs seem to be just for grift, not for actual content, so I'm not sure if improved access and timely postings would even make a difference.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/27/2021 2:32 am

    Quoting TicklePlease:
    Like I mentioned to BJ, I'm in it to make real world friendships from the blogs. It's where the smart, interesting, funny people are and with the way I travel, it's been a fabulous decade of meeting folks from all over the country. I do agree with you that because there's no way of monetizing the blogs, there's no way the site is going to promote them in any way. If they do, then say goodbye to any content worth reading. I think the site could make things better by finally fixing the first comment glitch as well as the lack of mobile access. Sadly, I DO check out the new blogs and the majority of new blogs seem to be just for grift, not for actual content, so I'm not sure if improved access and timely postings would even make a difference.
I agree a lot of new blogs are devoid of content though a few do have things to say. Because of the limited lenght of the recent posts' list and because of the hogger-bloggers who post any times in one go, there's no space for anyone's and especially a new blogger's new post to appear on the recent posts' list.
The site should sort out the many glitches.


missthee 58F  
4511 posts
9/28/2021 1:08 pm

I've been silent lately mainly because of the pandemic. Sheltering in place was no fun, and it messed up with my mind more than I expected it to.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/29/2021 1:59 am

    Quoting missthee:
    I've been silent lately mainly because of the pandemic. Sheltering in place was no fun, and it messed up with my mind more than I expected it to.
I hope things pick up for you. I miss your blog.


CarpeJamie 54M
289 posts
9/29/2021 12:51 pm

As a newbie to the blog-o-sphere I see the concerns that you describe in your post. Even if one can not monetize these blogs (but I think you could with the most popular ones). The blogs do provide added value to the members and as such should be supported fully & included in the mobile site. As I see it, there is much potential in keeping bloggers active because it makes the full experience of A.fF come alive. There are all types of people in this app and the programmers will financially do well by addressing all the needs of it's members. Otherwise they will go elsewhere ... and whatever gets left of aF.f will be of very little use to the few who remain.

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spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
9/29/2021 2:01 pm

    Quoting CarpeJamie:
    As a newbie to the blog-o-sphere I see the concerns that you describe in your post. Even if one can not monetize these blogs (but I think you could with the most popular ones). The blogs do provide added value to the members and as such should be supported fully & included in the mobile site. As I see it, there is much potential in keeping bloggers active because it makes the full experience of A.fF come alive. There are all types of people in this app and the programmers will financially do well by addressing all the needs of it's members. Otherwise they will go elsewhere ... and whatever gets left of aF.f will be of very little use to the few who remain.
It's great to hear a 'newbie' perspective. Often it's the 'oldies' who chart the decline of blogland.
The site definitely needs to address its audience who access it via mobile. The site is running on quite old codes, hence the glitches.
It's refreshing to hear a generally postive view of the site. Though an 'oldie', sometimes when things change, the 'oldies' like to blame the site. I think to a large extent blogland is what we as bloggers make of it.


JamesDanielLewis 58M
4230 posts
10/9/2021 8:09 am

I also just returned after 12 years of absence, and I'm still trying to figure out what has changed in blogland.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/9/2021 9:26 am

    Quoting JamesDanielLewis:
    I also just returned after 12 years of absence, and I'm still trying to figure out what has changed in blogland.
Welcome back.
I think you'll find it much quieter. There are even male bloggers in the top bloggers list largely because a lot of female bloggers have left.
Thanks for stopping by.


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