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MOVE OVER BLOGGER-HOGGERS!  

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
29519 posts
12/19/2021 7:30 am
MOVE OVER BLOGGER-HOGGERS!



I am hesitant in posting this as I do not want to cause any blog wars. But the problem of blogger-hogging really bugs me so here goes!

There are a handful of bloggers who dominate the list of recent posts. They post many times a day, often only minutes separating their repeated posts and usually containing images that can be widely found elsewhere. There is no point naming-and-shaming them because it is clear who they are.

Please do not get me wrong, I strongly believe that bloggers can blog about whatever they want, whether it is words, images or a mixture of both. I also believe that bloggers can blog as much or as little as they want. I am a liberal.

But being liberal means that people are is free to do what they want provided that they do not harm others and provided that all people can enjoy these freedoms. But the blogger-hoggers are preventing other less prolific bloggers from getting on the list of recent posts for any significant length of time and thus reducing the chances of their posts being read.

This problem is particularly pronounced for new bloggers. The blogger-hoggers make it more difficult for new bloggers to get noticed and get established. Blogland has been in decline for some time; it needs new bloggers to rejuvenate blogland.

Do you have any opinions on blogger-hogging?
Why do you think some bloggers are blogger-hoggers?


I do not know precisely why bloggers post repeatedly within a short period of time. But I suspect that it is a way of gaming the system to get to the top of the list of active blogs, widely seen as a list of top bloggers. Fair enough, nothing so intrinsically wrong in that - we are all free to play games - but they are extrinsically and adversely affecting other bloggers, particularly new bloggers.

One of the few advantages of the new format is that blogger-hogging will not be so readily rewarded on two counts. First, blog posts only show one image per post; other images can only be seen by actively clicking that post. This should nudge bloggers to post fewer images. Second, the list of popular blogs is simply a list of the most followed blogs; the list includes many inactive blogs that still are followed by many.



spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
12/19/2021 7:31 am

Given that this post will only appear on the list of recent posts for about 30 minutes before the blogger-hoggers start posting, this post is unlikely to lead to blog wars because no one will see it!


CleavageFan4U 67M
69374 posts
12/19/2021 8:13 am

Do you have any opinions on blogger-hogging? - I pretty much ignore them - well until I'm in the mood for some porn.

Why do you think some bloggers are blogger-hoggers? - Attention whores.

But don't forget that (at least in blogs) there is a section called "newly created blogs". I used to get a kick out of spotting "up and comers" - signing on as Watcher #4 to someone that soon had hundreds.

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CleavageFan4U 67M
69374 posts
12/19/2021 8:14 am

    Quoting spunkycumfun:
    Given that this post will only appear on the list of recent posts for about 30 minutes before the blogger-hoggers start posting, this post is unlikely to lead to blog wars because no one will see it!
So are SOO wrong in this - WATCH OUT DUDE - they're going to nail you.

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lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
12/19/2021 8:23 am

I couldn't agree more with everything you say here. I can only imagine it's an attention thing? You'll see that the men who do it top the list of male bloggers. The women who do it are near, or atop the other list. I think it's idiotic and, worst of all, selfish.


countryqueen1 74F

12/19/2021 8:37 am

Sadly since blogging has become a competition this will probably not change. It's just too bad their viewers continue to look at their all too boring posts. These bloggers seem to be intelligent people and if they put an effort into a real post, I'm almost sure they would have real followers


Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
12/19/2021 8:39 am

This issue has been blogged about several times, but it still continues. And in saying that on Tuesdays I usually post three blogs because of my NFL contest posting the winners, and then the game. Then I post my Sexy Santa's Helpers. This may seem like blog - hogging but honestly that is not my intention..

Do you have any opinions on blogger-hogging? Many people complain about this and all it does from what I have seen is cause more issues in blog land.

Why do you think some bloggers are blogger-hoggers? I think like you said some people just want to blog.

I hope you enjoy a relaxing Sunday my friend..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


HAMONMAN 64M
13128 posts
12/19/2021 9:00 am

Ironically, your post is followed by a hogger.


lust4life59 65F  
2552 posts
12/19/2021 9:32 am

I tend to click on the list of new posts of people I have already followed. So the fact that someone is posting 5 or 6 blogs in a row that show up in the new post makes no difference to me. Plus the new posts show up on my followed list, way before they do on the new posts list. I just don't look at that list except to note how long it takes for my own post to show up........and usually by the time it does, there's already several posts above mine. Ah well.

And by the same token I have a lot of bloggers I follow that are pretty much inactive, but I keep them on my followed list just in case.

I don't know what the answer is going to be, unless we have the capability to to tailor our lists on the community side to our own likings.

And new bloggers? with being new and supposedly their posts not going live right away over on the community side because they haven't reached the proper level, well, that's certainly going to be interesting in how anyone is going to find them.


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
12/19/2021 9:39 am

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    This issue has been blogged about several times, but it still continues. And in saying that on Tuesdays I usually post three blogs because of my NFL contest posting the winners, and then the game. Then I post my Sexy Santa's Helpers. This may seem like blog - hogging but honestly that is not my intention..

    Do you have any opinions on blogger-hogging? Many people complain about this and all it does from what I have seen is cause more issues in blog land.

    Why do you think some bloggers are blogger-hoggers? I think like you said some people just want to blog.

    I hope you enjoy a relaxing Sunday my friend..
Awwww Tmptrzz....Your posts are original posts and not stolen pics off the internet! And we enjoy the postings for the games and the contest...plus it's seasonal. You also promote other bloggers. Yay!!!

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
12/19/2021 9:46 am

I think the ones who hog the blogs are doing it for attention. It's annoying as hell to see the list of recently posted blogs and see it taken up by the same blogger with anywhere from 3 to 8 or more posts, one after another. Of course, the only benefit is recognizing which bloggers those are and it makes it easy to skip over their posts. But if you want to catch any of the new bloggers, you have to click on "View All" to bring up the full list of who's posted and see what's available.

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
12/19/2021 9:53 am

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    This issue has been blogged about several times, but it still continues. And in saying that on Tuesdays I usually post three blogs because of my NFL contest posting the winners, and then the game. Then I post my Sexy Santa's Helpers. This may seem like blog - hogging but honestly that is not my intention..

    Do you have any opinions on blogger-hogging? Many people complain about this and all it does from what I have seen is cause more issues in blog land.

    Why do you think some bloggers are blogger-hoggers? I think like you said some people just want to blog.

    I hope you enjoy a relaxing Sunday my friend..
You are no blogger-hogger. You post for a purpose. Please do not feel that my post was aimed at you. It definitely wasn't aimed at bloggers who post a lot but at bloggers who post for seemingly no other purpose other than to post a lot in order to get to the top of the greasy pole.


EroticSexter999 63M

12/19/2021 10:10 am

The real problem is if there are any copy write infringements from the pictures the are posting.

Happy Trails


smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
12/19/2021 10:16 am

I think Andrew is trying to work on an algorithm that'll push "quality" posts more toward the top of the new blogs list. However, I think one of the factors he included was the blogger's "level", so that unfortunately is not going to help with the problem of new bloggers being invisible. Maybe the beta site needs a separate section for new bloggers (and we veterans need to make a practice of checking them out so they feel encouraged).

But I reserve the right not to encourage someone who just does one post that's advertising their availability for receiving a blowjob.


smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
12/19/2021 10:29 am

Here's what he posted about it a couple of days ago:

With the goal of showing good content on the main page of "posts" and "blogs", I came up with a little formula that uses
if you are a gold member
if you have high "level"
if you include a photo or poll
if the text is long
if it gets lots of likes
if it gets lots of comments


Leegs2012 51M
96137 posts
12/19/2021 10:44 am

I really enjoy blogging. I was posting once every other day, and once and a while I will post 2 to 4 a day. I have cut back these days. I'll do the same in the new community. I wonder how the new communtiy is going to work out?


scoupe42 60M

12/19/2021 11:08 am

I guess there are many who love to blog more so than others! There are some with mulitple blogs daily! Maybe they have a lot to say or a lot of their mind? Who knows? I know where there are so many a few of them my be unread.


ltrskr 75M

12/19/2021 12:08 pm

Hmmmmmm, Trying to control how often people can blog,
Lets go Brandon.........


Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
12/19/2021 12:22 pm

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    Awwww Tmptrzz....Your posts are original posts and not stolen pics off the internet! And we enjoy the postings for the games and the contest...plus it's seasonal. You also promote other bloggers. Yay!!!
Thank you so much hun I truly appreciate your saying that. As I do try to bring different things to my blog for you all to enjoy..Happy Sunday and may your day be a relaxing one..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


seems6666 53F  
4838 posts
12/19/2021 1:38 pm

Yup pisses me right off too! ... i've blogged about it many times


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
12/19/2021 1:39 pm

Blogg-hoggers seem to be in some kind of race to stay at the top and tend to slag each other off!
I don't really take much notice of lists etc


MyBaffies 54M
4983 posts
12/19/2021 1:39 pm

Yes I find it annoying too. I'm sure it is done purely for the blog views and nothing else. I've learned to skip over them in the list but yes, they do occupy a lot of space and push other people's blogs off the front page.

Not only are those pics (the few I've looked anyway) publicly available, that probably means they are subject to copyright and shouldn't be plastered over a blog without giving appropriate credit to the owner.

Pleasing to hear there is something being done in the new community to redress the balance.

Baffies

Link to my blog: MyBaffies


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
12/19/2021 1:46 pm

    Quoting Leegs2012:
    I really enjoy blogging. I was posting once every other day, and once and a while I will post 2 to 4 a day. I have cut back these days. I'll do the same in the new community. I wonder how the new communtiy is going to work out?
My post is definitely not aimed at bloggers who post a lot; it's about those who post in a formulaic way with many posts within a few minutes of each other and, by doing so, they hog the recent posts' list and deny airtime to others.In some ways, it's the site's problem with its algorithms. Bloggers are free to post whatever and whenever they want.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
12/19/2021 1:55 pm

    Quoting ltrskr:
    Hmmmmmm, Trying to control how often people can blog,
    Lets go Brandon.........
Though in the UK, I know being called Brandon isn't a compliment.
I'm not tryimg to control how often people blog - people can blog as much as they like. I was trying to say that there are consequences affecting others about people blogging loads of posts withinn a few mintes of each other given how this site compiles its lists.
By the way, I think Joe Biden is a much better President than Donald Trump!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
12/19/2021 2:08 pm

You're right, I was wrong. The Trumpians have started!


positively4you 74F  
4605 posts
12/19/2021 2:39 pm

A few more views…..bullshit. If I want to see hot men, dont want to see women, I can find them. I just know which ones to scroll on by. I go by the blog title. Some content with some substance. Naked people are not difficult to find. Like you say, free to blog as you wish.


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