Fair Warning
Rather than delete this blog altogether, I've decided that it's probably better to make it private. I know this will diminish who reads it considerably, but I also don't want to have to stop writing. Making it private seems to be more logical. I'll gladly include anyone who wants to continue reading, but I also would prefer to know who is reading, as well.
I will probably make the change sometime this weekend.
I understand this might prove to be a little annoying; I used to get really irritated whenever a blogger I followed would suddenly change their settings to "private" without any warning, and I no longer could get a glimpse into their *interesting* lives (not that my life is interesting!). It felt like I was being shut out of an exclusive club! Hmph!
But after having this thing for almost five years, my feelings have changed. The way I use social networking has changed, and I no longer have such a desire to put every single detail of my life out there for the world to see. I now understand the benefit of keeping certain things private or among those who are in your inner circle; the objective isn't so much to exclude others, but to protect yourself.
I've also deactivated my Twitter account as I actually really found no practical use for it. It was just another thing I realized was a hassle to keep track of.
Of course I'm still on Facebook; over the years I've wavered on deleting my account and then re-activating it whenever I felt like being "social" again. I don't have any plans to leave Facebook, but I do practice more control over what I choose to post, and what I do post will be more and more infrequent. I certainly don't mind being friends with anyone on FB and I enjoy reading certain friends' updates, but I won't be the kind of FB friend--as time goes on--that will be posting every detail of every thought I have.
So there it is. This thing will be going "private" either tomorrow or Sunday and definitely let me know if you'd like me to add you to the list of followers who can continue reading.
Thanks.
I will probably make the change sometime this weekend.
I understand this might prove to be a little annoying; I used to get really irritated whenever a blogger I followed would suddenly change their settings to "private" without any warning, and I no longer could get a glimpse into their *interesting* lives (not that my life is interesting!). It felt like I was being shut out of an exclusive club! Hmph!
But after having this thing for almost five years, my feelings have changed. The way I use social networking has changed, and I no longer have such a desire to put every single detail of my life out there for the world to see. I now understand the benefit of keeping certain things private or among those who are in your inner circle; the objective isn't so much to exclude others, but to protect yourself.
I've also deactivated my Twitter account as I actually really found no practical use for it. It was just another thing I realized was a hassle to keep track of.
Of course I'm still on Facebook; over the years I've wavered on deleting my account and then re-activating it whenever I felt like being "social" again. I don't have any plans to leave Facebook, but I do practice more control over what I choose to post, and what I do post will be more and more infrequent. I certainly don't mind being friends with anyone on FB and I enjoy reading certain friends' updates, but I won't be the kind of FB friend--as time goes on--that will be posting every detail of every thought I have.
So there it is. This thing will be going "private" either tomorrow or Sunday and definitely let me know if you'd like me to add you to the list of followers who can continue reading.
Thanks.
Comments
I'd love to keep up with your blog - I don't comment a lot, but I do read everything you write and I'd miss you if you disappeared!