Here We Go Again

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Here we go again, starting over with a new blog. Claiming a new blog with a new Technorati Profile is not so much trouble. But all the other little things; going out and getting links to your new blog, building up a new reader base, keeping an eye on whether or not the posts are indexed in Google; all these things take time and patience, some work and some luck.

True, it's not all that much work, but it is disheartening. I was so happy at BlogFeast and I'm wondering if we will ever get that site back. And all my background posts are on BlogFeast. I don't really want to move everything over to Blogger Party but it really is important to me to have some of those posts all together.

Wa-wa-wa. Ok, I'll get off my pitty-pot and just get it over with.

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And now I'm just checking to make sure my

button works.

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Starting over. . .

Who are these children and why do they keep calling me Mom?

I agree. Both of my other blogs are gone, so now I have to get started all over again. It is a pain, isn't it?

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I feel your pain, LaundryMom.

It's especially hard when you lose a really great site. I don't think it's the work so much as the homesickness for the other site that's bothering me.

Oh well, time to suck it up. At least I have all my old buddies here with me and some new ones like you! We can all help each other get going on our new blogs!

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Thank you, Lionheart! :-D

At least we have all the old gang back together again. That makes it all worth while.

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I never had a chance to ask her.

That's one of the worst things about the way BF went down - if someone didn't have a particular blogger's e-mail address, there's no way to contact them. Fortunately, several of us were in touch outside of BlogFeast, which is why we got together to quickly.

I hope hatsrus finds us.

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I blog with the hats on BlogEvolve

Message has been left

Hats is waiting for

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Jellenetta, Hats may need to contact Admin for help.

Catfish, Inquest and I never got our e-mail until we begged Admin for help.

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I'll leave her the word

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Well, I have decisions to make also,...

one being just how much anonymity I'm going to try to keep here. On BF, I was totally anonymous, except for my wife's picture, and that's well and good. However, I'm trying to increase the readership of my main business blog, and if I tied the two blogs together, it certainly couldn't hurt. Yet, I also don't like the idea of someone trying to call me on a business position just because I may feel the need to rant here from time to time, and to be emotionally honest, if you know what I mean.

That being said, BF is still down, and to me it's also history. And I'm glad to have so many friends here with me.

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I understand about wanting to keep some things separate.

And to tell you the truth, I don't think I'd want anyone I deal with in a business manner to read my blog. I get a little too personal on my blog and I can also express opinions on my blog that would be suicide in some business settings.

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I don't do it often,...

but every once in awhile I do want to talk about real life issues of mine, and, in business, no one wants to see that, and no one wants to let just anyone in on it either. So, I'm probably leaving it alone.

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Too bad you can't use the blog to help with the business.

But, some things just don't mix. Like my cats and my dancing. :-D

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True, but,...

them's the breaks, I guess. Now, what are the points for around here, and how can you see who has how many points without clicking on each individual member?

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Well, it looks like the points are totally worthless

around here - except maybe for bragging right. No high points box, no Wiki privileges, no nothing. Maybe when you have lots of points you get more pull with Admin?

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That would be interesting,...

though, thus far, from the looks of things around here, I haven't tracked down one long time blogger here. I mean, there are names from a long time ago, but they haven't written anything in awhile. If that's the normal pattern, then they're going to be shocked by us!

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You know, I've noticed all the older bloggers on BP have

been around less and less ever since the moderation system was taken down and the sploggers started flooding in.

Yep! I think the BP Admin may want to sit up and take notice of the kind of activity real bloggers can generate.

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Makes one wonder if it was all in the plan

The demise of BF becomes the surge of BE and BP. Hummm....

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Jellenetta ~ Blogger Party
Jellen ~ BlogEvolve

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If that's the case, then I have to say, the plan sucks.

I'm having a hard time letting go of my BF binky!!!!!

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Oh, PW, I know it's hard but

I left BF at least 4 times, remember? And it got a little easier each time. But that binky thing kept me coming back. I understand it well. What's weird is the last time I returned, I was a lady. Even that didn't help with longevity:)

Lady Jellen ~ BlogFeast
Jellenetta ~ Blogger Party
Jellen ~ BlogEvolve

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I think you missed,...

the camaraderie that we seemed to have on BF, to tell you the truth. When PW, Inquest and I started looking at a different blogging site, truthfully, we saw some names we recognized, but in reading the posts there was no real sense of community at any of them, including here. Yet, this is where we've come, and maybe we can grow one at some point.

As for me, I have to find something else to make me mad; let's see what I can come up with. :-)

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Pssst...Catfish...

Tweety is telling Bugs lies about you behind your back.

(Just thought I'd help you find something to be mad about.)

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Thanks PW, but,...

I found something already that made me mad. Go check out my most recent blog entry.

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PW I have noticed that also

I was digging around the member list and some of these blogger haven't been seen in quite some time. Well we're here now so we can still cut up and cause a ruckus!!! Where is sassys?? I never see her.
I always seem to miss her.

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Yep, they've left the place free for us to take it over!!

LOL!!

Sassy has been working some split shifts - lunch and then dinner - so she's here at odd times. She was on this afternoon for about an hour and then had to go back to work. Poor girl, she is working hard for the money!!!

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Maybe we're like the cuckoo,...

because, isn't it the cuckoo that takes over "used" nests for its own purpose?

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I'm not sure, Catfish. Sounds right to me.

Besides, I'm kind of used to being described as cuckoo - for other reasons.

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It is a pain!

I sure hope that BlogFeast comes back up. I would, if nothing more, like to be able to get all of my posts saved on my computer. I only saved a couple, and there were a lot of great things the kids said that I had saved in my posts. :( Can I cry along with you, PW?

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You sure can, Allie. We can have a good ole fashioned

sof fest. But, Allie, you can still get your posts off Google. Just search for you post titles, if you have them (or you can get them from Technorati or RSS Feed) and you can call up the cached page and copy it into Word.

I saved all my posts but I want to keep a copy of the comments. You know, sometimes the comments are the best part of the post.

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Thanks for the tip!

I'll have to get them then! And I would love to have a good sob fest with a few of you.

And I completely agree that the comments can be the best part sometimes.

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allie I type all of my post into MS Word

Then copy and paste then into the body box and always save them in My Documents. I have a WU file Blogger party and BlogFeast file.

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You do know, PW,...

that, if you want some of those posts, you can go to Google, type in your username and Blogfeast, and you can retrieve almost all your old posts by clicking on "cached", right?

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Yeah, that's what I just told Allie to do-in a round about way.

I've gotten some of mine already - been busier than a one-legged man stompin' ants lately and haven't gotten them all. Part of it is because I'm hoping I won't have to - I'm still hoping that BF will come back up. I know, I'm beating a dead horse. Or, to beat the analogies to death, I'm like a dog with a bone, I just won't let go.

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LOL PW,...

I understand the pull, but we can't allow ourselves to be played like that, now can we? Time to remove the binky and move on to the fluffy animals!

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Put down the bong...remove the binky....yeah, yeah, yeah.

Why can't anyone ever advise me to do something that's fun and comforting? Why is is always grow up and move on?

Crap. Some days, being an adult is absolutely no fun at all.

(Just kidding, ya' know, Catfish.)

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Fluffy animals are fun,...

especially if some of them are your friends from the past. Ii have Snoopy, Opus, Bugs Bunny, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety, et al. They watch over me all day long. Course, they're not trying all that hard to keep me out of trouble; maybe that's why we're friends.

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Fluffy stuffed animals don't last long around my cats.

They get dragged around the house - attacked and de-stuffed. I guess I'll have to just stick to my un-stuffed fluffy animals. But they do offer the same advantage, in that they don't do much to keep me out of trouble. I think that's usually a point in their favor but there are times....

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Ah yes, I forgot about,...

the Cat Lady moniker. No, that wouldn't work for you, though one of my friend's husband keeps his door closed so her cats can't get into his room. They also happen to sleep in separate bedrooms also. :-)

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Catfish I guess it's true you learn something new everyday

I didn't know you could do that. Thanks for the tip!!

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No problem, TXKJUN,...

I had to recover my business blog in its entirety last year when our hosting service totally crashed and hadn't backed anything up; weasels.

Well never say never!

Sassys
Although it doesn't bode too well, I still have faith! But the point really is that we are all still together here, and that is my main concern. I am happy blogging with my pals! PW you have mail my dear!

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Sassys, you have my reply, dear.

And I agree, never say never!

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Hey PW has anyone tried to contact

Sassys
BF? I have an e-mail addy for them but I am not sure if they will get it...I am going to try anyways and see if it comes back as "undeliverable" I love a good mystery!

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I don't know, Sassys, I doubt it.

But go for it. It may get to them and you may get an answer - which would be great. I'd love to know if they are at least trying to get the site back up.

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Your wish is my commando! PW

Sassys
I will send them something in a few minutos:) If on the other hand it does come back as undeliverable then we pretty much have our answer right there!

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Techonorati is getting on my nerves,...

Not only will they NOT allow me to claim my main blog, but now they're not even sending me the requisite form email letter acknowledging that they're getting my messages of complaint. Sheesh!

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Keep trying, Catfish.

I had trouble getting my BlogFeast blog claimed and I heard from several other people who had trouble, like Manodogs. In fact, it took me at least 6 tries to get the BlogFeast blog claimed - but it finally worked. I was actually a little surprised that this one went through the first time. LOL!

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Been trying daily, PW,...

but it's just not taking it. I keep wondering if it's because it's associated with my main business rather than a blogging site. But I will keep trying; weasels!

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15 blogs later...

I can honestly say, I know what you mean. I'm getting another one prepped today. I took the adsense off my biggest money maker as an experiment. Now, I can't put it back due to some avertising that would break TOS. I was getting a direct deposit from Google Adsense every other month that covered my MINIVAN PAYMENT. Now, I have gained income in some other ways, but I still want to get that direct deposit. It is a large payment, even if it is every other month!

Anyway, that's why I'm prepping this other blog. I started it last year and let it sit there. Now, I'm going to put it on steroids.

Well, good luck!

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