I know that this thread will be closed really soon, but I would love if I could get some answers first. I have my own website (one of those dinky little do it yourself things), but I would be more than willing to set up a board on it (it already has an unused chat room if anyone is interested tell me). Problem is I don't know how, does anyone know a place where I can find out how or would be willing to take the time to shoot me an e-mail or PM telling me. Thanks a bundle!
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when I want to read a blog--I had for a blog-related site. This site isn't devoted to blogs.
While personal opinions and ideas can differ---writing styles also differ.
If I wanted to post a "diary" (which appears to be more what your blog is)---I'd write one. But, since I don't think people are going to care about every little tiny detail of how I feel on a particular day, what I weigh when I started a workout and what I weighed when it ended, or that I need to lose X # of lbs, or that today I was able to accomplish x # of yards/meters or that I did x # of lengths of a particular stroke and that I used my left hand more than my right and that I experimented with a different (fill in the blank) cap, goggles, kickboard position, flippers, today I taped my left knee cap in place and that it felt different while kicking, or the pool water temp was x or there were x # of people sharing my lane and on and on.
I'm sure there are places for blogs. But I STILL don't think the USMS site is the specific place for individual blogs. By the time you get over 200 entries---it's too much material to read for someone new.
I'm on another board, where one posting now runs more than 2000 entries (and it's not a blog). The thing has taken on a life of it's own and now takes up quite a bit of the owner's bandwidth.
Maybe, Ande, you need to start ANOTHER Yahoo board specifically for blogs of swimming people. Then all of you could sit there and post your feelings about your day's swim.
when I want to read a blog--I had for a blog-related site. This site isn't devoted to blogs.
While personal opinions and ideas can differ---writing styles also differ.
If I wanted to post a "diary" (which appears to be more what your blog is)---I'd write one. But, since I don't think people are going to care about every little tiny detail of how I feel on a particular day, what I weigh when I started a workout and what I weighed when it ended, or that I need to lose X # of lbs, or that today I was able to accomplish x # of yards/meters or that I did x # of lengths of a particular stroke and that I used my left hand more than my right and that I experimented with a different (fill in the blank) cap, goggles, kickboard position, flippers, today I taped my left knee cap in place and that it felt different while kicking, or the pool water temp was x or there were x # of people sharing my lane and on and on.
I'm sure there are places for blogs. But I STILL don't think the USMS site is the specific place for individual blogs. By the time you get over 200 entries---it's too much material to read for someone new.
I'm on another board, where one posting now runs more than 2000 entries (and it's not a blog). The thing has taken on a life of it's own and now takes up quite a bit of the owner's bandwidth.
Maybe, Ande, you need to start ANOTHER Yahoo board specifically for blogs of swimming people. Then all of you could sit there and post your feelings about your day's swim.
