After much trial and experiment with rival blogging machines, I am back here. Much of the charm of the application lies in those who use it. Many programming frustrations, slow running of servers and changes can be borne if the quality of the material is good enough. Conversely, rubbish posts will annoy regardless of the machine that drives things. I have just walked away from a good site because of the quality of the members. To summarise, it was like working with few posters who were frightened of any intrusion of the real world into their Victorian salon lest it disturb the covering on the table legs. Any small announcement - "my cat has just had six kittens" - would draw traffic of congratulations one might expect had a mouse given birth to an elephant. 'Ohhs' and 'aahs' would be scattered like church precinct confetti. Smileys were there in scores together with what - to me - must be the most inane set of letters on the surface of this earth - lol. Nothing more - just bloody lol. What sort of comment is that? I tried - I really did. Making a comment in jest about a member so as to drawn them out failed when they called for explanations or debated the joke as if it were a serious contribution. Loss of sense of humour on Hanoverian proportions.
So, here I am safe in the arms of Blogger. No one reads what I write. No one comments on anything. Safe as houses.
TODAY'S GUEST BLOG
As I see my return as a significant occasion, I have selected a guest blogger of standing. Fred Reed. Not afraid to stick his neck out as we see today
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