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Hello Aryana, Great idea. This way every blog gets noticed and members with really interesting posts/comments/thoughts and opinions can be seen and heard even if they have a smaller list of "watchers" then other bloggers. Everyone should have a right to shine and be noticed. Happy Wed, Ana6 I done made the devil a deal He made me pretty He made me smart 
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Rotate the list! For the love of god! Rotate the freaking list!!
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Thanks for bringing up the suggestion...and arranging a vote! At least we feel like we have a say in the matter! I'd love to be able to see new and different blogs...and to be able to peruse accordingly! Who knows...my favorite blog might be on page 32...and we just haven't met yet! Smooches!
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Rotating makes it kind of interesting, not a bad idea!!
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I think it would make the blogs a nicer place to be. I'd like to see the blog list go. These are the Aims and Objectives. Please read. of the group, Bloggers United! which I moderate. And a link to a post about my home town, Glasgow ,I hope you enjoy it!
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Rotation is a great idea, but it would need to include all three of the 'popularity' lists to be effective in minimising the drama. Hopefully that's what you intend? As a commercial entity I would like to think that one of your primary aims would be to retain subscribers which this will surely do? And I also believe that it will help to draw new members to the blog forum and hopefully help to increase your revenues. The blogs need to be commercially viable if they're to be sustainable, and I for one see this as a great way forward. From a personal perspective, I am quite excited at the prospect of seeing new blogs that have hitherto been less readily available to me. I hope you see this through fully, the votes so far seem to be heavily in favour! Well done for listening to members and offering the prospect!!!
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I am definitely in favour of a rotating list. This can only benefit the blogs and get rid of a lot of the drama and comment farming that goes on. I love finding new blogs to read but don't often get the time to go through the new posts list....this would be great from my point of view. ~~Anais Nin~~
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Rotate !  ~  ~
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Yes rotate. This is not meant to offend any one in any way.     
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Drop the lists..they are so last year! Rotation is the way forward  
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definitely rotate the list!! ..just join me on my blog bustybettyboop and still looking for some hot,sexy,creative contestants for my next contest...come join us! need a blog mentor or want to be one? 
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Oh I've read some of the comments and it does seem like it's far more complicated than it would appear. Which blogs would be on the rotating list? I don't really mind speed blogging, each to their own. But as some folk have wisely pointed out it does push other people down the list so that they are missed. That's something that hadn't ever occurred to me. I totally agree with some of the others, that I think more info would be helpful. But I think there's evidently a strong feeling for the list to go. As I said before it would go a lot to make blogland a nicer place to be, perhaps more people would blog!!! I look forward to seeing what you guys will come up with. These are the Aims and Objectives. Please read. of the group, Bloggers United! which I moderate. And a link to a post about my home town, Glasgow ,I hope you enjoy it!
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Ha! rumbled!  These are the Aims and Objectives. Please read. of the group, Bloggers United! which I moderate. And a link to a post about my home town, Glasgow ,I hope you enjoy it!
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Would love to see a rotating list. Has to be active blogs on the list though, don't want to see blogs that have not been posted on for months. Thanks for asking for member feedback on this.  
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ABSOLUTELY rotate the blog lists. No need for it to be those who blog daily or all day long to constantly be on 'the list/front page'. Rather see VARIETY. Still like to see them separated male/female/couple so the reader can decide which might appeal to them. And the POLL section also needs to be rotated OFTEN. Same bloggers on there all the time.....BORING BORING BORING. Too many will never get a chance for site exposure with the way it's all done now.
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It was a simple question...do you want the list to rotate or remain static like it is now. The majority vote seems to lean towards having a rotating list. So why all the caveats? You can make all the suggestions you want about who and what types of blogs should/shouldn't be rotated but at the end of the day, AsianMatchMate.com is going to work within their system to give us what we asked for to the best of their ability. So unless you have inside knowledge of how their system works and what it's capable of filtering on, just a simple yea or nah works. How about we give them some credit for asking if we want this in the first place?
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Wow! You have a real talent for turn things that aren't about you into things all about you Amazing! So there's a "Hate on Sandra" blogger group? I gotta go look that one up
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What I'd even more like to see is more rotation in the "Popular Member-Submitted Polls." Right now, pretty much all of the polls are by the same handful of members who have very popular blogs. Could you at least limit it to one item per member on the list?
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hey i m here too ...\8
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Its time to shed little light into the darker corners of blogland. Rotate is an idea that should be tried out, eh what's the worst that could happen...harmony??   There are two kinds of light, the glow that illuminates & the glare that obscures. James Thurber
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Rotating the list would be a good idea as there are several active bloggers who have interesting blogs and it would be good to give them more exposure. But as it was pointed out, the blogs that are rotated should be currently active. If there hasn't been a post in say, the past six months, then those blogs shouldn't be included into the roulette.
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Bloggers United! ?? That's a hate group?? Ok...no wait, still laughing . It's hard to type with tears of laughter streaming down you face Let me try this again... The only things the group "hates" are the constant bugs and glitches that inhabit this site, especially on the blogs. So? If this group supposedly hates you, are you a glitch or a bug? Just wondering 
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It's 2013, is it really impossible to create basic data and then let members choose themselves if they want to see that kind of lists - and what kind of lists????? Someone was suggesting one week period, somehow that makes sense! As now it's about 30 days, even one blog could keep a person high on lists for about a month... Several months would not be showing a thing probably as only 30 days is counted for nowadays, at least it's very rare someone checks my older blogs! Perhaps the status of Blogland could be highlighted, now the biggest place seems to go camming and so on, not even profiles seem so important here... Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles  Squirter's life
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Thank you everyone for your comments so far. As of right now, there is no exact plan of what this would look like, so this is a good place to brainstorm about how a new list could function. Here is how I believe it should behave, to be most fair to all bloggers, regardless of frequency of activity: *There would be a singular, randomized list, no longer separated by profile gender. *The list would rotate whenever the page is refreshed. This would ensure that the category would not be gamed, subsequently creating another type of leaderboard (monthly leaders, weekly leaders, etc). *Only active blogs will appear on the list. 'Active' would mean that user has logged in within 3 months. When said user logs in again after 3 months, their blog will once again appear in rotation after submitting a new blog post. *Other than this rotating list, no other part of the blog main page will be touched (Watched Blogs, Recent Posts, Newly Created Blogs will remain as is.) [If there is a consensus of problems with other areas, we will look at them next.] What do you all think about this? I think that the 3 month criteria is rather a long time span....it could lead to the situation where fairly old blog posts are being read ....which is a bit like reading an old newspaper. I would have opted for the maximum age of posts being 30 days old which would mean that the blogger would need to have been on the site within the past 30 days. Have you any idea if this will affect the current view of blogs when using "browse by location"? ~~Anais Nin~~
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Congrats, didn't know you got a job as quality controller here Blogs are PERSONAL, everybody is different and allowed to blog what they want and as often as they want! There's NO reason to start to discuss the quality of blogs. What you don't like is your own business, should not be related to discussion about the lists etc! Like I've said before: there are naturally fast people with a lot of ideas, should they then stop blogging??? If they get comments, have conversation = are high on the list, what's bad in that!!??? Some are naturally slow, nothing bad in that either. But it doesn't say anything about the quality either... Just like the quality is not related to the length of the blog, perfect 2-liner can be better than 2 pages. But simple 2-liner can be totally shite... just like 2 pager... Impossible to judge - and NO NEED TO JUDGE the QUALITY. Leave it to readers please At the moment the system counts 30 days. Hardly anybody comments on blogs that are not on person's first page. One to two weeks could be ok, no need for long period of time to my mind. I fear if they change the counting system (unless it's easy to do), all goes wrong again... It's already frustrating to see on the photo gallery (those 3 photos up on the right on Blog main page), check the blog - and notice no new blogs for months. This is something I would like to avoid by keeping the time period SHORT. Geiz, you do have time in your hands if you still have time to count the post amount too... Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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One other thing: the blogs are divided according to language, any chance to have an option where all the bloggers, independent of the language, would be visible at one glance??? I live in Central Europe and it's not the easiest to follow - or even try to find out - non-English speaking bloggers. So far haven't noticed any blogwars in other languages... (but sure I don't speak all the supported languages, nor regularly follow those languages I speak). I know this concerns only minority on this site but I also know some would love to have the chance to brush up their other languages! Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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One other thing: the blogs are divided according to language, any chance to have an option where all the bloggers, independent of the language, would be visible at one glance??? I live in Central Europe and it's not the easiest to follow - or even try to find out - non-English speaking bloggers. So far haven't noticed any blogwars in other languages... (but sure I don't speak all the supported languages, nor regularly follow those languages I speak). I know this concerns only minority on this site but I also know some would love to have the chance to brush up their other languages! At the top of the page on the left will be Blogs>World>Europe>Which-ever-country-you-live-in Click on Europe Then you have the list of top European bloggers and the list of most recent European posts and new blogs As SexySixties asked... would this be changed with rotation?
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Thank you everyone for your comments so far. As of right now, there is no exact plan of what this would look like, so this is a good place to brainstorm about how a new list could function. Here is how I believe it should behave, to be most fair to all bloggers, regardless of frequency of activity: *There would be a singular, randomized list, no longer separated by profile gender. *The list would rotate whenever the page is refreshed. This would ensure that the category would not be gamed, subsequently creating another type of leaderboard (monthly leaders, weekly leaders, etc). *Only active blogs will appear on the list. 'Active' would mean that user has logged in within 3 months. When said user logs in again after 3 months, their blog will once again appear in rotation after submitting a new blog post. *Other than this rotating list, no other part of the blog main page will be touched (Watched Blogs, Recent Posts, Newly Created Blogs will remain as is.) [If there is a consensus of problems with other areas, we will look at them next.] What do you all think about this? Thanks for listening, seems there's a fairly overwhelming majority in favour of rotation, we hope you can make it happen!
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Maybe you could have some sort of system where whoever watches a blog must comment on one post at least of each blogger they watch (after which they will be deemed a watcher)...as in the groups?
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McKof, ye took the words right oot ma mooth!! I couldn't have put it better if I'd tried.
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Thank you everyone for your comments so far. As of right now, there is no exact plan of what this would look like, so this is a good place to brainstorm about how a new list could function. Here is how I believe it should behave, to be most fair to all bloggers, regardless of frequency of activity: *There would be a singular, randomized list, no longer separated by profile gender. *The list would rotate whenever the page is refreshed. This would ensure that the category would not be gamed, subsequently creating another type of leaderboard (monthly leaders, weekly leaders, etc). *Only active blogs will appear on the list. 'Active' would mean that user has logged in within 3 months. When said user logs in again after 3 months, their blog will once again appear in rotation after submitting a new blog post. *Other than this rotating list, no other part of the blog main page will be touched (Watched Blogs, Recent Posts, Newly Created Blogs will remain as is.) [If there is a consensus of problems with other areas, we will look at them next.] What do you all think about this? I commend Community for taking the initiative in this matter, and thank Aryana for having the insight to recognise the issue and the courage to do something about it for the benefit of the vast majority of members who blog. * I assume the removal of separation by profile gender will also facilitate inclusion of Couples and TG/TV/TS which further enhances the inclusivity of blogland going forward. * Updating the page on every system refresh is an excellent idea, the new system should be as dynamic as possible to facilitate more options presented regularly and thus more widespread interaction. * 'Active' blogs should be defined by activity on member's blog NOT by login history. There are many members who are still active, ie they login, but have not blogged for years... they should not appear on an 'active blogs' list as the blog is dormant although the member is still active. In this instance we are only interested in active blogs, not active members who once blogged. I suggest that an 'active blog' be defined as one that has been posted to by the member within the last 30 days (or at most 60 days) * Watched Blogs/Newly Created Blogs/Most Recent Posts should be retained, although we need to be careful that the speed bloggers and members posting for points do not hog the Most Recent list. * The question of the Most Active Recent Posts list does not appear to have been clarified... what is the proposal relating to this list ?? Whilst this list historically has not been the source of too many problems and does provide a useful resource in some ways, my concern is that with the abolition of the main list this list would become the focus for competitive bloggers and the old problems would manifest here. There may be a case for a section of 'trending' blogs, maybe those attracting most comments in (say) a 24 hour period, but again randomised, definitely not in 'chart' form... this would lead people to blogs where there is current debate, live and totally up to date (as at now) interaction going on. Anything that leads people to where the action is must be a good thing as long as we can avoid gaming. Not sure about this, be interested to know what people think on this one ??? Whatever system is put in place it must not be open to competition or gaming by even the most determined attention-seeker. These people go to ridiculous lengths to get attention and if any loophole is left they will exploit it, so opening up the discussion to what comes next to replace the current format is welcome, and vital that between us we get it right now that we have the opportunity. I think it is important that we do not lose sight of the main thing here, getting rid of the main list... it is easy to get caught up in minutae, and the fact the no system is perfect, and even we members would not all agree on what is the best way forward. Simply put we want to abolish the main list, eliminate competitive blogging and gaming, whilst promoting exposure and interaction of the most diverse range of active blogs possible. I would also urge members to ignore it when A.Twat comes along (incredibly hypocritically) championing a future situation where we have 'Most Popular.... ANYTHING !! Such ridiculous suggestions will only perpetuate and probably worsen our current situation, and one has to question the motivation behind such suggestions and look at the past behaviour here of the originator. Genuine, decent bloggers need to prevail here for the greater good of blogland.
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I think this is probably the best news blogland has had in a very long time. Scrapping the infernal list will remove a major blight on the blogosphere and get rid of the biggest single source of trouble we experience here. Eliminating competitive blogging is a big step forward for the (genuine) online community with no downside as far as I can see. I commend Community for taking the initiative in this matter, and thank Aryana for having the insight to recognise the issue and the courage to do something about it for the benefit of the vast majority of members who blog. * I assume the removal of separation by profile gender will also facilitate inclusion of Couples and TG/TV/TS which further enhances the inclusivity of blogland going forward. * Updating the page on every system refresh is an excellent idea, the new system should be as dynamic as possible to facilitate more options presented regularly and thus more widespread interaction. * 'Active' blogs should be defined by activity on member's blog NOT by login history. There are many members who are still active, ie they login, but have not blogged for years... they should not appear on an 'active blogs' list as the blog is dormant although the member is still active. In this instance we are only interested in active blogs, not active members who once blogged. I suggest that an 'active blog' be defined as one that has been posted to by the member within the last 30 days (or at most 60 days) * Watched Blogs/Newly Created Blogs/Most Recent Posts should be retained, although we need to be careful that the speed bloggers and members posting for points do not hog the Most Recent list. * The question of the Most Active Recent Posts list does not appear to have been clarified... what is the proposal relating to this list ?? Whilst this list historically has not been the source of too many problems and does provide a useful resource in some ways, my concern is that with the abolition of the main list this list would become the focus for competitive bloggers and the old problems would manifest here. There may be a case for a section of 'trending' blogs, maybe those attracting most comments in (say) a 24 hour period, but again randomised, definitely not in 'chart' form... this would lead people to blogs where there is current debate, live and totally up to date (as at now) interaction going on. Anything that leads people to where the action is must be a good thing as long as we can avoid gaming. Not sure about this, be interested to know what people think on this one ??? Whatever system is put in place it must not be open to competition or gaming by even the most determined attention-seeker. These people go to ridiculous lengths to get attention and if any loophole is left they will exploit it, so opening up the discussion to what comes next to replace the current format is welcome, and vital that between us we get it right now that we have the opportunity. I think it is important that we do not lose sight of the main thing here, getting rid of the main list... it is easy to get caught up in minutae, and the fact the no system is perfect, and even we members would not all agree on what is the best way forward. Simply put we want to abolish the main list, eliminate competitive blogging and gaming, whilst promoting exposure and interaction of the most diverse range of active blogs possible. I would also urge members to ignore it when A.Twat comes along (incredibly hypocritically) championing a future situation where we have 'Most Popular.... ANYTHING !! Such ridiculous suggestions will only perpetuate and probably worsen our current situation, and one has to question the motivation behind such suggestions and look at the past behaviour here of the originator. Genuine, decent bloggers need to prevail here for the greater good of blogland.  
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I think this is probably the best news blogland has had in a very long time. Scrapping the infernal list will remove a major blight on the blogosphere and get rid of the biggest single source of trouble we experience here. Eliminating competitive blogging is a big step forward for the (genuine) online community with no downside as far as I can see. I commend Community for taking the initiative in this matter, and thank Aryana for having the insight to recognise the issue and the courage to do something about it for the benefit of the vast majority of members who blog. * I assume the removal of separation by profile gender will also facilitate inclusion of Couples and TG/TV/TS which further enhances the inclusivity of blogland going forward. * Updating the page on every system refresh is an excellent idea, the new system should be as dynamic as possible to facilitate more options presented regularly and thus more widespread interaction. * 'Active' blogs should be defined by activity on member's blog NOT by login history. There are many members who are still active, ie they login, but have not blogged for years... they should not appear on an 'active blogs' list as the blog is dormant although the member is still active. In this instance we are only interested in active blogs, not active members who once blogged. I suggest that an 'active blog' be defined as one that has been posted to by the member within the last 30 days (or at most 60 days) * Watched Blogs/Newly Created Blogs/Most Recent Posts should be retained, although we need to be careful that the speed bloggers and members posting for points do not hog the Most Recent list. * The question of the Most Active Recent Posts list does not appear to have been clarified... what is the proposal relating to this list ?? Whilst this list historically has not been the source of too many problems and does provide a useful resource in some ways, my concern is that with the abolition of the main list this list would become the focus for competitive bloggers and the old problems would manifest here. There may be a case for a section of 'trending' blogs, maybe those attracting most comments in (say) a 24 hour period, but again randomised, definitely not in 'chart' form... this would lead people to blogs where there is current debate, live and totally up to date (as at now) interaction going on. Anything that leads people to where the action is must be a good thing as long as we can avoid gaming. Not sure about this, be interested to know what people think on this one ??? Whatever system is put in place it must not be open to competition or gaming by even the most determined attention-seeker. These people go to ridiculous lengths to get attention and if any loophole is left they will exploit it, so opening up the discussion to what comes next to replace the current format is welcome, and vital that between us we get it right now that we have the opportunity. I think it is important that we do not lose sight of the main thing here, getting rid of the main list... it is easy to get caught up in minutae, and the fact the no system is perfect, and even we members would not all agree on what is the best way forward. Simply put we want to abolish the main list, eliminate competitive blogging and gaming, whilst promoting exposure and interaction of the most diverse range of active blogs possible. I would also urge members to ignore it when A.Twat comes along (incredibly hypocritically) championing a future situation where we have 'Most Popular.... ANYTHING !! Such ridiculous suggestions will only perpetuate and probably worsen our current situation, and one has to question the motivation behind such suggestions and look at the past behaviour here of the originator. Genuine, decent bloggers need to prevail here for the greater good of blogland.
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You're funny
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I'm going to appeal for calm, and make a plea to everyone reading the post and the comments, and to those leaving comments:- please try not to use this post as an opportunity to attack other bloggers. I may already have made that mistake here earlier, and for that I apologise. So, the main point to this post is what we as a community want to do with the list(s). This is a golden opportunity to make possibly the most positive change in the ville of blog for a long time, so please, please, please let's all work together to take advantage of such a fabulous opportunity to influence the direction of the community as a whole. We don't get this chance very often, please let's all grasp it and make it work? Whichever way one looks at this, it's quite clear that all of the popularity lists are a source of drama, upset and hurt. It doesn't matter whether that' the intention, it is simply a fact. There's clearly a huge majority of voters in favour of rotation. Aryana suggests having a single randomised list. Defining what 'active blog' means seems to to be the only consistent comment back on that proposal. So, doea this not therefore fit everyone's bill, or at least that of the vast majority? Presumably the 6 most active blogs will remain on the Community main page? That way the top bloggers will still be highlighted, so does that not therefore satisfy them? What a chance we've been given here to free up even more space, remove the shackles of competitve blogging, make it a more inclusive and approachable space for all. Can we no' just keep the heid and get on wi' it??
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Cannot be sure which bloggers or post you're referring to as we are not following many same blogs (and don't fully understand your conclusions) but could guess some of those posts: they were about CONVERSATION, being WITTY, having SENSE OF HUMOUR, focusing on PEOPLE, having real INTERACTION. And that conversation goes on no matter what the ranking on the lists is. Sorry, what's abusive in this!!!????!!!! Why on Earth only those blogs and bloggers 'approved by you' are 'allowed' have active followers = those who read, comment, participate in discussion with each other. This site is for Adult Fun, some are able to enjoy of that in Various (Inc.) ways But you are right, just like yourself have noticed: top bloggers come and go, little people like me, the normal bloggers continue... as we have no stress... we blog when we like and what we like... no need to consider any ranking... As long as the interaction is there. On equal basis. Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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I'm going to appeal for calm, and make a plea to everyone reading the post and the comments, and to those leaving comments:- please try not to use this post as an opportunity to attack other bloggers. I may already have made that mistake here earlier, and for that I apologise. So, the main point to this post is what we as a community want to do with the list(s). This is a golden opportunity to make possibly the most positive change in the ville of blog for a long time, so please, please, please let's all work together to take advantage of such a fabulous opportunity to influence the direction of the community as a whole. We don't get this chance very often, please let's all grasp it and make it work? Whichever way one looks at this, it's quite clear that all of the popularity lists are a source of drama, upset and hurt. It doesn't matter whether that' the intention, it is simply a fact. There's clearly a huge majority of voters in favour of rotation. Aryana suggests having a single randomised list. Defining what 'active blog' means seems to to be the only consistent comment back on that proposal. So, doea this not therefore fit everyone's bill, or at least that of the vast majority? Presumably the 6 most active blogs will remain on the Community main page? That way the top bloggers will still be highlighted, so does that not therefore satisfy them? What a chance we've been given here to free up even more space, remove the shackles of competitve blogging, make it a more inclusive and approachable space for all. Can we no' just keep the heid and get on wi' it?? I think it is very sad to see comments criticising other bloggers here on a poll which has shown that the majority of the people who have voted here want to move forward with a change in the current system of "showcasing" blogs so that the blogs we see on the main page are fully representative of all active blogs. Critical remarks about hatred, abuse, bashing bloggers and harassment are not conducive to friendly, fun blogging and should not be given air time here. If anyone wants to express their views on these or indeed on other matters not directly related to the poll perhaps they should keep their opinions for their own blogs. This is not the place to hurl insults at each other. ~~Anais Nin~~
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"The blogs need some point to draw attention to posts that attract a lot of responses" Not too sure about that... "because those posts obviously have something that people enjoy and feel is worthy of responding to" Putting aside the fact that popularity is no guarantee of quality, surely if those posts are so popular then people have already found them? And a lot of people comment on them only because a lot of other people have already commented on them... Indeed there is an argument that diverting attention to these posts only furthers their "popularity" at the expense of worthier posts that go unnoticed - which is precisely the argument for rotating lists, which most people favour. However, I have to admit that I don't use the most popular post or blogger lists. I find blogs and posts by myself without needing to be directed to the ones that other people like, because as I said popularity is no indicator of quality and just because a lot of other people like something doesn't mean I will... think McD's cheeseburgers  But I can see that some people enjoy competitive blogging, and it's not for me to tell them that they shouldn't. The popularity lists provide these competitive bloggers with their league tables, so I can see why they'd want to keep them. And to be honest it doesn't bother me - the drama associated to those lists is generally restricted to the people who think they are important...
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Go to "Browse by Location". At the top of the page on the left will be Blogs>World>Europe>Which-ever-country-you-live-in Click on Europe Then you have the list of top European bloggers and the list of most recent European posts and new blogs As SexySixties asked... would this be changed with rotation? Just took a pic of the results showing the whole world. Not what you'd expect to see... Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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I didn't know that endless posts about "rate my whatever" is considered to be "quality blogging" Come on now. I could have almost agreed with you til I saw that! You seem to only like to garner opinions about yourself from other bloggers...90% of which are slobbering men. At least tell the truth about why you like being on top of the list. Because you like feeling superior to everyone else. Reading back through your posts over the years...have shown a definite repeat of certain "rate my" posts...peppered with a few posts here and there about something that someone "might" actually want to read! I used to read your blog...and most of the time when I posted there...you totally ignored me...and then blocked me when I dared to say something you didn't like...boo hoo. We all like to have people interact with us...that's why we're here. Don't pretend blogging is God's work...sheesh! My two cents...for what it's worth.
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I'm going to appeal for calm, and make a plea to everyone reading the post and the comments, and to those leaving comments:- please try not to use this post as an opportunity to attack other bloggers. I may already have made that mistake here earlier, and for that I apologise. So, the main point to this post is what we as a community want to do with the list(s). This is a golden opportunity to make possibly the most positive change in the ville of blog for a long time, so please, please, please let's all work together to take advantage of such a fabulous opportunity to influence the direction of the community as a whole. We don't get this chance very often, please let's all grasp it and make it work? Whichever way one looks at this, it's quite clear that all of the popularity lists are a source of drama, upset and hurt. It doesn't matter whether that' the intention, it is simply a fact. There's clearly a huge majority of voters in favour of rotation. Aryana suggests having a single randomised list. Defining what 'active blog' means seems to to be the only consistent comment back on that proposal. So, doea this not therefore fit everyone's bill, or at least that of the vast majority? Presumably the 6 most active blogs will remain on the Community main page? That way the top bloggers will still be highlighted, so does that not therefore satisfy them? What a chance we've been given here to free up even more space, remove the shackles of competitve blogging, make it a more inclusive and approachable space for all. Can we no' just keep the heid and get on wi' it?? I have to agree with McSkirt (though obviously it pains me to do so ) We need to have an adult, rational discussion about the issue here and not allow this to deteriorate into a shit-slinging bitchfest. The outcome of this discussion is too important to the future of blogland to be sidetracked by people's personal agendas with other individuals, so can we all please suspend hostilities for the duration of this consultation process and keep opinions quiet for a moment which do not relate to the vote and brainstorm her,e and do not belong on this post. This discussion is mainly being conducted by long time members and experienced bloggers who understand the importance on this issue because of what they have witnessed over the years, I would hope that we can all be responsible and level-headed enough to see the fantastic opportunity we have here and behave accordingly in order to make sure this process stays on track. I think the course of this post and the rancour merely reinforces why we need to change the structure of blog lists... We have the opportunity here to achieve something very worthwhile, something that many of you have been calling for for years.. let's not screw it up... I call for your co-operation here !! Many of you know me well enough to know how hard it is for me not to take the piss at some of the comments here ! But I'm holding back and sticking to the point... although it's killing me ...if I can do it so can you Please !
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I think this is probably the best news blogland has had in a very long time. Scrapping the infernal list will remove a major blight on the blogosphere and get rid of the biggest single source of trouble we experience here. Eliminating competitive blogging is a big step forward for the (genuine) online community with no downside as far as I can see. I commend Community for taking the initiative in this matter, and thank Aryana for having the insight to recognise the issue and the courage to do something about it for the benefit of the vast majority of members who blog. * I assume the removal of separation by profile gender will also facilitate inclusion of Couples and TG/TV/TS which further enhances the inclusivity of blogland going forward. * Updating the page on every system refresh is an excellent idea, the new system should be as dynamic as possible to facilitate more options presented regularly and thus more widespread interaction. * 'Active' blogs should be defined by activity on member's blog NOT by login history. There are many members who are still active, ie they login, but have not blogged for years... they should not appear on an 'active blogs' list as the blog is dormant although the member is still active. In this instance we are only interested in active blogs, not active members who once blogged. I suggest that an 'active blog' be defined as one that has been posted to by the member within the last 30 days (or at most 60 days) * Watched Blogs/Newly Created Blogs/Most Recent Posts should be retained, although we need to be careful that the speed bloggers and members posting for points do not hog the Most Recent list. * The question of the Most Active Recent Posts list does not appear to have been clarified... what is the proposal relating to this list ?? Whilst this list historically has not been the source of too many problems and does provide a useful resource in some ways, my concern is that with the abolition of the main list this list would become the focus for competitive bloggers and the old problems would manifest here. There may be a case for a section of 'trending' blogs, maybe those attracting most comments in (say) a 24 hour period, but again randomised, definitely not in 'chart' form... this would lead people to blogs where there is current debate, live and totally up to date (as at now) interaction going on. Anything that leads people to where the action is must be a good thing as long as we can avoid gaming. Not sure about this, be interested to know what people think on this one ??? Whatever system is put in place it must not be open to competition or gaming by even the most determined attention-seeker. These people go to ridiculous lengths to get attention and if any loophole is left they will exploit it, so opening up the discussion to what comes next to replace the current format is welcome, and vital that between us we get it right now that we have the opportunity. I think it is important that we do not lose sight of the main thing here, getting rid of the main list... it is easy to get caught up in minutae, and the fact the no system is perfect, and even we members would not all agree on what is the best way forward. Simply put we want to abolish the main list, eliminate competitive blogging and gaming, whilst promoting exposure and interaction of the most diverse range of active blogs possible. I would also urge members to ignore it when A.Twat comes along (incredibly hypocritically) championing a future situation where we have 'Most Popular.... ANYTHING !! Such ridiculous suggestions will only perpetuate and probably worsen our current situation, and one has to question the motivation behind such suggestions and look at the past behaviour here of the originator. Genuine, decent bloggers need to prevail here for the greater good of blogland. Thanks
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Thank you everyone for your comments so far. As of right now, there is no exact plan of what this would look like, so this is a good place to brainstorm about how a new list could function. Here is how I believe it should behave, to be most fair to all bloggers, regardless of frequency of activity: *There would be a singular, randomized list, no longer separated by profile gender. *The list would rotate whenever the page is refreshed. This would ensure that the category would not be gamed, subsequently creating another type of leaderboard (monthly leaders, weekly leaders, etc). *Only active blogs will appear on the list. 'Active' would mean that user has logged in within 3 months. When said user logs in again after 3 months, their blog will once again appear in rotation after submitting a new blog post. *Other than this rotating list, no other part of the blog main page will be touched (Watched Blogs, Recent Posts, Newly Created Blogs will remain as is.) [If there is a consensus of problems with other areas, we will look at them next.] What do you all think about this? Maybe some time in the future we can revisit the most popular post issue, when people have calmed down enough to have a rational debate...
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 150 (approximate) votes from 3000 (approximate) views is 5% However the number of views does not correspond to the number of individual viewers! I've viewed this post more than once - in fact more like 10 times. I expect most people have. 150 votes from 300 viewers is 50% - getting close to the turnout for an American presidential election!
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Over 3000 views, wow, that's incredible! Though I'm probably responsible for at least 50 of those myself, I care about this community and the general well-being and happiness hereabouts, so the subject matter would naturally be of interest to me. Wouldn't it be great if everyone didn't care about the lists, wouldn't the ville of blog would be a far happier place? The facts remain though:- drama, upset and hurt are inherent features of these popularity lists. And perhaps it's the problems they cause rather than the lists that people do care about? I'm not entirely sure of the answer there, but I do know that here with this post we have a fantastic opportunity to change things for the better. The drama surrounding the lists doesn't appear to be restricted to European bloggers. I'm aware of many blog friends, neighbours and observers in the USA, for example, who are variously disgruntled, heartily sick of and alienated by the behaviours surrounding the lists. Notwithstanding that, it's perhaps not a bad suggestion to change the list only for European based bloggers, but it seems a little unfair on our north American friends that they should still be subjected to such drama and nonsense while we get away scot free? (Pun intended! )As you can see Aryana, it would appear that the only significant and consistent comment on your summary of the proposal is the definition of 'active bloggers'. The main concern appears to be that the rotated list should comprise bloggers who have been active (as in uploaded a post or posts) within a relatively recent timeframe, say 30 days (or 60 days). Assuming it's possible to restrict the rotated list on that basis, and bearing in mind both the huge majority in favour of the rotated list and that even the top blogger has stated that she doesn't care about the current popularity list, can we assume that you will move forward on the basis of a singular randomised list of active bloggers, and implement a change as soon as possible? Please?
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It seems a bit unreliable to try and correlate views of a post with votes on a poll. Clearly, when you look at the actual votes, the majority are in favor of having the lists rotate. I think it's a fair and reasonable assessment to say that many of the views on this post are from members, such as myself, who are following the conversation around this topic. I also think that having a separate European list is rather ludicrous. There is no need to further segregate or divide the blogs. We already have a system in place to view blogs from a specific region or country. The key question here was simply about rotating the list of blogs so more bloggers could be recognized and develop a following of interested readers.
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Thank you everyone for your comments so far. As of right now, there is no exact plan of what this would look like, so this is a good place to brainstorm about how a new list could function. Here is how I believe it should behave, to be most fair to all bloggers, regardless of frequency of activity: *There would be a singular, randomized list, no longer separated by profile gender. *The list would rotate whenever the page is refreshed. This would ensure that the category would not be gamed, subsequently creating another type of leaderboard (monthly leaders, weekly leaders, etc). *Only active blogs will appear on the list. 'Active' would mean that user has logged in within 3 months. When said user logs in again after 3 months, their blog will once again appear in rotation after submitting a new blog post. *Other than this rotating list, no other part of the blog main page will be touched (Watched Blogs, Recent Posts, Newly Created Blogs will remain as is.) [If there is a consensus of problems with other areas, we will look at them next.] What do you all think about this? Don't compromise yourself! You are all you've got!
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The only issue I can see with this is the removal of the gender separation, Lets be honest guys usually don't read guys blogs so basically what will happen is that you will never see a male blog it will be buried under all the female blogs no matter what you do. 
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At this moment the situation is very clear: Yes, I would like to see a rotating list...125 No, the list should remain static............8 I don't care either way.....................17 Other (explain in comments)..................2 Total Votes 152 Only 8 clearly against rotating list. I don't dare to put any percentage here as the European way to calculate seems to be quite different from the American. No need for a special list for Europe (well, we won't be fighting even if there was a list...), perhaps not for America either (I doubt there already is a special list for America, what ever that then means, the South and Central America too?) - but would be fine to see also a total list! Just as a reminder that this is international, world wide site  Not all of us are native English speakers, there are all kinds of nationalities, languages and cultures represented on this site! Hope you manage to make up some kind of solution... And thanks for the good work Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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Why did I get banned? I'm just a reader. Sandra, no one is harassing or attacking you. They are responding to your comments about what makes a quality blog and your thoughts about how many times someone should post. You may think that speed blogging diminishes the blogs but some of these people think YOUR consistent and repetive "Rate My XXXXXXX" blogs are not quality blogging and diminishes from actual quality writing. Stop this nonsense and stop the 'should I contact the abuse department?' threat. You are making EN look like a quality blogger in comparison.
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I live in the United States and I just want mine noticed more cause I love doing this and want more followers. I am not sure how to get more without some way of getting more exposure through these lists. Someone who had seen me comment on here wrote me a crappy email putting down my blog and telling me til I get at least 50 watchers that I didn't have a right to voice my opinion on this poll. Does it matter how many watchers a person has or do we all have the right to voice an opinion on this?  Just BLOG!!! One way to get more exposure is to be active: travel around the Blogland and comment Find the people you like, who think in the same way. Was myself thinking about the question about the comment amount etc but came to the conclusion that every blogger should be on that list. It's the smallest ones, the latest ones that need most the support of other bloggers The biggest fish survive without help.  Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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I feel the need once again to appeal for calm, and for comments to be restricted to the matter at hand. Personal attacks, threats and ridicule do nothing to advance the discussion in the positive way it needs to be taken forward. Please try to put the greater good before self interest and revenge attacks. Please? Aryana, is there anything further to report on progress here? And thanks again for your consideration, it's very much appreciated.
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I have only just seen this and not sure if I am too late. Started reading replies, but they are just too many and too long for my limited time, so sorry if I repeat something someone has said or I'm after the fact. I have just appeared on the "most active posts" and was on the "active blogs" list for a while too. Suddenly I had views, watchers and replies streaming in like never before. Being on a "TOP" list is a catch 22. You get more replies and because you have more, you go to the top of the list - etc etc. By rotating it, more bloggers will get a chance to be seen. The top active blogs can stay in place I guess. Also, what difference does it make if the bloggers are American or not? Most of my watchers are not from South Africa, my main following is American. Give us all equal opportunity, don't make different lists for non-Americans please! On another note: Very frustrating when one blogger posts 10 different posts in a few moments and kicks all other new posts off the most recent list. Can it not be kept to one post per blogger please? Something interesting in my life: A surprise on my naked body this morning Come visit my blog to know what I get up to from time to time: [blog 4jasmine2]
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I would really like to see the active list rotated from time to time.  Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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I know there is a lot of tension here and lots of history, so coming up with the criteria for this type of change is difficult. We want to make the best change we possibly can, and understand that some people will still be unhappy. Do we want to truly *randomly* show users instead of ANY ranking? We want to be 100% clear on what you as a community prefer before we make any changes. I may put up another poll with several different options for how the list can look. For example: -Show active blogs (1 post every 1.5/2 months) to appear in rotation; list rotates when page refreshed [The caveat here is that quality of the content may be low] -Show random blogs by number of responses instead of just sorting by number of responses [So, blogs that are considered a hot/active blogs will appear in random, instead of just the first 10 showing. I'm not entirely sure right now how many blogs would be included, I imagine this number can be decided. I would say top 100 to appear in random order?] Other suggestions are welcome. Again, I just want to make sure we can come up with a solution that makes as many users happy as possible. Of the two choices you indicate here, my own preference would be to show users randomly, the only proviso being that they would need to have posted recently to be included in the list (45 to 60 days seems fine). That way, despite the compromise on quality (who decides what is and isn't quality in any case?), we would still get to see unknown and new bloggers which is really the whole point of the exercise to start with - to shed some light on hitherto unknown parts of the community so that it is more inclusive for all. Randomising the top 100 (say) most active blogs may still leave the list open to some degree of manipulation and gaming, and whilst it would be an improvement, it will still lead to competitive blogging, and therefore tension.
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I know there is a lot of tension here and lots of history, so coming up with the criteria for this type of change is difficult. We want to make the best change we possibly can, and understand that some people will still be unhappy. Do we want to truly *randomly* show users instead of ANY ranking? We want to be 100% clear on what you as a community prefer before we make any changes. I may put up another poll with several different options for how the list can look. For example: -Show active blogs (1 post every 1.5/2 months) to appear in rotation; list rotates when page refreshed [The caveat here is that quality of the content may be low] -Show random blogs by number of responses instead of just sorting by number of responses [So, blogs that are considered a hot/active blogs will appear in random, instead of just the first 10 showing. I'm not entirely sure right now how many blogs would be included, I imagine this number can be decided. I would say top 100 to appear in random order?] Other suggestions are welcome. Again, I just want to make sure we can come up with a solution that makes as many users happy as possible. I see no drawback to a completely random list. You say that the quality of the content may be low, but for many people the content of the top blogs is nothing special - popularity does not guarantee quality! In any case, taste is a personal thing. Besides, we have comments from people in this post who are new to blogging and are finding it difficult to get noticed - who is to say that these unknown blogs are any less worthy in any way than the top blogs?
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I totally agree with Koffla! This option would have my vote. These are the Aims and Objectives. Please read. of the group, Bloggers United! which I moderate. And a link to a post about my home town, Glasgow ,I hope you enjoy it!
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Hi Aryana, i think an "active blog" would be considered to be one that is posted within the last 30 days. I would scrap the idea of logged in within the last 3 months to appear on the list. The rotating list should be blogs posted within the last 30 days. ....And as we can see from some of the comments on this blog and the drama here, this has been caused by the current format of the lists. The current list format needs to be changed in order to avoid this kind of behaviour in the future.
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Do we want to truly *randomly* show users instead of ANY ranking? We want to be 100% clear on what you as a community prefer before we make any changes. I may put up another poll with several different options for how the list can look. Here's the $64,000 question: What do you (and by that I mean AsianMatchMate.com management) want to accomplish with the "active blog" list? You could rename the Recent Post list as the Active Post list and it would be just as accurate. Or you could continue to do what you do now which is to employ formula for determining which blogs are most active. Most blogging sites in the blogosphere will show random blogs, so a lot of different blogs/bloggers get a chance at exposure. There are some distinct advantages to that, sort of like a "you too can be a star for a day" feeling. That can be an inducement for people to post more regularly, more often. On the other hand, you don't necessarily know what you're getting when you go random. If you confine it to the most active (however you choose to define that) you can maintain more control over which blogs stay on top, and as a result the content. That's because people are most likely to keep visiting the blogs on the list, regardless of quality, content or anything else. It becomes self perpetuating, a known quantity that remains consistent. The challenge with only presenting the top bloggers is it *does* becomes self perpetuating and any movement is glacial, the list becomes almost static. That carried with it its own set of problems. It all depends on if you want diversity and exposure to a wide variety of blogs and bloggers or if you prefer to keep a known quantity front and center. Honestly, I wouldn't even bother to ask people about what they want to see in this regard. Instead, I'd look at my own corporate goals and make my choice based on that.
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Was wondering how to find right kind of blogs, according to interest. The rotation is not fully responding to this task. There are obviously different types of bloggers, some blog only about sex, group sex, sub/dom, masturbation, others never about sex, some mainly show photos, some post poetry, some jokes. And so on, the list is endless. And some, as obviously, would like to read only some type of blogs. At least I never use the option 'forum'... Did try to search something though that option but never found something for me. And why so? Just like me, we use that option too little. No much to find. Perhaps promoting a bit this option could give more exposure to blogs, similar minded people might find each other easier. And perhaps update that list a bit too... seems squirting is till missing... The rotation and the forum together might give a fresh life to Blogland. More exposure to blogs we might not find otherwise! Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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I feel the need once again to appeal for calm, and for comments to be restricted to the matter at hand. Personal attacks, threats and ridicule do nothing to advance the discussion in the positive way it needs to be taken forward. Please try to put the greater good before self interest and revenge attacks. Please? Aryana, is there anything further to report on progress here? And thanks again for your consideration, it's very much appreciated. I'm sure you will ban me just like Sandra did.
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To me, an active blog post is less than 7 days. After that, move on. Maybe take a page out of a site like yahoo and allow the user to set their own likes. Across the header you could have the choice to sort by most recent, most responded, most watched. After 7 days, all entries drop off that list. This allows us the ability to see what we want to see and removes a.f.f from trying to appeal to the masses. IMHO the problem comes in where you create competition. That is why you get the vitriol here. It is subjective as to what is a good blog. So, people who think they are writing amazing entries, see a blog that is just a picture or a poll getting all the notice and that pisses them off. The blogs that are like that, have a trumped up view of themselves because their numbers are high, so they mistake that as a referendum of popularity which must equate to being good. Neither side is right! But I think the second you remove the competition, the things that most people hate about the blogs will dissapear. Because there will be no reward for it. It is more than obvious that there are those on this site who blog ONLY for the purpose of being at the top of these lists. That is not quality, it is pandering!
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Was wondering how to find right kind of blogs, according to interest. The rotation is not fully responding to this task. There are obviously different types of bloggers, some blog only about sex, group sex, sub/dom, masturbation, others never about sex, some mainly show photos, some post poetry, some jokes. And so on, the list is endless. And some, as obviously, would like to read only some type of blogs. At least I never use the option 'forum'... Did try to search something though that option but never found something for me. And why so? Just like me, we use that option too little. No much to find. Perhaps promoting a bit this option could give more exposure to blogs, similar minded people might find each other easier. And perhaps update that list a bit too... seems squirting is till missing... The rotation and the forum together might give a fresh life to Blogland. More exposure to blogs we might not find otherwise! as it's Wednesday, noticed HNW should be added to the forums!!! As it seems to be a regular feature on the site, not something lasting for a couple of months only. A simple way to promote bloggers Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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Bull! You ask for calm and have recently been the most visible one making fun of Sandra and her posts. It's no wonder she thinks the way she does. To be clear, I think it's all amusing. But for you to try to appear to be the voice of reason is just a wee ironic. No? I'm sure you will ban me just like Sandra did. Please do feel free to raise any problems you may percieve with my conduct in the ville of blog somewhere else more appropriate. My blog is always open to reason. Ta much.
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With all due respect McSlide, may I request that you express your opinion here on the matter at hand, rather than trying to heighten tension? I'm not sure we've seen it yet? Please do feel free to raise any problems you may percieve with my conduct in the ville of blog somewhere else more appropriate. My blog is always open to reason. Ta much.
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* Please Rotate my new and old crass pics * Please inflate my new kitchen utensil photos * Putt it with your favourite camel toe …. * Does McDoe’s ballup look big in his new sexy or not thong, rate his sack * Rate McDoes pointless thongs over and over again, yes or no * Is my drunken fish still phluckable or not, scab pick included These are titles of blogs recently posted by the man calling for calm. To be truthful, I think its funny in a way. But it offends you and I understand why. On the other hand, I understand why some are offended by your slamming people who speed blog and stating what is quality blogging or what diminishes the blogs. Honestly, I don't think you have any more right to say what is good blogging than he does for poking fun at what he thinks is pandering blogging. I get that this post by Community is trying to find common ground and input but until people put away their petty predjudices, no one is going to come out looking like their reasonable or voicing concerns that matter to everyone. my 2 cents.
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Please accept my apologies for anyone to whom I may have offhandedly "offended...stalked...or threatened...(that's the best one...I'm the least threatening person alive). My comments were made as my personal OPINION...to which has been discussed here to the point of being strangling. Everyone here has the right to comment...and discuss...but obviously "quoting" and THEN posing your OPINION is somehow wrong. This subject is a very heated one...with lots of emotions running close to the surface...and I got caught up in the "excitement". But...again...these were meant to be taken as OPINION...mine...and mine alone...so it became my burden to bear...which I have... Now...back to the matter at hand...it would be nice to see different blogs on the list...not the same exact thing day after day. Again...merely my OPINION...which I steadfastly refuse to give up...no matter what. This is a giant glass house we play in...and no one can afford to throw stones around. No one here is without culpability...nor without (for lack of a better word) sin. I've been here a long time...and read a lot of stuff...so if any person in this place can say they have NEVER said ANYTHING about another blogger in the heat of the moment is a LIAR. Pointed at no one in particular...again...merely my OPINION. Thank you for letting me have my say...and my vote. Signing off as my alter ego... The Joker
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I have to wonder...if one knows about everything that is ever written about them...yet says people are "stalking" them...from the way the "laws" are written...anyone who follows a blog is technically "stalking" the blog owner. Isn't it quite ironic? I read and comment on a lot of blogs...I hope no one else sees me as a big ol threat... Again...OPINION! Smooches ya'll! The JOKER
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I like Koffla's recommendation. Personally, I am not here to get ratings and draw attention. But for some reason, it does seem to create drama. what the world needs now..........    
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* Please Rotate my new and old crass pics * Please inflate my new kitchen utensil photos * Putt it with your favourite camel toe …. * Does McDoe’s ballup look big in his new sexy or not thong, rate his sack * Rate McDoes pointless thongs over and over again, yes or no * Is my drunken fish still phluckable or not, scab pick included These are titles of blogs recently posted by the man calling for calm. To be truthful, I think its funny in a way. But it offends you and I understand why. On the other hand, I understand why some are offended by your slamming people who speed blog and stating what is quality blogging or what diminishes the blogs. Honestly, I don't think you have any more right to say what is good blogging than he does for poking fun at what he thinks is pandering blogging. I get that this post by Community is trying to find common ground and input but until people put away their petty predjudices, no one is going to come out looking like their reasonable or voicing concerns that matter to everyone. my 2 cents. I understood that the purpose of having a rotating list is to shed some light on the areas of blogville which are otherwise under exposed, the idea being to make the community more inclusive and approachable. Your views on that would be welcome, thanks.
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I know, I was foolish. Please forgive me my moment of weakness oh Father! I'll not be making the same mistake again.
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I know there is a lot of tension here and lots of history, so coming up with the criteria for this type of change is difficult. We want to make the best change we possibly can, and understand that some people will still be unhappy. Do we want to truly *randomly* show users instead of ANY ranking? We want to be 100% clear on what you as a community prefer before we make any changes. I may put up another poll with several different options for how the list can look. For example: -Show active blogs (1 post every 1.5/2 months) to appear in rotation; list rotates when page refreshed [The caveat here is that quality of the content may be low] -Show random blogs by number of responses instead of just sorting by number of responses [So, blogs that are considered a hot/active blogs will appear in random, instead of just the first 10 showing. I'm not entirely sure right now how many blogs would be included, I imagine this number can be decided. I would say top 100 to appear in random order?] Other suggestions are welcome. Again, I just want to make sure we can come up with a solution that makes as many users happy as possible. We have two questions: 1) Do we want to ditch the current 'chart' form and have blogs shown in rotation ? - The answer to which is clearly a resounding YES ! On that, at least, the vast majority are agreed. 2) What exactly should the criteria be for the rotation system. Given that the result of the vote is pretty much a foregone conclusion in favour of rotation, I think we should focus the discussion now on what the new system should be, which is where it was going before being sidetracked. I don't think we can do this without considering the future of the Most Active Recent list too, I think that should be scrapped at the same time as the Active Blogs and Most Popular Male lists. I suggest that these three 'charts' be replaced by two categories: 1) Active Blogs - All genders. Blog posted within the preceding six weeks. Rotated on page refresh. Completely random. 2) 'Trending' Posts - A rotation of the (say) 60 Blog Posts which have attracted the most comments in the preceding 24 hours. One per Blog. All genders. I think we need a Trending category, or something similar, to lead people to where there is something happening now, where there is interaction going on today, if that is what they are looking for. Whilst I completely agree with comments that quality is subjective, I think we need to remember that there are a lot of blogs out there with two lines moaning about being here a week and not getting laid and suchlike, and many that are merely personal ads (even though not allowed), many that have been posted to once and given up etc etc Remember these will all appear in the 'Active' category anyway. This 'Trending' section should not appear in 'chart' form but be rotated on page refresh just like the 'Active' category. Of course subject to this being technically possible as far as the site is concerned.
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I entirely agree with koffla. A única alegria isenta de amargura é a de bem proceder.
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At least you offered an opinion on the topic.. in your inimitable way To be honest I'm not sure myself mate, just a suggestion, there's probably a better way, just think we need something in addition to the random list to tell us, and newbies in particular, where there is interaction today.
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With all due respect, "I don't harass other bloggers".... Maybe harass is the wrong word, but when you critisize other bloggers for speed blogging, picture blogging, or anything else that is different from the way you blog, or when you write about what is "quality" and what is not, some bloggers are going to feel harassed by YOU. Can't you see it from the reader's perspective?
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I entirely agree with your opinion, koffla! A única alegria isenta de amargura é a de bem proceder.
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All good and worthy points, all well made, all no doubt merit further debate, but preferably not here. I understood that the purpose of having a rotating list is to shed some light on the areas of blogville which are otherwise under exposed, the idea being to make the community more inclusive and approachable. Your views on that would be welcome, thanks. P.S. I have no views on making the community more inclusive. I just like to read a wide range of posts. I only felt to respond to the people on the most viewed list who seem to be contridicting themselves and pointing fingers when they should be look to their own actions.
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A jackass braying? Well aren't you the perfect gentleman! I understand loyalty to friends, but I do not understand stupidity or encouraging bad behavior.
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What will be the time frame for the 'list' to cycle through? How many blogs/posts will be included on the 'list'? If too long,Or too many~ it will appear to just be the 'recent posts' list repeated... AsianMatchMate.com Parody Of a Real Sex Site
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ok I play games and have contests on my blog! sometimes I have to put up more then a few posts about them. say polls because only 10 people can be shown on a poll at a time. I suppose I could put them all on one post but that doesn't usually work very well! my point is on this ..is...sometimes bloggers have reasons behind multiple postings! and sometimes..we just get in the mood! I myself don't post EVERYDAY though! I received a few nasty e-mails about this recently saying I was a list hog! I am rarely ever mean to anyone and would prefer to be left out of this argument. rotate the list..fine...I don't know why I was attacked over this. I have no qualms about rotating it! I blog for myself..if no one wants to read me I won't be hiding in the closet with my blankie crying! just ranting! sorry! I just wasn't sure why I got attacked over this issue! i'm not fighting this change! I say go for it! ..just join me on my blog bustybettyboop and still looking for some hot,sexy,creative contestants for my next contest...come join us! need a blog mentor or want to be one?
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Sandra, as you repeatedly take up the question of harassment here, would you care to define what you mean with it??? Or stalking?? Being abusive? In real terms, not as something abstractive. Guess I'm not the only one who doesn't follow your blog and doesn't know what's happening behind the scenes so cannot get a picture what you are meaning and as none of the other top bloggers seem to suffer from this. Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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ok I play games and have contests on my blog! sometimes I have to put up more then a few posts about them. say polls because only 10 people can be shown on a poll at a time. I suppose I could put them all on one post but that doesn't usually work very well! my point is on this ..is...sometimes bloggers have reasons behind multiple postings! and sometimes..we just get in the mood! I myself don't post EVERYDAY though! I received a few nasty e-mails about this recently saying I was a list hog! I am rarely ever mean to anyone and would prefer to be left out of this argument. rotate the list..fine...I don't know why I was attacked over this. I have no qualms about rotating it! I blog for myself..if no one wants to read me I won't be hiding in the closet with my blankie crying! just ranting! sorry! I just wasn't sure why I got attacked over this issue! i'm not fighting this change! I say go for it! And then delete their profile so she cannot defend herself. Talk about abuse and harrassment. Now this is what those words look means. I don't know who is responsible for the attack on this dear woman who is also my best friend...but if I ever find out...there will be one angry Joker on your hands. You can say whatever you want about me...but my friends are off limits to any kind of abuse. Just a little warning...you mess with this bull...you definitely get the horns. See ya... The Joker
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Yeah, with prizes and medals 'n' stuff
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I'm wondering why some posts stay on the "recent posts" list longer than others.
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Yeah, with prizes and medals 'n' stuff FOR REALS?
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It seems like a lot of posts are deviating from the topic at hand, whether members support the rotating list or not. I believe the way it would help Aryana the most is state your opinion, the reason behind your thoughts and leave it at that. If someone disagrees, let them since that person is just as entitled to their opinion as the next person. It is not constructive to post comments after comments defending personal thoughts and it wastes a lot of Aryana's time to sift through these posts to find the ones that directly address the issue. My 2 cents, and I'm not going to argue with anybody who disagrees. There's a vote next to this comment, so if anybody disagrees, they're welcome to vote to the negative.
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Yes, herein lies the problem. Replacing the most active blogs section with a rotating recent blog posts list will be redundant. We need to figure out if it's best to create that rotating list, or work on a system that allows users to sort this section according to their preferences. I originally suggested the list would change whenever the page is refreshed. As of how many posts would be included, I am not sure of this right now. I believe it should be around 30 (there are about 14 males and 14 females right now in the active blogs section). Competitive blogging isn't always a bad thing. Many people enjoy competition in general. However, it appears that the majority here are unhappy with any ranking, so it seems best to abolish it-- if that's what most bloggers wish. We're working on the best way to do this. Everyone's insight here, whether in favor or against this, is helpful. But more or less anything goes as long as we get rid of the present ranking which is too often a picking order. When there is a chance of misusing the position, it's never a good thing, creates bad blood and other negative side effects, incl. drama. Competition is not bad as such, you are right - unless competition is the main reason for blogging, becomes the Thing! And the reason for treating other bloggers bad. We are all equal bloggers here, non of us good or bad, not to mention the best or the worst, just different. Would be fine if nobody sees her/himself on a fictive pedestal. Changing the list would prevent this probably. And stop the drama. And give more exposure to people outside the top 10. Some different life to Blogland Thank you so much for taking this thing up and trying to find working solutions Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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New ideas always welcome? Been thinking about this issue for a while and the pros and cons of some of the ideas. So here is my 2 cents worth but am not particularly interested in the outcome, I'm never likely to make the front page, am just trying to add to the debate. So far everyone has concentrated on Blogs and not Posts, so my idea is to replace the lists on the main blog page with a rotating list of "Trending Posts". There would be a pool of "Trending Posts" defined as any post that gets a new/unique comment (and not from the blogger themselves) within a defined period. From this pool a list would be displayed, "Trending Posts", that would replace the "Active Blogs (by unique responses)" list. This list would show the Blogger Profile Photo, Bloggers Name and Blog Title and the Title of the Trending Post and the Date Posted and the number of comments or unique comments, i.e. the format of the list would be the same as the "Most Recent Posts" list but rather than showing "Views" it would show "Comments". For a blogger to be included in the "Pool" they would have to receive just one comment on one post within a specified period. This could be 24 hours or 7 days (only by doing a detailed analysis of blogs and posts and comments could one keep this pool reasonable). This pool could be called the "Trending Pool" from which Blogger's posts could be selected on rotation. Note that rotation is not the same as random as rotation ensures that everyone with a "Trending Post" would appear sometime. Note that a blogger with two or more "Trending Posts" would be in the pool twice but only have one "Trending Post" displayed upon a page load or refresh. Although it would also be possible to limit a blogger to their latest or top "Trending Post" if this was a better option. Note that this system would display older posts as well. So maybe a time frame of 7, 30 0r 60 days could be included in the filter list so that posts older than this would not be included. Note that currently friends only blogs and posts are included in the general lists. Would it be reasonable to exclude Friends Only Posts from the "Trending Posts" list as most members would not have access to these posts. The same consideration would need to be given to Friends Only blogs for the same reason. Other changes. There might need to be a few other minor changes to the main blog page as well... the "Actively Watched Blogs" would no longer be needed as the "Trending Posts" list would replace those three bloggers at the top of the Main Blog Page - or should we keep them anyway? In this space, or above the "Trending Posts" list, it would be possible to insert the following links: 1. "Most Popular Male Blogs" 2. "Most Popular Female Blogs" 3. "Most Populer Couples Blogs" 4. "Most Popular TS/TV/TG Blogs" I would also like there to be a link to the 5. "Most Popular Blogs in your Area" which would be the same as the "Browse by Location" link. The space currently occupied by the "Most Popular Male Blogs" list would now be occupied by an extended "Trending Posts" list allowing for 30 or 40 elements to be displayed in the list. Considerations. This idea may be off the wall, but it might be worth considering... New bloggers would get exposure so long as they got one comment, but a prolific blogger with multiple posts receiving comments might appear more often - is that a good or bad idea? It can be set by whether the a blogger can have more than one post in the "Trending Pool" or only their top post. Remember that a blogger would appear only once in the displayed list, but might re-appear with another post upon a page refresh. I appreciate that bloggers with no comments would not be in the pool, maybe the pool needs to be expanded to include all bloggers posts within the last 24 hours, why 24 hours, because there needs to be a timeframe of some sort or we will just end up with an extended recent posts list. By displaying the number of (unique) comments a browser of the list may decide to visit a well commented upon post. This is a downside if the change is to expose new little read bloggers but also has the upside browsers can get a feel for the popularity of a post. But would it encourage a comment growth on more commented upon posts. Also the issue would be that once a post started to run away with comments, if visiting highly commented upon posts became the norm, it could be self perpetuating. This is why it might be a good idea to limit a post to the last 30 days. Lastly. These are my considered opinions on how to compile a list for the Main Blog Page. I am sure that there are loads more downsides (and maybe positives as well) and I am not trying to foster my opinion on others, just trying to think outside the box and add to the debate. Feedback welcome! 
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,,,because you quoted someone who had posted in BOLD and hadn't used a stop command at the end of the post.Just as anyone who quotes this~should show as centered... AsianMatchMate.com Parody Of a Real Sex Site
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That is kinda my fault.... I looked at the codes at the start of the Comment I have Start Bold and forgot to include the End Bold so the Bold got inherited to your comment, as would some other text formatting I think, but it shouldn't, it a bug within the page coding and tables and/or style sheet and applied styles. User formatting should not be inherited like that... sorry - lucky I did not use DeepPink Size 10 as well....lol!
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I have been pondering this a bit lately as well. Was thinking that one of the issues on the boards is that the new blogs get rarely seen. What if instead of the female / male categories, the site went with range of watchers categories? You could have rotating lists under the column of 1-50 watchers, 51 - 100, 101 - 200, etc. This would allow those around forever to continue to be seen, while giving a venue for the up and cummers a chance to be found. I still believe that any rotation of blogs should have short windows. 7 days max. The current system of 30 days keeps that list rather stale. Shorter shelf lives are the way to go so that the page looks newer more often. And with the short shelf life, more blogs get a chance to rise into awareness.
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Aryana, some very useful feedback here. Are you any closer to drawing conclusions and bringing the debate to a close?
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I believe by next week we will have made a final decision about how to change this portion on the main blog page. I don't know how long the process will take to implement after that, but I think it's clear that it will not remain static any longer.
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I believe by next week we will have made a final decision about how to change this portion on the main blog page. I don't know how long the process will take to implement after that, but I think it's clear that it will not remain static any longer. Did anyone manage to get themselves banned?
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I believe by next week we will have made a final decision about how to change this portion on the main blog page. I don't know how long the process will take to implement after that, but I think it's clear that it will not remain static any longer. When's the next scheduled drama? My blog: Arjohn Read or seen GONE GIRL? Book Group Gone Girl Watching me Watching you ahaah... For people who like blogging banter: Bloggers United!
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What defines an actively watched blog? Number of watchers? Why do some i see there have very few watchers compared to others on the site? What defines a unique blog? The ones listed all seem very similar. Tresennui Succumbing to Curiosity ......blog tresennui
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I have just looked the blog sorting experiment wonder why we need yet another part of the site that depends on 'scores'. Isn't there a way for this rotating list to function without having to depend on scores? It has been my experience that the scoring function in various other parts of the site, such as the magazine, seems to give a competition mentality among some members. Instead of scoring bloggers couldn't you just somehow focus more on the recently added blogs and highlight them?
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