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Where I'm coming from

Posted 1st July 2008 at 01:59 AM by Elodan
Updated 8th July 2008 at 04:57 PM by Elodan (Add a category)

As you can see by my post count, I don't usually post a lot to these forums (or any online forums really). Before some board troubles, I had a good (IMO) thread as to the reasons I posted so infrequently.

I'm going to sort of rehash some of them here so you know where I'm coming from. Generally, I'm a very shy person. Even posting anonymously, it's very hard to break out of your shell. Although once I'm comfortable with you, watch out. By the time I built up the courage to post, someone else had chimed in with my thoughts on the issue but worded so much better. If something pissed me off, I would refrain from posting until I could cool down and by then, see previous reason. Then there were the times you would start or participate in a thread and be ignored, so the next time you'd have "why bother" in the back of your head. Some board have cliques which make it daunting for outsiders. Luckily, ENWorld is one of the most welcoming boards out there (which is why I feel comfortable attempting this blog).

This is my first online blog. For a few years now, I've sent an email to my former co-workers (those I want to keep in touch with) with what I would consider a blog detailing my (and the wife's) latest doings and happenings. I do find writing things out to be therapeutic-like and a good way to keep people informed. Here, I plan on blogging about my group's experiences converting/playing 4E D&D, general gaming thoughts (role playing and board) as well as feelings about sci-fi/fantasy books, movies and tv.

Hopefully, this blog won't be too rambling and will be an interesting read. Speaking of which, how do you know if anyone is paying attention to this thing?

We're 3 sessions into a 4E tryout. I'll post thoughts on the first one soon. Until next time.

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	Quote: Speaking of which, how do you know if anyone is paying attention to this thing? One pretty good sign is that someone posts a comment. I'm fairly sure that it's possible to get the number of people who have viewed your blog (similar to the number of thread views on the messageboards), but perhaps we're better off not knowing. It could be a depressingly small number.
	Posted 1st July 2008 at 02:22 AM by FireLance

	I hear you about wondering whether or not one's posts are read. End of the day: I guess I post to get my thoughts in order. It's good for that. But I do find ENWorld pretty inclusive. happy blogging Elodan.
	Posted 1st July 2008 at 06:29 AM by DrunkonDuty

	You've been in the community a long time -- longevity has value, too. It's not the quantity of posts, but the quality, that people will notice and remember.
	Posted 1st July 2008 at 02:51 PM by EricNoah

	I hope I didn't come across as a desperate attention whore. I was more curious to see how I could determine if anyone found my musings interesting.
	Posted 1st July 2008 at 10:24 PM by Elodan

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Originally Posted by Elodan

I was more curious to see how I could determine if anyone found my musings interesting.

I asked in the Meta forum if there was a way to see blog views (like thread views on the forum). Morrus himself was nice enough to look around the control panels but didn't see any setting to turn that on. So, I guess not, which is alright considering blog is a nifty feature in of itself