Since serious, long posts seem to be reader-repellent, a frank question would be related to the “why” behind my posting them. I was nibbling at this notion yesterday with a fellow blogger, and he failed to get through to me. My own experience with blogging has been largely exclusive and personal. To say this is an obvious No No, but I did not actually seek to enter a blogging community of any sort. I blog because A- It is (another) nasty habit I am hooked on to, B- It sharpens my writing skills, C- There are a number of topics about which I have something to say,and, D- Reason X. Attracting an audience is pleasant, don’t get me wrong, it boosts one’s self-esteem and all the other egocentric emotions one may entertain, but it is not the core of my attention.

Another old-new point my fellow blogger mentioned was related to my language. Other readers have approached me, presenting the same issue for debate, and asking me to utilize an easier type of language in my blog. Some have it that the genre of language with which I express my points and opinions is somewhat “distant” from that used in most blogs, some claim it is “difficult” to grasp a passage of mine because I find complex sentences appealing, and others support other opinions.

Something was also said about my “choice of topics”, which, possibly, some people find extremely uninteresting and others (I hope) find entertaining, educational, and/or of some other undeniable value. So there, the three blog-killers all in one place: Long entries, difficult language, and odd topics (using the word “odd” loosely).

While I respect all opinions regarding any given topic, I beg to make my own crystal clear. As I stated above, I blog for my own pleasure. Now this may strike people as being a selfish act of hunting some delightful sin, and it absolutely is. When I find, or think of, a topic that intrigues me, I blog about it. When I am playful enough to share my mood without being indecent (relatively speaking), I do exactly that. My language is a tool to reach out to people, it is not designed to appeal to everyone’s taste, as is the case with many a thing in life. Language should not be a cage, and it should enable one to get through to people. It ought to be fun, too. To prove this point, I do not always post in this dubbed-rigid manner, I often free myself from it and come clean and simple, particularly in T Play Box. Do not mix my saying such things with a smart, even arrogant, retaliation. I wish to make things clear for the confused, no more, no less.

Having established such pillars, it goes without saying that some of my posts receive more attention than others. That is almost like wearing something “fashionable” in everyone’s eyes, and getting praised and flirted with because of it, and wearing something less fashionable and receiving less “noise”. But here’s the catch: when you wear something trendy, you will probably find a bunch of other people wearing similar things because they are exactly that: trendy. That is what I pray does not happen to my blog, quite an analogy, don’t you say?

To dramatize matters, this is a living conflict between what the public wants, and what the blogger/writer is interested in. I opt for the latter freedom. To put it bluntly, I still post long entries, I still use retro language, I still write about what appeals to me. I will, in all probability (should I retain my patience and some extra time), continue to commit all three sins because I am passionate about what I do, and quite a sinner, too!

This terminates this longish, “I” filled entry.

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