I have to say I agree with you JC.

I don't want to share my life on anyone's blog.

I am not really clear on what a blog acyually is so I cannot saw for sure but I don't feel promoting anything here is a good idea.

Just my opinion though

Kallie

I agree with you jancam. I don't bother to follow links. They are fraught with danger.
DS is slow, opeinging another browser is slow.
If people can't be bothered cutting and pasting their thoughts here, they are just promoting their own blog to get their numbers up.

Same with constant uyoutube songs and sayings and all the other stuff people find so inspiring.

It is also a grand excuse to post the same topic all over DS groups to bypass the ROR about reposting the exact same topic in many groups.

I think I seen some members post songs to make people feel better. If you choice to go to it is up to you. They are people who have been here a long time. As for getting postiveness or inspiring quotes I enjoy that. I say if you don't want to join something then leave it alone. I think for some people they join whether it a christainity site or what ever that helps them out. They if they go to the site they can always click out. I dont' belong to a blog so I not a problem for me. I think there should be positiveness on DS along with being able to share other ideas. If you don't like then don't go on those posts. They are usually labeled.

I don't think the positive sayings, song, jokes..whatever...are the same at all..
I think that's a way of sharing.
The blog thing seems kinda one-way.
I don't know anything about these things..but..I did think there's something about peoples numbers being higher is good.
And..as yet..the folks I've seen doing the blog thing in there post..don't indicate that it's about a blog in the title.
Hugs..jc

I don't mind links to blogs if the person comes and shares sometimes. If I ever feel I am being used, then of course I would mind. But I know what to do about that.
That is the beauty of freedom to not click that link or read that discussion.

I am in more of a live and let live mode I think. If it doesn't concern me, then I don't take it in.

I hate most all profanity and crudeness so when I see it I go the other way. There are lots of things here that bother me more than someone's blog on pain.

I usually don't even respond to things that could hurt someone either way..... it just isn't worth it.
But since it is you Jan, asking, I decided to, since I know that even if we have a difference of opinion it is OK.
But sometimes on here...... it seems not OK to have a difference.

But since everyone is different, we are all gonna differ.

Whew..... now I know why explaining myself is so exhausting.

jan, i think DS has a policy against advertising (except what they allow), but i do prefer it when posts are labeled appropriately, when links tell you what they are going to. self promotion is a little different. so many fine lines in the cyber world.

being a positive thought and occasional song poster, i always tell people the source and what to expect or so i think %). no one HAS to click on a link.

there are times when very good article links are posted which is much easier than copying and pasting the whole thing. i think that if an established member shares a link, it's different than someone who just comes here to promote their site...

I have an opinion...I don't go to bloggers sites period end of discussion....hugs

Trolls come to mind with requests to go to a blog or an email. Let us know what DS says, jc. I hope no one is lured in by this troll. Be ye careful.

When I signed up I read the DS rules and it said you could not promote your business. A blog is like a newletter for a person. If they identify what the topic is and someone is interested then it is their choice to click on it.

I have gotten some very good info from people posting links to articles that are helpful. Sharing things is helpful. If someone is sharing something they wrote or a piece of art that they did and are proud of it or thinks it might help someone else then it is O.K.

I Don't know anything about blogs and upping someones numbers If it is to generate money for someone then DS should stop it. If it is just sharing then it is up to the reader to click or move on.

Just my opinion. Hugs-RJ

Thanks, you guys..
It's good to hear all opinions.

Do people gain anything other than just better numbers from blogs?
I mean..is there a commercial reason for wanting higher numbers?

If not..then it's just my personal discomfort with it.
And..that and a couple bucks will get ya a cup of Starbucks..:-)

Hugs...jc

Jan,

I'm glad you brought this up because I have been thinking the same thing for quite a while. Regular members who post links, songs, info, etc. I don't see as a problem. But the blog posts seem like a ROR violation because the title doesn't say "my new blog" or similar, there is only a link, and I don't see the poster participating in any other way. I guess in some ways it reminds me of a certain doctor from about a year ago. (Except he did promote his book on nearly every thread.)

If I've missed posts, and I am wrong about the blogger's intent, I apologize.

Jan where can we get a cup of starbucks coffee for a couple of bucks?

The only problem with this kind of thinking is this is not just a cozy little group of people, it's a worldwide website for anyone who deals with chronic pain to use, be it once, or be it to stick around and get to know others. Nobody here has the right to dictate the rules of who is allowed to be here and do what or not other than the DS Admins.