tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post5457811608092484947..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Rules to Blog ByDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-700005600955384322007-03-08T15:43:00.000-05:002007-03-08T15:43:00.000-05:00I like google reader, as it allows me to put a han...I like google reader, as it allows me to put a handy little star next to things I like. It's the internet equivalent of post-its. Which brings me to my next point: I like your blog and this post is getting a star. Now I feel like a second grade teacher. So I am shutting up now. (But, thanks. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-58627246560721900512007-03-01T12:26:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:26:00.000-05:00These are excellent rules, although I violate #4 a...These are excellent rules, although I violate #4 a lot lately. And #5.Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-68162885767371657892007-02-27T23:58:00.000-05:002007-02-27T23:58:00.000-05:00That last sentence made sense never.That last sentence made sense never.Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-84061967456697637252007-02-26T17:28:00.000-05:002007-02-26T17:28:00.000-05:00My personal rule is "No Pets."I'd never delete a c...My personal rule is "No Pets."<BR/><BR/>I'd never delete a comment for the exact reason you list. It's like poking a bee hive.<BR/><BR/>I only read the Trainwreck site once, and I <I>know</I> you didn't want to discuss it, but I thought it served as a very valuable trash recepticle. Now although vitriolic people are cruising the www instead of locked up arguing about the financial particulars of Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-68602297579532473402007-02-26T16:40:00.000-05:002007-02-26T16:40:00.000-05:00but what is your stance on pee?i find pee really f...but what is your stance on pee?<BR/>i find pee really funny at times...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558800785760173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-2218160514936805082007-02-25T19:10:00.000-05:002007-02-25T19:10:00.000-05:00I like the wild west attitude of blogging. Anythin...I like the wild west attitude of blogging. Anything goes!<BR/><BR/>PS I found your blog by googling "lefty loosey righty tighty" (diaper tabs in the back, you must be smoking crack.)<BR/><BR/>ha, ha....good one. (-:(M)aryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753777348163655324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-59927256865253800272007-02-24T13:04:00.000-05:002007-02-24T13:04:00.000-05:00First time here, and loving your blog!I like these...First time here, and loving your blog!<BR/><BR/>I like these rules in general, but like many, am concerned abou the no poop blogging part. Very, very concerned.<BR/><BR/>"Poopy" is in my tag line and I'm sticking to it.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114277144629595998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-63642755617391303162007-02-23T21:05:00.000-05:002007-02-23T21:05:00.000-05:00See -- 7 am meetings are one of the things I worry...See -- 7 am meetings are one of the things I worry about when I started "real" work. I can't drop the kids at school until 7:30 -- so if I actually needed to leave my house at 6 to be at a 7 am meeting, then what the hell would I do? (I've been having this month of jack in the box freaking out about what's going to happen after graduation....this is one of the things that pops the mommy.)<BR/><amusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347183179627696626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-3694476904133322972007-02-22T23:31:00.000-05:002007-02-22T23:31:00.000-05:00As a newbie to the blogging world I appreciate you...As a newbie to the blogging world I appreciate your rules... I can't talk about poop... I do find it funny when funny people do... but I am not one of those... and hey, some things should remain private in my world!!!!!Happily Frugal Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888881965139634579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-86932261277042446722007-02-22T13:37:00.000-05:002007-02-22T13:37:00.000-05:00First of all I love your blog. I always feel like...First of all I love your blog. I always feel like I'm learning something when I read it. <BR/><BR/>Second, why #5? Why not post pictures of your kids? I've been asking everyone who will stand still if I'm endangering my kids by posting pictures of them and I get the same response every time "maybe, maybe not"...<BR/><BR/>I started my blog as a way to keep in touch with family and friends and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-91357569524464177922007-02-20T17:28:00.000-05:002007-02-20T17:28:00.000-05:00I can't help but write about poop. I just think p...I can't help but write about poop. I just think poop is funny. I'm puerile that way, but it brings me joy. <BR/><BR/>Good rules, though. I think the "don't post pics of your kids" is a very good one, even though I do it every once in awhile and so do most of the bloggers I love. But I do try to limit the frequency, and so your rule works (esp. b/c it has the "really cute" loophole).E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-58279542206561832762007-02-20T09:33:00.000-05:002007-02-20T09:33:00.000-05:00Orange—Now I want to know what it said. On second ...Orange—Now I want to know what it said. On second thought, probably better not to know.<BR/><BR/>ozma—“don't worry if your blog sucks because you've got bigger things to worry about”—excellent advice.<BR/><BR/>margalit—if they were smart, they’d leave in a few slightly negative comments to throw people off. When I see a long line of nothing but “you are the most talented writer in the whole worldDoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-76590399363005877332007-02-19T21:44:00.000-05:002007-02-19T21:44:00.000-05:00Man. Poop is such a large part of our lives these ...Man. Poop is such a large part of our lives these days. Am stumped about what else I could blog about. Stumped. And pooped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-25872426183481298862007-02-19T15:39:00.000-05:002007-02-19T15:39:00.000-05:00It is impressive that you have thought all of this...It is impressive that you have thought all of this out in such detail.<BR/><BR/>I follow some of these rules, but not all of them. I cannot imagine resolving to never delete comments. I once deleted one that just had too much personal info; my blog is not anonymous, so in some ways, it needs even more censoring. Other than that, my policy is to only accept "dissent" on topics I brought up. punchberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086504186069099231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-71191898736930630182007-02-18T22:49:00.000-05:002007-02-18T22:49:00.000-05:00I'm glad you wrote that you don't delete comments,...I'm glad you wrote that you don't delete comments, because I left one the other day and when it wasn't there the next day... (!)<BR/><BR/>Obviously I goofed. <BR/><BR/>What I had written was, "You normally write so sensibly! I was disappointed with this!" was an incredibly stupid, not to mention rude comment. There are ways to express your disapproval with someone's blog, I guess (I certainly Whippersnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644304287080536342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-80812936820691602512007-02-18T22:13:00.000-05:002007-02-18T22:13:00.000-05:00This is a brilliant post. Although I may not agree...This is a brilliant post. Although I may not agree with every point, I think you're absolutely going in the right direction. I wish, I wish more than just about anything having to do with blogging, that certain 'star bloggers' would follow these rules. The ones that say "if you don't agree with me you are not only wrong, but bad and terrible and must be banned". That makes me totally sick. margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-89858434348785324292007-02-18T17:03:00.000-05:002007-02-18T17:03:00.000-05:00Good rules! I pretty much follow all of them. Mayb...Good rules! I pretty much follow all of them. Maybe it's weird but I welcome the fact I have few readers. So I have some odd rules (1) Write pretty much what I want without worrying about being entertaining--I am primarily entertaining myself. (2) Protect my anonymity at all costs--this does involve self-censorship. (3) Don't worry about whether people to continue to link--so that the thing is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-51392762763106275452007-02-18T16:10:00.000-05:002007-02-18T16:10:00.000-05:00Yes, there are those who excel in the poop story.I...Yes, there are those who excel in the poop story.<BR/><BR/>I mainly delete spam comments. But the other day, I deleted a comment on an old post from over a year ago. The reason? The commenter (anonymous, of course) attacked <I>you</I>. (You, of all people! I know!) It added nothing to the discourse, the discourse pretty much ended in 2005 anyway, and I'm sure it was an angry Googler rather than aOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-35501852420507512712007-02-18T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-18T15:36:00.000-05:00Yeah, these are just the ways I would rather not i...Yeah, these are just the ways <EM>I</EM> would rather not invoke the wrath of readers; by no means do I think that anyone has to follow suit, nor do these things necessarily inflame me personally. I know several bloggers who can tell an <EM>excellent</EM> poop story, and no one should have to leave up comments they don't want on their own blog. And there are certainly ways I piss people off that DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-73361335836335092772007-02-18T14:42:00.000-05:002007-02-18T14:42:00.000-05:00I violate the poop rule at least once a week. I'm ...I violate the poop rule at least once a week. I'm under the delusion that I'm funny with my poop stories. My readers tend to comment in a poopy manner, so I don't think they're upset. And posting pictures of my kid? Well I feel like old md girl above, it's my blog and blah blah. I've only deleted one comment, and it was from a real life "friend". It was sexually inappropriate and made me nauseousSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066499436533594138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-77994160355144958562007-02-18T12:20:00.000-05:002007-02-18T12:20:00.000-05:00I don't know..... I've bitched about medical schoo...I don't know..... I've bitched about medical school on my blog, to have readers comment with things like, "Get over it," and, "Well if you're complaining now, then just WAIT until it actually gets hard," and I happily delete them. My rationale is that their comments are not "dissent" but active attacks. <BR/><BR/>And it's my blog and I can do what I want. I have it mostly so my friends can seeOMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.com