Why I got rid of my blogroll
It’s an unwritten rule in the blogosphere that if a blogger puts a link to your blog in his or her blogroll, you should reciprocate and add that blog’s link in your own blogroll. So why did I make the decision to get rid of mine then?
My list was becoming too unwieldy and I also started to worry that I may be hurting someone’s feelings by not listing a blog, which is no reflection on how I feel about their blog..but you know how these things can be.
However, I still want to share the love and to help people discover new blogs and my old favourites, so….
I hope that you will stay tuned to my weekly round up of posts, which is truly representative of those blogs new and old that I love and want to share with you. Of course, there can be a danger of this becoming a bit of a small club, with the same blogs appearing each week, so please, do keep me updated on new blogs that you discover and like. And if you don’t appear in the weekly round up, it is only because I am human and can’t keep up with everyone all the time, much as I try. So don’t be shy, leave a link to a post you have written and which I may have missed that week. I will also continue to share a wide variety of cancer experiences with you by featuring regular guest bloggers, with links to their blogs and sites. This is in keeping with my mission to share all voices of survivorship – the good, the bad and the ugly!
Looking forward to sharing the blogger love each week with all my favourite bloggers.
Thanks Marie for your regular round ups and keeping us all connected…. you’re doing a great job with or without a sidebar!
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Thanks Katie, thanks Sarah 🙂
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Thanks Marie! You win the “most conscientious blogger” award. 🙂
Katie
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Well now..ain’t that just so you!
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Fine by me but you know your side bar is looking a tad empty there….
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Amy, you are right 😦
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So long as you keep up your weekly update and your guest posts, I don’t mind at all 😉
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I sure will Davida!
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I know just what you mean–I keep thinking I should add more blogs to my blogroll too, but I worry about it getting unwieldy–plus, I feel like I should at least read the ones on my blogroll and it’s getting a bit difficult to keep up.
And don’t get me started on following people on Twitter 🙂
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I get overwhelmed when i see a long blog list on some blogs – feeling like I am missing out on something if I don’t read them all. Your weekly update has solved the problem for me 😉
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I think your weekly update is a great idea and a great service to both readers and bloggers alike! Also, I really appreciated the opportunity to be a guest blogger. You’ve created a great community, which is what it’s all about.
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I love the weekly roundup and look forward to it each week. And I love how compassionate you are, worrying about hurting someone’s feelings by leaving them out.
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Thanks, Marie. Love your weekly roundup!
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Somehow my blog software deleted my blogroll. I’ve meant to get it backup and running, but since James died, it seems I’m scattered here and there, running his business and being there three days a week hasn’t helped.
XOXOXO,
Brenda
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Totally understood Marie. You can spread the LUV only so far. You don’t want t to bog people down, and I appreciate (as I’m sure many of us do) that you’re thinking of our feelings) ❤
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Marie, that is a great idea. It does get overwhelming to keep up with all the wonderful blogs out there on breast cancer. You do a tremendous service to the community by posting your weekly roundup and allowing guest blogs. Your readership have all benefited from this wonderful gesture of kindness and fellowship. It’s the best kind of support group without having to get out of a chair, let alone into traffic.
Keep up the great work. And may the wind always be at your back,
Jan
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Thank you for your kind words Jan and for providing readers with that link to a blogroll for those who are experiencing blogroll withdrawal symptoms 🙂
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Here’s a link for your readers with a bunch of great blogs by those with breast cancer: https://www.navigatingcancer.com/explore/breast/blogs
XOXOXO,
Jan
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Less is more 😉
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That is just so typical of you Marie – worrying about the feelings of others!
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You know me well Adela 😉
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Thanks Jan for providing us with this list.
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You’re very welcome, Becki. I know it’s not complete, but at least it’s a start.
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Marie,
You are being successful in keeping to your mission of sharing all voices of survivorship whether you have a blog roll or not! And I, too, love the weekly round up. Thanks for all you do.
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Thank you so much Nancy – I do believe we are all on different paths and we should keep an open mind and heart to everyone’s experience.
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