When I first started my weblog I posted a disclaimer, saying briefly that it wouldn't be any good and that I didn't care if anyone read it. I wrote that I was writing for myself alone and that you could read it if you wanted but that you were unimportant to me.
That was all a bunch of horseshit. The fact that it is horseshit has become clear in a number of ways, and I will discuss them here now.
First, there are my two friends who refused to read it. Let's call them "Cara," and "Courtney." Both of them said that
1. Online journals are boring and
2. written by really egocentric people who think everyone cares about what they have to say even though they
3. don't write very well.
Each stated that they never read online journals as a rule, and that mine would be no exception. This made me crazy, and I kept talking about my online journal until "Courtney" gave in and read it ("Cara" is still holding firm).
Second, "Courtney," and some other people, have had some nice things to say about my weblog. What this has done to my self-esteem is extreme to the point of being weird.
Third, I have begun taking steps to allow feedback. First I tried to set up comments. This failed, and in the end I was glad that it did. Comments are all very well and good until you get some joker who starts writing about the most recent episode of CSI or George Carlin or something and I have no way to delete it.
So I went with a free site meter (You can see the logo for it displayed to the right), which allows me see how many people read what I write (currently about 10 people a day).
And most recently I have decided to put up an e-mail address so that anyone who wants to can e-mail me and tell me what they think. This way I can post the ones I like, and throw away the ones I don't.
So if you have something to say to me you can type it out and mail it to quiltenthusiast@hotmail.com. In fact I encourage you to. All e-mails will be responded to promptly, if not courteously.
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