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Sirfetch’d July 21st, 2015 5:52 PM

PokeCommunity blogs
 
As someone who blogs on occasion and reads every blog posted, I thought this would be a fun topic! Let's talk about the PC blog feature.

Lumina July 21st, 2015 5:56 PM

I want one but I'm not a cool enough squid yet.

esperance July 21st, 2015 5:58 PM

I've had access to blogs since I became a tier 2 supporter back when we sorted supporters into number tiers instead of colors. I've never used it.
I think that has more to do with the fact that every time I want to write a blog I forget what I was going to post about. And then I forget about the blog for a while.

I don't usually read others' blogs, mostly because they're a bit more out of the way compared to what I'm usually interested in reading. But they can be pretty fun to stop by and look at every now and then.

Her July 21st, 2015 5:58 PM

underutilised great feature that has gotten little to no support/updates/forum-wide exposure since it was first unveiled and that sorely needs to change

Urugamosu July 21st, 2015 6:01 PM

I love the blogs here, it's fun to convey your feeling and emotions from yourself out onto a canvas which basically is writing a blog for me. It's very therapeutic and calming because it helps me calm down and just put things into perspective.
But mostly I use it for interacting with other people and viewing what stories or words they have to say, which is great to see.

Sirfetch’d July 21st, 2015 6:01 PM

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Originally Posted by God (Post 8856364)
underutilised great feature that has gotten little to support/updates/forum-wide exposure since it was first unveiled and that sorely needs to change

I think blogs are getting a huge overhaul in PC 2.0 but I am not too certain on that tbh. I do agree though the blog feature is in need of an update. It's not that it's currently bad but seems so behind everything else right now on the forum :(

Meganium July 21st, 2015 6:09 PM

I've been pretty active in my blog. I try to post a life update at the end of every month to let people know how I've been doing, it has helped me look back at how I've progressed in my life as well as how I've changed.

Hikamaru July 21st, 2015 6:17 PM

I feel bad for not posting many blogs lately... but I had been suffering real life issues and writer's block as of late so that's my excuse for not having many new entries here lately.

Somewhere_ July 21st, 2015 8:19 PM

I wouldnt mind being able to blog; it seems pretty fun. However, I doubt many would read mine lol.

Nolafus July 21st, 2015 8:19 PM

Whenever I see a movie that's in theaters, or a show that's coming out soon, I post a review to my blog. I'm thinking about also doing opinion pieces on the movie industry, but not sure if I should just stick with reviews. It's great practice, and maybe I can print off a few and send them to a few local papers, seeing if they're interested.

I don't read a lot of blogs, but I'll go and check out one if the title interests me.

Hikamaru July 21st, 2015 8:25 PM

I feel like one thing I should do if I bring my blog back is music reviews, since I'm a huge music junkie. In fact, I feel like Matt's blog is trying to inspire me for some reason.

Her July 21st, 2015 9:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Chase (Post 8856369)
I think blogs are getting a huge overhaul in PC 2.0 but I am not too certain on that tbh. I do agree though the blog feature is in need of an update. It's not that it's currently bad but seems so behind everything else right now on the forum :(

i'd rather not be dead before blogs are updated

Sylphiel July 22nd, 2015 7:33 AM

I probably should use mine more. I had like what...six years between two entries of mine? Yikes.

But then I run into the combo of "it slipped my mind" (the feature is rather out of the way compared to everything) plus the rather self-defeating "who would want to read about anything I did, anyway."
And then I never post anything. :D I try to every so often, but yeah. The problem is coming up with something that seems interesting, eh heh.

As for others' blogs, I take a look through what's there sometimes. Every so often.

gimmepie July 22nd, 2015 9:30 AM

I blog quite a lot and check the other blogs daily. I enjoy blogging not just because I enjoy sharing myself with others, but also because it's nice to be able to express my thoughts and feelings and know that someone somewhere is going to read and relate tot hem. Blogs also can be a really cool way to interact with other PCers and are honestly just plain enjoyable to write.

I've got nothing on Matt's blog though, his is probably the reason I started haha (yes I see you viewing this thread).

Aeroblast July 22nd, 2015 2:48 PM

I had forgotten that blogs even existed.

Mana July 22nd, 2015 3:22 PM

I got pretty disillusioned by blogs back when it was a dead zone and you'd get the occasional single comment/view. ): I'm glad it's a bit better now though ^^.

Sirfetch’d July 22nd, 2015 4:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mana (Post 8857935)
I got pretty disillusioned by blogs back when it was a dead zone and you'd get the occasional single comment/view. ): I'm glad it's a bit better now though ^^.

I remember back when blogs were dead :( Thankfully people like Matt and gimmempie have helped turn that around ;D

Shining Raichu July 25th, 2015 9:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Chase (Post 8857985)
I remember back when blogs were dead :( Thankfully people like Matt and gimmempie have helped turn that around ;D

I like to think that I had something to do with it.

How quickly they forget.

professor plum July 25th, 2015 3:16 PM

I've had a blog since they were first introduced a hundred years ago. I blogged about Pokemon Platinum. n_n
From then, it was a place for me to post inside jokes with various PC friends/etc.

Now, I look back on some of the entries, and I get nostalgic.
https://41.media.tumblr.com/0a8a79ddafd2ec6e734b2b4508d0375c/tumblr_ns2glwIshg1txvldao1_1280.png
I mean, look at this.
*sigh*

Chikara July 25th, 2015 3:32 PM

I used to use them all the time way back when, but I don't know what happened, I guess I got a little lazy. Posted a couple a few months ago, one was a life update, one was me venting about something dumb. I dunno, maybe when 2.0 is here I'll have more motivation :)

Percy Thrillington July 27th, 2015 4:17 AM

When I was active, I used to read them all the time. And I can remember vehemently protesting against the five thousand post prerequisite one had to meet before actually getting to have a blog. Nowadays I pretty much ignore them, though sometimes I catch myself Googling particular members' blogs to go over their artwork for inspiration.

Sirfetch’d July 27th, 2015 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Achromatic (Post 8864846)

You were supposed to be BANNED

Hikamaru August 4th, 2015 5:28 AM

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Originally Posted by flight (Post 8875610)
I wish I could make my blogs more interesting.

That's really about it, though. My life isn't very interesting and there's not a whole lot I can blog about.

I feel like I can never make an interesting blog post, so you are totally true.

Salzorrah August 4th, 2015 5:33 AM

i did start making a blog series but i kinda got turned off from it simply because things in life, and css in blogs is borked since it isnt the same with the css in posts.


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