Comments on: The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a WoW Blogger http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/ a Daniel Howell blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Shadow of the Colossus « Critical QQ http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 Shadow of the Colossus « Critical QQ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:40:38 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-3256 [...] bloggers” cast shadows. BRK’s was big, very big, unnaturally big, and he knew it, and tried to mitigate it as much as possible. I don’t think any hunter blogger went untouched by the shade, the [...] [...] bloggers” cast shadows. BRK’s was big, very big, unnaturally big, and he knew it, and tried to mitigate it as much as possible. I don’t think any hunter blogger went untouched by the shade, the [...]

]]> By: Gnoomeaggedon http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Gnoomeaggedon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:57:24 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-518 WTB Shtick... I just recently started loot/my weekend posts.... which I truly expected ppl would just delete from their feedreaders. To be honest they are really just for me to look back at occasionally. When I get the energy I turn them into more useful.. I did this, you can too... or I don't this, don't be a stupid Gnome. PS: Glad you retired... you are just a prolific, but we get to see it is the man and not the subject that is pure genius WTB Shtick…

I just recently started loot/my weekend posts…. which I truly expected ppl would just delete from their feedreaders. To be honest they are really just for me to look back at occasionally.

When I get the energy I turn them into more useful.. I did this, you can too… or I don’t this, don’t be a stupid Gnome.

PS: Glad you retired… you are just a prolific, but we get to see it is the man and not the subject that is pure genius

]]> By: Logik http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Logik Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:53:15 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-420 Anybody remember the spam plugin BRK used on the old site? Trying to find a good one and im not having much luck thus far. Thanks! Anybody remember the spam plugin BRK used on the old site?

Trying to find a good one and im not having much luck thus far.

Thanks!

]]> By: TLP http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-398 TLP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:58:40 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-398 Tehee, awesometastic work Daniel! Tehee,
awesometastic work Daniel!

]]> By: Alan http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Alan Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:20:55 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-336 I think it's fine to meander. I learned about WoW from a friend whose blog meandered in and out of the game. It made me think it was a very silly game, but it also eventually made me want to give it a try. Blogging isn't like raiding. Or, rather, it is - you can do it just for fun. Or you can give up your real life compulsively trying to be the best. I'm sure there's a happy medium in there somewhere. But if the last posts in the BRK blog were about putting real life before raiding, maybe that applies to blogs as well. Where there shouldn't be too much pressure to be clever and original and focused all the time. Just like it's OK to play casually and use green quest gear rather than the latest greatest Shoulderpads of Doom from the latest greatest raid instance. I think it’s fine to meander. I learned about WoW from a friend whose blog meandered in and out of the game. It made me think it was a very silly game, but it also eventually made me want to give it a try.

Blogging isn’t like raiding. Or, rather, it is – you can do it just for fun. Or you can give up your real life compulsively trying to be the best. I’m sure there’s a happy medium in there somewhere.

But if the last posts in the BRK blog were about putting real life before raiding, maybe that applies to blogs as well. Where there shouldn’t be too much pressure to be clever and original and focused all the time. Just like it’s OK to play casually and use green quest gear rather than the latest greatest Shoulderpads of Doom from the latest greatest raid instance.

]]> By: My Wow Life | Semantic Noise http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-323 My Wow Life | Semantic Noise Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:47:03 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-323 [...] random thoughts as well that’s why i build a second blog on stuff.zekta.com (As mentioned by BRK on his post on bloggers (Oops it’s Daniel [...] [...] random thoughts as well that’s why i build a second blog on stuff.zekta.com (As mentioned by BRK on his post on bloggers (Oops it’s Daniel [...]

]]> By: Kate http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Kate Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:48:12 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-290 "There are some WoW-Bloggers – you know who you are – who will write posts about their alts, their guild-chats, their quest-loot, someone else’s cute pictures, etc., and meander from day to day." Ouch. :( Though in my defense I am not so much a WoW-blogger as someone whose blog has been taken over by WoW. No cute pictures, I get the message. xD “There are some WoW-Bloggers – you know who you are – who will write posts about their alts, their guild-chats, their quest-loot, someone else’s cute pictures, etc., and meander from day to day.”

Ouch. :(

Though in my defense I am not so much a WoW-blogger as someone whose blog has been taken over by WoW.

No cute pictures, I get the message. xD

]]> By: Syrana http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Syrana Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:46:45 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-289 Great advice. Your point at the end of not listening to WoW Bloggers only fits since technically you are no longer a WoW Blogger, amirite? I think finding the balance between large niche and unfocused can be difficult to figure out. That being said, if people enjoy your style and your "normal niche" they seem more forgiving when you deviate. Personally, I go for the entertainment value first and foremost. ;) Great advice. Your point at the end of not listening to WoW Bloggers only fits since technically you are no longer a WoW Blogger, amirite?

I think finding the balance between large niche and unfocused can be difficult to figure out. That being said, if people enjoy your style and your “normal niche” they seem more forgiving when you deviate.

Personally, I go for the entertainment value first and foremost. ;)

]]> By: Lienna http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Lienna Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:06:13 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-287 I'll have you know some of us wow bloggers are quite fragrant! I’ll have you know some of us wow bloggers are quite fragrant!

]]> By: Iain http://www.dphowell.com/2009/04/10/the-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99ts-of-being-a-wow-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Iain Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:34:20 +0000 http://www.dphowell.com/?p=57#comment-280 Hey, Daniel, have you ever played D&D or other roleplaying games perchance? Hey, Daniel, have you ever played D&D or other roleplaying games perchance?

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