it's me again!!! yay for all you guys, what a joy :)
the picture is irrelevant but i thought leah might like him.................?
look, what i'm here for is to tell you that i opened a new account for a blog called "moaning and mournful"
i was thinking of creating a safe place to whinge, moan, cry, spout off, be self pitying............
you know, all that stuff
i don't know if we need it or want it and i dont know how to operate it:
invited authors and readers only?
public blog but unadvertised?
chuck in your ideas and we'll try to streamline it or kill it
cheers!
ok, i have sent invites and made moaning & mournful open only to authors so you won't be able to access it unless you have done the blogger registration.
if you didnt get an invite and you want one, let me know
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Oooh, I love it. Maybe invited only?
yeah, thats what i'm thinking .....
invite all who are interested?
and uninvite if theres a problem?
i keep thinking how dangerous this could be if readers decide to cast judgement on writers .....
just remind me that we're not that kind of people and no-one is holding a gun to make anybody post!
Well, I tried, but it's a Google post and I can't do it. Why? I have NO IDEA! I simply can't post on Google.
And NO, not invited only. I really do think that is so rude. It's as if you're only invited to an exclusive club and I find that so offensive. You know me, stuff like that just bugs the shit out of me. You know why? Because it's like a click. So many of you who talk about being excluded in life, eventually exclude. Why? Why would you do that to another human being? Power? I don't get it. I'm not kidding. You all know me. I'm. Not. Kidding.
If you're going to create a blog for people to vent, allow them to show up without a freakin' barrier. Ahhhhhhhhhhh, stuff like this just makes me nutty. You already know I'm nutty, so it's not much of a stretch.
XO
i hear ya suze but i was thinking folks might want to post stuff they dont want their mum, their boss, their boyfriend or their dog to see
it's not about excluding people. i was thinking it would be like a quiet conversation in a small bar with close friends. we use the onion that way a little bit but you know, if someone is down they mighjt not want to party poop at the onion and they might not want to tell it like it is at their own place.
oh, and i'll get rid of the google thing. i hate that blody 15 cstep process just to post a five word comment!
xo
dont look at my typing there, will you :) :)
I don't think an invite-only blog is offensive. It's just a decision for privacy. The interwebs is so amazingly un-private, the only way to really protect privacy is to go private. And then you extend invites when folks want to come in and don't "advertise" it. There are definitely things people would not say on a "public" blog.
Still think invite only, but let's see what anyone else thinks. I really like the idea of the experimental whining blog. I certainly do plenty of groaning on my own blog, but believe it or not I do censor myself. I've even taken down a couple of posts that I felt were too over-the-top complainy.
I kind of like the idea of invite only. I don't think I would want the world to know how sad I really am. Sorry Suze, I think you are over ruled. Three against one.
:P
Wow!! I go out of town, and look what I am missing...
Great idea Kylie!! Especially since everyday lately has been moaning and mournful for me.
Must be ESP, cuz, as I was driving to my Mom's house yesterday I was doing a lot of talking in my head about another blog...about the crazy thoughts in my head that I don't feel comfortable posting on my blog.
I am for this blog. Now on to invite only. I don't like to exclude people, I don't like cliques, HOWEVER... I don't think we have tried to be either. If we had, our great family here at the Onion would not have grown as it has.
I love you Suze, but I too vote for invite. Does not mean it can never change...I now I would feel more comfortable writing about some things if I knew that family members and friends of mine would not have access to.
Whew!! Ok, folks I know that's the most I have written in awhile, does that tell you all I have a lot bottled up or what?
Plus, I think then, maybe we all might feel like stopping by the Onion to Party and hang out *snicker* for a while.
xoxxo
Hi Gig!!! It's so wonderful to see you!
Am I invited?
Pls invite me. I have tooooooo much to mourn about.
Kylie,
You're going to laugh! I returned from the park a short time ago and it's always a really hectic time of day. I was rushing around doing all sorts of crap and I started to laugh and couldn't stop. Seriously I couldn't stop so had to stop by and tell you why.
I was loading the dishwasher when I starting thinking about your new blog (oh God I'm laughing) and why you would want to go private. I think to keep a pain in the ass like me out!!! I wouldn't invite me. For some reason that made me laugh way to hard, so I had to come here rather than finish loading the damn dishwasher to let you know the new blog should be private. And what do I find? ALL OF THEM!!! Now I'm laughing harder! They're my friends! I got my ass kicked by my friends, but for good reason. They're all right. I was too hasty. What's new?! Honestly, I think we should start a new blog game called "Over Ruled." Write and opinion then watch as it sinks or swims.
I would love to stay and chat but I have way too much to do. Ugh. You're all the best and I love you dearly. Thanks for being strong, smart, funny women and for being in my life because you make it better. Okay, so does that mean I won't be blocked?! What? Let's take a vote, but Brian and Robyn shouldn't be invited because I think those two are in kahoots. Don't even get me started about that damn lobster sock fiasco. (Yes, I'm going against my own rule!)
XO
dp you know that i voted for bri?
wow, this was such a good idea!
i'll try to get this thing up and running in the next day or two and then you can post as you want
gig, if your email isnt on your profile gimme a holler with it, eh?
and guys, should we invite suzy?????
You still have my email, right?
Oh and p.s. I did rather like the androgynous fellow!
No. I don't think we should invite Suzy.
She's trouble. Trouble I tell you.
You voted for Brian!???!!!!! Okay, that's it. I'm coming to Australia.
thought you would never ask!
Yeah, i like the idea of the blog I hope i can join in as well as i don't always comment at the onion often. I would love to rant and whinge a little as my other half raises his eyes to the heavens when i start to rave on a bit. I like the invite idea as i can see what kylie means about other people knowing what may have been said.
Looks around for a damn friend.
Jo, my other half also becomes tired of my weeping and complaining, LOL! He's sympathetic at first, but then he can't take it!
Okay, Kylie, let's get to steppin'. We obviously all want a place to complain and cry piteously.
It's very very easy to go private with a blog and send out invites, I just looked. The only thing is making sure you have everyone's email.
OH, never mind, you already said the next day or two. I didn't mean to be a nudge. Don't worry if it takes awhile anyway, I was just feeling enthusiastic.
* waves his arms *
Hi Blottie!
Suzy, aren't you planning to come along and whine and complain and cry with all of us?
You better!!!!
I don't think it matters where Suzy is at, she is going to whine and complain anyway. LOL---
I can say that because I'm her BEST FRIEND! LOL
*Waves her arms!!!* "Hi Bob!!!
Leah, you bet I am! Kylie, am I invited or do I have to beg? *Get's down on bended knee.*
Cece, you ended a sentence with a preposition. I can't write or spell for shit, but I do know the rules!!! Where'd I leave my foot "at?" It's ass kickin' time. You. You. You wise ass you. *Suze is seen walkin' away scratching and shaking head...muttering."
BF, TWP, Suze, Suzy, Suzanne, Sis, etc.
Leah,
Oh, you bet I am. I just need the key to the gate.
;)
hey leah!
i know it's easy, my diy porn blog is invite only
will do it in the next few hours.....
Wait, are you joking, or do you really have a diy porn blog? Inquiring minds and all...
hmmmmm.......
I accept.
God, I'm an idiot.
i've missed something here
what makes you an idiot?
I was thinking it was something about the DIY, but I'm not sure, either.
OH, because I just remembered the joke about the DIY porn site from an old long-ago post...
maybe the joke was based in truth
I'd ask for an invite, but my whining would be so different from my actual blogs, that you'd all know I was nuts. You're all right about one thing... There are lots of things I would never say on my blog. Yikes.
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