So can I just say that I think the idea of voting someone off of a blog index is a cruel thing? Over at Blizg, you can do that. You can give a blog a positive vote, a negative vote, or you can vote it off Blizg's index. I put my site in their index because it's always a good idea to have your site in one of those massive index thingies. But I didn't realize they were going to rank us. WTF? These are personal journals - it's not like we're in competition with one another. Or is that naive of me to think that?
I thought it would be more like wander-lust or globe of blogs, where you're just sort of indexed and categorized.
But it's really pathetic - I totally took it to heart when I saw that someone had cast a vote to vote me off on Blizg. I currently have nine votes: four good, four bad, and one get-rid-of-that-bitch. And I try to tell myself that it doesn't mean anything, but eh...that's 5-4. And Your Site Sucks Donkey Balls is winning.
And anyway what kind of asshole votes people's sites off? Was my site that bad? I know I can't please everybody, and that there are bound to be a few negative votes, but still...vote me off? But I want to stay (I'm whining, there...I might have even stamped my foot).
I might just pull a Sherry and pull myself off of the index altogether. Unfortunately, I get two or three visits a day from over there, so apparently it is doing what I had originally intended for it to do. Plus, I am currently the only blog in France, and that makes me feel special. But being there is also doing more than I had thought it would - namely hurting my feelings. I don't think my delicate ego can take it anymore.
PS - You can make my day and vote positively for my whiny ass here. (opens in new window). Of course, you could also be one of the dickwads who likes to hurt other people's feelings, too. Apparently there are a lot of them out there.
I like your blog a lot so there you go, a positive vote from me! :-)
i like it too - i voted pos.
Aww...thanks ladies. We'll see if the ego boost keeps me from pulling myself off the index for a little while. I wish there was a way to be indexed without being rated...
Of course I ran off and voted for you lee. You should maybe be a little more less worried anyway – I've got 5 good, 5 bad and 1 removes at blizg.
Bah. "more less" = "less"
LOL! You go with your bad self! Your bloggy ass is kickass!
Note to self:
Refrain from using "bloggy ass". Bloggy ass rymes with soggy ass which conjures up scary ass images.
Note to Lee:
Bloggy ass meant in the most complimentary of ways.
The "removal" vote isn't meant to be a tool for cruelty. It's just so people can get rid of sites like CNN.com, if they get added to the list. (Obviously CNN.com isn't a blog, so it shouldn't be on the list.)
Also, when you see that your site has been given a removal vote, don't worry about it. There will always be people who will vote in an unintelligent manner. The strength of the voting system is in the sum of all the votes, not in the individual votes. A site must get several removal votes to actually be removed from the system.
You did give me a good idea, though... I may create a meta tag that will allow people to remove their sites from the top 100 list and make it so that their vote totals aren't displayed.
I'll have to think about that one for a bit.
Brandon - yeah...I can understand the votes not being intended for cruelty, but I think people are still using them as such. I'm not really worried about it, but you can't help but think you suck after you see people are trying to get rid of you. They're just assholes, I know, but still...
Anyway, some people voted off Scriptygoddess, and nobody in their right mind would do that, so I figure they're just crazy people.