I went on another long blog jog yesterday to visit all the NaBloPoMo participants. I'll tell you what, I think I'm getting too old for new or different blog platforms. Some were straightforward, others I just couldn't figure out. There were a few that I couldn't find any recent posts, even though they are on the participant list, and a couple I could not figure out where to leave a comment. Maybe they had their blogs set for no comments, but whatever it was, it had me frustrated.
At one point Wordpress wouldn't let me comment unless I signed in. I had to go through the whole forgot password ordeal and then reset it. Then, a few blogs later, I realized that after I had signed in, my comments were all linking to a 2011 Wordpress blog I didn't even remember having. I went over to that blog, changed some settings, and then realized my comments weren't linking to anything anymore. I tried to fix it, but I never could figure it out. Then, I kept forgetting to put a link to my blog in my comments. It was such an ordeal!
I guess at least a few of my comments/links went through ok because I did have some nice participants come back over to visit. One of them had one of the same problems, and she probably isn't even aware, but her comment only linked me to her old blogger blogs. Of course, now I have no idea which one of the blogs on the participant list is hers - sigh.
In other news, the next couple of days will be quite busy. I have several appointments and a ton of errands tomorrow. I'll also be doing my cooking and any other prep for Thursday, which is when I have my girls all day. I'll be sure I get my posts up for NaBloPoMo, but I may not be able to make my rounds to visit. I'll do my best.
See you soon! :)
That's one of the reasons I stopped doing the blog hop portion of A to Z in April. It's amazing how many people will sign up for something and then not participate. Or, they'll have blogs that you just can't navigate. Sigh.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you - some platforms can be quite tricky. I think my site is pretty forward (where you just fill in your info like name, email and URL). I am not a fan of all the "hoops" one has to jump through on some websites. Thanks for trying to visit so many participants despite the headache :)
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