Today I committed an act of blogger treason. I deleted my 2-day old blog, including my first four posts. When I told Dan what I had done, we had a very uncomfortable moment, after which he informed me of the unwritten law that no one ever deletes a blog. I have felt a little bit sick and ashamed since then.
So, what caused me to destroy my innocent baby blog? Well, it started with my idea to create a blog called "Potato Girl in Japan" as a place to publish the journal I kept as a Rotary exchange student in Nagoya many years ago. I liked thinking of myself as Potato Girl, following my adventures around the world. "Potato Girl in Manila" would be a place to share my mission journal from The Philippines. I wanted to keep the Potato Girl theme going with "Potato Girl in Michigan" but I didn't know how to do that and still keep the content of my original blog. Instead of figuring out a way, I thought, "this blog is so new and there are only a few entries--I'll just delete it and start over." So with a quick flick of my wrist, I deleted it. Then I went upstairs to eat lunch, and I told Dan what I had done. When I found out about the unwritten law, I felt very sorry. I hope you believe me when I say: I will never delete the Potato Girl blogs. I promise.
3 comments:
Andrea,
I like your new blog title, especially since I'm a Michigan girl now in potato land. And I loved your old posts, but I'll just consider myself lucky to have read them when I did!
Rachel Albrecht
Andrea, your “blogger treason” may just serve to save future generations of bloggers from falling into similar blunders. Maybe Dan should write an entry about blogger etiquette. I don’t have a blog, but if I did, I’m sure I’d still be totally unaware of all the unwritten rules. No one ever erases a blog--who knew?
I love your new family picture.
Thanks, everyone, for your comforting and supportive words about my new blog. It made me feel a lot better to read your comments.
Post a Comment