tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post1741581301758588751..comments2024-01-14T14:32:42.397-05:00Comments on Family Matters: I Am So Grateful -- But . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-38618560332578316142011-03-26T22:17:24.495-04:002011-03-26T22:17:24.495-04:00It's always nice to be recognized and acknowle...It's always nice to be recognized and acknowledge these awards. I think for the most part that bloggers are sincere in their desire to pass these awards on and I'm grateful for the ones I've received. I no longer pass on awards just because the "award rules" say I must. That said I have been lax in spreading some link love lately, shame on me!<br /><br />Perhaps it will help to understand the why and how of the beginnings of these awards.<br /><br />Awards that "require" recipients to pass on the award usually get started as a way for a blogger to gain <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank" rel="nofollow">pagerank</a> through link-backs. The One Lovely Blog Award has been around for years and I don't believe it started with genealogy blogs, I know it made the rounds of foody and garden bloggers. So if you award it to 15 bloggers and they all acknowledge you, you get 15 quick links back, which is good. (The first time I received it you were supposed to pass it on to 7 others.) But 7 or 15 links will not move your pagerank, so how and why do these things get started?<br /><br />As your numbers show you can gain a huge number of link-backs in a few days if you are the one who starts an award <i>and you include in the rules that everyone include a link to you as the creator of the award</i>. In a few days you have gained 2,000+ links and links will continue to grow exponentially - for awhile. Sooner or later that part of the rules gets left off as the award gets passed on but you still got your thousands of links. And the award continues to circulate forever, with the rules changed repeatedly as it gets passed along.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-9947858539872972622011-03-25T21:55:50.437-04:002011-03-25T21:55:50.437-04:00Lately I've been accepting graciously and decl...Lately I've been accepting graciously and declining on "passing the gift". I truly think that these awards should go to new bloggers, as several people mentioned above. I have many wonderful readers and recieve plenty of nice comments. I don't count my page views anymore, I just enjoy writing, which was why I started in the first place.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-8748233384210862172011-03-25T16:31:04.528-04:002011-03-25T16:31:04.528-04:00It became funny when I was trying to find someone ...It became funny when I was trying to find someone who didn't have the award to pass it on to, finally found someone only to see that they had just recived the award in the comment before I would have passed it on. And funny at those times, just came through one, where multiple awards come flooding in. I do appreciate the thought behind it but it's too time consuming for me to find people to pass it on too. I would rather comment and visit lovely blogs with or without an award.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-42881025701652554182011-03-25T12:03:28.356-04:002011-03-25T12:03:28.356-04:00I only started my blog on 14 Feb and have received...I only started my blog on 14 Feb and have received 4 Lovely Blog awards already! I do appreciate the awards, however how do I find 60 blogs that don't already have this award? I have so far declined to accept the awards but have posted a big thank you to each of the people who took time to find my blog and offer the award. I think a nice comment on a post is award enough! Great post Kathy, it has prompted a good balanced discussion.ancestralwormholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669093257942210516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-32063289128353273962011-03-23T12:38:36.079-04:002011-03-23T12:38:36.079-04:00Agreed. With all of it, your words and the comment...Agreed. With all of it, your words and the comments. It does get overwhelming at points. But perhaps because we recognize the effort involved in the research and blogging (and perhaps because in our daily lives SO many eyes glaze over when we become enthused) I want to pass the awards on. <br /><br />My own choice is to wait a bit, find some new bloggers I enjoy and share with them.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-64902056135169839432011-03-22T23:59:53.343-04:002011-03-22T23:59:53.343-04:00I remember thinking the same thing after the 2nd a...I remember thinking the same thing after the 2nd award I received. My choice was to "save" the award for a few months until I found some newer bloggers and then pass it on. (There are always at least a dozen new blogs joining Geneabloggers, announced every Saturday.) I often think the awards would be better if they were passed on to 2 to 5 other bloggers instead of 10 or 15. It would make the award more special and it would be less demanding to accept the award. Congratulations on your two awards! You DO have a great blog!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-53932080395344825482011-03-22T22:43:52.327-04:002011-03-22T22:43:52.327-04:00I did the math as well, and agree that I am always...I did the math as well, and agree that I am always flattered and pleased that others like my blog, but the exponential nature of these awards makes it almost impossible to pass on. I acknowledge and thank the giver, but it takes literally hours to find send it on. Thank you to all who have thought of my blog, but I can't always continue the honoring. I try to get to others blogs and make personal comments on the post at hand as a way of showing my respect and appreciation.Linda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-39433847046001985942011-03-22T21:45:27.197-04:002011-03-22T21:45:27.197-04:00Greta,
Point taken. After all -- the latest round...Greta,<br />Point taken. After all -- the latest round of awards prompted this post. And I hope it did not appear as if I was ungrateful (because that is definitely not the case).Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417754385375586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-33155872226824650702011-03-22T21:41:20.535-04:002011-03-22T21:41:20.535-04:00I accept each award with gratitude. If it is early...I accept each award with gratitude. If it is early in the game, I pass it on. When it happens a bit later, I still accept it happily, but I might elect to respond with a brief post - sometimes humorous, sometimes more in a musing vein - I guess you could say that I use it as a prompt. If a lot of awards are going around, I wait until I have a few to post. So in the end I don't feel as though I have spent my time to no purpose - we shared some friendly thoughts and I did think of something to write!Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-36169279376801805672011-03-22T21:32:23.601-04:002011-03-22T21:32:23.601-04:00When I received my very first award over a year ag...When I received my very first award over a year ago, I was thrilled, but declined, and it was hard to explain why. Many times since, I've been awarded and continue to decline. Good for you for doing the same thing, now I'm not alone.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-425662299326279184.post-59112021304175128812011-03-22T21:03:42.195-04:002011-03-22T21:03:42.195-04:00Yeah, it's a bit crazy. My thoughts exactly.Yeah, it's a bit crazy. My thoughts exactly.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.com