The Clueless Wonders of the Blogosphere
9 May
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Ever since I started blogging back in 2003, I have evolved from being an emo/ meme / song lyric poster / comment whore to the kind of blogger I am now (retarded). When I started Noisy Noisy Man back in January, I was determined not to let this blog fall into the trap my LiveJournal (LJ) is in now: a mess. You see, I wanted to turn this site into something like The Sneeze: witty, somewhat retarded, and visited by loads of people. I have so far succeeded on being retarded; in fact, I think I have surpassed The Sneeze on that count.
Another reason I started the Noisy Noisy Man is that I wanted to see just how the real Filipino blogosphere works. I’ve been on LJ for the longest time, and quite frankly, I’ve been turned off it. Being on LJ limits me to the people I have on my “friends list”, and except for a couple of friends, it has turned into brain-numbing emo-land. So logging on to PinoyBlog.com and reading a lot of entries there was quite a different experience. I’m sure most of you who started your blogs filled with angst and graduated to something else know what I’m talking about.
Even though the blogosphere beyond LJ is way better, there are still a few quirks here and there. I have had a close encounter with them quirks the other day, and somehow I lived to tell the tale. So now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present The Clueless Wonders of the Blogosphere.
And yes, I did that very boring intro on purpose.
Clueless Wonder #1:
The Clueless Commenter
Most of the Clueless Commenters are newbies. They will go on any blog, and just say stuff like “I like your site…simple… nice design!” in the middle of a heated discussion on politics on an A-Lister’s blog. Sometimes they are not aware at all that the blogger just used a free template and he doesn’t blog for validation on how their site looks.
Also, Clueless Commenters also don’t know the difference between a TagBoard and a Comment Form. They will just post meaningless gibberish like “you rock!!! m/” on the Comment Form, effectively annoying the hell out of the blogger who is looking for intelligent discourse on his blog.
Clueless Wonder #2:
The Celebrity Stalker
I’ve seen it happen, even on the most popular blogs: the blogger posts some obscure comment on Iya Villania, Toni Gonzaga, Kamikaze, or some other celebrity, and then people will start coming out of nowhere posting something stupid like “Iya, I love you! You’re so pretty poh. Can I meet you in person?” and “I’m Iya’s cousin. Email me at…”
Yes, they actually believe that the blog is actually Iya Villania’s, not realizing that http://pimplepopper.fil.ph is NOT http://www.iyavillania.com.
When things can’t get any worse, people who hate the said celebrity will come out of the blue and say “AYAW KOH SI IYA! AMPANGET NYA!” Of course, this will lead to fans of the celebrity to defend their idol, and the said blog entry will degrade into a retarded flame war.
It went so far on one blog that the owner pleaded to bring Batibot back on TV so that his visitors might pick up a thing or two on common sense.
Clueless Wonder #3:
The Validation Junkie
Ok, I admit another reason for blogging is that I like validation. It is, after all, a good feeling to know that people are reading your blog and are putting in sensible comments.
But Validation Junkies are different. They blog solely to boost their waning self-esteem. Validation Junkies are the kids who get praised by their parents for every little thing they do, even though their actions are unworthy of praise. They’d just squiggle two lines on a piece of paper, and their folks would go “What a work of art! Let’s frame this. It’ll be worth a fortune someday.” And they’d actually frame the squiggle. Those kids get that kind of praise every single day. It gets to their heads.
Of course, in the real world, praise doesn’t come that easily, and in order to get their daily dose of praise, those kids utilize their non-existent talents to crate a crappy blog chock-full of blinkies, pointless javascript, mismatched colors, hi-resolution images crammed onto a 200×200 space (not resized, I mean CRAMMED. As in drag the edges to make the image smaller. Imagine how long it’ll take to load.) and other blog crap (See this for details).
They’d spam a million blogs with “Visit mah blog!!! Mah personal pad on the internet!” in order to get praise. Of course sensible bloggers do the right thing and avoid them like the plague, except for a brave few who actually attempt to visit for goodwill.
Funny enough, those blogs are indeed praised, albeit by other validation junkies hoping to get their crappy skills validated as well.
It’s a vicious cycle.
Clueless Wonder #4:
The Otaku
This is also a major reason for me to leave LJ. I used to have a wonderful Friends Page on it, with people who gave interesting and intelligent observations on their daily lives. But of course, people change. Some went on hiatus, some left blogging altogether, and some become Anime Fans (Otaku).
There is nothing wrong being an Otaku. I repeat: there is nothing wrong in being an Otaku. In fact, I do catch an anime or two on TV every now and then and I find them awesome. Just don’t overdo your anime adoration.
Imagine logging on to your LJ and hoping to read up on interesting stuff on your friends’ life, instead you get garbage like “SQUEEEEEE! I got to watch episode # 24 of !!! I am so happy!!! My life is sooooooo complete!!! ” on every single friggin’ entry. How would you feel?
If that isn’t bad enough, every now and then they’d photoshop pictures of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy making sweet love to each other, with accompanying self-penned R-rated story. And plaster it all over their LJ. Sheesh.
The sad thing about it is that they post absolutely nothing else about their lives.
Oh wait, those ARE their lives. My bad.
And did I mention that those Otakus are in their mid-twenties already?
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Have you encountered other Clueless Wonders of the Blogosphere? Care to tell me what happened? Comment away!
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hey i love your blog! nice colors and lay-out. love otakus! they rock! please visit my blog, my personal space in cyber…err… space. hahahhaa
anyway noisy man, that’s a very poignant, non-retarded entry methinks. makes me think what i was like during my early years as a blogger. oh. i havnt changed actually, still the same lame entries. :-)
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this is why i don’t talk about Pinoy Big Brother on my blog or else the masa will mob my elite site. nyenyenye. :p
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lol this reminds me so much of my daughter’s entry on the “Sex Bomb” a few years ago. I think it became a message board for their fans. They are the clueless commenters. It’s because Google ranks certain sites more than others. Hope you don’t get bombed with clueless comments. I also enjoy browsing through pinoyblog entries. That’s how I met a lot of pinoy bloggers.
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In my case, Retarded blog ko ang LJ ko. Wholesome at matino naman ako sa BE. Haha!
Ewan ko lang sa Emo posts (never tried and doesn’t want to -_-), okay naman ang lyrics and memes posting paminsan-minsan ah. In cace of memes, at leat it has something to do with you diba? And in lyrics posting case naman, sometimes, you are the person in the song, somtimes naman, trip mo lang yung kanta. :)
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hehe! you describe them well, especially those validation junkies whose blogs just make my eyes hurt.
this reminds me of the time when i was flooded by hate comments from fans of sheryn regis because of a certain post i did about her. most comments are downright nasty but hell, it makes me want to do another one. *evil laugh*
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hey! i like your site. link exchange?
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I agree with everything you wrote here. I’m not claiming to be an expert blogger but people always invite me to visit their blog and link them up… It’s so hard to say no! Maybe I’m too nice!? I started blogging a year ago so my friends from accross the galaxy can keep track of the rest of the group remaining in our country… I learned to love it! Something I’d like to show my grand kids…
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haha nakakatawa pala comment ko..
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HOW DARE YOU FLAME OTAKU?!?! OMAE KOROSU! j/k
La la la ^____^
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tsk tsk tsk ;p pa-link din ha?
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sure hehe…
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ang masasabi ko lang…
ouch…aargh…araaay…owwww… hehehe
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same here!
I believe people have to have a clear definition of what their blogs are so that they would know what proper things to put in them. But since most people own personal weblogs without a specific theme, their blogs come out as an amalgam of rubbish: memes, marquees, blinkies, etc.—products spawned by the lack of purpose for blogging. I for one, sometimes blog just to feed my ego which (most of the time comes in the form of pointless posts and), tragically, contributes to the ever-growing pile of trash accumulating in the World Wide Web.
I agree; it takes time to become a mature netizen. I am actually still on the elementary level of that maturity process (i still find memes fun!). :)
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Otaku?! You dig Tenisu no Oujisama, probably?!
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I like your site…simple… nice design! .. serious :D
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Hi. I don’t know if I’m a clueless commenter or if I’ve lived too long in Cambodia or I’m simply too old… but I don’t know what the heck is an emo. :(
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they can be fun to read, as long as you get to read their comments on some blog other than yours. hehe
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ate toni ang galing galing mo talaga!!! pwede ba makuha yahoo id mo? please. i love you.
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When I first thought about blogging, my initial intention was to make an online list of things that I frequently forget, like birthdates, card numbers, addresses, etc., because I couldn’t write a shit! And journals are just too emo for me. I actually have a 10mb complimentary webspace from my previous employer that I filled with precious sexy pictures! (If you’re nice to me, I might give you the URL.) I just tried writing things out of the blue and they turned out to be funny (di ko sinasadya, Im sorry, Im just cooking fish!).
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So now you know my blogging history, mind if we exchange links?! *wink*
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Ouch! I’m hurt man! Visit mah site willya?? wehehehe
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Geez, I couldn’t agree more. You’re soo soo correct. Especially with Clueless Wonder #3. I hope they die out soon, or else…
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Couldnt agree more!! You rock man!! link ex? :p
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As always ade, even if this blog is meant for retardness, there is always a piece of truth behind it. Go for 9Rules, man!
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Rob, Prince of Tennis? Never watched it, but have heard about it endlessly. :p I was an otaku, but five years ago I emerged from the house. I still have more otaku than emo friends, though. ;)
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Iya! anakan mo ako!
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You think that Clueless Commenters are mostly newbies? Hah! Think again!
Wow! Celebrity Stalker blogs? There are such blogs? The people behind ‘em are insane! So are the gullible commenters! Tsk tsk…
Validation Junkie… Thank God I haven’t evolved into that…
Otaku… Haha.. Can’t relate…
Anyway, this entry should be an eye-opener to everyone who are under the aforementioned categories. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Good job, Ade. Hehehe…
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Yes, it’s irritating when someone would tag you on the comment box. Kaya nga comment box, the comments must pertain to the topic or entry. >.
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hhahahahaha! ade, mukhang may isang may BDS (Batibot Deficiency Syndrome) dito ah.. seryoso. :D
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Oo nga eh, kanina ko pa napapansin. Hahahaha!
(That’ll screw the minds of all them readers. They’ll think that it’s them.)
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oo nga, ang daming clueless commenters. as in yung tipong hindi magcocomment about the entry talaga.
ginagawa ring pang-spam ang comments.
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I got a high-res pic on my page! It’s even larger than 200×200, it goes by more than 300×300 Hehehe. Although it was my intention to put it over the layout and keep the image clear.
About the clueless commenters, I’ve never seen yet a blog without it! Lol, they are just O.K. for me atleast they take time to visit me. Hahahahaha!
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Eurgh. Hindi na yan mawawala. :)
But you have to admit, having people assume you’re a celebrity is entertaining.
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Haha.
I don’t really mind the otaku and emo people. But, yeah, just don’t overdo it.
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I get a lot of those!
“Nice blog you have there” blah blah blah
The first time it happened to me, I was touched. HAHAHA. Then I spotted the trend that was happening.
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I am an emo blogger myself. But now I try to make more sense in what I write or at least make it amusing (not for other people but for myself).
Nice blog!
Bwahahaha!
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san kaya ako diyan sa apat? hehe
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I like your site…simple… nice design!
Joke lang. Pasintabi po. Makikisawsaw lang, at magbabahagi ng karanasan sa blogging.
Ilang beses nang naging tambayan ng fans (at detractors) ang site ko. Noon, may mga nag-alok ng sex kay Antonio Trillanes, may Rainier fans na nang-aaway kay Mark Herras, at dumagsa ang naghahanap ng profile ni Eddie Gil. A popular online news site even pointed to my blog as Eddie Gil’s official website. Katawa nga e. :D
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I started blogging about a year ago but it wasn’t really serious. Just some random stuff that I posted in my Friendster blog whenever I remembered to do it. It wasn’t until about a couple of months ago that I was inspired to churn out articles (albeit retarded ones). I’ve been writing TV scripts for about six years now and I was afraid I was losing my skills in English writing (which was my first love, by the way). When I looked at my Friendster blog, I realized it was a mess. So I created an account and a couple of blogs in Blogger. Now I keep my Friendster blog as my personal journal, a Blogger blog for my retarted articles, and another Blogger blog for my short stories.
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And yes, I know that sounds anal.
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hahaha. I’m sure there are other types.
The worst are those who supposedly react to your post without even reading the content. Jeez.
OT: Batibot’s main characters were sold to Sesame Street in the mid 90s. The creators of Pong Pagong and Kikong Matsing were made to believe that the two will also be featured in Sesame Street. Apparently, it was only a ploy by Sesame Street to rid themselves of a media rival. *gasp*
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hahaha katuwa but it’s so true kaya nga i love to blog-hop coz ang dami kong natututunan not only about life but also on people’s behavior. kaka-blog-hop ko napunta pa ko dito hehehe
babyjenkski =)
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meron din nag a-away sa mga blogposts ko.. kainis.. im actually planning to close down the comments section. kaso baka i mailbomb nila ako..
gosh. it all started with the Aliwan festival, and all people thinks that my blog is the official Aliwan festival site. duh..
at nag a-away mga die-hard fans ng mga cebuanos ng cebu vs davao, vs camiguin vs iloilo
hay royal rumble sila.
its crap, actually.
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gusto nyo Royal Rumble? Eto.
wrencelot, a.k.a bloggementarist. Nagmamarunong :(
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Business, self-expression, you name it. Anybody can blog. But the question is: Is it worth reading?
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Actually weren’t Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing owned by Sesame Street? Batibot had them on loan (since Batibot used to be part of the international Sesame Street group of shows) and when the Henson company said the contract was up, the two were shipped back to the States. Some weird bird creature took their place on the show.
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the bird character is “Filemon”. Sya yung ibon na nagdala ng tamales sa eroplano. hehehehe
batang batibot reprezzzzzent! *lol*
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diba si koko-kwick-kwack ung ibon?
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