BizyPenguin Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Which would you choose and why? Or do you think it would be too difficult a choice for you? I'm just curious. There are soooo many good blogs out there in the blogosphere that it'd be hard to give those up, but I find that reading blogs is much more time consuming than visiting the forums. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 It really depends what I'm in the mood for. If I want advice or chatting or curriculum reviews, it is much easier to come here and get a big variety from many different people. I have to admit that I'm around here much less that I was before the format change, though. The conversation just isn't as easily accessible for me. Now that I spend time posting on my own blog and reading a small handful of others regularly, I just don't have the time to visit here as much. I feel like one has to be around a lot to catch everything that goes on. If not, I feel out of the loop. :) Easier to catch up on reading a blog somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 So I guess it's forums for me:) I have never really understood how to use blogs. It seems like if I get a reference to one, often the article I want is in archives and it's just a pain trying to navigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieAir Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'd have to give up forums before blogs. I never thought I could enjoy reading blogs, but now I'm hooked. Now I scan this board to see if there are any interesting conversations going on and then quickly move on to a blog run. I do think the new format has changed how I read this forum and maybe even the way posts go. I'm getting used to it, but it doesn't have the same feel and it's easier for me to skip over posts. This is the only forum I've ever really participated in. I dabbled on three others, but didn't care for them. So, I'm sorry to say that if you made me choose, I'd have to give up this board. Fortunately, I have many of you in my blog list and I'm adding more daily.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I can't give up this forum for anyone's blog. This place is filled with interesting people who interact with one another. I like that. RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Herbster Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I prefer forums (esp. well-populated ones)...Lots of interaction, can learn many different perspectives and get immediate feedback to questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra314 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I prefer forums for the interaction. I do like reading blogs for insight on how others plan their homeschooling but I could not place them above reading and posting on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percytruffle Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I can't really say which I'd give up. There are both so different. The forum is the general meeting place, sort of like going to church on Sunday morning for me. It is very social and you meet a wide range of people. But, when you visit a blog it is like visiting a church friend at home. It is more personal and individualized. You get to know them on a different level than you do in the "big group". You have to make more of a commitment to the on line friendship. (Of course, I'm assuming you comment on the blogs you visit) I like to do both and can't imagine giving up either. If it wasn't for participating in the larger community here, I would never have "met" the people whose blogs I visit regularly. Besides, blogs don't really foster the good natured banter and laughs that happen in a faster moving environment like a forum. Who could miss out on that?! I refuse to give up either. I prefer to limit my time on both if need be, but not choose between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 That is a wonderful way to describe them! I agree that they each meet different needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I always say I can't imagine how HS moms survived before the internet. I get so many good ideas from forums and blogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancypants Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Well, when I have to give something up (which I do sometimes) I tend to give up forums because though each post isn't as time consuming, it's easier (for me anyways) to get sucked in for longer periods of time... Oh and to get my emotional nighty in a knot... I usually give up the forums for a while when I spend too much non-computer time thinking about forum topics! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I go on little phases and right now I don't seem to be quite as into reading (or writing on my own) blogs. I go back and forth, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Forums give me much more bang for the buck--I barely have time to visit here, and when I do it's for a couple of days and then I'm off-line (except for emails) for a few weeks. Real life always interferes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'd pick forums definitely, you get feedback and more topics IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamjk Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'd choose to keep forums over blogs. I can read them quickly and enjoy the varied questions and ideas from all different folks in one single forum vs. blogs which represent just one person's experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizyPenguin Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 I've been struggling with trying to get a handle on my Internet time and was considering choosing btwn blogs and forums, but they each have their own merits, like you said, and simply limiting my time on each and taking a board or blog break when I feel the need to, will probably suffice. Also, I'll need to be more disciplined about limiting my time on the general boards (i.e. chit chat) and logging on in the afternoons for short quick stints and at night when the kids are asleep to keep myself in check. Okay, I feel better about this now. Thanks, ladies, for all the wonderful feedback! I can't really say which I'd give up. There are both so different. The forum is the general meeting place, sort of like going to church on Sunday morning for me. It is very social and you meet a wide range of people. But, when you visit a blog it is like visiting a church friend at home. It is more personal and individualized. You get to know them on a different level than you do in the "big group". You have to make more of a commitment to the on line friendship. (Of course, I'm assuming you comment on the blogs you visit) I like to do both and can't imagine giving up either. If it wasn't for participating in the larger community here, I would never have "met" the people whose blogs I visit regularly. Besides, blogs don't really foster the good natured banter and laughs that happen in a faster moving environment like a forum. Who could miss out on that?! I refuse to give up either. I prefer to limit my time on both if need be, but not choose between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 So I guess it's forums for me:) I have never really understood how to use blogs. It seems like if I get a reference to one, often the article I want is in archives and it's just a pain trying to navigate. :iagree: I don't do blogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhesa Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Blogs are one of those things that I'm staying away from. I already have to monitor my time on the computer. (Plus I just set up a facebook account to keep up with the goings-on with some old friends) When I have looked at blogs, I know I would love wasting time there! But I gotta pare things down, and I get so much information from this forum. So, it's forum for me! (And sometimes a tv forum):blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I don't know why. I'm just used to forums, where people talk to each other. I guess blogs have discussions?? But it seems more difficult to do that on blogs than on forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof2kids Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I don't read blogs. I think they're self indulgent (everyone fancies themselves a writer) and I don't see why so many people have the need to put so much personal stuff on the net. Uggh. Anyway, I could barely listen to most people ramble on in real life about the details of their life, I certainly don't want to sit and read it too. But that's JMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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