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News blogs? How many are news?
Dec 28, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Read over the "news" FRONT PAGE here on the blogs, and give me an honest opinion of how many are "news", and how many should have been posted under other categories.

This goes for Fox people, as well as my fellow bloggers. The news category moves the fastest, but it is because every Fox person that is blogging, posts under "news" !

Regardless of whether it belongs there or not. 

Fox claims this blog would not be possible without bloggers, but it is getting painfully obvious they do not care about bloggers input other than commenting on thier blogs.

I always go to "see all " , and NEVER click on a front page blog. This is because I know the real blogs, from real bloggers, are there and not on the front page.

I have seen many blogs ignored, that SHOULD have made front page of news, and so many that made front page that should NOT have been there!

Recipes, and baby names, is not news! But if you are a Fox personality, you get put up! 

Am I alone on this? Is this some wacky conspiracy theory I dreamed up?

See for yourself, then let me know. (if I have not disappeared)

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pattiep read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 8:11 AM

I'm with you all the way on this one Frank. I get tired of all the junk in the news section that is not news. The bloggers have some very interesting things to bring up and they should always make the front page. I understand that it's Fox's blog, but it is suppose to be for us.
FlaBoyJack read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 8:49 AM

I agree and am guilty of this myself HOWEVER, I have posted excellent blogs before in other catagories and they sit there for months with not a single comment. Once I move them to News, some get 30 or so comments.
Gammies61 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 8:56 AM

Well, I would have put my post in the Religious area, but I'm not sure it would be looked at. So is this considered News? Oh, yeah, they don't have a section for whining. LOL

Hey Frank, Have a wonderful New year. Be blessed in all things. You know I like to kid you. Never take it to heart. I'm just a heatard.
beerman331 read my blog
Dec 29, 2007 | 9:35 AM

I agree and personally only read News and Political blogs so I can see why so many people post in the News section. I guess I don't have much time to go through all of the categories.
Gammies61 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 9:51 AM

The only thing I wonder about the Fox Crew, is why sometimes they put Entertainment news, in the News category. It doesn't really matter, if it's interesting, it's all good.
BrendaG read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 10:14 AM

What irritates me is the fact that I start a blog on a subject, and within hours there are three blogs on the same topic, all by news team members that make the front page and mine doesn't? I too look at all blogs because of this. Case in point Frank, check out the featured "Entertainment" blog atm, it is on New Years Resolutions. It really makes me want to stop blogging altogether. I mean I don't write blogs to get featured, but when someone else writes the same blog, after I wrote mine and they got featured and I didn't? I have to wonder...

I too have noticed blogs not placed where they should be... To hell with the front page, I will just read from my favorite list from now on..... Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
signal12 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 12:24 PM

Its just the way it goes, News is the first section you get to.

LOL Gammies, Yeah this bog should be on tha Waa Whinning blog.... ;o)

They should set up a general blog area, then a news area, then the others listed.

Leve the News area for the employees to post what do you think questions regarding News.

So far the boards are dead, the blogs are so/so with maybe 20-30 bloggers with the exception of the 35 staff. Heck most of my blogs would fall under "General" ..

Theres alot of truth to the statement ' you can make people happy some of the time, but just not all the time'..

Good Times.
DaytonaFrank read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 4:27 PM

Thanx Gammies! Happy New Year!

No worries, in fact if you didn't show up here and accuse me of whining, I would have been disappointed! LOL!
You know me too well! :)
DaytonaFrank read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 4:39 PM

Brenda, I have noticed that too, and especially with YOUR posts. Dunno why that is.

It could be either of two things.

1) The Fox people do not read the blogs before posting, to see if someone else has already done the topic. Of course thier post WILL be on the front page.

2) They do read the blogs, and think: Hey, thats a good topic! I will write a post on that too. This knowing full well that thier post WILL be on the front page.

Either way, it seems wrong to me.
BrendaG read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 4:51 PM

You know Frank, I thought that is why you wrote this! LOL! No worries I have a rather long favorites list! Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine! LOL!
DaytonaFrank read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 4:51 PM

Signal, it hasn't always been like this. When I first came here, there were far more bloggers than there are now.

While we have gained a few new ones, we have lost many old ones. I think I am beginning to see why. Every month, there has been more Fox people on the front page, and fewer regular bloggers.
Great posts are ignored in archive, while any crap post written by a Fox person automatically hits the front page.
I am not saying every post by a Fox person is crap, they have written some great posts, and gotten many responses. But a lot of them are.
DaytonaFrank read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 4:55 PM

Beerman, I go through news, political, and entertainment. I also briefly scan sports and traffic, there are sometimes good posts there too.
signal12 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 6:08 PM

Check out My Gas Gouging Blog,

Its a warning for everyone!

Dang $4.39 a gallon, sheesh.
signal12 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 6:11 PM

How many bloggers are there here now? 15, 20?
DaytonaFrank read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 6:15 PM

Brenda, the inspiration for this post came from oldvamps post.
A great post, that I was very surprised did not make the front page. If you read my last comments there, you will see the reason I wrote this post soon after.

Fox wonders why no one posts. It is because those that take the time and effort to write a meaningful, newsworthy post, are ignored while a Fox person can jot a sentence or two, and go right to the front page.

As you said, it makes you want to stop blogging. And many have. At least here.
signal12 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 6:18 PM

How many bloggers are here now? 15, 20?
signal12 read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 6:19 PM

But then again I'll play devils advocate and say this is their board and they can run it as they wish. ;o(
BrendaG read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 6:45 PM

I think they read the blogs and say hey that is a good topic! I think I will post that! I posted two more blogs LOL! Do I need to post another? Hehehe!
northton read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 11:12 PM

It's almost time to ring in the New...
Cheryl_Getuiza | 12/29/2007 8:04:00 PM
That one might be news to Alzheimer's patients.


The Death of Netscape
sipedo | 12/28/2007 8:36:00 PM
okay that's news I guess.


News blogs? How many are news?
DaytonaFrank | 12/29/2007 12:12:00 AM
Definately not news.


TOP BABY NAMES
shannon_butler | 12/28/2007 3:46:00 PM
Okay news or entertainment.


How many of us will donate clothing...
Cale_Ramaker | 12/27/2007 4:25:00 PM
I dunno.......


Therapy Pets
Alexis_Brito | 12/27/2007 3:48:00 PM
bleh....


poor plane performance
shannon_butler | 12/27/2007 1:58:00 PM
NEWS


KNIFE at School, EXCEPTION???
Elizabeth | 12/27/2007 10:22:00 AM
news


Holiday Travel--Smooth Sailing?
Lauren_LaPonzina | 12/27/2007 5:10:00 AM
news


Skybus cancellations...you get what...
Cale_Ramaker | 12/26/2007 5:38:00 PM
news


Tiger Attack Latest
Corrina_Sullivan | 12/26/2007 3:50:00 PM
news


ZOO DANGERS
Alexis_Brito | 12/26/2007 4:35:00 PM
news

Flatscreen TV's vs. Tube
Patrick_Pegues | 12/26/2007 9:41:00 AM
news or entertainment


Re-giving gifts...
Alexis_Brito | 12/26/2007 9:52:00 AM
bleh.....


In God we trust plate
Heidi_Hatch | 12/26/2007 7:06:00 AM
ehhhh.....


ALL CAPS IN YOUR FACE
Heidi_Hatch | 12/26/2007 7:20:00 AM
No.


Maybe it's working
rexsmom | 12/24/2007 10:43:00 AM
haven't seen it.


BE AFRAID of your MORTGAGE Company ...
FloridaBrit | 12/25/2007 10:23:00 AM
might be news


So maybe the majority are n
northton read my blog view my photos
Dec 29, 2007 | 11:13 PM

ews.
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