Ehhhh, I'm Just Not Feeling It

If you're a regular blogger then you probably know about the Technorati Faves link-train-thingie-muh-jigger going around and that tons of people are joining it. If you think this is a post about joining the fun then you might as well leave now. There are no train tickets here I'm afraid and in fact, I'm quickly becoming very anti-Tech Fave train.

There are several ways that this "train" works. People leave comments or post about it, list blogs/add them to their Technorati faves, and then the blog owner recipricates. Another twist is that you comment on a "train" blog, fave everyone else who has commented, and then they in turn favorite you. Obviously the important thing about this link train is getting into Technorati's top 100 favorites list (or some crap I don't remember because there was nothing shiny to hold my attention for very long).

Ooookayyyyy. I made it through about two blogs doing this before my "Oh hell naw!" alarm went off. Maybe it's just me being silly (or making sense) but what is the point of having hundreds of people you not only don't know but also will never ever read marked as a favorite? I myself would rather read (and let people who look me up on Technorati read) blogs I've favorited that are actually worth a damn instead of some long list containing about 70% crap and only a few really good blogs.

I'm not against anyone who has done this and I'm not even really bitching about it either. I'm just expressing my own little thoughts from my fat blonde head is all. Whilst in the midst of my thinking though I've just decided that I'm going to sit this ride out.

Sure it's great seeing that tons of people link to you or have you as a favorite but doesn't it lose something when you know that 90% of them just did it to build up their stats? Ego boosts are great but I'd rather get one because someone really wants to read my ramblings. Right now there are people that have this blog faved that I would bet have no clue what I write about or even whether I'm a man or a woman (before you smart off I am most definately a sheila thank you very much!).

So if you are someone who reads here regularly or even someone new then feel free to leave a link in the comments to be put on my Tech Fave list. Why? Well, if you're a regular here then chances are I love reading your blog already and I will be happy to add you. If you're new it's okay, I'm always interested in discovering new blogs. If you are someone who leaves a link to a blog that just plain sucks because you want to go up the popular kids' ladder, I'll probably just come to your blog and cyberflip you off for being a dumbass!

In return I ask nothing. You don't have to add me as a favorite or anything else. See, no train here. I'm the one waving, pointing, and laughing as the train passes right on by.