I haven’t spent much time reading blogs of late. But I do manage to spend some time to read a few blogs which I have been frequenting.One post captured my attention the other night. I was struck by its provocativeness. It started me to think hard.
Have you thought of yourself being likened to that of a whale? As a blogger, can you identify some similarities with a whale? And I reflected, “What has a whale got to do with blogs for heaven’s sake?”
A BLOGGER IS LIKE A WHALE
Well, the article entitled 
Does Blogging Mean Having a Whale of a Time | Is yours a Whale Blog? emphasized that bloggers have some obscure similarities with a whale.
It hit me with an uneasy feeling that perhaps I could be one of those whale bloggers in some aspects!
As a blogger who does paid reviews, monetary reward is greatly appreciated by yours truly. It’s one of the many perks of blogging. It is a fact that to make our blog BIG like a whale, one needs to work on the stats so as not to let the blog die a natural death.
But lo and behold!
To entirely work our blog for money and the traffic, we lose our blog’s worthiness. This is one of the salient points the article would like to convey.
If I may just quote in toto:
Yes, Blogs have become a force majeure and there are incessant discussions within and without the blogging community about “How to enlarge your Blog” (no pun intended). Bloggers are having a whale of a time competing amongst themselves, so to speak. Is that what it’s all about? No, some even cheat! I know of a Blogger who cheated a Contestant at his own Blog Contest.
Then there are Bloggers who get burnt out and disappear just like how some Whales expire when they ground themselves on a sandy beach or at the bank of a river estuary.
Whales are hefty eaters too. So are Bloggers. Bloggers want it all (emphasis mine). Maximum drops, maximum exchange links, maximum traffic, maximum rank, maximum earnings and so on. I know one Blogger who left me a message requesting for a link exchange. When I visited his Blog, I was shocked by the length of his Blogroll. His Blog had two Posts which were out distanced by the length of his Blogroll. Now, that’s what I would call a Maximus Bloggeroll Blogger.
BLOGGERS’ HYPOCRISY
YES. The author has hit the nail right on the head! Bloggers’ hypocrisy is becoming more profound as competition has grown stiffer each day. How many bloggers do we find who will speak up no matter how much people will disagree on what they write? I tell you, there aren’t too many. Bloggers love to play safe.
That is a fact.
One of the reasons is that they want to build an image that would be “loved” by everyone. They talk mellow and sweet. I have encountered quite a handful of people in my blogging journey. I never judge them. But one thing I can tell, I have always been sincere in my dealings with them.
I’ve had quite a number of encounters where blog’s sincerity mattered to me more than anything else but there were bloggers who were alarmed by that. I can only cite the author of the article as an example.
“Windmill, fondly called Windy by Blogpals, graced my Blogoversary Writing Competition when he agreed to be one of the honorable judges, and even went over to co-organize the event. The contest stirred so much controversy when I decided to disqualify a cantankerous contestant. It’s long past under the bridge but for the sake of this post, I deemed it necessary to mention. When the judges had their say on the contestants’ entries, some of the bloggers were outraged. The term “mediocrity” was just too much for them to bear. Too bad the person who gave the comment is the sincerest man I know! He would always stand up for what he believes in. He can never be swayed. He is one of the few bloggers I admire for always standing up for the truth no matter how much people may disagree with him and hate him for it. He has my utmost respect and admiration for blogging without fear or favor. I have been a witness to so many occasions where he has to fight for the truth without yearning to call attention nor traffic. You can read about all his exposes from HERE, HERE and HERE.
The attempt of knowing the blogger behind the blogs is becoming less and less. Many of us are too engrossed with our online tasks that personal interaction is completely forgotten.
BLOGGING AS A MEANS TO AN END
He even mentioned that “blogs have become a means to an end thereby losing its finesse and where content matters less and less.”
Apparently, the article served as a great reminder. It made me re-think my blogging goals and made me reflect: Am I getting too concerned in desiring to become a whale blogger?
I don’t wish to think I am….maybe just a little! Hahaha! 
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Lainy,
Take comfort.
In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is King.
hahahaha
Wow this is a very profound and great post my dear friend. I agree with you totally and i think Windy is a great man and am glad to call him my friend. Just like i feel very honored to call you my friend also sweet Lainy.
.-= Bill´s last blog ..Music Monday =-.
Yikes. You hit me in this post sis, that’s all I gotta say. LOL Wa naku nabasa ang whale post ni Windy but i’m sure, igo ra japon ko ato. Hahaha. The pain of paid blogging, eh?
Ok lang wala mangbasa sa akong post, dawat ra japon naku. Hahaha.
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I never thought about this because my experience is different. But their motives are inevitable most oftentimes. There are so many things in life that needs more attention than blogging unless blogging is your life.
Bloggers have different purposes why they blog and they might change their aims as their lives’ priorities changed too or even circumstances can affect their purposes. But we cannot blame them. It’s the way it is. For me as long as they are practicing blog “ethics”, they are fine.
Thanks for bringing this post to my attention, Lainy. I really never give that much thought and maybe that has to do with the fact I don’t post like anyone else. I write paid posts, but I’m also strict on detail mainly because I’m naturally a competitive person that wants to put out good entries every time out.
As far as Windy goes, it’s not so much what he says but how he says it. I’m sure if you line up 100 topics in front of us, you’ll have a lot we’re sure to disagree on. Some of the ones in that contest of yours are likely friends of mine as well, and all he did in my book was give constructive criticism where he felt it was needed. Apparently, some didn’t understand the intent, and it wasn’t to divide friendships at all.
But when talking about the contest you took part in, he was relentlessly trying to defend a friend that he thought was being treated unjust in that event. In a sense, it wasn’t so much for me that he defended you(which I did say my peace on that same entry), but that he protected others from having this happen to them. One doesn’t have to look far on his entries to see the purpose of his blog.
Lainy, I very much appreciate you being my friend, and you are indeed a queen when it comes to the blogging community. You do your share and you lead which is why you’re so admired which I’m proud to be one of them. Good post my wonderful friend!
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I agree with Bingkee that “bloggers have different purposes why they blog and they might change their aims as their lives’ priorities changed too,” that is why I think that we cannot really tell if a blog is a whale or not because the “whaleness” of a blog depends on how we define the word BLOG. The meaning of the word BLOG changes with time, it does not remain the same. If we stick with the original meaning of the word “Blog” blogging would be very boring. I could not agree with Windy.
You are so naughty , Windy!
Thank you, Bill.
I take comfort in knowing that I have a friend like you in the blogosphere. It’s not everyday that we get to know genuine people to call our friends. For that, I am grateful!
Sis, don’t worry, you’re not alone, hahahaha! Pero ok man imong paid posts kay klaro man gihaguan, gi-hunana hunaan, ug labaw sa tanan, lingaw basahon. Bahala na basta naay kuarta, LOL!
Hi Bing! Thanks for your comment.
If I may just reiterate what Windy has mentioned in his comment:
“In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is King.”
@ PASTILAN:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Let me just say that you cannot change a fixed definition, otherwise this augurs chaos.
If you mean that bloggers do blog with the tide, these bloggers are those who are just following blindly. They feel safe to be with the majority.
How would you feel if your name Pastilan changed with time? The whole of the Philippines would end up not knowing where to find you. So too if Blogs keep changing their meaning from what it is defined as.
You may find this one more article from Windy more disagreeable: http://dfoolonthehill.com/post/in-defence-of-blogs-are-they-really-are-and-should-remain-to-be-always
Thank you so much David, for talking so highly of me. I truly appreciate your friendship!
And by the way, you could very well pass as Windy’s lawyer, LOL!
He he he you did not get my point.
anyways, I read his post, the one you gave me, and you are right, I could not agree with his ideas. He’s putting things in a box. Really.
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@ PASTILAN:
Neither do i see where you are right. You label him as he is thinking from inside a box. That is a mouthful. What exactly is that “box”?
I know Windy as one of the most forward thinking Bloggers that I have ever met. In fact, it’s the other way around. Most of his thoughts are very much avant garde and that is essentially his blogging quality.
You describe people and what they say in just a few words, often buzz words if I were to put it in that light.