Friday, April 4, 2008

Blogging and you

The Do's and Don't of blogging.

1. Good blogs are written with related posts in chronological order. Keep one either ascending or descending order. Both are acceptable.

2. Grammatical and typing errors are a crime on a blog.

3. Please don't use highly florescent colors or backgrounds. The posts should be readable.

4. Good bloggers never use swear words unless you are an angry teenager. Usage of @#$% is still acceptable. It doesn't apply to ex-lover tribute blogs. :)

5. Avoid making use of local slang or particular jokes as most people will not get the point. Mentioning of local celebrities is an example not to be followed.

6. Religious or racist jokes are a strict no. Don't even argue.

6. Don't give too many examples. Unless it is a blog on mathematics.

7. Be original.

8. Be prepared for hate and spam mail. Why on earth did you leave your email anyways?

9. Use paragraphs and avoid writing 1000 word sentences. Indentation is the word.

10. Keep only one person of speech through out, first or third are preferred. If you don't know what I mean pick up that high school grammar book.

11. Don't spam the blog with pictures. It is highly discouraged to have your passport photo scanned and posted on a blog.

12. It is okay to write all about yourself on your blog, it is your blog after all. That may include worst of your habits.

13. Don't use "I can't disclose what happened" sort of lines more than once in a blog. If you can't disclose it just don't mention it.

14. Humor is welcome unless it surpasses the original point.

15. Use only the most common abbreviations UNICEF and wtf are two such examples.

PS: Casual bloggers, you can still follow the above points and write a casual blog.

PSS: This post will be updated.