T.C. wondered why I removed my Blogroll without saying anything. I in fact did say something buried in this post.
I’ve eliminated my Blogroll because I’m going to be reading less blogs and I don’t want to feel like I’m an Endorser of blogs or anything. This also takes stress off of deciding what to add or remove.
Read the rest of the post for more perspective.
I’m only writing this to be polite and offer an explanation. I didn’t do it spur of the moment, out of frustration or anything else like that. I certainly didn’t do it for drama or attention–I hate that. T.C. mentioned me with that Dr. guy which was strange for me we’re cool now. I know it was light hearted anyway.
If I had to offer more explanation it’s because while I love all the people in my Blogroll, I didn’t agree with all of them on basic doctrine and don’t feel some are models of what I would want newbies to see.
I realize the advantages of a Blogroll:
- Others finding good blogs
- Others knowing what kind of blogs I like, getting a feel for what my theology is (part of the problem)
- Providing a link to other people’s blog which is helpful for them because Google likes that
- Reciprocity for those who link to mine
I apologize for taking away some of those benefits.
I saved the links in case the widget got erased and I change my mind in the future.
I could offer a page of all the links I know of whether I agree or not but that’s too much work. I’m trying to spend less time on the internet and that’s part of the reason I originally was going to reduce the Blogroll because I’m not reading all of them (but still the vast majority).
I could offer my top five or ten but that would cause the stress again.
So that’s the explanation. Sorry for the off topic post. I could have offered more drama but that’s what I’m avoiding. That previous post is about as far as I’ll go for now.
Jeff, thanks for this explanation. Well, I linked you with Dr. Jim West. Yes, you “buried” your explanation is a post on N.T. Wright, which I’d seen a few other places. Still my bad for not reading all of it.
But it’s your decision to make.
And yeah, we’re cool.
For once I wrote a positive post on N.T. Wright.
Jeff
I didn’t agree with all of them on basic doctrine and don’t feel some are models of what I would want newbies to see.
I see my own blog this way sometimes…can you not always agree with yourself, huh?
Don’t stress over it, my friend, it’s not worth the stress.
I wonder if I’d put my own blog in my Blogroll…
Jeff
Reciprocity, yeah. Endorsement, not so much. It’s more like a list of people in the “community”.
Nothing to lose sleep over.
Jeff,
The politics and ethics of a blog roll can be interesting (and stressful at times). While it’s customary to have one, it’s obviously not required.
Your content is good enough to draw readers, with or without the satisfaction of the highly coveted reciprocal link. Some of the views represented on your roll were nowhere close to your theologically conservative perspective, so I think it was a good move. After all, you are SCRIPTURE zealot.
BTW – because you are SCRIPTURE zealot, you’re still on my blog roll.
Blessings,
Derek
Awww thanks Derek.
Jeff
Jeff,
I wouldn’t worry about it all. But you can at least put mine back?
Thanks. I see you’re getting me back for my comment on your blog.
Jeff
Too funny! Read my latest post you gave me some inspiration.
Several of the blogs I read don’t have a blogroll. I hadn’t thought much about it.
AND if you’d just removed yours without saying anything, people might have thought it was glitch – if they noticed
TC noticed but thought I didn’t say anything so if I wouldn’t have said anything he still would have noticed. So complicated. If I wasn’t so sensitive I could just not give a rip.
Jeff
OK, my timeline is off then. I thought you’d mentioned it in a post I’d read and then he commented because he hadn’t read the whole post to see the reason . . .
Sensitivity is a good thing.