Weblogs with Something to Say

Or, "So you think Jakob Nielsen is a grump, do you?"

When I browse a blogring categorized under "social issues" I expect to find commentary on social issues without digging through fourteen pages of "I just drank a coke and scratched my butt. So, leave a comment and tell me what you're doing!" When I browse a blogring of poets I'm looking for some poems or discussion of poetry without digging through fourteen pages of "I really hate my boyfriend / mother / sister / teacher / cat today." When I read a blog described as "about website design" I expect to find some content on website design and I do not expect to find black text on a dark blue background with gray links in a yellow border and half of the clip art available on the web scattered all over the page.

I don't have all day to surf twenty sites to find what I'm looking for. That's why I use site descriptions and webrings!

So, as a spoiled user who wants the Net organized at her own convenience, I start this webring to link sites that do not describe themselves as "just my unimportant ramblings"; sites that define themselves clearly and that have thoughtful commentary, useful content, and good design. That doesn't mean fancy. It means accessible and easy to navigate. I am 53 years old with a low income and a slow modem. If your site takes five minutes to load and/or I can't read the print, you don't qualify. (I can be a grouch when annoyed by unreadable text!)

If you are confident of your content and your design, want to be associated with other webloggers who feel proud of their logs, and want to make it easier for tired surfers to find good content -- please apply.

Be confident enough to accept critique. I'd rather let you know what problems I had with your site than just say "no" outright. But I have no problems saying "no".

None of the above means that it is not worth using a blog to ramble, explore your feelings, vent, stay in touch with friends, or store random jottings. This is purely for us lazy sods to use when we are trying to find something in particular.

The way a webring works, you get navigation code to paste it into your log that links you into the ring. Even if I have looked at your weblog and added you to the ring, your site will be in "suspended" status until you add the ring navigation code. If you don't have the links to send traffic to other memebrs of the ring, the riing won't be sending traffic to your site. Fair 'nuff?

On some blog systems like Xanga it might be tricky finding a place to put the ring code where it won't scroll off the screen after a couple of weeks. So if you have any questions, write to me at anitra@spamcop.net.

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