Sunday, February 19, 2017

Annoying Things Bloggers Do

I've been blogging for many years now. I think I started when I was in high school. I started off on paper and then I graduated online. As I've written, blogging has evolved. It used to be about the writing. And it still is, sort of, but it also involves networking, having fabulous photos, and quality stories. There are thousands of bloggers out there and while most are perfectly friendly, there are some who clearly forget about having proper etiquette. No one is perfect, but there are some things that have bothered me. I know I'm guilty of doing some of these at one point, but I quickly learned, and hopefully other bloggers will too:








1. Not reading the rules of Facebook groups properly. For example, some state that a thread MUST be completed at a certain time the following day. But a lot of people don't bother. So then when people tag them about finishing, they come up with excuses. Look, life happens. But if you think you can't abide by rules, don't leave your link. Sometimes a thread will be forgotten now and again--it has happened to me--but finish it as soon as you see the tag and try not to let it happen again. Make a list of threads you have participated in or you can even click SAVE POST from the toggle on the right side.

Also, sometimes you must have a certain number of followers to participate in a thread. Many don't care and leave their link anyway. Well, I will politely point it out if you don't have enough followers because dang it, I work hard to build up my social media so I can participate in threads, and I'm proud when I accomplish it, so when someone with only 20 followers leaves a link in a thread for 5000+ followers, it rubs me the wrong way. One lady told me I was being rude, and I'm all, "Uh, I didn't come up with the rules. Talk with the moderator. She's the one who made up the follower rule. I'm just abiding by it."




2. Leaving comments like, "Great post!" or "I really like it!" on a blog. This is not cool. It basically means you didn't read a thing. It's okay to start with GREAT POST--I mean, I do it--but continue on. WHY is it great? What do you like about it? Likewise, don't just leave "Cool" or "Wow" or "This is really informative." I recently got one that said, "Nice post. Keep it up." Seriously?!



3. Not following through. Oh man, I see some bloggers leaving their links all over blogging groups and not completing. There are some names that I know won't reciprocate, so I skip them. Trust me, you have a reputation online. If you think people aren't noticing you not following through or constantly being late, you're wrong.



4. Leaving a comment on a blog or social media pages asking others to follow their blog. Stop it. If people like your blog, they'll follow it on their own. Don't be tacky.



5. Messaging people on Instagram or Twitter asking if they want to buy their product. Many do not. And do not start with "Hi Hon!" like we're old friends. Who are you? I once had to reply, "Hi Hon! No, I don't want your diet pills, I believe in carbs and chocolate!"



6. Having those annoying auto messaging if I like a Twitter page. I never read them and I find them irritating. I almost dread joining a Twitter Follow thread because I know I'll get those automated messages thanking me for following them and oh, if I like their Twitter feed, how about following them on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat.



7. Linking up to my Hey, It's Okay post to a NON Hey It's Okay post. One chick had hers linked to a post about floors. I mean ??? It had nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. Stop doing that. Link up a PROPER post. When you join link ups, make sure you are following the rules. (If interested, I have Hey, It's Okay up every week!)



8. Leaving previews up when links are left on blogging Facebook threads. It clogs up everything. Many threads have rules saying to REMOVE PREVIEWS but people ignore it and say, "I don't know how." Well, Google is your friend. If you don't know how, perhaps stop leaving your link? I'm part of some groups who will simply delete your link with previews and people get so worked up over this. "Why was my link deleted?" Um, read the rules?



9. Blogs that have music can come across as irritating to readers. Not everyone has the same taste in music as you. Plus, some people forget to turn their speakers off, so please don't give a stranger a heart attack. Also, PS, don't have dozens of pop ups. If I have to click close more than two times, there's a problem.




Being a blogger can be time consuming. People think all we do is write and reply to some comments, but it's not true. Many of us get paid to do this. We research, we edit, we take hours making sure a post looks as fabulous as it can be. But remember that other people are doing the same as you, so take the time to do the right thing.




Do you have something to add to this list?




97 comments:

  1. Yes!!! The captcha drives me insane haha. One thing that drives me crazy are blogs that are solely focused on reviews for products, I enjoy more real life posts.

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  2. Ahaha captcha is annoying but luckily I'm not seeing too many of that out there.. Agreed with Jen - I get that sponsored posts are a necessary evil, but if your whole blog is one sponsored post after another...? Bye Felicia!

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  3. If you do forget, just fix it, we don;t need to hear about your dog eating your homework. It happens. I hate reading a travel post about some city and having no clue where it is. They never say, like I know where Bicjubutyi is? But the I didn't read your post comments has to be my least favorite. You don't even have thread the entire post, just a couple paragraphs, skim the pictures and the last paragraph and most 7 year olds can come up with a decent comment. I started replying to those comments with a comment thats in response to the comment I wish they had left. lol

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  4. Hell yes. Anyone that leaves "great post!" or "cool!" just is looking for a follow or comment back. I want to be like f-u but you know that's so not kosher. In my real life, I'd say f-u. Hahahaha
    Love this post! Because you are awesome sauce.

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  5. I couldn't help but smile with your list of pet peeves as a blogger and am telling you, these are very minor. Mine most of my pet peeves are related to PR clients and brands, and etiquette which leads to misunderstanding.

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  6. OMG I so love this... I hate having to click those pop ups all over the place grrr... Also I'm sorry those social icons to the left really big and sometimes the little arrows to make them go away don't come up so now you have those icons in the middle of what I am trying to read. And I'm older I'm 45 I wear progressives but please why does the font need to be SOOO tiny??

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  7. yes these things also annoys me. but sometimes it happens when a new blogger joins the group. new blogger are impatient and they want to grow quickly. so mostly they use these kind of tactics to gain followers

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  8. thanks for these reminders! Some of these have bothered me too!!

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  9. Every single one of these are so annoying. I really despise captcha and usually end up blocking those that have it. And for not finishing groups.

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  10. This serves as a good reminder of the importance of etiquette. It seems like I never get as many people reciprocating as I should. I know there have been a few times when I relied too much on my memory and thought I would remember to go back and do something. I am now keeping lists and it has become much more manageable. PS-I love the unique appearance of your blog. It stands out.

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  11. Auto-messages are hands down the WORST. It's so spammy! Captcha's don't bother me, but blogs that play music drive me crazy.

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  12. Oh my god, yes. And don't even get me started on the ones who have it set up so that when you leave a comment, there's also an automatically checked box to subscribe to the blog or mailing list. Trying to trick me into reading your blog is a sure way make NEVER want to read your blog.

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  13. Your points are all extra valid. I haven't been blogging as long as you, but I've noticed the same annoyances. It's like, "Are you trying to be a pain?"

    Beth || www.TheStyleBouquet.com

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  14. Haha captcha's are the mosttttt annoying thing for me lolzzz

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  15. THis is so true! LOL I´ve seen a lot of "So cool" and that´s it, What I don´t like too much is the "I´m not a robot" Thing, It asks sometimes like 3 times to validate! haha

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  16. I agree with all of these! I hate auto DMs on Twitter so much I don't even read them anymore and any website that auto-plays music or a video drives me crazy since I usually have my own music in the background.

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  17. I for one am tired of the cliques on Facebook groups. We are all business owners and should start acting like it! Thanks for this post!

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  18. Hahaha these are spot on! My favorite ones (that annoy me) are the twitter follow messages that come up for you to follow their blog, and the random messages to try peoples products

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  19. This makes me feel better - CAPTCHA and the twitter response thing drive me crazy - I thought I might be the only one though. Also the preview thing on. Facebook. I didn't participate in threads until I figured out how to do that. There's so much info on how to do these things and bloggers are so friendly and helpful there's just no excuse.

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  21. I think those that don't know what engagement is annoy me more. Blogging is supposed to be social so its a bit off when you bother to comment and they don't acknowledge you (although I do understand if there are hundreds of comments). Most of the time I have a great experience.

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  22. Captcha just showed up on my posts. I didn't think I had a choice! How do I get rid of it. It drives me nuts! I'm going to go investigate!

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  23. I have just joined a few of the facebook groups where you interact with others - hopefully people will behave!

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  24. 😂😂 This made me laugh. I will try not to make you mad!

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  25. This post is spot on. I am so amazed at how many people don't follow the rules. No one should have to be micromanaged. We all have lives outside of Blogging.

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  26. All I have to say is... GGGUUURRLLL PREACH SOME MORE. I get really annoyed when someone doesn't reciprocate or do most of the things you just mentioned here. Specially cold msg me on facebook to join a company or buy a product without even taking the time to even say hi!

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  27. Haha spot on. I admin a few groups and the amount of people that drop links is insane. It is annoying for the rest of us who actually reciprocate x

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  28. these are hilarious. i am a new blogger and i thought i was the only one who was bothered by these things because maybe i just did not understand the culture. i thought you had to have those dumb pop ups in the middle of the piece. those are the worst!
    the one i hate the most is when bloggers don't take the time to let someone edit/proof their writing. and i don't mean like a little misspelled word, i mean like 12 misspelled words and grammatically incorrect sentences. how can you call yourself a blogger if you cant even write a sentence correctly.

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  29. As a new blogger, I am definitely going to try to be aware of these things!! Hopefully I am not guilty of too many of them. I am working very hard to reciprocate on fb groups and building real connections online

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  30. Some very valid points. Yes it's very annoying when people are passive-aggressive or leave snarky comments on posts when it's a topic outside of their niche. There's life outside of blogging so when life happens a little understanding certainly does go a long way.

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  31. I think the term is to be considerate of others. We're all in the same industry and if it fails we all go. We should be more considerate of those that make time to do the right thing, that's for sure.

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  32. LOVE this. Reading the title, I thought it was going to be funny things we all do - like photograph our food and make our kids eat our recipes!
    That said, I appreciate this even more. #5 and #6 boil my blood! As for leaving previews up, occasionally it helps for a follow Facebook thread because all you have to do is hit "like page" instead of opening up a new tab. Only exception!
    The thing that gets me is Instagram. When people want to keep their ratio a certain way of following vs. followers and they follow you and then unfollow you when you follow them back. Who has the time for that? And has anyone ever had a client say, "I like you. I like your following, but you're following too many people back so we won't hire you!"
    Umm.. no.

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  33. This is great! We bloggers need to follow these rules. Thanks for the needed kick in the but.

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  34. How about the " I am not a robot" and " confirm if you are not a spammer" checkbox? So annoying!

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  35. funny post! I had to go through each one to see if i was guilty of them. I started new to blogging maybe a few months ago so I didnt know those were some of the pet peeves people had!

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  36. Girl you and I share the same blogger annoyances. I hate the people that comment to follow them on threads where it's just "share your page." So annoying.

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  37. This is a great list of what not to do when you are trying to network with other bloggers and trying to gain more subscribers. I think I sometimes leave my preview on, so I better start googling.

    One thing that I find annoying is the subscription pop up plugin, it really annoys me when sites have it on and every page that you are on, they popped up.

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  38. This is something that we can all relate to! It's important that we also think about the other people and how they might feel when we don't deliver as expected or if we don't treat them how we want to be treated. It's all about being supportive of the industry that we're in.

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  39. I agree with most of your points. I do have a bugbear about people getting stressed with not removing previews though. I am out and about all day and add my posts to threads from my mobile phone so can't remove preview (I know there's a way to do it but my office has put Facebook behind a firewall so I can only access it via the app - not the desktop version) I wouldn't be able to add my links to thread if I have to remove the preview and I miss out on a lot because of that. Rant over - I agree most of the other things are annoying!

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  40. Although some of these habits irritate me more than others, I can definitely agree that all of them are annoying. Believe it or not, after almost 7 years of blogging, one of my biggest pet peeves are bad photos! Larger images and natural light are both simple fixes and really make a huge difference.

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  41. Oh I can so relatet to all of these myself, it gets so annoying sometimes especailly as I manage a group which its constant tagging of some people. I have stopped now, if I notice bloggers ignoring the rules I just delete and ban them.

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  42. i can relate to everything! especially the #7 haha Hey it's okay anyway! haha lol

    -Karlyn Cruz

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  43. Haha this post is so relatable! Number 2 is one that bothers me a lot. You can tell when someone does not read the post entirely.

    xo, http://www.lovekimber.com/

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  44. Haha, I totally agree with you on all that! In this day of networking, I wish bloggers would just slow down and put some thought into their words!

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  45. I could totally relate. It annoys me to see people dropping links on group threads. I'm like how hard is it to read the rules before posting right! I really appreciate those that actually follow the rules to recip.

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  46. Wow seems like this is more of a call out of your fellow bloggers then a blog post. I would say everyone has their own ways of promoting their blogs and even if you don't agree with some methods doesn't mean it doesn't work for them. I would rather someone just send me a message if something is upsetting them. We all get frustrated but negativity is never a good thing to promote on your blog. Just my opinion.

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    1. I respectfully disagree. Not reciprocating is not a way of promoting your blog, it's a way of showing that you aren't capable of following rules and helping another blogger out. If you expect comments on your blog, you should do the same for others.

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  47. I found myself reading some of these and feeling a little bit guilty.
    Capcha is the Bain of my life. It's like you can never type the code correctly! Why can it just be a word such as yes and we just type it and that's ok?

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  48. These points are definitely some to look out for and try not to do or do better not to do them. I am glad I read your post.

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  49. I agree to all your points that you've mentioned! The most annoying thing for me is those popup boxes that open as soon as I click someone's blog. It turns me off. And secondly, I don't like people posting horizontal pins in Pinterest Facebook threads!

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  50. I so agree with your list. People are just looking to drop their links and don't bother returning favosr or following through when it requires some effort.
    Here's one more, happened just this week: a long-lost acquaintance sent me a friend request on FB. I was pretty happy to hear from her. Accepted the request and sent her a message "Great to read from you, long time no hear, how's it going?". No answer. Instead an invitation to like her business page. AHA! I liked her page and promptly sent her an invitation to like MY blog page. Nothing. So I guess I'm gonna give her a week and then I'll unfollow her and her stupid page, hahahaha!
    Visiting from Coach Daddy's six words challenge. I wasn't above or below you, I just liked your Lincoln, duck!

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  51. I think my browser has just eaten my first comment...damn you, browser! So what I wanted to say: I totally agree, at least on most of the points. I am not bothered about the twitter.. but these captchas..aaah once I gave up commenting after the stupid error message appeared for the 5th time!

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  52. I do not like auto-messages on Twitter. But… what really impresses me is when someone takes the time to read my profile, and addresses me by my first name in a direct message. I don't know if this can be helped or not, but bloggers with a great deal of pop-ups, videos running, those ads that come shooting from all directions, and banners that cover comment boxes and have invisible 'X's to click…that annoys me because it slows up my computer and I usually have to reload everything again.

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  53. A couple of my blogging pet peeves right here lol I haven't been blogging for long but I have encountered all of these so far. To be fair, blogging is a lot more work than I originally thought so I'm not surprised that some people try to cut corners, so to speak. However, now that I work in SEO I see how those "easy tips" really hurt people in the long run... or even in the short run. You just won't get the organic traffic and engagement you are really looking for.

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  54. I really don't like automatic dms on twitter, they're SO annoying!! To begin with I used to think that they were genuine and I would reply!

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  55. I hate those captchas that require you to do math. Are you kidding me??

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  56. Great post, wow, really informative!

    Sorry couldn't resist ;)

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  57. Haha, I like how the majority of this is about those Facebook groups. To be honest, I only just discovered Facebook groups THIS WEEK, so it is a big learning curve for me. I finished all the links on one a couple of days ago, but totally forgot to write done, so I was getting these messages telling me to finish.
    One that gets me annoyed are the videos that stay with you as you scroll down the screen, and I just want to close it but it doesn't look like that is an option.

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  58. Blogs with music is a thing of a past, and shouldn't be doing it now, unless the blog is about online games and music industry then its okay. Also music slows down the loading speed of the website.

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  59. Yes, yes and a thousand times YES! I feel like blogging has become so much more of a competition then someone just sharing their thoughts online like it used to be. I HATE those "great post" comments. I'd rather you just not comment at all. If you really thought it was a "great post", share it will your friends, retweet it, etc.

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  60. Oh boy ! This post is so loaded and educative, how I wish everyone of us can get to see this and learn ! When I saw your caption , I did not imagine this is what you’d post will be all about but I thank God I read it . Thank you for your detailed observations ✌️

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  61. Yes to all of these things!! It's simple, read the rules, follow them. It's not hard! i get mad when people don't abide by the number of words in a comment. That really makes me mad.

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  62. The "thanks for sharing" comment is THE most obnoxious of all the fake spammy comments people leave. Like why bother?

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  63. 10 different pop ups before I can even start reading the post. Get rid of the music yuck I hate the music. Rude people. I may not be a huge blogger but don't be mean about it. Read the rules and don't do a follow just to unfollow. Love the people who HIDE the post.

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  64. Haha yes! It is the blogger struggle. I definitely relate to all of these (is relate the word?). Or, in any case, I totally know where you're coming from!

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  65. The "What a great post!" or "Thanks for this!" is what really gets to me (when it comes to comments). Also, I've noticed a lot in the blogging world how people will start writing back and forth in emails and then stop. Totally unprofessional!

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  66. Yes, yes and YES! One of my pet peeves is when someone adds their FB link to a FB likes or comment thread and say "like or comment on any of them." My VA finishes all my threads except this one, so I'm not the one who has to search through that person's FB page to find a post I haven't liked. It really bothers me. Add a specific link, people. OK - rant over. :)

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  67. Yes! OMG yes! Especially the asking for a follow in a comment. Also not follow the fb group rules. Just not right!

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  68. I understand everything you listed especially #6. I would add people who always ask me how to start or grow their blog when I've written over four articles about it on my blog.

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  69. First of all, this list tho... LOVE THIS LIST! Secondly, that one blogger that freaks out because the numbers get out of sync and goes back to comment on that post and every single post afterwards to remind everyone the numbers are out of sequence. Really? Really tho?

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  70. I can see you are very passionate about this subject! I am new to this world and you have definitely taught me a lot of what NOT to do. As a newbie I do really appreciate the heads up... and yes I would agree to several of these.

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  71. Yes, yes yes to all of this the funny thing is I wonder when some start making excuses when they are called out for not finishing and I just stumbled upon the blogs with music which really freaked me out and I thought I was hearing my own things when I couldn't turn it off.

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  72. AGH!! These are all of my irritations too! The next time I read, "Thanks for the really informative post"...I think I'll just scream. It totally says you didn't read it. I get joining and completing threads is time consuming, but then hire a VA or only commit to what you can do. I also hate when music or youtube videos auto-play. Its probably done to collect views, but you run the risk of really annoying the people stopping by and not returning.

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  73. How about. Delete this if it's against the rules but I'm going to post anyways. I hate the finishing days later people.

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  74. Great Post, I really like it! (Sorry I couldn't help it but it is).

    The rules thing drives me INSANE, I run a couple of groups and I feel like I've turned into a broken record as there is only so many times you want to say HEELLOOOO rules we don't allow this or another..

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  75. I really don't like when blogs have music. Especially when I am trying to read blogs while my granddaughter is napping or I'm on the phone.

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  76. This list makes me chuckle because I have had way too many experiences with people like this in the blogging world. But then again, this happens in all types of industries so I just brush it off and remember not to sweat the small stuff.

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  77. These are indeed some of pet peeves too. One more I would like to add is blogs having irritating captcha codes that ask you to identify a host of pics.

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  78. I agree with what you've shared here, especially with the first two points! However, in this community, like in all the others, online or offline, we are dealing with a lot of people, and it's normal that some of them just don't care or are not intelligent enough to be able to respect the rules and the others.

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  79. I am only guilty of number 6. Which I think I should correct. Sort of irritates me as well. I am trying to pick up my Twitter followers, since I don't know the future of Facebook. That and Pinterest.

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  80. I have to agree on the points you have. Sometimes it can be frustrating and yes, annoying but you need to have patience too. But if it is too much, don't hesitate to call out that person. I think it's matter of discipline. Yes, blog can be really time consuming.

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  81. I totally agreed with you, for me the worst is when the leave a comment on your social media to go and follow them

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  82. As a blogger I have to agree with all of these, as a reader I can agree as well. The automatic music thing I cannot stand, I do not come across too many that still have that, but it is not good when I do.

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  83. oh my! u captured this topic so well! same sentiments here especially #8! not sure if it is just plain laziness or they just don't get it! wonder what will be a good solution for this...

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  84. OMG these are what annoys me too plus more but the not following thread rules and music really does rub me off in the weirdest way

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  85. This list couldn't be any more true. Some bloggers are real tilters.

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  86. These are all so true. I join threads and sometimes I don't get reciprocation but I just turn a blind eye and think of it as< "she may be having a really bad day" or something like that. My pet peeve though are the captchas. They are really tiny and for someone whose vision is not all that great, it is a pain in the gluteus muscles. Another one I find annoying is the gazillion ads, sign up pages, slide overs and slide unders I have to close before I can get to read the post. Ugh.

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  88. Hmm I didn't even know that you can receive auto messaging if you like a Twitter page. I thought that was only on blogs and websites. Definitely agree with everything on the list though!

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  89. Yep. I completely agree with your list. I would add captcha and having a bazillion popups on your blog as annoying me. OH and not having a search bar. Dude, sometimes I really like a blogger's content and then can't easily search for similar stuff!!!!! Ack! lol

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  90. I completely agree with you list! I hate all of these things and sadly may have done a few of them.

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  91. The second one drives me nuts. Why comment if you're not going to leave a genuine one?

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  92. There are actually bloggers that have music playing on their blog? That would annoy me so much lol

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