tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post5490507092959805296..comments2023-12-24T18:09:37.205+11:00Comments on Somebody Has To Say It: Vexatious Blog HabitsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436989031700445050noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-75403932560685527732012-06-23T12:02:29.552+10:002012-06-23T12:02:29.552+10:00One of my biggest pet peeves: Animated this, that,...One of my biggest pet peeves: Animated this, that, and the other thing. If the page is all jumping, or music is auto-playing, I get the impression you're trying to distract me from ACTUALLY READING what you've just written. DON'T DO IT!Tonya Cannariatohttp://twitter.com/tmycannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-35424163511542684132012-04-28T22:01:56.229+10:002012-04-28T22:01:56.229+10:00Maybe it's the brain and not the eyes then, be...Maybe it's the brain and not the eyes then, because I see my optometrist regularly and I already wear contact lenses. CAPTCHA just drives me nuts, I swearCiara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-65486698964029805392012-04-28T22:01:08.366+10:002012-04-28T22:01:08.366+10:00Both those habits can make it really tough to focu...Both those habits can make it really tough to focus on the actual blog content! And of course, if something doesn't load fast enough, a reader is apt to just go elsewhere.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-61098663371754554782012-04-27T17:08:04.452+10:002012-04-27T17:08:04.452+10:00A great post. I am a robot. It must be true, I...A great post. I am a robot. It must be true, I've been caught out by so many captcha's so often that I refuse to comment now if it needs that. It must be the way our brains work.. Or my eyes.. Must go to the optician. <br />yes it's nice to be given permission to vent occasionally.LynneinPboroughhttp://lynnelives.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-86745097294176788152012-04-27T13:49:44.253+10:002012-04-27T13:49:44.253+10:00Thank you! It really annoys me when blogs decide t...Thank you! It really annoys me when blogs decide to use every color in the rainbow and makes it really hard to read or just blinds people the moment they click onto their site. It also annoys me when a blog is really cluttered with a ton of widgets on the sides that it takes forever to load even on a fast connection.Sheenah Freitashttp://sheenahfreitas.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-59590985039166641042012-04-27T09:29:50.153+10:002012-04-27T09:29:50.153+10:00Yes auto-music drives me nuts and I'm not too ...Yes auto-music drives me nuts and I'm not too fond of animations either, although I think I've come across those more often on websites than on blogs. A definite peeve though.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-49739474019747364792012-04-27T09:08:18.186+10:002012-04-27T09:08:18.186+10:00My pleasure! The captchathat only shows up after y...My pleasure! The captchathat only shows up after you post is a Blogger thing I think - at least I see it on a lot of Blogger blogs. <br /><br />grammar is a pet peeve of mine but I didn't put it in blog habits because it's not exclusive to blogs! It need a post of it's own - Pet English Peeves? Not everyone can be good with grammar, but either try to learn or get someone else to check! I hate the lack of apostrophes most in professioanl business signs.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-82770874885309488912012-04-26T23:54:12.281+10:002012-04-26T23:54:12.281+10:00One of my biggest pet peeves: Animated this, that,...One of my biggest pet peeves: Animated this, that, and the other thing. If the page is all jumping, or music is auto-playing, I get the impression you're trying to distract me from ACTUALLY READING what you've just written. DON'T DO IT!Tonya Cannariatohttp://twitter.com/tmycannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-87629924950827321502012-04-26T23:06:57.696+10:002012-04-26T23:06:57.696+10:00Love it! Yep, the captcha word verification thing ...Love it! Yep, the captcha word verification thing is *really* annoying, and I've given up more than once. It especially annoys me when it's not visible at first, and only comes up once you've clicked "post"--and, presumably, spent a good minute or two typing your comment. Sheesh!<br /><br />The widgets that don't fit in the sidebar are just plain amateurish and should be banned. Honestly.<br /><br />My other pet peeve is spelling and grammar. No, "they're" and "their" are *not* interchangeable, nor are "who's" and "whose". And no apostrophes? *Really*? As in "yesterdays post"--please!<br /><br />I'm a snob. I know. But it really bothers me :)<br /><br />Thanks for letting me vent :)Guilie Castillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-72483992358266508852012-04-26T09:53:20.061+10:002012-04-26T09:53:20.061+10:00Yes there are some where your eyes want to water b...Yes there are some where your eyes want to water because you just can't work out what to focus onCiara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-89207139236217798362012-04-26T09:51:08.218+10:002012-04-26T09:51:08.218+10:00I tend to foregt them but if I ever land there aga...I tend to foregt them but if I ever land there again I remember them REAL fast.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-80855007933093124722012-04-26T06:28:21.494+10:002012-04-26T06:28:21.494+10:00Some blog sites are just so busy. I think my own i...Some blog sites are just so busy. I think my own is pretty basic and like you absolutely no skill built in to me but I played around for a while, as you say with diff shapes and sizes, it seems to work.Tom Stronachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-45412288671477889132012-04-26T01:12:31.598+10:002012-04-26T01:12:31.598+10:00Excellent points. There are some blogs I've re...Excellent points. There are some blogs I've refused to return to because of the problems you listed.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-86973627747067178552012-04-25T16:40:07.060+10:002012-04-25T16:40:07.060+10:00It's pretty basic to fix as well. Make your si...It's pretty basic to fix as well. Make your sidebar wider! Or, and this doesn't take much savvy either because I figured it out all myself with zero HTML knowledge, change the pixel width of the widget. It's not usually too hard to find the numbers that represent the width and height of a widget in its code.Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333982446003350398.post-74331787794680453482012-04-25T15:08:52.974+10:002012-04-25T15:08:52.974+10:00Definitely agree with the overhanging widget. ANNO...Definitely agree with the overhanging widget. ANNOYING!The Masquerade Crewhttp://twitter.com/MasqCrewnoreply@blogger.com