Just go with the
flow is a popular saying that sure sounds good if there is nothing other than water to
contend with, but what about the rocks in the river? Some particular jagged ones I have smashed
into while trying to go with the flow of managing [SiteHoundSniffs.com] has been
technology and people. Yeah, that pretty
much sums up the whole deal with the new site directory, which has left me
grimacing in agony more than once since the beginning of this ordeal
dream.
In regards to
technology, adding new sites in alphanumeric order has been a serious pain
because of having to do it manually because of not knowing the code so that it can
be done automatically from the database.
What made it especially painful was having the displayed headers mixed
in with the text links. Now, I can sort
the lists with MS Word during the processing, but I have not found an app that
will do this on WordPress. To make it
somewhat easier on me, I have moved all of the displayed headers to the top, with
the text links underneath in each category and country. When it comes time to add new sites, I will
delete the old text links and replace them with the updated listings. When someone allows their header to be
displayed, it will be added in alphanumeric order at the top and their text link
is deleted.
What I continue to
be beat up by the most is people—especially those who just do not get the
simple concept of replying to their comments on their sites. Maybe it is just me not getting their logic
behind returning comments everywhere but right there under where a comment was
left, but it is a genuine pain trying to figure out what site is theirs when
they give permission without letting me know where it is coming from. I have even had 5-6, who answered my comment
on someone else’s post on my Google+ page!
You see, Google+ works a lot like Facebook, in that when you leave a
Google+ comment somewhere else, it will show up on your own page. Then when someone leaves a comment for you on
that thread, their comment also shows up in the comments on the original post
(as if they were leaving a comment for that person). Hopefully, having this post at the top of my
Google+ page and not leaving anymore Google+ comments elsewhere will solve that
problem.
I really need
to get rid of Google+ altogether, but it has shown some potential. When I checked how many had visited my
Google+ page a year and a half ago, the number was just short of 2 million,
which is double how many have visited here over the years. In all fairness, I cannot attest to just how
accurate that headcount may have been.
For a year before, the number was over 6 and a half million. I have no idea what the count is now. For that statistic is no longer available. The biggest reason I am sticking with having
a Google+ profile is that I am afraid of going back to just a Google profile
will mess up access to my Google stuff.
For my old Google profile has been evidently deleted, and the thought of
making a new one has me spooked. After
all, all it would take is a half-microsecond glitch in the data stream to have
me locked out in the cold with no way to claim my Google account.
Okay, I will
continue to just go with the flow. I suppose
I have no other choice. By the way, have
I failed to mention that I have an aversion to drowning?
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