{"id":2358,"date":"2005-02-03T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2005-02-03T20:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2020-12-30T16:42:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T21:42:54","slug":"the-message-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=2358","title":{"rendered":"Dear Bloggers: You Need to Chill"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am sure a lot of you have heard, by now, the sad (and, to me, infuriating) tale of Austin – the 13 year old boy who had the TEMERITY to “steal” an Instalanche from Blogs for Bush<\/a>. First of all, don’t say “Instalanche”. It’s stupid. Austin took an animated image from that site, put it on his own, and Mr. Insta-Man linked to AUSTIN, not Blogs for Bush guys. So then, this poor kid was roundly reprimanded by some random blogger named Jordan<\/a>. I know, I know, this Jordan person had the tsunami videos … he’s not some random blogger … but none of that matters to me. He’s a jackass.<\/p>\n

Poor Austin. His mom made him take his blog down because of all of this.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Everyone and their mother is linking to it right now, but it illustrates one of my own pet peeves about some bloggers, and I say this realizing completely that I am a part of this community, I’m a blogger, blah blah blah.<\/p>\n

But Jesus. Some people take themselves just a leeeeeetle bit too seriously, don’t you think, mmmmm?<\/p>\n

First of all: how can one steal an “Instalanche”? Steal? When … basically we’re all stealing from one another anyway? Linking to each other, pulling quotes from newspapers, pulling photos, photo-shopping them … and … Instalanche? I know it’s real. I’ve had an Instalanche myself. Sure, it’s nice. It’s nice to have him link to you. But it’s not REALLY real. If you say to your great-aunt, “Hey, I got an Instalanche today!” she will not know what the hell you are talking about. Neither will 98% of the population.<\/p>\n

GET OVER YOURSELVES.<\/p>\n

Who is this Jordan? Sorry. I don’t give a crap, and I’m sure he’s feeling really <\/i>badly right now, but I think he has behaved appallingly, and I think people who take this blogging thing (and Instalanches, and all of it) sooooooo seriously need to take a Xanax. Take two. Get drunk. Get laid. Don’t write to a 13 year old boy calling him a “little bastard”. Jordan, you were “hot under the collar”<\/a>? Uhm – yeah. I’ll say.<\/p>\n

Grow up.<\/p>\n

I guess I shouldn’t be shocked at how stupid and petty and awful people can be – but I guess I still am. It still takes me aback.<\/p>\n

I’m with Michele<\/a> on her assessment on the situation. Yup. That pretty much says it all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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