Thank You Bloggers!

I'm pretty much in the same boat as many bloggers have already spoken of. The one where, "I read so many great blogs, I fear leaving someone out if I attempt to specifically thank everyone." I can attest to the reality of truth in that statement. None-the-less, Amerence set forth a terrific Blog Azeroth Thanksgiving Event, which I whole-heartedly embrace for all it's "warmth and giving.".


I've been reading World of Warcraft blogs, probably near five years now.(?) Silently soaking in all the game knowledge from the theorycrafters, class specialists, long time gamers in general. The story writers, the humorous out-takes and cartoonists. Coupled with everyone's personal thoughts along the way on just about anything to do with the game, and even the game mixed with real life. There's the independant writers, team and guild writers, and even those who try to keep track of all the blogs available within the warcraft blog community. The list is rather abundant and bountiful, to say the least.

Although the list is rather large, I am truly thankful for all the creative, inspiring and captivating bloggers in the community. Over all my years of game time you've (albeit, without knowledge) helped me progress in game with your tips, stratagies and how-to's. You've laid the ground-work for me to become a reasonably successful player on many different characters. You've kept my spirits up when the game was going sour and pixil deaths were many. Your encouragement and support did not pass by unseen. Thank You!

I am also thankful for all the "fun" blogs, as I call them. I've come to know bloggers through their game art, cartoons and quite humorous "raid" graphs. This highly creative atmosphere extended to even more blogs as authors were writing stories with and about warcraft characters. Such wonderful stories which always had me looking for their continuing sagas and adventures each night. You've brightened many a night for me with your art and writings. Thank You!

Some say that all good things must come to an end, and to some extent I suppose there is truth to that, unfortunately. The WoW blogging community has certainly seen some great authors close their blog doors. I've seen a few of these passings, always with a certain amount of sadness within. I've read of others by way of bloggers who knew of them, and there was a sadness over what I missed without knowing. This is kind of a calm sadness though. It is out-weighed by the feelings of being thankful for the time I was able to enjoy thier writings. However long or short that time was, they were treasures I remember well. They came, they blogged, and left their mark. Thank You!

One semi-dark day way back when, the sun poked through the clouds and cast sparkles of dancing light on the tail end of some misty rain drops. I stumbled into this World of Warcraft community of bloggers, pitched a tent and made a home of it. I'm very thankful for that day. For through their blogs, I've come to know some really amazing people by way of their writings, their art, and their very special way of "giving." To each and every one, "Thank You!"




"Thank You!"
World of Warcraft Bloggers



Blogs and bloggers and commenters....

...gosh, does that sound kind of familure to anyone?


"I Haz Google Reader!" Yes, I admit to using such a convienance with wild abandon. So much so that at least twice a year I attempt to organize and clean it out from all the RSS feeds I aquire quite frequently. There is no hope. It is what it is.

I've been reading WoW blogs a whole lot longer than I've been blogging, although evidence of such is very scarce. All this blog reading though is why I enjoy the reader so much. It's just a nifty one stop shop where I can see anything anyone has possibly posted without having to go through an abundance of website visits. My reading time is generally pretty late in the evenings, if I haven't already tired to much, so it just sorta-kinda works for me. As the theory goes for "all that goes up".....the downside of a reader is that I seldom, rarely, comment on the blogs I read so regulary. In fact, I'm fairly sure there are some I've never commented on.

My readers' bloglist of feeds is concentrated on WoW blogs, which range from the technical theorycrafting type to the more personal outlooks of the game. I've long since gone through the tech phase of my game play, so those blogs generally get a glance over unless there's been a significant size patch or new Xpac. There's quite a number of class specific writers out there, which are always helpful in one way or another, especially when I need a quick once-over for a new alt. There's also a group of bloggers who have played the game forever, have gone through many changes over that time and their blogs are a mix of viewpoints which are always interesting reads. Lastly, but far from being the least, are the more personal blogs of tastes and insights over the game. I shouldn't forget to mention the story blogs. I've been enjoying these here and there, and try to keep up as best I can.

Obviously, I got quite a range of blog reading that I enjoy hours and hours of time doing. There's even something of a list of blogs which I only use the reader as a quick notice of postings, since I just click through to the site anyway. What bothers me the most some days though, is the realization that I seldom ever take a moment to, if nothing else, say "hello, nice post!", or something. Yes, I am one of those silent types who's been reading your blog and never leaving a comment.

I'm not sure if I could ever really change this situation to something more likeable, and I won't bore you with the why-fors. This just happens to be one of those things I always want to get around to but never seem to get there. For now though, I'm going to give out a little "link-love" as I understand it to be. A small peek at some of the blogs I read, and maybe a little 'why' mixed in.

Tomb of the Ancient: This happens to be one of my regular click-throughs which I enjoy. Ancient, as I refer to her, seems to like going off on little WoW projects of sorts and writes about them as they are unfolding. She occasionally includes personal thoughts on game matters, but over-all, prefers to enjoy 'happy gaming time.' Her most recent successful project was Ironsally. Quite the challenging project and a great read, which begins here.

Red Cow Rise: I like reading Akabeko for several reasons, most always something there that sparks my interest. Lately, it's been "The Leatherworkers." Something of a story I've been enjoying, although I feel like I've missed some posts along the way somewhere and will have to go looking for them. Probably some of those nights I was too tired to read, lol.

Manalicious: Hmmm, I never miss her "art days." There is quite a bit more to Vidyala though. Okay, actually a whole lot more imo. So don't forget to check out the archives as well since there is a goodly amount of useful game info.

World of Saz: I first got to know a teenie bit about Saz through her blog when one of her "Horders" installments caught my eye. Then it was Fortune Fridays. And then....well...I don't miss any of her posts. A down-to-earth writer, in-game collecter of many things and always a pleasent read.

I think I can still refer to the next two blogs as being fairly 'new', at least for me. Both have been around quite some time although they've only recently have become regular reads for me. Who knows though? My memory isn't the best thing to rely upon :)

Kiss My Alas: Time to fess up. This is where lies the post that got me started on this self-analysis thing about not commenting enough. I have been reading Alas for a bit of time and enjoy the blog. I just fail at commenting. :(

The Rusty Blade: Another long time blogger I've only just come to know about and enjoy reading.

I guess that about sums up my little 'self-help' session for today. And no, I'm not going to add any insight about commenting as a whole since I obviously have to work on my own self. The above listings are in no way all-inclusive. I read A LOT OF BLOGS. I enjoy reading them, and appreciate the time each wonderfully talented writer sets forth to brighten my nights. "Great Posts- Thank you so very much!"