The results are in, and despite how crappy and broken King Bill's blog was, that wind-bag of a tyrant won AGAIN!

As you can see from his bloviating Post d'Triumph, he gives Susie all the credit. I smell a bribe somewhere.

On the other hand, he does make an interesting point in all his blathering.

One might ask why I bother considering the judges' comments since blogging is a form of "personal" publishing (and shouldn't I just do what I want with my site), but the question misses the point. When designing something for publication, useability and reader satisfaction/interest are critical. If nobody likes what you write you have a problem. You also have a problem if they might like what you read but find the site design cumbersome, clumsy, or downright difficult to navigate. If nothing else, what I've learned through winning this tournament five times is a bit more about how people might perceive my blog and my writing.

When I started my first blog, I had no readers, so the only value the blog had to me was that it put my words in print. Over time, that changed. There arose also the value of bringing pleasure to people I liked. After a while it became a LOT of people, and it's now a major factor for me in the blogging experience.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still tickled to see my own words on the internet, but it's not the only factor anymore. It MATTERS to me if my site looks (or loads) like crap, because I want my friends, acquaintances, and lurkers to enjoy themselves when they stop by.

I'm sure a LOT of people are WAY ahead of my curve on this point, and think about their readership from day 1, but... well, I guess I'm just a slow learner.

Anyway, Bill's right. Sometimes being pretty is as important as being talented.

Meanwhile, I'm STILL wondering where the hell he got the 3W from

[ducks]

Posted by: Harvey at 09:22 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 Actually, I really really wanted Walloworld to go down, but I had to vote my conscience...

Posted by: Susie at May 11, 2004 11:56 AM (2QGe0)

2 Now I think I'm hurt. Susie "really really" wanted me to go down? That's TWO reallys. Sheesh. I ain't feelin' much love in the room. On the other hand, bloviating? Blathering? Harvey, in the words of Sally Field, you like me! You really really like me!

Posted by: Bill Wallo at May 11, 2004 12:26 PM (u/SZs)

3 What? You have some kind of fetish for words that start with "B"? Let's just say you make it easy for me to crack wise and I appreciate it, 'cuz I need all the help I can get :-)

Posted by: Harvey at May 11, 2004 11:18 PM (ubhj8)

4 It's okay, Harvey, I understand. You don't have to say how you really feel. BTW: Since I haven't said so already, nice new digs. Loads really quickly.

Posted by: Bill Wallo at May 11, 2004 11:24 PM (RPgzk)

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