Ok, you have a good idea for a poll! The next poll will be about memes: whether or not people like being tagged for a meme. Thanks! I like tagging others, by the way.

Yes, I made that clear in my “What is a meme?” post but I am guessing some people feel that if they decline an invitation, they may look bad in public? I’m not completely sure yet.

You are right about the trail also! Right now, there are a few memes that get carried onto my site and simply stop on my site. That is sad! Maybe I need to revive some old memes so they can be carried on, heh.

Thanks again Stacee! I really appreciate your help/input on this.

inspirationbit, you bring up an excellent point! I should not tag people I do not know. I knew that person [mentioned above], by the way, but still, it is better to tag someone you have interacted with than to tag someone out of the blue, as it may appear to be rude, or, hmm, it may appear to be a form of getting a site to link back to you indirectly [which in my view should be perfectly fine if done right].

I think I am going to tag people I know or have interacted with even a bit, and at the same time, avoid tagging people who may have a negative view towards memes [which means I have to do some research on their blogs].

Thanks Vivien! I am guessing a meme within the next 48 hours.

So in that sense I do agree with Bes’s approach to tagging, although I also agree with Stacee, that it’s nice to be tagged because it means that the other person values my opinion.

You should do a poll, or ask in a post how many of your readers feel this way. To me, it sounds like one person overreacting, and that’s a shame if that’s the reason that you don’t tag people (assuming that you like tagging others. If you don’t, then ignore this comment).

Tagging does not mean that the tagged has to participate. Maybe that just needs to be made more clear. You even say so in your “What is a meme?” post that it’s an invitation. Invitations can be accepted or declined. It does not mean someone is forced to attend an event or participate in a meme.

Also, taking another point from your explaination post, tagging provides a trail in which to follow back/forth to see where a meme started/ends. If you don’t tag, there aren’t potential paths to follow to see if the meme continues on, or if it ends with you. It just ends.

“Thanks for the tag, but you should know that I do not like to be tagged for a meme. Tagging me publicly means that I am forced to participate in a meme, which in my view is rude. I will do your meme, but please do not tag me in the future without asking me first.”

That is the basic idea of what that person said. Since then, I have started to allow people to tag themselves, as I do not want to upset anyone. =\

You are right, half of the fun is in being tagged or tagging someone out of the blue. I will definitely tag you in the future, and I tag you for this meme also! lol.

Why don’t you ever pick specific people? (IMO,) that’s half the fun of a meme.

I’m not asking to be tagged, I’m just curious. I don’t generally do memes, but when I see that someone tagged me, well, it’s just nice to know that someone is thinking of me and that they either think that I’d be interested in doing the meme, or that they want me to because they’re interested in my answers to the meme. Likewise, when I see someone else’s meme, I like seeing whose answers they’re interested in seeing.

I’m still being tortured. And my cat is still holding me prisoner. I’m just nice enough to feed it and change the litter every once in a while.

Heh, I’m glad you find that wonderful. :p

Valerie, lol, maybe. I am already doing it and have already been doing it my entire life though; the question I think about, hmm, is whether or not it is healthy.

I think you already do it too!

Everyday Weekender, thanks for stopping by the site and your comment!

Ronalfy, lol! You were kidnapped by a cat and tortured, weren’t you? =P

If you had a cat, you could imagine helpless people in misery and pain because then you would be one of them.

Maybe I’ll do this before long, I’ll have to think about it.

I’ve taken this sentence out of context, but love it, nonetheless: “To figure out more about Bes each and every moment of life”.

Wonderful!