Thoughts: On Blogger’s Maturity Level
I interact with different bloggers on a daily basis. Many bloggers are nice, while some do not know how to interact normally. While many bloggers are gaining popularity because of making money, I have noticed that many of the so-called “A-list” bloggers are really “F-list” bloggers when it comes to maturity. That makes me wonder about the maturity level of bloggers. How do you measure a blogger’s maturity level? Is it an important thing to consider with dealing with blogs and bloggers?
Does being popular or an A-list blogger mean that you are mature?
Some of the A-list bloggers I have met so far do not know how to interact, communicate, help others, or even how to give and take at the same time, both online and offline. They simply focus on taking and not on giving anything back. Because of A-list bloggers being famous, many people assume that these “famous” bloggers are mature. That makes me wonder whether some people actually care about maturity or not when it comes to a blogger and the content that blogger produces.
How do you measure a blogger’s maturity level?
In order to measure a blogger’s maturity level, you probably need to have at least an idea of how to measure maturity level in general. However, how do you measure anyone’s maturity? Why are rich bloggers being cited as being mature simply because of the traffic their blogs generate, even when people do not know anything personal about those bloggers? Does the level of maturity depend on the amount of traffic and money ones generates through a blog?
What do you think? I am going to post more on this soon.
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( May 8th, 2007 at 10:22 am )
I had a few thought on this regarding a blogger’s maturity level:
Confidence, logic, and communication play a big role into how someone is perceived.
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( May 8th, 2007 at 8:47 pm )
Excellent points Ronalfy. I am going to implement them soon into a post.
You are right; confidence, logic and communication does play an important role in how someone “appears” to be mature, regardless of whether or not they really are mature. I am guessing the idea of being pleased by something a person exhibits blinds people into giving that specific person benefit of the doubt when it comes to maturity? Or maybe people associate maturity to confidence, which is somehow associated with the traffic and amount of money one makes through their blogs. What do you think?
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( May 9th, 2007 at 9:16 am )
I would also add a sense of humour. I’ve encountered several bloggers (mainly the A-listers) who have no sense of humour whatsoever, and perceive every humourous comment as a personal attack and an insult.
Also, if a blogger can respond to a not so positive comment with a good sense of humour that would make the commenter feel bad about being negative, in my opinion it shows the high maturity level of that blogger.
And I do wholeheartedly agree with the three maturity qualities mentioned by Ronald.
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( May 9th, 2007 at 1:18 pm )
Good point! I should make a list of another 5 things that mature and immature bloggers may posses and exhibit on different levels. Yes, I think Ronald has some great points here. I think you may remember me saying before on this site that some bloggers simply cite being “professional” as a reason for not laughing or having a sense of humor.
There is a stereotype going around that having a straight face and being serious amounts to professionalism. What many people do not realize is that being serious and always keeping a straight face means the lack of ability to exhibit a sense of humor. It can be a shortcoming, and it is definitely not a sign of professionalism. Professionalism has nothing to do with being quiet or smiling.
Personally, being positive even in negative comments is a good thing. A professional person can balance out being negative and positive. If a professional person can let someone know that even in a negative comment one can find positive things or infuse sensible, relevant and useful humor, that professional person can probably build some kind of a positive bond on even the smallest level with the commentor who left the negative comment.
Note that I said “person” and not “worker”, since professionalism has nothing to do with work.
Thanks again Vivien, your comment helps shed more light on the concept of maturity I was referring to.
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