Anatomy of a Vapor Post
I try to not write about not writing in my blog (try saying that three times fast) because it just seems, well for lack of a better word, lame.
Does the reader really need, or want for that matter, to read a post on my blog about me not blogging? I dare say no.
From my experience most of these posts consist of the following construction: (Part 1) apology for not posting/updating their site, (Part 2) generic reason as to why updates are not forthcoming with the principal reason being lack of time, and (Part 3) a promise that fresh content is on the way.
To these authors I say, "Thanks but no thanks for the no update update." It's the blog equivalent of "kissing your sister" and when used too frequently serves less as an update and more as an annoyance - not to mention diminishing the effectiveness of why I use a news aggregator in the first place.
So please to all of those bloggers out there, save the updates for real, honest to goodness updates. If you lost a limb and it's the reason behind your lack of posts, spare me the excuse and get on with the story. It makes it more interesting for the reader.