...blog pet peeve

I have a pet peeve. Okay...fine...I have a few. This one is a blogging pet peeve and is right up there with blaring blog music for me. Here is it:

I use google reader to keep up on all my blogs. I read a lot of blogs and I just don't have the time to visit each blog individually to see if it has been updated. (I LOVE google reader, by the way, and highly recommend it!)

My pet peeve is when people have their setting set so I can't see their full post in google reader. I understand that some of you are trying to make money based on your blog hits and that you want to encourage people to visit your blog rather that read it "the lazy way." BUT...for me...I usually read the few sentences that google reader does display and then never look at your post. (Snobby...I know.) It is not that I don't want to...I DO! That is why I am making this plea for you to change your settings.

So...for those of you who don't know if you have this feature set up or not, here is how you can check (or change *wink*) it.
1. If you use Blogger, log in to your dashboard. Click "Settings" and then click the "Site Feed" tab.
2. Under "Allow Blog Feeds" change it to "Full." (It would seriously make my day!)
3. Then click "Save Settings." Easy Peasy!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Mine will be loads of fun. (Working...working...and more working.) I have made a goal to not work weekends anymore, but it hasn't been possible so far. Hopefully next week...
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  1. JanssenJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    I could not agree more! This is one of my biggest blogging peeves. It's especially bad when someone who HAD a full feed changes it to a partial feed. Makes me want to tear my hair out!

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  2. {amy k.}January 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    First of all- not sure if I've commented before or if I've just been a lurker... but I do love your blog designs!

    And secondly- I hate that too! It's so annoying! And sad, but honestly, I unsubscribed to a lot of the blogs that were like that if they were just "ok" blogs! That's probably really silly of me- but it's true!

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  3. ToriJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    I totally agree with you on this [and the music]...and lately with my pregnant hormones I find myself letting the blogger know that it drives me nuts to not be able to read the whole post?? I also find with some blogs I have taken them out of my google reader because of that feature...ha ha!!! Thanks for sharing, it's good to know I'm not alone!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    ditto that, girl! that drives me nuts.

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  5. MegJanuary 23, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    I agree. And I'm glad you shared the info because I had no idea about the setting.

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  6. AmyJanuary 23, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    My pet peeve is all the music blaring... for some odd reason it jams up my computer, causing it to freeze, and then I have to start ALL over again. UGH!

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  7. MelissaJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    Agreed, agreed, agreed!!!

    So, I've been struggling with the feed settings,recently. I get more hits/more comments when the feed is shorter, but it IS annoying when each post is only a stub. What do I do? I just want people to read/like my blog.

    After a couple of months of internal struggle, I thought, "What do bloggers like Dooce, Nie Nie, and Smitten Kitchen do?" They have the full post up there. Then I changed my settings back.

    Thanks for bringing it up.

    P.s. LOVE the blog. Just bumped into it this week. Thanks for sharing your awesome-ness.

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  8. Corinna Hoffman PhotographyJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    Thanks for the info! I'll check my blog's settings right now :)

    PS - Wonderful blog, by the way!

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  9. KizzieJanuary 24, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    I couldn't agree more!!

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  10. MumsyJanuary 24, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    Thank you!!! I set mine to only do the title and could not for the life of me figure out how I did it and how to change it back. (I know...I'm such a dummy.)

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  11. kami @ nobiggie.netJanuary 24, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Thank you Hannah! I am going to share this on my sidebar to help spread the word. :)

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  12. CarinaJanuary 25, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    I am THIS close to going to a partial feed now that I've sold out.


    No?

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  13. HannahJanuary 25, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    oh, please, Azucar! You blog it one of my favorites and that would make me sad. ;)

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  14. Mrs JellyJanuary 25, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    My blog peeve is that even thought my feed is set to full, it still only displays my post-title in readers!
    I've tried re-pinging the RSS feed, but to no avail.
    If you know how to rectify this, please let me know!

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  15. AmandaJanuary 25, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    Whoops! I just changed that but I will change it back. I have just started using Google reader, so I haven't had a chance to get any "peeves." LOL

    Thank you for educating me (and I am sure many others)

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  16. " Hit It......."December 29, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    I had no idea that the site existed or what it did. I am a little green on blogging. Thanks for the help.

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