Anthrocon recovery report and the future of this LJ

[giza]

First off, I'm still recovering from Anthrocon. Some folks may have noticed that I was limping around the con a bit. While my knees held up nicely during the con, my feet did not. This was due partly to the fact that I was stomping around on a hard concrete floor in the convention center for several days on end, and partly due to my prior history of foot problems, including a Morton's Neuroma. (those of you who read this LJ back in about 2002 will remember that quite well)

Currently, my left foot has a mild burning sensation throughout, and I'm keeping off of it as much as possible. Now that I'm (much) older and (a little) wiser, hopefully I can not make some mistakes I made during my last flareup (such as walking on a cane, which was dumb), and continuing to do the leg exercises that my physical therapist gave me should help, too. If the pain persists into next week, I'll see my doctor.

As for my Anthrocon experience, I hosted staghorne before and after the con, ran Con Ops, dealt with a couple of technology-related emergencies on Thursday (didn't notice anything amiss? I did my job well, then!), and took about 400 pictures in all. When I upload all of the pictures, I'll post links and a more formal con report.

As for the future of this LJ, I want to keep writing here, and I need to start posting more. So I have a couple of questions for folks who read this LJ regularly:

#1 How often should I post?

I could do updates practically every day, if I wanted to. But there would be less "content" and more "fluff", silly videos, etc. I guess it's a question of how much folks like to see me post.

#2 Where should I post?

I post most stuff to LJ by default. But I also have a presence on a number of other websites, including dmuth.org, Pennsylvania Furries, Save Ardmore Coalition, Twitter, Facebook, and some others.

There are some blog posts that I feel appropriate to share on more than one site. But I'm still not sure what the best practice is for doing that. I don't want to spam the same post over and over, but some things (like my eventual AC con report) really do fit onto more than one site. (even the folks on the SAC site are interested in my furry activities) So this is very much a case of there being no single "right" answer, and also requires some input from others.

Your thoughts, pro and con are welcome.

Comments

[drleo.livejournal.com]

I prefer content. My philosophy has always been... post as often as you have something meaningful to post. I'm still mostly a LiveJournal person, and it's my main way of keeping up with other people and what's going on, as a forum that still allows enough space to do such things, and where I can collect everyone's updates in a single place for me to read. Facebook and Twitter don't let me know anything substantive. I personally am okay with making a post in one place and then posting links to it elsewhere. I follow those and read.

[silverscalenaga.livejournal.com]

Fuck twitter.

[tgeller.livejournal.com]

How often should I post?

As often as you want.

Where does the feeling of "should" come from? That'll provide your answer.

[adelheid-p.livejournal.com]

It's your LJ and you should post what you want to post and post as often as you want to post. If you want to post something that you consider "fluff" then post it. I also follow your twitter account and you've posted some links there that I've enjoyed or found interesting. If I'm not interested, I'll skip it.

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Post when you have something to say. We are still here and reading it.

Hope your foot gets better soon

[balinares.livejournal.com]

Me, I read this because I like hearing how you've been doing. :) But what you post is your call, ultimately. Whatever makes you happy!

[markbernstein.livejournal.com]

For "how often", I agree with others here that "should" doesn't apply. Post when you feel like it. And if you feel like posting fluff, go ahead - I do that sometimes.

For "where", LJ is still my favorite and primary venue. I have a Facebook account, but only because there are a lot of people I know there who aren't here. I like the feeling of extra space to say what I want that LJ gives me, and I love threaded comments.

[zorinlynx.livejournal.com]

#1 All the time!

#2 Livejournal!

Seriously, LJ is awesome, and I've been sad to see a decline in usage due to other sites. I despise Facebook due to its interface and spammy nature, and Twitter serves an entirely different purpose (which it does well).

Keep LJ alive and keep posting. :)

[rigelkitty.livejournal.com]

As often as you want, and I'm only reading LJ.

[tilt-longtail.livejournal.com]

This is your LJ,,,do what you want.

[silent-o.livejournal.com]

Post when you feel like it.

Or if you have fluff, that's good too.