The contract
There’s been some discussion on this site lately about the contract between a writer and reader, specifically between weblog writers and weblog readers. I felt that I should clarify exactly what my position is on this. (I’m doin’ a lot of clarifyin’ today.)
I write this site primarily because it’s fun for me to do. I get to flex my writing and thinking muscles, and figure out how I feel about a lot of things by writing about them. I also try my best to make it entertaining for readers. And I admit, I look at my logs, and I love (crave?) getting comments and hits.
But how open I am about my personal or emotional life, or how I choose to express that, is completely up to me. If people get frustrated or unhappy that I’m not revealing more (or even the opposite), that’s the choice I make and the chance I take. Anyone who’s read this site for any length of time probably knows me pretty well already. And my reticence is also part of who I am.
So my “contract” with you, the reader, is a loose one. I’ll do my best to entertain you while I play in the sandbox. And if you like what I’m doing, let me know. It’s as simple as that. Thanks.
Well, speaking from my personal sandbox, I think that whatever you do here is fine, cool, dandy and in all ways a good thing. After all, no one MAKES me read this. Personal choice, simple and pure, and I don’t have to read what I don’t like. Freedom and choice and all that. I don’t even need to spend time getting angry if you piss me off, although I might venture to post my opinion on something here if I think it might make for interesting conversation. But I don’t have to read this, and you don’t have to write to please me.
I’m sometimes surprised how few people realize this.
Right on, Sherri!