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Hello bloggers! I’d love feedback for my holiday post: I tried to combine funny incidents with travelguide-like facts. How does this format work for you? Do you find it interesting or not really?
http://maraeastern.com/2014/08/31/my-holiday-in-crete/
Any opinions much appreciated!
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Looks amazing and a humourous commentary. I hope the plaster gnomes are better now.
I loved the embedded videos but they did give my computer a heart attack and made everything go slow.
Cheers
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Haha, but sadly no, my grandparents still have their plasters on and a week or two to go yet… Sorry about hurting your poor dear computer, I didn’t realise! But now that you pointed that out, I’ll certainly be less generous with gifs the next time. Happy blogging to you 🙂
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Hi Mara,
mostly liked this. A couple of your jokes are a little predictable but otherwise it’s well written. I really liked the use of big GIFs – it made me feel like I was there!
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Hello and thanks a lot for your feedback! I’m glad you commented on the videos, it was one of the things I wasn’t sure about. I was worried it might be too distracting, but it’s good to know that it worked for you. Other than that, I’ll reread what I’ve written and see if I can be less predictable and more original the next time 🙂 Once again, thanks for your feedback and happy blogging!
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I do find them distracting in some peoples posts, that tends to be when they’re really fast movey flashy ones. These were nice amd subtle so ot was ok. I think it might have been a bit of a load on my browser but that might just be because my pc is terrible…
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HI Mara, I liked the writing and agree that maybe one or 2 of the jokes were predictable (shooting down the plane) but it was otherwise good and informative. I also liked the gifs although I thought the 2 in the middle (pebbles and then the plan tress after) were a little pointless. However the wave gifs and the boat gif was great.
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Sorry that should have said palm trees (stupid autocorrect!!)
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Hello and thanks a lot for your feedback! Oh yes, shooting the plane is an old joke, in this case though, it was the truth 😉 You are hower right that I might want to use fewer gifs in my future posts. Thanks again and happy blogging!
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Not necessarily fewer gifs – i really liked the ones that were actually moving like the waves! 🙂
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Loved your blog. Very well writen. I didn’t even mind the jokes, and I’m a bit of a comedy snob. It is a holiday after all. The giant GIF files really made the screen come to life. Lovely touch.
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Hello and thank you for tuning in! It’s my pleasure that the post worked ok for you 🙂 I wish you happy blogging and writing!
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‘Yet, we trustfully left them in the hands of…’ sounds a little awkward. Maybe something like ‘However, we decided to trust our instincts and left them in the capable hands of other family members’ — something like that anyway.
Second paragraph: I packed our suitcases…
Overkill on using the word ‘hubby’ – mix it up a bit: my husband, my spouse, my better half or better still refer to him by his first name.
Love the use of video clips throughout; however, stills would work just as well.
Not sure jokes referring to UBL are appropriate in any context. Probably just me but mentioning that in tandem with your comments about metal detectors in security made me feel a tad uncomfortable. Yes, political correctness be damned. Still, I stand by my comment here. 🙂
Strong first paragraph in your Impressions section.
Re: your reference to cocaine — also a little disconcerting…
Love your top 5 worst beach crimes — made me laugh! Totally agree. 🙂
All in all though an enjoyable read!
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Hello Julie and thank you very much for your detailed feedback! This is very helpful and I appreciate the time and effort that you took for my sake!
It helps that you point out the awkward sentences; not being a native speaker, I’m sure I often sound awkward. I like your reformulation of the sentence 🙂
Yes, you are right, the word “hubby” overkill is so obvious. How did I not notice that? Your synonyms will come in handy!
As to the media, I think next time I’ll try a mixture of gifs and stills to accommodate all tastes and not to slow down anyone’s computer with the huge amounts of data that gifs are.
Re political correctness, this is an interesting point that actually didn’t occur to me. You see, in Eastern Europe, which is my native culture, political correctness is not a big issue. We’re free to joke even about very serious things, and it is understood that no harm is intended. However, as I’m obviously writing for readers potentially from all over the world and as I would hate to upset anyone, I will think about this more the next time.
On the whole, I’m glad that it was an acceptable read for you 🙂 Thanks once again for your effort and happy blogging and writing!
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Your vacation must have been fabulous! But best of all was the telling of it. How long were those video clips (time)? What a great idea for actually showing what you did.
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Thanks a lot for your feedback! Oh yes, the holiday was lovely, and so is Crete! I highly recommend it. The videos, or gifs, were actually embedded vines — short six-second videos running in loops. Once again thanks for reading and happy blogging!
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Hi Mara! I found your blog very entertaining with your dead-pan humour. Each post made me want to read more..Your format works for me. I would have liked to have seen photos with people in them including yourself. Keep up the great work!
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Hi and thanks a lot for tuning in! Well, you identified the style I’m trying to do pretty fast — deadpan humour is indeed my thing 🙂 You’re right about the photos: I’m a bit limited in that I prefer to blog anonymously and not to publish photos where I’m recognisable, but of course I could and should find some photos of my own rather than using the stock photos so often. I’ll work on that. Again, thanks a lot and happy blogging to you!
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Hi Mara – I enjoyed your post. Your voice is very clear and full of character.
I’d agree with julieallyn about ‘hubby.’ I’ve read posts and newspaper columns where the writer refers to their husband/partner with a capital letter – B or Z or whatever. Then they don’t have to keep thinking up new ways to name them. Readers start to get to ‘know’ the character of Q or W through the writing. (Like M in James Bond!) ‘Hubby’ in the UK, to me anyway, unless it’s obvious that it’s being used highly ironically, conjures up a picture of a man in slippers, cosy domesticity and middle age. So his character is formed before we’ve had a chance to ‘meet’ him through your own writing.
I think you’re an English Literature graduate? I’m guessing 19th century/early 20th century novels were a big part of your study? You use the long sentences of that time, which gives your writing an interestingly stately cadence, mixed with a sharp wit. It’s refreshing to read and you wrestle the words to your will pretty well. By the way – have you read Saki or Chesterton?
Look forward to reading more of your work.
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Hello and thanks so much for tuning in with your helpful remarks! Your help means a lot to me.
A good tip about using my husband’s initial to name him, that’s yet another choice. I didn’t use his name mostly so that first-time readers wouldn’t have to wonder if it’s my friend, sibling, husband or what. But the image of him that you conjure is perfect, that’s precisely what I wanted you to imagine — a middle-aged homely man 🙂
Well, you got me. It’s not so great to hear that my reading of Victorian literature left its marks on me — it doesn’t surprise me though. I consciously force myself to write shorter sentences, but it looks it’s not working out too well so far. Sure, my bedtime reading is Austen, the Brontes, Thackeray and whatnot. Not Saki, though. Shame on me!
In any case, thank you again for your feedback and happy blogging!
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Hi Mara – it wasn’t a criticism. Your sentences have wonderful balance and rhythm. I noticed because it’s unusual, not because it’s bad.
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Thanks then 😉 It is something I don’t like about my writing myself, you see, I don’t think that an unnecessarily complicated writing style is what one wants to read nowadays.
By the way, I checked out your blog and I’m intrigued by its concept: good luck with your project!
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Hey,
I put up a new post yesterday 🙂 Do check that out and give me feedback on that and my blog in general 🙂
http://loudthoughtsvoicedout.wordpress.com/
Thank you 😀
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Great post and nice looking blog. If I was you I’d include at least one image to break up the text 🙂
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I will try that the next time 🙂 Thank you.
PS – I just started looking at your blog and I LOVE it !
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Aww thank you I’m glad you like it 🙂 can you help me know what I am doing right ad tell me why you “LOVE” it lol
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It’s very conversational – I don’t know if that’s even a word but – It’s like having a conversation with someone that’s actually interesting.
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Ah cool, thank you so much 🙂
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I really enjoyed reading that post. I liked the way you wove your own stories in order to personalize your points. I agree that people really need to check their own attitude about weight. You can be healthy without being skinny.
One suggestion — you might consider adding boldface headers to break up the ideas in a longer post. It makes it seem a little less stream-of-consciousness and is easier to read onscreen.
Great job!
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I will keep that in mind next time 🙂 Thank you so much 😀
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Good post. I’m (once again) shamed to recall the time a new girl started school in the 10th grade and before class I introduced her to the girls sitting around us. As I made my way around the circle, I hesitated every so briefly on the ‘fat’ girl and then moved on to the next person to introduce. In that split second my mind calculated that the new gal probably wasn’t interested in knowing Deb so I didn’t take include her.
Fast forward several years later when I was crying my heart out in the bathroom where I worked (over a guy definitely NOT worth the anguish). Deb worked there as a janitor and I was humbled and chagrined at how gently she spoke to me, offering words of both encouragement and friendship.
To say that I felt like the biggest jerk in the world would be an understatement. But I learned something that day and I now know the importance of not judging a book by its proverbial cover.
Anyway, your post reminded me of that and for what it’s worth I wanted to share my story with you. Not really a commentary on your post or a feedback offering. Shrug. Maybe just a way for me to do penance for the way I most certainly hurt someone who did nothing to deserve such treatment.
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Thank you 🙂
The first lesson I learnt as a teenager – No man that ever makes you cry is actually worth those tears.
I am glad you shared the story with me, thank you for that 🙂
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Hey everyone hope you are having a FAB Monday. I’ve almost been blogging for a full year and still loving it.
I’ve made a couple of changes to my blog over the last few days (trying to be more grown up) and would love to know what you think?
I’d also appreciate what you think of my post discussing my Top Ten most popular posts?
http://steve-says.net/2014/09/06/the-top-ten-of-well-me/
Cheers everybody!!
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Hi Steve, first of all congratulations on completing one year of blogging . It’s wonderful . And I did like your top ten posts although I am not very familiar with them . I liked your other posts too . Good work Steve 🙂
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Thanks for looking and I appreciate your nice comment 🙂
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Hi all! Soo I just did two sorta-poetry posts rather haphazardly and I was just wondering whether they felt like they flowed? Did they end too soon or anything? Feel free to let me know what you think about any of my pieces in general!
http://ausilence.wordpress.com/
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Wow! Your little poems are very intriguing and powerful! You created strong and vivid images in them — great job 🙂
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Thank you so much!! I really enjoyed your holiday post too!
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You have one excellent blog. I couldn’t stop reading!
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Thank you so much!!
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Great blog – loved reading all the posts and you now have a new follower. Don’t change anything, just keep doing what you’re doing. Love the simplistic but clean look of the blog as it draws your attention into the writing.
I’d love to see what images or photographs/art you would choose to post or possibly some art inspiring poetry – but that’s just me as I’m a very visual person. The blog is perfect as it is really …
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thank you!(: I do actually do some photography so I might post something soon! Thanks for the idea!(:
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I agree with Mara. Your poems are powerful. I also love the layout of your blog, it’s minimalist design makes your poetry stand out even more.
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Your posts are thoughtful, and they draw me in right away. The imagery is also strong. Thanks for sharing – you’ve gained a new follower! (:
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Thank you!!!
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Wow, wow and WOW. From a purely literal perspective, I so relate to this. I’m hesitant to admit this but I am always picking away at my scabs and sores which makes it hard for them to heal or leaving marks once they do. I don’t know if this is what you refer to here or not but I’m embarrassed to say it is somehow satisfying and yes, I know, very weird. I, too, know not what I’m really searching for…
Then again perhaps this is simply metaphor for something transcendent, something deeper. In which case I’m feeling pretty stupid for making such a public proclamation! 🙂
Strong language. Great rhythm. Flows really, really well. Loved this.
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Haha yes I do pick at scabs and sores all the time and still have the scars for it, you’re not alone!! But thank you so so much for your kind words!
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You have a very unique style, Rachel. Fantastic word pictures and the use of lowercase titles well reflect the eclectic nature of your posts
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Thank you!!
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Hi lovelies!
I started this history blog a couple of months back, with the main idea being that I’ll keep updating it throughout the centenary of the First World War. I’d be completely chuffed if you could have a quick look and let me know what you think I’m doing right, or what I need to improve on 🙂
http://thehauntingflares.wordpress.com/
xx
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Really enjoyed your premise, and your writing felt as if it captured the magnitude of the time period you write about (which I agree still reverberates today). You not only relay information but by including your own emotions and reactions grant a certain dignity befitting the import of what you’re describing. Not exactly sure what “chuffed’ means but I hope i got you there 🙂
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You definitely did, thank-you so much!
(Chuffed is just a way of saying happy, I’m from Yorkshire in the UK, so its just a local dialect word) x
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https://akansha1104.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/meditation-on-wheels/
Suggestions are very welcomed. 🙂
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I love the header of your blog 🙂 I read through your latest post, and though I had initially difficulties understanding what it was all about, I appreciated the fresh and unassuming style.
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Thank you so very much. Yes, I love ambiguity. 😀
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Gorgeous blog. Beautiful inspirational poems and essays. I adore the layout.
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Definitely got the ambiguity vibe. Liked your artwork as well.
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Reaaly like the way you write 🙂 Keep it up!
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Hi Aakansha , congrats you have a beautiful blog out there . I haven’t read all the posts but loved all that I did read . Your about me is wonderful .Keep going 🙂
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Thank you so much. 😀 I’m glad you took the time to read my posts. 🙂
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Hey i want people to engage more with my blog, like leave comments and ask questions. What do you think i need to change about the way i post.
http://www.thetravelingwhitebelt.com
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It looks fine to me. Good theme choice 😉
Have you tried signing up for bloglovvin? I’ve done this today after reading an article on Daily Post and apparently it can extend out your blogs reach.
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I really like your blog! It really made me want to go to New Orleans (not that I wasn’t longing to already). The pictures are great and really drew me in in a way few other blogs I’ve read recently had. You have concocted perfect escapism here, well done! I don’t know what would stop people engaging. Perhaps you need to interact with others more? Maybe phrase your post titles as open ended questions, or begin with an open ended question and then provide your answer in the rest of the post. People like to talk about themselves rather than others, so encouraging people to answer questions is way easier than making them ask!
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Thanks for the kind words and tips 🙂
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Beautiful blog. You have ten times more followers than I do, so clearly you know a little something…
To answer your question: I think you could engage readers if you gave them a specific question to answer in your posts. This could be achieved through an embedded poll (Which new adventure should I try next?) or the title itself: “If you could be anywhere on Earth right now, where would it be?” It sounds obvious, but I think people really want to chime in with their own thoughts, and an invitation helps.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks a lot! haha you will get there, i love your tagline very inspiring.
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New blogger here, I enjoyed that read about your time in NOLA. I lived there briefly in the early 90’s and just recently returned a couple years ago for my honeymoon. You captured it nicely. Do spend more time outside of The French Quarter next time and yet more layers will be revealed to you. You picked up a new follower here!
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I can’t wait to get back there! thanks very much for your comments.
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I feel a little out-gunned since I have way less followers than you, but my suggestion was something someone else here noted: End your post with a specific question. I’ve also had some success by creating a poll and by asking others to share a similar experience to the one I described. hope it helps
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Hey Ben,
Yeah i think that’s definitely a good idea something i have been lacking. Really like your blog and its layout as well.
Don’t worry about numbers a month ago i had 200 followers doesn’t take long to pick up a bit of steam and you got some good content.
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Thanks. Appreciate it!
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Hey all,
I would love to get some feedback on the post ’30 days September’ and my about page.
– what is your first impression
– did the story lure you in? Why (not)?
– some tips you have to make it more appealing?
Thanks
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The post didn’t quite appeal to me, I must admit; but your About page got me 🙂 The About page gives a good idea of what you and your blog about, and I love the artwork!
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Thank you for reading it.
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Hi Priya. I read your post. All I can offer are the opinions of someone with a very short attention span (especially in Community Pool). You might want to condense things a bit–streamline your word usage to get the points (which were very good) across in the most economical way so that people like me will stay and look around. I must say, your about page is one of the most comprehensive I’ve seen yet and that definitely draws potential readers
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I’ve just started my blog day before. Yet to post any write up. Would love to hear from you on how to get started on the design and layout before I write something.
Thanks!
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Others’ opinions might vary; personally, I think getting started with publishing posts is the most important thing to do when you start out; tweaking your design and layout is something you can always do, and it doesn’t have to all happen at once.
In case it might help, though, here’s a post we ran a few months ago, in which a few bloggers share how they came to choose their theme:
https://wordpress.com/dailypost/2013/12/10/choosing-my-theme/
Welcome to blogging!
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You’ve got too much here to do on wordpress. So stop thinking about the layout and design for now. As Ben pointed out, you could always keep on experimenting with it whenever you want. Start posting. Start reading and interacting. Follow others and do some challenges.
And most of all, enjoy doing all this.
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Welcome to wordpress (: I’ma bit of a newbie too, with not much more experience. But from what I have learned, the design and layout in the beginning don’t matter so much. After a while, you get a focus on your blog and a feel for what you like, and you’ll change it up a bit to fit your liking. Don’t worry about the aesthetics quite yet! Good luck~ 🙂
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I’m currently experimenting with blog themes and appearances, so you’re definitely not alone. I’ve had another blog in the past – on the Blogger forum, and after years of working on it, I realize that starting from scratch on WordPress will take time. Hang in there!
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Hey there!
I’d love to hear your feedback on my recent posts. I’ve been dry with ideas on a new post any suggestions?
feel free to stop by my blog! 😀 thanks.
writteninblue.wordpress.com
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http://writteninblue.wordpress.com/
here is the link for the lazy folks :p hehe
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My first thought was ‘why isn’t this written in blue text?’ fix that! haha
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hahaha yea once upon a time it was.. then I kept changing my theme so the blue text looked hideous. Will fix it soon though 😀
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Hmm are you in college? Maybe you could write about how you ended up where you are and why to decided on this particular college! As someone who will have to make those decisions soon I would love to read about it!
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that’s a brilliant idea! 🙂 will be starting college soon. I didn’t have a tray full of colleges to choose from so, the process wasn’t very stressful hehe but I might write about the degree course I chose. 😀 hurray to an inspiration!
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Hey, liking those posts! I’d suggest something, anything from your thoughts. If you notice something cool, blog about it. If you have a thought on a subject, blog about it. It’s easier than you think. 🙂
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that’s a good idea! 😀 thanks
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Hey everyone. My blog is supposed to help people and encourage others. If you need a little encouragement then my blog is the right one to read. You won’t be disappointed, I promise. I also need a lot of feedback, I would appreciate the feedback with comments and likes. Check it out. http://thepoeticchild.wordpress.com
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You blog makes it clear immediately what it’s all about, which is a good thing. It does look encouraging and positive, what I miss a bit are some pictures 🙂
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Thank you so much I appreciate that. I will start putting my pictures back on there. I just been a little busy that”s all. 🙂 don’t be a stranger, please comment on some of my poems as well. I would really appreciate it. I will also take a look at your blog as well when I get off work. Have a blessed day!
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I like how the message of the blog is right there, as soon as I enter the page. Although when I read it, I noticed an error: I will not abuse the gift that _ has gave (->given) me at all.” Just a little something. Otherwise, it’s looking good. 🙂
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I love how it’s direct and focused without straying from its roots. It’s a bright and positive blog, and it’s nicely organized. I don’t know how to help lol. I’m still working on mine myself! 🙂
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Thanks everyone for the feedback. I will most definitely check the errors on it. I will also add some more things to it, that will be my assignment today. Keep reading and you will not be disappointed. Thanks again. And all of you please continue to stay blessed and God is our #1 priority. Have a great day. !
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My blog is about my last year at university and becoming a teacher and writer.
Recently I wrote a post about whether I’m a real writer or not. Can you check it out and tell me what you think? 🙂
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You post is very thoughtful and well argued, I like it. Just one thing, you might want to consider connecting your gravatar to your main, public blog — when I click your name here in the forum, it takes me to a private blog…
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Oh, thanks so much for pointing that out! 😀
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Hello everyone.
I run a multi topic blog.
Would love to get some opinion on the blog.
http://debooworks.wordpress.com/
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Took a look and you have an interesting mix. Not sure what you’re objective is, but anyone who quote Sheldon is OK in my book 🙂
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That’s an interesting opinion. 🙂
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Hi everyone, I recently changed my theme and would love some feedback. I’d love to know what anyone thinks of my blog in general as well. Much appreciated!
http://clickingmummy.wordpress.com/
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Wow! The theme looks very well and makes your lovely photos stand out really 🙂 A good choice!
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Hi Helen. I think your site looks great and it prompted me to look around–loved your self-portrait. And for the record the photos of your daughter are fantastic–she’s beautiful
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Thank you. That’s really great to hear!
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Hello world!
Here are my favorite collection of quotes.
Would love if you checked them out.
http://quotosphere.wordpress.com
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I love your quotes. Short and sweet makes it easy to read daily.
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Hey, I’ve just put up my first post and would love some feedback https://wordpress.com/read/post/id/74369348/2/ xo
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Hi! Good subject, but one is definitely the max number of ironic hashtags you can have in a post…also, exclaim a little less (too much ‘?!’) and be aware of using a string of unecessary words all together “simply them just not connecting” would make as much sense with only one of the first three words and would be less clunky to read. Otherwise, your writing has a good pace and is easy to read. Good luck with the blog!
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Hi bloggers, I just started my Blog, would really appreciate your comments to make my blog perfect!!! Cheers
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Took a look. That’s some pretty powerful information but seems in line with your stated purpose of the blog. You might want to add some graphics to augment your text. Also be sure to check your grammar. Hope this is helpful
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My Favourite Gene: PRDM9, which drives the formation of new species: http://epicgenetic.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/prdm9-my-favourite-gene/ I found this quite a complex topic to explain simply, I would love to know what you guys think of the clarity and pace of the post! Thanks!
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Hi! Good subject, but one is definitely the max number of ironic hashtags you can have in a post…also, exclaim a little less (too much ‘?!’) and be aware of using a string of unecessary words all together “simply them just not connecting” would make as much sense with only one of the first three words and would be less clunky to read. Otherwise, your writing has a good pace and is easy to read. Good luck with the blog!
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Hello all! I would love constructive criticism on my works — poetry/prose pieces — and won’t hesitate to help you too (just ask!) 🙂 Would like to hear some feedback / your interpretation / areas for improvement.
Thank you so much for your time! 😀
http://turquoisenoises.wordpress.com/
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I think your blog is place where the form reinforces the content and vice versa. The title of your blog is Delicate and so are the images and texts. I very much enjoyed your short pieces of poetry — I like your strong and clear poetic images. Keep up the great work 🙂
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Thank you so much:) I like to make all the elements speak for each other and I’m so glad you noticed that, thank you! 😀 Is there room for improvement though? :O
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Well, I incline to believing that there is always room for improvement, but despite this, I can’t find anything wrong with your blog! I think you nailed it 🙂
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wow that is the best thing I’ve heard all day! 😀 Thank you for your kind comments ❤ I'll definitely attempt to keep up the good work though. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing your blog on the Pool. You have some great imagery in both words and pictures (that’s a lot of underwater photos 🙂 and some deep thoughts for a young person. i have a very different style blog (travel humor) but I’ve been known to do some creative writing and can tell quality work when i see it. i saw it
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Hello Ben! Thank you for the reply. 🙂 Yes the underwater photos are taken by the same photographer (Elena Kalis — she’s my favourite!) 😀 I attempt to make my deep thoughts truly deep, I can only fear that they aren’t that sort of superficial ‘deep’? 😛 Thank you so much for your confidence and time despite the difference categories of our blogs. 🙂 Would like to know if there are areas of improvement I can work on too? 😀
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I’ve started a great site and I would like some input to make it better.
Angusbaynham.wordpress.com
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Diving in the pool once again. Having blogged for the past three months I am starting to get a bit of an increase in traffic and feel my little page on the internet could do with a makeover but am a bit scared by wordpress.org. What are people’s experiences? Is it worth doing? Does anyone know anyone who may be able to help me make my blog more eye-catching and personal? thanks for the help in advance http://www.sophieshewrote.wordpress.com x
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Sorry I can’t help with the .org part of your question, this is just to say that I like the design of your blog a lot. The header image matches the theme elements very well and on the whole, it looks attractive to me and personal enough.
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Thanks Mara! that makes me feel better. Its just you see other blogs that are all supped up mine kind of feels like the loser kid in the corner. Unfortunately the only coding I know is the Da Vinci Code and even that confused me 🙂 I’ve had a look at your blog – looks great! x
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Haha, you’re smart to know the Da Vinci code 🙂 Well, my blog uses some basic CSS, but as I said, the looks of your blog appeal to me, coding or not. From the little what I’ve learned from your posts, it looks like the theme fits your personality too.
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I like the look of your blog, it is very neat and clear. But personally I find it more interesting to see relevant images that are rather big in posts, which usually make me read more about that post. 🙂
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I agree – I think I need to put pictures higher up so they get onto the excerpt.
thanks for the advice! x
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Hi Sophie. Not sure what I can offer you as I have far less readers than you (just because they haven’t discovered me, of course 🙂 but after taking a look at your blog i don’t see a reason for such alarm. The design is aesthetically pleasing. Your graphics are subtle and to the point. and your titles are catchy and make me want to read more. Stay calm 🙂
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Hi Ben thanks for your lovely comments. I will try and calm the hell down 😃
I’ve checked out your blog and love it! Good luck with your adventures!!
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Hello fellow bloggers.
I would appreciate you comments and feedbacks on my posts, layout and theme of the blog. It’s an open ended request.
http://fazalabbaswarraich.wordpress.com
Thank you very much.
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Hi! I’ve got to say I really love the layout of your blog. There’s a strong emphasis on content (and there’s a lot of it!) but it’s well organized. The color palatte is unique and memorable.
Great site!
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Hi
Many thanks for your feedback. Appreciate taking out time and having a look at my blog.
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Hi Fazal. Took a look and liked your layout. Considering the large amount of content I think you chose your theme wisely
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Hi Ben
Thanks a lot for taking out time and going through my blog. Really appreciate your feedback.
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I like to keep my posts versatile. Ranging from poetry to short stories and life events. Feel free to stop by- https://akansha1104.wordpress.com/ 🙂
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Haha, I don’t mind at all. Okay firstly, make an About column for your blog. It’s always better and user-friendly if we get to know whose blog we are reading!
I love your writing style, it’s more like I’m conversing with you. 😀
Rest, it’s all good! Good Job!
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I like the way you write! It’s an inviting style. Congratulations on your work!
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I’m not sure if you wrote this for me or the guy above, nonetheless, thank you so very much. 🙂
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Definitely it was for you!
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I like the way you write! It’s an inviting style. Congratulations on your work!
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I love how it’s arranged and the sidebar is perfect. Your stories also start off well and end well, something that I have trouble doing myself (: But hey, I’ll learn someday. Great blog ^-^
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Hey, I’d love for you guys to check out a couple of posts on blog and give me your feedback. The focus on my blog is to inspire and motivate, and also to advise my audience on modernistic problems.
All feedback is much appreciated. Thank you
http://www.ponderingonthings.wordpress.com
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Very interesting post, I would prefer more white spaces as the paragraphs were a bit long. I didn’t watch the video as I’m at work, will do so later. Keep up the good work 🙂
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Sorry just seen this. Thank you for reading! Yeah I’m working on making my pieces more concise, I have a new poem up if you dont mind reading that?
Thank you again.
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Hi fellow writers, I’d love some feedback on my personal essay Wop Sauce at ladonnacontenta.wordpress.com. I’m in the process of writing a memoir and am wondering if the style and voice are engaging for the reader. Thanks!
Mary
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Thanks! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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I enjoyed it enough to read the whole post!! If I have any suggestion it would be to check punctuation – especially because you have some very long sentences. I enjoy the casual conversation style of writing though very much. It was just hard getting the tempo of your thoughts sometimes because of the length of sentences/punctuation thing. I would definitely read more!
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Great feedback, thanks!
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To the happy woman ( I speak Italian, obviously) I enjoyed your post and got a chuckle at the mild racial slur in the title. Since my wife makes an incredible “WOP” sauce I have trouble relating but nothing brings a family together like stewed tomatoes
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I’m 25 posts into my blog, and open to any and all feedback. Good and bad: I can take it (I think).
Here’s my latest post: http://bostonwordnerd.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/a-seemingly-endless-loop-of-stupid/
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Your latest post is right to my taste — a little incident observed from everyday life 🙂 I also like how your blog looks. It’s nice, neat and clean.
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I really liked this post. Your voice as the lovers (?) entwined fingers had me smirking. Very poignant observations. Good job
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I really enjoyed your writing style. Very breezy and readable 🙂
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I liked your the post : A Seemingly Endless Loop of Stupid”, the drawing of the twiddling couple gave me a giggle. Looks like you are doing great with your blog 🙂
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A really quirky post that showed that you had quite a bit of personality and sass. 😀 Especially the drawing! (that was really funny hahaha) 🙂 keep writing! ((psst it would be nice if you could check me out too– but don’t feel obliged to! :X)
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I’ve just posted this on the other community pool, but I’ll post it again here.
I’ve an interesting question to ask WordPress users (not self-hosted); what happens if your storage space runs out? Are you going to buy more storage space or start a new blog?
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good question, I hadn’t thought about that yet but will probably buy more space.
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Yeah, I haven’t gotten near the max storage space. I’ll probably buy more since I can’t bare to start all over! :O
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Hi all!
I would love to hear your feedback on my blog’s layout; to be more specific I am curious if it is user friendly in terms of navigating yourself around the blog (e.g. search bar, archives, etc.). It would mean a lot to me as a starter to get some insights if this is something that might put off people, if so, then I go go though some changes.
Many thanks in advance for your kind help!
Cheers!
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http://thatsaleaf.wordpress.com
🙂
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I agree with @Takeshi – the layout is super clean and ‘simple’ but has an elegant feel to it. The icons at the bottom are a little confusing – because there are several that are identical but link to different things (categories all have the WP logo) but other than that it was very intuitive. I’m now following you on IG!
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Thank you for taking your time, much appreciated! 🙂 About those icons, I am aware of the issue. Something strange happened there, will fix it soon! 🙂 Cheers
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The lay-out is simple but looks elegant because of your posts. My advice is that don’t overdo everything.
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Thank you! 🙂
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I think your theme was very well suited to the topic. Put your social media icons in a more prominent position if you can so that we can follow you everywhere. Not sure all of the images were needed and you could put the text together so there was less scrolling on the iPad.
Good advice on the brushes. Love the oven mitt trick.
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Hi there! Many thanks for your feedback and your advice, much appreciated! I will keep those remarks on mind and try improving it. Cheers!
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I think your blog colors and layout is great, and the graphics well reflect the fashion theme of your blog. scrolling to the end was a bit tedious to find the older posts but if you set the limit of posts on a page you can avoid anyone having to do the “scroll of death”
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Thank you for the advise! It’s all fixed now 🙂
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I think it’s a beautiful sort of simplicity that shows that you are both chic and stylish without over-doing it! 🙂 The pictures really stand out and the tabs make it easy to navigate. 😀
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Hi there! Many thanks for the kind comment! Makes a day! 🙂
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My pleasure. 🙂
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Hi I just recently started my blog something I’ve been wanting to do for a minute. I was wondering what are some good tips for me to get more traffic or people willing to invest in my product?
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Interesting topic that I’s sure you can find an audience for. I would recommend you build some content. An about page, an email page for more info and additional blog posts.
Secondly, get connected. Twitter is a great place to start. Build a profile and they will come. Good luck!
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Thank you
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Helping other people is a great way to get more traffic. The more help you give, the more you get back! It’s also a great way to build a good community of people by doing nice things. 🙂
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hey Bloggers
can you please check out and give me feedback on my blog in general as well as a new page that i created D.i.Y Handmade its of my sewing creation designed and made by me as i am looking to make a business in fashion designing so please check it out and tell me your thoughts on my pages..
http://zain3scribbl3z.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much 🙂
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Hi Your blog is interesting but when there is just a list of titles it may not entice the reader enough to look deeper.
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Hi I agree with Iadonnacontenta your blog has an interesting topic but it needs more pictures of the actual work that you’ve done. You should also check the spelling since I found one or two misspelled words just by browsing. Good luck!
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I agree you need pictures and lots of them! Since you have your entry titles showing up as a list, what about changing themes to “Untitled?” Your set-up would be the same and it requires the pictures that show up as a header for each post. Check it to see what you think. Take a look at this to see how your topics might show up in this theme if it had pictures:
http://untitleddemo.wordpress.com
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Hi – I agree with Beth and Dyra and Ladonnacontenta – more photos would be great. Especially if there were tempting pictures by the titles. I’d have loved to see more photos in the posts too.
Are you using i instead of I as a stylistic thing? Like ee cummings?
Good luck with your blog.
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