Isolation Along the Web
Feeling somewhat isolated lately, I miss the correspondences in my inbox which stopped when our Yahoogroups moved to google. I suppose I should explain, that is why I might seem verly solitary these days. Please don't feel that I am withdrawing at all, and I certainly welcome emails directly from anyone who posts here.
After having had some problems with AdSense and Google over their unjust cancellation of my account and thus pocketing the few dollars I had earned by supplying them with and audience for the adverts, I closed all my personal blogs on blogger (owned by Google) and closed all accounts, such as googlegroups, which is why I've lost contact with with the group here, sadly. I feel however that it is important to stick to your guns. I feel I have been wronged and until and unless Google makes some effort to ad least enter into dicussion with me and treat me as a human being and not a number on the internet, I shall have to keep it this way. I will try to post here still, but it is much harder to remain connected wihtout the group correspondences that arrived by email when it was on Yahoogroups (not owned by Google). Why must they make life complicated and dehumanize us so?
So now I moved one former blog of mine to Opera Community - http://my.opera.com/alettames, where I post most regularly, though I do try to post here at least at the Hermitage blog.
It is still cold and damp here in Vancouver. Unexpectedly cold and I've been forced to spend much more time in be, to remain warm enough to function. That has resulted in a wealth of sketches, but away from the computer so mucyh there hasn't been much writing.
Well, I thought I should explain, and to say I do miss the corespondences, but have to stay true to my convctions also. If you've no idea what I'm talking about re: google you can read my epistle regards that topic at http://my.opera.com/alettames/blog/show.dml/110757
posted by aletta @ 6:27 PM
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Oh, how awful!
Kudos to you for having the fortitude to stick to your guns.
I post very seldom to the groups as I try to limit my time in front of the computer, my eyes could use the break and so could my hands. I'm glad I visite the riversleigh and saw your post.
Do know that I support you in your efforts about this matter. Did they even tell you why they cut you off
air? Ooh, sorry to be prying. I'm just really curious and outraged at how something like this could happen.
Blogger is the only blog I've used since I started blogging a couple of months ago. I'm being promted by my students to use Deviant art. They said its more artist friendly.
Thank you for sharing your views on this matter and for taking the time to explain.
Here's affirming justice for your cause, and so it is.
I am sorry Aletta. I have looked and signed into Opera but it does not have an equivalent where I communicate with everyone using email. It has taken a lot of work to set up this network and would be a huge job to change things. I will keep looking for another email delivery service. A few group members had issues with Yahoo and I was infuriated by the increase in spam so decided to move.
Maybe if you keep posting here and use it as a means of talking to folk I am sure they would be responsive. Riversleigh is, afterall, meant to be like a big friendly guest house.
I love seeing your posts at the Hermitage and always comment. I know lots of other people look at them too, and make comments. Spring is on the way, and hopefully your overtures to Google will come to a win-win situation. You are their customer after all, and they are obligated to give you a hearing. Don't stop your lovely artwork, it is so fine.
I agree with Lois.
If you want to reply my personal e-mail is susan_p@ihug.co.nz
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