What motivates you to continue to update your blog?

[Brother Tyler]

This is a transcript of the replies to the title question that we received from various members in the PM. This transcript is provided for continuing discussion and background, especially as additional members join the club and participate in the effort to improve the Blogs feature.

 

@Mr Farson

2. The motivation is to have a lasting way to showcase progress I make. A think a blog allows me to take more time between posts than a thread.

 

@firestorm40k

2. I have a painting log for my army project, but there's stuff I think are better suited to the related blog, such as 'fluff' or narrative posts, battle reports, or just posting about overall hobby process and how ideas develop. I'll continue to use my blog for that side of my hobby journey with my army. 

 

@Bouargh

I am stubborn and I like the idea of getting a traceability of my contributions I can browse. It has in my opinion more sense to use a blog for stuff that needs a series of updates like a progress view of a project over one year. It is also great for posting opinion, like at shrink, or rants, without pretending geenrating noise; buzz or harvesting answers. Yet...

 

@ZeroWolf

2. This is a hard one as its external factors that impact me updating my blog, my last post was at some point last year for example when my painting time became severely limited. I'm slowly getting it back though and aim to revive the blog in due course.

 

@W.A.Rorie

2-My motivation is that if I do not update my blog I feel I am slacking in the hobby. Also sometimes posts do not fit in sections like life issues and talking about certain things hobby adjacent and easier to say in the blog. 

 

@apologist

2 – Enthusiasm for the project.

 

@drakheart

2. When I have something I wish to share with the community

 

@Xenith

Admittedly I haven't updated my blog in a while. I have paint logs in the relevant sections (BA, WIP, Heresy) that I update with photos more regularly. The blog I have mainly started using for battle reports and general musings, however in the last year I have barely played 40k.

 

@zulu.tango

• I enjoy having an avenue to track various hobby projects and put down my thoughts/process in a place I can review at future dates. It being public gives me some accountability in the process and is more fun to maintain than a hobby journal no one will see

 

As more members begin to use blogs and join this club, it will be interesting to see their answers to the question in the topic title.