As a blogger, I am well aware that I would be nothing without my tribe. All of you lovely readers are really what keeps GWS alive! In return, I love to support my fellow bloggers and spam their blogs with love as often as possible. Of course, I will not always agree with what is written, but that’s a story for another day.
When reading blogs, there are so many different writing styles out there that keep me intrigued. I’ve also been interested to see how each person’s character comes out in their choice of words. However, there are just some things that don’t add to a pleasurable reading experience.
Curious to know what those are?
You’re in luck, here are some of my biggest pet peeves when reading blogs.

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Really bad spelling and grammar
I like to read blogs in my free time, so it needs to be a relaxing experience. That does not mean that all blog posts are meant to be funny or easy-going. Quite the opposite actually. What I cannot stand is spending time I don’t have trying to understand each post. If it isn’t science, then your reader shouldn’t have to put pen to paper, trying to decipher the cryptic messages that are hidden under shorthand, invented grammar, and alienist spelling.
If you’re a blogger writing in a language that’s not your own, please don’t take offense to this because I’m not writing about you. It’s very different in such a scenario and highly commendable. Keep on writing and perfecting your craft.
What I’m referring to are the blogs that are written as though they are messages to inmates from some gang. It may sound ridiculous to describe it as such, but really, there are some. ‘U’ isn’t ‘you’ and ‘finna’ isn’t ‘going to’, and profanity is really unneccessary.
You get my drift?
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My biggest pet peeve when reading blogs: Rudeness/ discrimination
Recently, a fellow blogger shared a post that was dedicated to shaming plus-sized women. The entire post was basically about how ‘fat women’, as he called them, are not desirable. He then went on to say that women need to stop setting double standards and should indeed become ‘physically attractive’ because that is what we expect from men. The post was quite graphic too, with very rude and unacceptable descriptions of the female body.
Friends, hear me out. Yes, are entitled to our own opinions and should feel free to express them. However, If the ‘opinion’ is a bias that will likely damage someone’s mental health, keep that brain fart to yourself, please.
Call me a hippy or naive, but I honestly believe that we should be clouding the web with positivity, facts, or personal experiences. If that’s not your cup of tea, don’t worry, I won’t be reading your blog.
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Gossip
Let me start off by saying that I’ve been guilty of cyberstalking my favourite celebrities on more than one occasion. When I’m bored, I enjoy reading everything about their pasts and who they were before they became famous. I also do check who is dating who, what drama went on behind certain actors being kicked off a set, etc.
Call me biased, but that kind of reporting is okay in my books.
The gossip pages that bug me are the kind with the sole purpose of destroying people or their reputations. I’ve seen blog posts dedicated to bashing people they do not like. I suppose this ties into rudeness and my limited patience for such, but if what you are writing adds little value to the ecosystem, maybe you shouldn’t write it at all. And if your words are likely to create an image of someone that is baseless and incorrect, please keep your words to yourself.
Conclusion
I wanted to keep this one short and punchy because we often forget long-winded rants. So let’s sum it up for all the magpies out there.
If you are a blogger, please try to keep your content relevant, kind, and factual, otherwise, save it to your laptop and not the web. We need to keep in mind that the people on the other end of the screen are human with feelings. Of course, I, like others, choose what content to consume and I will continue to do that regardless.
What are some of your biggest pet peeves when reading blogs?
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As someone who usually finds so many mistakes in my own posts – I get how you feel about spelling/grammar mistakes. 🙈
I also just can’t do posts which are overtly religious. 🙈
Oh, that too! Too much of religion can become incredibly boring.
I’m finding it interesting that people aren’t into the religion posts. I’ve never stopped to think about them, and will either read or skip over them depending on my mood and what religion. In my head it’s just another niche like aerospace dynamics or pottery or something.
I just don’t like when it gets preachy about a particular religion – since I am agnostic. I don’t mind reading people’s experiences with spirituality.
I totally agree with whatever you said in this post! Blogs written in indecipherable languages are such a put-off.
Thanks Sam. It’s blogging 101 and yet not everyone seems to have the time for a basic grammar check 🤦🏾♀️
I agree with you on the spelling and grammar. I find it very distracting when I read. I also have little time for biased political blogs.
Oh yes, the biased political blogs are a plague… strangely enough they seem to have quite the audience!
That’s crazy about that post you mentioned. Makes you wonder why someone would sit down and author such a post and hit publish. People are wild.
We live in an interesting world 🙃
In addition to all of your excellent points, I want posts that have a fresh point of view, get me to think, and possess a dose or two of humor. Content is king.
Oh definitely! It’s definitely important to stay unique even though there are millions of blogs out there. No one has time to read the same post ten times, written by different people
I run ny posts through Word, Grammark and Grammarly because I’ve cause spelling mistakes even after using only one of them. It makes me paranoid that something will get missed 😅
Wow even this comment is bad without spellchecker 😆
The irony 😂😂😂
LOL
Wow you must take like ten hours checking your posts, but your site is definitely one of the best I’ve seen on here. I always wonder where you get the time and patience to give all those references and make everything so cohesive and factual but still very entertaining. 😊
Each post takes 5-6 hours total, but the spelling and grammar check is about 15-20 minutes of it. I’ve reached a point where I won’t make a post that isn’t a certain length or isn’t helpful to anyone. Yours are much the same 😊
Look at you blogging guru!
😅
Yes I agree with you and everyone above in the comments.. I’m not a fan of hate language, shaming a particular group, overly religious/political blogs, long ranty ones and ones full of spelling and grammar mistakes. Trust me, I’m not a grammarian (is that a word lol) so I can tolerate an average dose of mistakes (no one is perfect, including me), but some of the blogs out there screams to me “no effort here.”
Lol grammarian is legit… You’re so on point even the words you invent are real!
LOL
I’ve been lucky. I’ve not read any blog posts as you’ve described but, I have noticed the ones with grammar and spelling mistakes.
Lol Rachel, I’m glad you’ve been spared. But the grammar thing is really everywhere!
Man, I’m glad I seldom come across those sort of blogs. Poor grammar and spelling are among my biggest pet peeves too.
Hahaha I swear it’s everyone’s pet peeve!
I totally feel you! I can’t stand bad grammer and I end up just clicking off the page 🤦♀️
Lol that made me giggle 😅
Being rude and disrespectful is also a massive pet peeve of mine. You would think that bloggers should have the common sense to think about what they put out there as at the end of the day it is there for everyone to see. Saying something rude just doesn’t reflect well on them!
Right?! Clearly its not common sense!
Thanks for reading Niraj
I totally relate to you when it comes to grammar. I get so annoyed when I read one of my posts a few days after posting and find some mistakes. 😂
I also can’t stand it when people don’t make use of paragraphs and the blog post ends up being one huge paragraph. 😭 I click off a blog the moment I see that.
Hahah me too! It happens to the best of us though
Yes! These are all such good points! I would add, probably, blogs that don’t offer any interaction with the reader. I’m not saying you have to respond to every comment – I certainly don’t do that! But occasional interaction is nice!
You’re right. Its so important to connect with your readers!
Its a shame that people feel the need to take up blogging space to promote negativity and hate onto others! I find that i feel connected with a blogger the most when they are not afraid to be themselves and a little vulnerable!
I always felt like blogging is the least negative of all the social media platforms, and it is. But I think others forget that too. There is no room for negativity here
The first part “the bad grammar and spelling” annoys me when people are texting.
Hahaha!