I couldn’t believe it was true.
My eyes filled with tears,
I must have aged 10 years,
I couldn’t believe it was true.
Sadly, it is true. The blogs we have been posting for 5 years and more will be gone in a flash come March 2011. Yes, WLS will move them to Word Press and I did try that with one of my spaces that I don’t post on very often. It is very blah looking. Your posts are imported with the photos that are part of the blog included plus comments. And that is about it guys, nothing else is moved. For my main space I downloaded to my hard drive, It took a few minutes and the photos in the posts are nothing but Xs. I had 5 blogs on spaces. I have deleted 2 of them completely, moved one and still have my main space and recipe space to decide on. I have downloaded the photo albums I wanted to save and deleted the rest. In March I will delete my main space. I will try and find a home for my recipe space as it is one I have dedicated to Jim.
I have been on a grocery shopping binge this morning. First to County Market where Del Monte canned veggies on sale @ 50 cents each along with a coupon where you buy 12 cans and get $2 off, plus lots of other good bargains, Then on to Kroger where I stocked up on TV dinners.
This week has been a tough one for me while I am winding down from a big rush of company last week. I miss my sister even though she did holler for coffee a lot and I don’t drink coffee anymore. LOL It is lonely again.
I got my all combined flu shot last Friday with no adverse reactions. Now I have had a pneumonia and flu shot this year and I hope to be protected.
For some reason I have a headache today so I think I am heading for a couple of Tylenol and the recliner. Still don’t have my back door finished. It is in but still needs lots of trim work done on it. I am heading to Walmart tomorrow to get lots of heavy duty weather stripping.
I hope you are all having a good week.
Beth
Yessum, it was a horrible shock. I knew they were up to something but I never dreamed it was dump the site! I guess they will use that space now to start their new Face Book-like thing.
ReplyDeleteI am still sending stuff over. No comments but that's OK. I'd like to have them but Blogger didn't allow it the first time I tried. I never tried again.
ZI have been to the grocery several times..bought and planted some new daffodil bulbs..pink cupped ones, and weeded. Then I came in and cleaned the entire bathroom. Been on the phone with a former supervisor who always calls to wish me a happy birthday. He didn't catch me on the day but any day is good to hear from him. :-)
Get rid of that headache girl..you're doing too much.
WLS gives everyone ah headache. Hope you git rid of yours. Hope they finish the backdoor soon. Have a relaxing day Beth.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty happy with Word Press... once I start highly customizing it it'll be even better... less boring and more bling!
ReplyDeleteIt was sad, but they'd fouled it up so much, it was really better just to point us in the direction of a really good bloggger after all...
They transferred my wls up to word press and they only transferred 20 blogs and the other maybe 100 blogs I had done just got deleted. I don't like word press I like this blog better. I like to see my friends updates and I like the followers list etc. It really depends what you want from a blog, I like the friendship, you don't get that with word press. I'm not sleeping and I think it's because of all these changes.
ReplyDeleteTake Care
Hugs Lady J
Lady Jude said it well for me too.
ReplyDeleteBeth, you know I left WLS and started posting on Wordpress and Blogger a couple of months back. One discovery I made that has been a God send is that Windows Live Writer saved copies of every blog I've written since I started using it to publish my posts on WLS early last year. It can also import blogs directly from any page whether they were written with Live Writer or not.I downloaded my photo albums to my hard drive and have been using Live Writer to write my new posts to Blogger and Wordpress as well as recycling some of my old WLS posts when writer's block sets in.
ReplyDeleteI would advise everyone on WLS to download and install Live Writer if they haven't already done so. It makes the transition much easier. If you have any questions about this I'll be glad to help out. Sorry for the book in your comments but you know how I am :)
Hi Beth.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your help...I'm in a bad place right now, but you've always been a great friend for me, and it makes things a lot better.
Anyway, thanks for being my friend,
Bill
Hi Beth, I'm very sad to see Spaces go too, but I knew once they removed the banner ads that it was on it's way out. They just didn't get as many users as they thought they would. I think WordPress is nice, but Blogger is more like Spaces and more social. The recent upgrades have really improved it and more are coming. I am on facebook too, but having a blog is more like having your own home on the web :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Beth. It does reduce you to tears. Before blogging at WL Spaces, I rarely ever had a use for a home computer. Now, I'm hooked on blogging, but I can honestly say the only thing keeping me going is the kind-loving and loyal friends I have made. At this stage, I think I'll leave my WL Space where it is. I'm not interested in WordPress, hey all my mates are here. Okay, I have a headache too. I'm am relieved to know that you had no side affects from the flu shot. Take it easy when you go shopping, enjoy the outing. I sometimes just like to sit and watch the people pass me by. Mega Hugs, Kerrie and Jaiden. xOx
ReplyDeleteI was surprised too. I'll be surprised if a lot of people follow up with a blog at WP. Who's to know how long it will be before it goes the same way as WLS?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I like blogspot and that's where I'm staying. Hope you and others do too.
Wow, I had not heard this. We're not at home and I've not had the time to keep up with everyone.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
http://darksheraven.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHello...I was Samuel J Frog on WLS.. I started a blogspot first because I was having problems with wordpress. but I am sdisbennett on wordpress... (Chip's Sister, Sharon)
http://darkravenspigpen.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteMe again...this is my wordpress ID.....don't know what is going on here! LOL!!! but my e-mail is sdisbennett@hotmail if you can't get through any other way!
As you know Beth I have been busy the last 5 days so I knew nothing of the demise of Spaces. I am not surprised though. They improved the blogging experience right out of existance. I love the way they try to spin things like they are doing you a big favor. I'd like to thank them for ruining a nice thing. I think I will do one more blog there just because I'm still angry at what they've done.
ReplyDeleteHi Beth, The last few months have been difficult for so many of us with all the changes. I have found it all overwhelming at times, trying to figure it all out. We had a good thing going at spaces, but thank goodness we have blogger. I was able to transfer some of my blogs over using WLW. but had only started it in the early spring. I still haven't figured out how to transfer all the rest as the pictures didn't seem to work and it is too big of a job to find all the pic's to replace in my blogs.
ReplyDeleteAlso when I first started my blog at Blogger, I messed it up so bad and deleted it and now it won't let me use my name, Dianne dsphotocats. It is like I lost my identity. Once deleted they won't let you use the same name. I tried. I rushed in too quick and with so much going on this spring and summer, it took me 3 times, 3 blogs before I got most things right.
We will all get through this and I so hope you can safe all your post and memories.
Glad you didn't have any bad effects from the flu shot. It will be late Oct. probalby before we can get the flu shot here.
Well you take care and have a good Friday and weekend.
Hugs, Dianne
Beth, i love your blog and space here! I love your title, Day By Day with Beth Marie, and what you wrote below it. I don't know what I am going to do with msn yet. Too busy to be bother by it now. lol! Well, I just stop by and enlist myself as one of your followers. Take care and I hope that headache goes away and you feel much better now. Take care.
ReplyDeleteGot here at last! It meant joining here as well but that was ok as I was tempted to try it out anyway.
ReplyDeleteI am as curiosityabounds.blogspot.com
Could you have a look for me and see if it is coming up ok please.
Sorry that should have been http://curiosityabounds.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteSIS all five years of mine were transferred intact and with pics etc. It took some time but it did transfer with one click.. BOY was I nervous you bet! I will keep both wordpress and blogger.If you tranferred one check back with it and see.. maybe it just took some time. I like blogger formatting better..but I use both. : )
ReplyDeleteI hope your headache leaves quickly. It is lonely when company leaves, too quite. I have WordPress, afraid I'd lose my stuff. I got copied what I wanted on here. I'm grateful for blogspot, a friendly place.
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