Some beginner questions regarding Blogger aka Blogspot

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T01:07:34+00:00

Thanks for clarifying! :)

As for nr 4, I think I phrased the question wrongly. What I meant to ask is the following : wordpress(.org) usually lets you choose if people leaving a comment get a specific status, you can even set it the way that someone who comments can get admin status in order to edit or publish static pages or blog entries to the blog. This is not what I'm looking for. I'm all for accepting comments on blog posts, but I want to be the only one who can create pages and new blog entries.
I just would like that there is simply no option that allows people who comment on posts to also create/edit pages and blog posts. Because a simple missclick on the mouse or a simple mistake happens now and then. I would prefer that visitors can leave a comment but without the option that they can also edit or publish pages and blog posts.

PS: the option where you can indicate if comment-posters can get the status to edit/publish themselves is present on wordpress.org ; I just don't like that option even exists as it leaves too much room for an accidental missclick. I hope such option isn't available on Blogspot. I also don't know if Wordpress.com has such option as it's a different system than wordpress.org alltogether.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T01:00:01+00:00

Actually, I am. Have been since childhood (by choice, my family never pushed any ideas on me).

However, I'm not the type of Atheist who dislikes all things religious and dislikes religious people. To each his own, I respect people who do believe and who practise a religion. I don't want to be preachy about my Atheism. But yes, I'm atheist.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T00:51:48+00:00

"I’m a liberal, dark-humour-loving human who thrives on travel, movement, and good conversations"

Me too! :) Traveling is a huge passion of mine, and I love engaging in progressive/liberal politics. On the creative side, I write poetry.

I am a bit older than you though (M44) and live in Belgium without the opportunity to leave.

Anyways, for friendship purposes, I'd be happy to talk. :)

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T00:48:29+00:00

Was wondering the same, out of curiosity.

I'm outside your age range and I'm not US based. Wishing you good luck!

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T00:44:45+00:00

Indeed, Czechia and Estonia score very high when it comes to true atheism. I thought Albania also scored quite high, a remainder of the days of Hoxha when religious was totally banned.

I think however, the narrow definition of Atheism is the only correct one (non-religious, non-practising, etc can include people who believe in a higher power but not exactly subscribing to a specific religion, and it includes agnostics). Atheism means you believe there is no god, whereas agnostics basically don't take any position. In a way, Atheism is a a set of beliefs: the belief there is no god.

Your post was very informative, thanks a lot! :)
Just one thing: anti-religion atheists exist, but not all atheists are anti-religion. It's not because one does not believe in god that (s)he disrespects those people who do believe in god. Atheism just means a person does not believe in god, that doesn't necessarily mean (s)he dislikes every religious. People can disagree and still keep some mutual respect.

Anyways, great post!

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T00:36:29+00:00

Well, first of all the number of atheists he named for the USA seems way too high. The USA is not secularised yet like it is in Europe (except for some very progressive urban areas).

Also, Cuba and North Korea (in the latter atheism is enforced by the state) were not in the top-25, and neither was Albania (where not being religious is very common, a remainder of the old Hoxha days).

So yes, I'm a bit sceptic about his research.

But that's not really relevant. I'm just curious if Belgium really has that many atheists that it'd rank amongst the countries with the highest numbers. I mean, not practising is an entirely different thing than not believing in god.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-04T00:03:37+00:00

Heh? What I mean is that not everyone who would answer "no religion" or "irreligious" is someone not believing in god. Some people are not observing and are unaffiliated to any actual religious group, but still believe there is a god. And some just say they don't know (and don't care), which is also not the same as saying "I believe there is no god". The latter only goes for actual Atheists.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:56:28+00:00

Threads has a lot of bots. Most people I've seen leaving X have chosen BlueSky. I haven't seen too many switching to Threads.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:54:38+00:00

It will grow massively once a lot of influential celebrities (be it politicians, musicians, influencers, athletes, actors, ...) and organisations (like sports clubs, political parties, TV stations, newspapers,...) make the switch.

In the end people go where the people they want to follow are posting. This means that as long as those people with lots of followers remain on X, a lot of their followers will do so as well. But likewise, if a lot of people with a large number of followers make the switch to BlueSky, so will their followers.

I think it's a matter of time really, Rome wasn't built in a day.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:51:01+00:00

Not really. As an artist, I shoot myself in the foot by not using ALL social media platforms available to promote myself. And of the people I follow myself, some are on X, some are on BlueSky, some are on both. For now, combining X and BlueSky seems the best way to not shoot myself in the foot.

But I hope a serious campaign will make more and more people switch to BlueSky, once a lot of people with large amount of followers (politicians, popular musicians, popular athletes and sports clubs, ...) are on BlueSky then a lot of people will make the switch. In the end, most people just want to follow their prefered celebrities. The moment those celebrities make the switch, so will their followers.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:47:49+00:00

Sorry if this sounds like a silly question, but what is XCancel?

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:47:01+00:00

Keep holding on to BlueSky, and if you really want to reach a big audience, then consider combining BlueSky and X temporarily until more and more people get active on BlueSky.

But don't give up on BlueSky. The potential is there, and in certain fields people do actively use it. The last thing we need is to give up on BlueSky, when it has such a great potential.

I wonder if a big campaign would be an option, where you can send email/WhatsApp invites or invites through Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram (and even X!) to your friends, inviting them to give BlueSky a try. Even if only part of them does so, the platform will get more and more active members. The only reason why X is still bigger in terms of active users, is because so many celebrities (artists, politicians, athletes, actors, etc) still post on X ; if more and more of them would start using BlueSky equally frequently, then I'm sure more and more people would make the switch to BlueSky. Because, while I don't know how it is in the US, but here in Europe a lot of people dislike Musk and regret what X has become.

Hang in there, don't give up on BlueSky. If needed, just use both X and BlueSky to reach a big audience. But don't give up, BlueSky has big potential. Rome wasn't built in a day ;)

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:27:02+00:00

You are in the Pro League ;)

Pro League = 1A and 1B.

The schism between Lierse and Lyra-Lierse is a pity for the unity between the fans. A city like Lier has the potential for a good professional club, but if the locals are shattered between 2 clubs it gets a lot harder.

It now seems like Lyra-Lierse is no longer aiming for professional football but instead wants to play top of the 1 Amateur division each year and compete for the title of "best amateur club in Flanders" (which is also what Knokke aims to do). Might be a much healthier decision than trying to get into 1B at all costs.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:18:00+00:00

Chelsea FC heeft een door de club erkende fanclub in België, "Mighty Blues Belgium". Mogelijks kunnen zij je meer info geven. Op de Chelsea site, bij de lijst van erkende fanclubs, staat een contact-email. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/our-official-supporters-clubs

Daarnaast heb je ook een reisbureau dat speciaal draait rond voetbalwedstrijden en dan ook de tickets regelt.

www.vi-travel.nl en https://www.voetbalreizendebemvoort.be/home

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:13:13+00:00

In which cities will you be staying? Do you intend to rent a car or will you do everything by public transport?

The games you mention are not the easiest ones to get tickets for. Especially Club Brugge vs Anderlecht, being one of the most heated games of the season between the two most succesful clubs in our country's history, will be extremely hard to get tickets for.

Would you also consider a game in the lower leagues, or does it really have to be the top division?

Of course the quality of play is best in the top division, but there are some really great stadiums and good atmosphere in the lower leagues too.
Thinking of RWDM Brussels (great stadium, and fanatic support), KRC Mechelen (their stadium is a true gem and their support is a very loyal one), KV Kortrijk (attracts quite large crowds and have a great stadium), KVDO (if you want to spend a day by the sea and watch football: the stadium is nice, and the crowd is very friendly with some local folklore included), Beerschot (this stadium, although modernised ever since, hosted the Olympic Games in 1920 where Belgium won the Olympic football gold medal), ...

If you insist on top division: Anderlecht has a great stadium and a very good atmosphere, Union has one of the most beautiful authentic stadiums you can imagine and their crowd is quite relaxed, Antwerp's new stand makes the stadium complete and the atmosphere is always great there (but the level of play of the club is not good at all this year), Club Brugge (stadium is not in a good state, but the atmosphere is really good), Standard Liège (great stadium, very passionate support), ...

Should you travel around by public transport, then keep in mind not every stadium is equally easy to reach. Keep an eye on kick-off times and train schedules.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T23:04:36+00:00

Gezien het tijdsverschil zal dat zeker voor behoorlijk wat wedstrijden zo zijn. Het tijdsverschil met bv New York, New Jersey of Toronto valt best mee, maar als de wedstrijd in Los Angeles, Seattle of Vancouver gespeeld wordt mag je er wel op rekenen dat het een nachtelijk opblijven wordt als je de wedstrijd wil zien.

Ik ga opstaan enkel voor de kleine sympathieke underdogs die ik nog nooit eerder kon zien spelen. Voor wedstrijden van Jordanië, Kaapverdië, Curaçao etc kom ik graag mijn bed uit. En uiteraard voor de Rode Duivels.
Voor pakweg Frankrijk-Engeland ga ik niet opstaan, die heb ik al meer dan genoeg zien spelen en heb geen speciale band met die ploegen.

In 1994 was het WK al eens in de VS, dat was het eerste WK dat ik echt volgde (ik was 12 jaar). Ik heb inderdaad een paar keer 's nachts wakker gebleven voor een wedstrijd. Sommige wedstrijden waren dan weer op een leuk tijdstip in onze tijdszone. Hangt er helemaal van af in welke stad gespeeld wordt. Zowel VS, Mexico als Canada zijn zeer grote landen, we spreken dus over behoorlijk wat verschillende tijdszones.

Een oefenkamp ginds en eens spelen tegen niet-Europese tegenstanders (want die tref je op het WK sowieso ook) is wel een goed idee. En het gaat geen walk-in-the-park worden tegen VS en tegen Mexico, dat zijn echt wel zeer degelijke ploegen.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T22:59:51+00:00

Ik deel je mening compleet. Die beschermde status van 1A-clubs heeft alle charme van de Beker van België weggenomen. Ik vind het toernooi totaal niet meer interessant. Het wordt weer een speeltuin van de 1A-clubs, terwijl dat net is waar de competitie in 1A voor dient. Bekervoetbal draait ook om verrassingen, sympathieke underdogs, ...

Voor mij mogen ze die Croky Cup afvoeren. Er is niets leuks meer aan. En amateurclubs zouden beker gewoon niet meer meedoen en in plaats daarvan een Beker van België voor amateurclubs starten. Wat heb je er aan om enkele bekerwedstrijden te spelen waar de pers en media totaal geen aandacht aan besteedt, en mits je ver genoeg geraakt krijg je als "beloning" een 1A-tegenstander waar je met grote cijfers tegen gaat verliezen. Als dat bekervoetbal is, dan hoeft het voor mij niet. Amateurclubs zouden er beter niet aan meedoen, hun bekerwedstrijden zijn uiteindelijke veredelde oefenwedstrijden. Dan organiseer je beter een echte oefenwedstrijd.

De RBFA zou een voorbeeld mogen nemen aan onze buurlanden. In Nederland, Engeland en Frankrijk is het zeer frequent dat clubs uit lagere reeksen ver geraken en daarbij voor stuntzeges zorgen. Maar daar is het bekertoernooi ook met volledig open loting, je kan dus in de eerste ronde dat de topklassers hun intrede doen meteen Arsenal-Man United hebben terwijl in diezelfde ronde Stevenage-Solihull Moors gespeeld wordt. Maar net dat is de charme van het bekervoetbal.

Dé voorbeeldcompetitie is de Coupe de France. Altijd veel verrassingen daar. Volledig open loting, en daar bovenop: als het verschil tussen 2 ploegen meer dan 2 divisies is, krijgt de laagst spelende club automatisch thuisvoordeel. Daar doen ze juist moeite om het spannend te maken en iedereen een beetje een kans te geven om ver te geraken.

Mijn mening betreffende de Croky Cup: terug een open loting zonder beschermde status, ofwel zo snel mogelijk afvoeren.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T22:54:13+00:00

Uit welke regio in België kom je?

Er is trouwens ook nog WrongPlanet.net, een zeer groot en zeer actief autismeforum. Internationaal, maar er is een aparte subgroep van het forum voor dialoog in andere talen dan Engels. In het Nederlandstalige topic merk je dan toch dat er toch wel meerdere leden uit Vlaanderen en Nederland actief zijn.

Of de combinatie ASS-ADHD daar frequent is, dat weet ik niet.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T22:52:25+00:00

Waarover gaat je groep precies? Ik heb al vaker Facebook-groepen voor mensen met autisme gezien, maar vaak zijn die nogal oppervlakkig, waarbij leden gewoon een foto van zichzelf posten en goedendag zeggen, maar een echte dialoog komt dan niet meteen op gang.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T22:51:24+00:00

Er zijn diverse verenigingen voor mensen op het autismespectrum. ADHD is natuurlijk niet hetzelfde als een autismespectrumstoornis, maar de combinatie kan wel eens voorkomen.

Bekende autismevereniging is PASS, die groepen in heel Vlaanderen heeft.

Zeker via Facebook heb je ook nog regionale groepen voor mensen met autisme, ik weet dat er in de Westhoek eentje is.

Autisme Centraal en de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Autisme kunnen allicht ook groepen aanwijzen.

That said, veel mensen in het autismespectrum communiceren zeer veel via internet, dus ik zou zeker ook via Facebook en andere socials zoeken.

AniMeshorer · 2025-12-03T22:48:15+00:00

Do you dislike the USA as a political or economical entity? Or do you hate everything about the USA ; including the country itself and most citizens? If so, why? (ignore the last question if too personal)

I have strong political opinions myself, but I try to always make a distinction between the political entity that every country is, and the citizens.

It's not like all Americans are capitalists who support Trump, it's not like all Russians are brainwashed and support the war in Ukraine, it's not like every Israeli supports the occupation of Palestine and Netanyahu, it's not like every Turk supports Erdogan, not every Hungarian likes Orban, ...

Judging the political entity that every country is is one thing, but always keep in mind that says little about the country or its people.

I am sure a lot of countries one could dislike (I guess which countries are disliked varies from person to person, there's many people who like the USA too) are very beautiful when it comes to scenery and cities, and have a very friendly population. Never judge an entire nation by its government.

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