As most of you may know, this blog was created after I had to delete my videos on YouTube, due to copyright issues that resulted in two "strikes". This video explains it better.
Here, I'd like to clarify some things about this new project.
Blog's philosophy (?)
- This isn't a job.
I do not intend to get any money from this blog, ever, for pretty obvious reasons:
- COPYRIGHT. COPYRIGHT. COPYRIGHT.
- Writing is supposed to be a pleasure, not an obligation. I don't like the idea of having to make posts. What if I get bored, tired, busy or interested in other things? I'll have to write anyway? Gee, no, thanks!
- No advertising!
That being said, I'd like to assure you that if you, by any chance, have an ad blocker or something similar, you won't be taking any money from me. That's perfectly fine; I use one myself, to be honest. ;D
... OK, I guess this counts as a 3rd reason, huh? :)
I don't even know if there are ads on this blog - I wouldn't be surprised if there were, though, since Blogger belongs to Google. In any case, DON'T CLICK THEM.
- Really, no advertising at all!
Even if you're my friend, I won't promote anything just because I like you, I'm sorry. Please, don't even bother asking. Let's keep this honest!
Content
- I may be wrong.
Don't take my word for everything. I'll try my best not to give you wrong information, but you shouldn't trust me entirely.
- We aren't all the same.
Brazil is HUGE, guys - and very culturally diverse. Although I will try hard not to be too biased and make my own life experiences sound like "that's how the entire country works", I hope I can count on you to be understanding if I make mistakes. :)
- I don't bite!
Feel free to disagree with me and criticize anything you don't like, from the blog layout/template to the subjects I write about; from my long-windedness to my laziness; from my writing style to... well, you get the idea.
- Suggestions are always welcome.
There are so many things I'd like to talk about that I get lost sometimes. If you have suggestions, feel free to send them to me, it'd be extremely helpful!
- Join me, maybe?
Are you interested in writing guest posts or maybe being interviewed? Don't be shy, contact me! ;)
I also consider "sharing" this blog (I mean, having co-authors here) in the future. We'll see...
Comments
- You may comment anonymously.
Sometimes our questions seem dumb and we're too embarrassed to ask them, right? Well, what you may not realize is that, in many cases, these questions are actually pretty good and might help other people.
If you'd like to share your doubts and opinions, no matter how laughable you think they are, feel free to do it - with whatever nickname you feel like using. Even if I recognize you, I'll preserve your privacy and call you by the nickname you used, so there's really no reason to worry.
Privacy and freedom are very important to me!
- E-mails are fine too.
If you are not comfortable with commenting here, you may just send me an e-mail with your questions, suggestions, requests, complaints...
- No word verification.
Ugh, don't you just hate CAPTCHA codes? They're so annoying!
I don't think they'd be necessary here, anyway; I know you aren't robots... r-right, guys? :P
(Actually, sometimes those images are so ridiculously hard that we'd have to be robots to get them correctly... :/)
- No moderation... yet?
Unless I start getting a lot of spam, of course... Thankfully, I don't think that's going to happen.
Future projects
If you have ideas on how to improve this blog, please let me know!
Right now, besides regular posts that fit in the current categories, I'm considering posting:
- Exercises (you might post your answers on the comments);
- Comparisons between different dialects and accents of the Portuguese language (inside and outside Brazil);
- Thematic vocabulary and useful sentences;
- Posts about the relationship between Brazil and different countries (this one would be considerably harder to do, but it might be fun).
If I remember anything else, I'll edit this post. :)
Thank you for your visit!
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