Commenting on blogs
article written by TW.
Now, we are as guilty of this as anyone else, but looking through the stats it seems that, on average and discounting bots, there is only one comment made out of every 250 page views on this blog. Part of the fun of blogging is getting feedback from others and learning from their ideas an opinions. To try and rectify this, WhyDontYou blog is asking everyone who visits and reads a post to leave a message — even if it is just a “You Suck” comment — and we will do our bit by beginning a “Comment Week” next week, where we will leave a comment on every post we read. Please join in and spread the word.
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Captain Sarcasm
wrote:
You… suck? Is that what you’re looking for?
This comment was written at July 26th, 2007 at 22:50,
TW
wrote:
works for me - thanks.
This comment was written at July 26th, 2007 at 23:08,
BlackSun
wrote:
Good point. Here’s a comment for you: Hi and hey-oh! Keep up the good work.
This comment was written at July 26th, 2007 at 23:21,
Michael
wrote:
I like getting comments and everything but I actually find I get too many. Well, I don’t mind the short ones, but the ones that turn into long essays really annoy me. I find that I sometimes spend more of my time answering theists than actually blogging. Perhaps I’ll put a word limit on my comment forms…
This comment was written at July 27th, 2007 at 0:13,
John P
wrote:
I’ll leave you a comment if you leave me one. And even if you don’t.
This comment was written at July 27th, 2007 at 4:47,
mothandrust
wrote:
I get a lot of satisfaction from just watching the stats and knowing that people are actually reading my stuff. I don’t know if they’re enjoying my stuff, but hey… according to the stats about 18 people come back daily, even if the bastads don’t leave comments. sigh.. I just wanna be acknowledged sometimes
acknowledge me… I’m alive… I am not an animal.. I’m a human being.. waaaaahhh
I like it when Christians leave comments but I get a feeling they know we only want to pick at them for laughs.. well I do anyway. Those wacky xtians.. they crazy.
This comment was written at July 27th, 2007 at 12:06,
Michael
wrote:
One thing, you should stick an email subscription on this blog. You get far more people coming back and commenting if you do. Or is there a reason you don’t have it?
mothandrust, I visit your blog! I even have you in my infidels rss folder
This comment was written at July 27th, 2007 at 15:23,
TW
wrote:
Big thanks to every one for stopping by and leaving a comment
Michael - We certainly dont get too many comments here, but I agree that the ones which are short and to the point are easier to respond to than the 3500 word theist diatribes… We rarely get them, but we’ve had a few… As for the email subscription - I must confess 100% ignorance here and will investigate further.
John P - Commented
Mothandrust - You took the words right out of my mouth!
This comment was written at July 27th, 2007 at 18:12,
Ben
wrote:
Me, I have enough trouble thinking what to write on my own blog, let alone any others!
This comment was written at July 27th, 2007 at 19:44,
Bingo
wrote:
Nice idea. Should make “Blog Comment Week” an official event…
This comment was written at July 28th, 2007 at 17:00,
Michael
wrote:
TW, you can use something like this for the email notifications:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe-to-comments/
There are lots of different plug ins available.
This comment was written at July 29th, 2007 at 12:33,
TW
wrote:
Nice one - I will check it out now, thanks.
This comment was written at July 29th, 2007 at 14:26,
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This comment was written at July 29th, 2007 at 16:26,
Lyle Bateman (aka Elron Steele)
wrote:
I’ve found a similar thing on my own blog … its difficult to get comments. I’ve definately found that people are far more willing to comment to dispute something I’ve said, rather than to support it or extend it. As seems typical for human nature, the urge to conflict is greater than the urge to agree.
I’ve resigned myself to appreciating the comments I do get … I know that they are people interested in what I am saying, interested enough to take time out of their day to comment, so even when they disagree, I welcome the comment. I do wish I got a few more of them, and generated a bit more discussion in comment threads over some of my posts, but I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the way it is, lol.
This comment was written at August 3rd, 2007 at 22:53,
Lyle Bateman (aka Elron Steele)
wrote:
Thanx for the comment on my blog … I agree 100% … its a natural part of humanity … look at news programs as an example … we report bad news because good news really isn’t news. Its the same with comments on blogs I think … its far easier to find fault, and we are programmed to react more strongly to attitudes that challenge us than those that agree with us. Its part of human nature, but thanks for the comment for sure. And as for the show, well, being Canadian with a British grandfather, I expect I’ll end up in the UK at some point for some shows … so I’ll be sure to pass the info along when I make it
This comment was written at August 4th, 2007 at 3:25,