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Slycy, I don't stop reading or commenting even if someone never (or rarely)
replies to their comments. Personally, I just try to respond to comments, but that's just my thing.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 7, 2004 at 3:20 PM
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I have received some comments that don't seem worth responding to.
But you are right. about 99 percent of the comments we receive deserve at least some thanks or recognition. I don't think I've ever not read anybody because she did not respond to me though. What the hell!
posted by
SlyCy
on November 7, 2004 at 5:38 AM
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Alf, it's really easy to miss some comments!
I've caught myself doing it too on accident; just by stumbling across them. I just like to try to respond to everyone who comments cause I appreciate them taking the time to do so. However, like I said in a previous response to this, this post was mainly geared toward those who don't seem to respond etiher at all or very seldom. Most of us try to, but like I said, we miss a few here and there accidently.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 3, 2004 at 12:59 AM
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Spitfire, I think I
May have been guilty of this. If I haven't checked in a while and then I have a bunch of new comments...I think I have missed some. I will truly attempt to be more thourough now, thanks.
posted by
A_Norseman
on November 3, 2004 at 12:31 AM
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Exactly, tremac. It kinda makes you feel as if it really doesn't
mean anything if you do or don't comment, so why bother?
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 3, 2004 at 12:22 AM
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canine, I know. It's hard to know sometimes whether some do or
don't, but really, (which I don't think I emphasized enough in this post) I was really referring to the ones who seem to almost never, hardly, or never respond. Most do. We all accidentally miss a few comments here and there and don't respond, but you can tell that it was just an oversight given the history of responses to comments.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 3, 2004 at 12:21 AM
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I could never ignore you, Itlmac!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 3, 2004 at 12:18 AM
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I know what you mean, I have a tendency to think twice about leaving comments when a person doesn't respond to them.
posted by
Tremac
on November 2, 2004 at 2:42 PM
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Spitfire,
This is a great post. I had no idea whether anyone went back to see if their comments were responded to, even though I do try to respond to as many as I can.
posted by
canine277
on November 2, 2004 at 1:16 PM
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Everyone has pretty much stated the obvious...
but still, I wanted to at least say I was here...
BTW...feel free to ignore this lame comment...
ltlmac70
posted by
superflymom119
on November 2, 2004 at 12:48 PM
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Quirky, more good points here. That's also along the exact lines of
my point. It just seems strange that someone wouldn't acknowledge any comments or respond to them...Not just here and there, though. We know how sometimes it's very easy to accidentally miss a comment now and then, therefore, we didn't respond. But, there are a few bloggers that it seems to me hardly EVER respond to any comments. It kinda tells the reader after a while that the writer must not really care if they're being read and/or if their blog made any type of impact on any reader.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 11:44 PM
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INC, I totally agree with what you said...
"I think if someone takes the time to leave a comment, the writer should take the time to acknowledge it." That's exactly my point. It's just weird to me, but that's just how I feel about it.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 11:41 PM
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I guess that''s another point here, Scoop. It's give and take, I suppose,
but to me, I just think for those bloggers who take the time to post something, the post must mean
something to them, or at least enough to appreciate comments. Some do not ever respond to
any of them. Ever.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 11:38 PM
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Jemmie, yes. Exactly. See, I see it as not everyone actually has a
significant response. I.E., to a comment like, "Good post." But, what my post was pertaining to was about bloggers who never, or hardly ever respond to ANY comments left to them. I just find it odd.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 11:36 PM
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I agree with that, BB.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 11:34 PM
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I try to acknowledge all my comments, except in my movie trivia blog, which doesn't really need that. Sometimes it does get to be a chore, though, and that is one of the reasons I left for awhile...I LOVE getting comments but I couldn't keep up with answering all of them. (I know, get out the violin, hehe). Now, sometimes if I am really busy I answer the ones that just require a "thanks" by grouping them. But I agree with you. I find it disconcerting when I DO go back to see if they replied, and there is no reply. What is worse to me, though, is replying to some and not even acknowledging others. I feel like chopped liver then.
posted by
Julia.
on November 1, 2004 at 9:20 PM
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I've wondered about this many times myself . . .
I think if someone takes the time to leave a comment, the writer should take the time to acknowledge it - even if they don't visit the commenter’s blogs to leave comment there.
I sometimes wonder if some of those bloggers that don't leave comment don't know how to go about responding. Sometimes it's a complete mystery!
posted by
Zachary.N.Miles
on November 1, 2004 at 6:30 PM
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I try to comment back or go to their post and comment
but I wonder how many go back to see if their comment received a reply? I know one thing I was commenting like crazy here a month ago and I had blogs at number 14, 33, and 36 and when I slacked off, WHAM! the blogs took a dive.
posted by
scoop
on November 1, 2004 at 10:06 AM
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I'm in the Beachbelle camp.
I don't always comment on their comments, but I always return a click and try to comment on their blogs. And I add them to my list of Bloggers so that I can always go back sometime and read even more.
posted by
Jemmie211
on November 1, 2004 at 10:00 AM
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Spitfire
I consider reading and commenting on the blogs of those who comment on me as returning the compliment. As I said before if the comments fall into a bottomless pit - ie never a reply - well that is discouraging. However I do not believe we should make martyrs of ourselves about this.
posted by
beachbelle
on November 1, 2004 at 3:59 AM
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Ca88andra, listen, Scriber may have told you to do certain things,
and as much as I respect him (though he can be a bit extreme at times) IMO, I think responding and/or acknowledging comments are just a matter of common courtesy. Yes, we occasionally miss a few, and that's okay. But, it's just nice to know a response comment has beenn at least acknowledged by the writer.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 3:37 AM
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L.E.Grant, I think the deletion of any comment must be pretty
necessary of the witer involved. Sometimes, (unfortunately) certain bloggers leave immature or nasty comments that the writer wishes not to allow in their blog.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 3:32 AM
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BB, see, that's the point here.
We don't always comment in blogs after reading cause we may not have anything significant to say. However, when others comment in our blogs, it's always nice to at least let them know we cared enough about our post to have read their comment.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 1, 2004 at 3:29 AM
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Spitfire, when I first started blogging here I didn't know the etiquette, but scriber soon put me on the right path by telling me I should answer comments. Since then I've tried to answer all of them, although I'm sure I've missed some.
posted by
Ca88andra
on November 1, 2004 at 3:10 AM
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And the other bit...
It's not that I mind (too much), but what about the ones who delete comments?
posted by
L.E.Gant
on November 1, 2004 at 2:06 AM
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Spitfire
I agree that you can't be bothered commenting when they fall into a bottomless pit. On the other hand I acknowledge that people are often busy. If I don't have time to reply in my comments section or it is only a brief comment I may not say something although I will always return a click or more and try to comment
posted by
beachbelle
on November 1, 2004 at 1:48 AM
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