Why don't you respond to comments on your blogs?

I agree that responding to each poster is polite and shows you acknowledge and appreciate their comments (unless it is a flame war ).

I try to but sometimes get sidetracked. Now should people respond to the responses that they responded to on the original article and can you say that three times fast - lol.

I try to respond to every comment. Why? Because in a face to face conversation I would respond to everyone who spoke to me.

(On a side note. I dreamed about you last night FS. I dreamed you and I went out for drinks, and couldn't find any place with OTHER people. So it was just the two of us in dimly lit bar rooms, with empty wooden dance floors, and bad beer...then you ditched me to go shopping with some other girl. What's up with that woman? hahaha. Freaky.)

then you ditched me to go shopping with some other girl.

She ditched you?  How cheeky!

I am still fairly new here and don't want to step on any toes. I really like to hear what people think about what I write...sometimes I feel uncomfortable responding to comments...I don't want to come off snooty or conceited. I have a time or two got a little too involved in comment response...I don't know if that qualifies as a flame or not...but I would rather just keep things light. Folks here have said some very kind things to me and I do appreciate it. I don't always have time to respond to comments but I do read every one and enjoy them.

Should I respond to every one? If you think I should...I will make an effort.

I agree that responding to each poster is polite and shows you acknowledge and appreciate their comments

Oh yea! It's the least the blogger should do. It is also OK for an overall comment as well, especiallly if the gist of the conversation doesn't require an individual comment.

I try to but sometimes get sidetracked.

That happens to the best of us Loca!

Now should people respond to the responses that they responded to on the original article and can you say that three times fast - lol.

Cheeky!! That's not necessary unless the commentor has made a new comment! ! Now say that fast three times!

try to respond to every comment. Why? Because in a face to face conversation I would respond to everyone who spoke to me.

That's a good way of looking at it Tonya!

On a side note. I dreamed about you last night FS. I dreamed you and I went out for drinks, and couldn't find any place with OTHER people. So it was just the two of us in dimly lit bar rooms, with empty wooden dance floors, and bad beer...then you ditched me to go shopping with some other girl. What's up with that woman? hahaha. Freaky

Freaky indeed!! Bad beer?! Ouch, terrible!! We definitely would be at a jammin place girlfriend! And I never ditch my friends!

Reply By: Dr GuyPosted: Wednesday, July 25, 2007then you ditched me to go shopping with some other girl. She ditched you? How cheeky!

! See, that's why it's a dream Doc!

I really like to hear what people think about what I write...sometimes I feel uncomfortable responding to comments...I don't want to come off snooty or conceited

This is true for most of us BFD. I try not to make my comments too long but they tend to be when I have a lot to say on the topic in question!

...I don't know if that qualifies as a flame or not...

I'll leave someone else to give you the fine details but in general a flame is a disagreement between two or more bloggers, i.e., a big nasty bruha!

I don't always have time to respond to comments but I do read every one and enjoy them.

That's the same for some people, but I can't speak for anyone so I won't! It's always good to let the reader know if you can or cannot comment.

Should I respond to every one? If you think I should...I will make an effort.

Like I said, it's always good to make the readers know that you can't respond right away or at all. At least they know not to look for a response or even not to bother to comment.

I really don't think it's a big deal either way. I like having my comments responded to, but a lot of the time an article can be quite controversial, and a comment gets buried and never responded to, or you get distracted and the thread disappears before you get back to it, and then you feel silly ressurecting a thread that's been dead for a week. It's nice to respond to everyone, but it's not necessary to make you a good poster.

In a face to face conversation with a lot of people, I'm not going to respond to what everyone says every time - I will let others respond, and pick and choose what I respond to myself. I would rather listen than talk, because then I might learn something. If I was in a conversation about God with KFC and someone else in person, I would not respond to everything - KFC would definitely respond more than me, because she's much more experienced with that, and I will make comments when it seems necessary. I understand it's a little different on a blog, but if someone else already said it, I don't necessarily need to.

I'm new around here, so maybe I don't really know. However, it seems to me that some comments don't require response. And as Jythier said, sometimes others respond for you. On the other hand, as a new comer, it is nice to have people acknowledge me...

For Big Fat Daddy and Straniera - each blogger has their own style.  Some respond (or try to - as Jythier points out in a hot debate it is difficult) to every poster (not necessarily every post) and others just to the posts that make a good point, or offer a rebuttal.  Some of the most prolific bloggers only do the latter - but over time, they will respond to just about everyone on one article or another.

Pick your own style.  If you are of the former, it becomes obvious over time, and I dont think anyone (at least I do not) gets upset when their posts are not always responded to.

really don't think it's a big deal either way. I like having my comments responded to, but a lot of the time an article can be quite controversial, and a comment gets buried and never responded to

It's not, most of the time unless you asked a question. As for controversy, don't expect a response when there are a 'gazillion' rebuttals or response.

However, it seems to me that some comments don't require response

I'm referring to an article in general, not necessarily a comment to a comment. If you posted an article and I had a comment to make, would you respond to the comment? That's what I'm asking. Not someone else making a comment and me responding to the comment, although that has happened. Sometimes there are articles written, comments made and it's left hanging, that's what I'm talking about. That's why I was curious to find out, what are most bloggers motiviation to blog, apart from venting and discussing and all that, but don't most of you appreciate someone reading and commenting on something you wrote, or is the reader taking time to comment wasting your time? That's what I wondered about.

Pick your own style.

That's the key!

When someone has taken time out of their busy life to comment on my blog,  I think it's only considerate to reply to that comment.

Some comments truly don't need a response,  yet a brief "thanks for dropping in"  is best I think.

I have a sister that never replies to all the comments she gets on her blog,  yet she has a huge following.  I don't know about that,  I don't understand that behavior.

I think most of would agree it's pleasant to get comments,  it's a feeling of belonging to a community.

As long as one has made it clear that they don't reply to comments,  hopefully there wouldn't be hurt feelings.  One or two times now I've not known that someone had left comments,  long after the post died a natural death,  and so finally responded rather late. 

If I've been at odds with a blogger then I won't respond,   I prefer to just "walk on by".  I've seen it happen where I've responded and it started flames so I think it's better to leave alone.  After all,  like my grandmother used to say,  it takes two to tango.

Good article forever

 

I like to respond to comments, but sometimes there really isn't much to say other than LOL or "Exactly".. and those get old after awhile. I also don't always respond to comments if they are the same as others I've already commented on.

I respond to around 99% of comments left on my blogs.

Like Tova, I see responses as part of an online 'conversation' and I like to respond to all comments. Of course, this is just my take on it. As for me commenting on other's articles and having my comments acknowledged, because of where I live, I know often times the article has already gone through the initial rush of comments and respones and the blogger in question has moved on to their next article.

In short, I guess what I'm saying is it doesn't bother me one little bit, but it is always nice to see a response to a comment I've left.

I think most of would agree it's pleasant to get comments, it's a feeling of belonging to a community.

Most definitely Trudy! Nice to 'see' you!

One or two times now I've not known that someone had left comments, long after the post died a natural death, and so finally responded rather late.

That happens and that's alright too!

I like to respond to comments

I respond to around 99% of comments left on my blogs.

I know!

I also don't always respond to comments if they are the same as others I've already commented on.

I understand!

Like Tova, I see responses as part of an online 'conversation' and I like to respond to all comments.

Uh, uh...this I know!

I know often times the article has already gone through the initial rush of comments and respones and the blogger in question has moved on to their next article.

Yes, this is true too, many bloggers do write a lot more than some so it's not a matter of them being rude, but that they have moved on. It's still good to check though if the article is not say more than five days old, just a thought!

it doesn't bother me one little bit, but it is always nice to see a response to a comment I've left.

Gotcha Mark!


Thx you guys for giving me some feedback and responding to my survey!lol! My apologies for not responding right away, tied up with mommy stuff, see, shit happens!!

I think out of politeness and appreciation, one should respond to comments. However, I know that sometimes we get behind on our blogs, and something called "life" beckons us...and we don't always do it.

As long as I get responded to on a semi-regular or semi-semi regular basis, I'm okay with it...it's better than nothing.

I know Rose, and we all fall into that from time to time!






Good reasons Whip! And no, I don't get miffed!lol! You're actually pretty good at giving responses I find! Nothing to worry about there!

I rarely write articles but when I do I try to answer every comment. If a reader took the time to leave input I think it's only fair I take the time to answer them.

As for people not responding to any comment I made, I don't take it personally. I figure they're just busy. Though there has been a few times when I actually laughed out loud when my comment was the ONLY one not responded to. It made me feel special.

The one thing I am terrible at is leaving comments. I try to get to JU as least one time a day. I try to read as many blogs I find interesting a day, and what do I do after reading a thought-provoking article? Not a damn thing. Most of the time other readers have left opinions I would've liked to express. So I won't repeat what the commenters said, I tell myself I will come back to it later and try to add something else in the mix. Then I forget about it and by the time I do have something else the thread has died. The result is I never left anything. I need to leave comments I have in my head even if they're similar to anyone else's.

Though there has been a few times when I actually laughed out loud when my comment was the ONLY one not responded to. It made me feel special.

! I think we've all had those moments at one time or another!

I need to leave comments I have in my head even if they're similar to anyone else's.

Yeah, it's kinda difficult that way. Most times when that happens I sometimes don't say anything or I'll just say, yeah, I agree with so and so!