Several folks have said in the past couple of weeks that they can't seem to comment. These are blog-savvy people, too. One person specifically said that she couldn't comment as her Twitter account or anything -- she mentioned that the only thing she hadn't tried was commenting from a gmail account (which she doesn't have).

Yikes. Losing good commentary and traffic due to this. Anyone else? Suggestions?

On my photography blog, the only post that really has any comments is the NTOWPCOMGallery FAQ. Everything else is as silent as a tomb. On my daily ramblings blog, it depends on the topic. Knitting posts however are the least commented, even though I have a specialized feed on ravelry. So it goes.

All good suggestions here, too.

It's possible that my comment count is low because no one cares what I write, but my Google PageRank suggests otherwise. I suspect it's because I actively discourage debates. I've been involved in too much of that at other websites, and it always degenerates into a food-fight. Moderating that kind of thing is far too much work.

On the same note though, i've just come across a blog site of a teacher who's moving to Saigon. On his site he has something that kind of like asking the readers to click on a link if they would like him to send them an e-mail if there is an update on his site. I think it's kinda cool and easy to use.

I hate to write from an egocentric pov,so to broaden my horizon, i have visited other blogs and if i like the content i'll leave some really encouraging albeit long comment.

I don't hope for any reply because all i am doing was to respond in an honest way to their posts but it would be nice if someone could leave a comment on one of the things that i've written here on WP.

Mark Wayne
http://www.solesirius.com

Er, no, they won't. As has been said repeatedly, most people just want to read. And that's OK - just so long as they come. Oh, and lose the advertising, friend - this isn't the place for it.

lettershometoyou

Looks like you've had some interesting fruitcakes - sadly, I just get the rabid variety. Ah well...

I find the best way to deal with nasty commenters is to quietly block them. Don't respond. That's all they're after anyway - a rise out of you.

Comment moderation for newcomers is the way to go. Once you have first appoved a commenter, you can be pretty sure she doesn't have three heads with psycho problems in each. From then on she can comment without your first having to approve it. But newcomers ALWAYS should get vetted first. Works for me any way.

Only been targetted by weirdos a few times, and it's actually kind of fun to see the tactics they use. One guy tried to scare me into thinking that Iranian Secret Service Agents were tapping into my phone lines. He even provided pages and pages of numerical code to somehow prove how my mails and such were being deciphered. :-)

I hope vivianpage doesn't get so very busy.

As pornstar says - be careful what you wish for.

I have to use keywords to filter comments (Settings - Discussion), as there are WAY too many psychos out there who think personal abuse is a substitute for debate. It may lose me some legit comments, but that's a small price to pay for keeping the nutters at bay.

I have to use keywords to filter comments (Settings - Discussion), as there are WAY too many psychos out there who think personal abuse equals debate. It may lose me some legit comments, but that's a small price to pay for keeping the nutters at bay.

@ down2thethread- thanks for the comment : )