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bokunosekai on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

bokunosekai — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:58:22 +0000

@Suzanneme I do the same thing as you are...if someone drop a comment in my blog, I will visit his/her blog and drop another comment.

Sometimes people who wrote comments in my blog have the same interest as I am and usually we become blog-frien

maidiebike on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

maidiebike — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:41:15 +0000

Also wanted to add:

Some blog post topics are fairly complex topics to make a pithy comment. I just figure that if I make a simple or toss-off comment, that really doesn't clearly explain my position on the topic nor does it do justice to the effort and time spent by the author for having written on the topic.

So I don't comment.

maidiebike on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

maidiebike — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:49:10 +0000

@hibiscusjaune

Thx for peeking my blog (well, actually I have 2 blogs) The other is http://thirdwavecyclingblog.wordpress.com

Have been in Lotusland since 2002. Before that lived and worked in Toronto for approx. 2 decades. You will like our area..

Love to see that article on g-space and public transportation when you publish it.
I tend to write abit less personal. Definitely for 3rd wave it needs to be. For my own personal blog, am still not totally personal because potential employers will look at it also. It's just reality. So I haven't gone as far as you have...about Beyonce's thights. LOL.

I've been to QC several times. We have biked out there..Montreal, some Route Verte bike routes.

There are a TON of topics you could write about...for even an article to make money that I haven't seen anything so far published on certain topics. If you wish, send me a message through my contact form on cyclewrite so I can throw off some ideas.

hibiscusjaune on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

hibiscusjaune — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:17:14 +0000

@maidiebike Thanks for commenting. I did find your example of this university lecturer a little bit encouraging. I say a little bit because blogging is all about having conversing with others. So if people listen (read) to you but don't answer (write comments), it's a bit as though you have missed the whole point of blogging. On the other hand, if you blog just for the sake of blogging why would you care that people don't comment? (It's obviously not my case) I have a colleague who owns a blog were there isn't even one comment and the stats are nil but she couldn't be more happy with her blog because she simply likes it the way it is!

To answer your 1st question, NO, no automatic translator. There is nothing worse than that. Forget Google Translate and Cie. I have to translate all the articles by myself. Since I'm bilingual some thoughts will come out naturally in English and the other half will flow in French but I try to do more than translating, I like to add a little flavor to my texts, this is strictly cultural :)

Oh I just took a good look at your blog too. Peaceful and Wonderful! Are you from Canada also? I live in QC. My dream is to visit BC but I'm too lazy to sit in a plane for hours just to get to other side of the country. (I don't complain if it takes 24 hours to get to another continent though.)
Anyways, I'm working on an article about public transportation and green movements. Expect a pingback in a about 2 or 3 weeks (this is how long it takes to polish my thoughs).

maidiebike on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

maidiebike — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:29:42 +0000

@hibiscusjaune: Am simply curious-- do you have automatic translation for your English-French articles?

If a blog doesn't interest me I don't comment.
Or I have nothing useful to add.
Sometimes I am interested in establishing general contact with person...and that begins with comments for the conversation. But it is rare.
I'm busy..can't comment.

I'm also more active in Internet forums where I comment often in 2-3 different forums. (excluding wpress). Those are valuable online communities before my blogging started.

As for mine, they are 2 specialized niche subject blogs. But there are some pretty photos...to comment.

Hibiscuousjaune- as an example there's a university lecturer, ex-city councillor here in our local area who is well-respected, often interviewed by national and local media, has hundreds of people attending his talks....but his blog (urban planning and design, transportation planning) doesn't have alot of comments.

But his blog is linked in other people's Blogroll...since I monitor developments for my partner's biz through certain key websites and blogs.

Your number of users viewing would be more of an indicator. But it does feel like the kid who didn't get selected for the choice baseball team, at times...

Can't please everyone. Only interest a few.

nobodyouknow on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

nobodyouknow — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:56:22 +0000

i don't comment if i feel i have nothing relevant or useful to say. but i try to leave comments on pretty much everything i read (i link you immediately if i like your blog) and i always reply comments.

neurotype on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

neurotype — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:40:02 +0000

If it's personal stuff and they're a stranger, there's nothing I can say.

Considering the quality of comments I sometimes get ("lol" is pretty popular), nothing is fine with me. But if they want to get views from me, it's the best way to do it.

suzanneme on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

suzanneme — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:28:23 +0000

Who doesn't want comments? If I read the whole post I try to comment if only to acknowledge to the blogger that I read it. Also, if anyone comments on my blog I try to comment back. Which is pretty much what webmistress27 said already.

bokunosekai on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

bokunosekai — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:36:43 +0000

You said it better than I am :)

bokunosekai on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

bokunosekai — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:35:31 +0000

You said it better than I am :)

webmistress27 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

webmistress27 — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:06:51 +0000

@ hibiscusjaune & bokunosekai

Being active on your own blog is very important (imo) if i comment and you dont even acknowlege my comment it sorta makes you feel as if the blog owner was'nt interested in what you said or the blog is a ghost blog...either way being active opens up the door to new conversations and common ground.

i've made some blog friends from one or two comments, now we totally support each otehrs thoughts, interests...ect Its not about who leaves a comment or not...more so just showing a person you read what they put out there and you like to keep going back as long as they let you know its ok to.

I love reading the updates and new posts on blogs

bokunosekai on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

bokunosekai — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:13:38 +0000

@Webmistrees I agree wiith you...I also stopped coming back when the blog I commented didn't give any reply back...I really think comment can build a good relationship. I recently commented on someone's blog about my fav actor, and I like how it all start from that comment....we've become blog-friend and I made more blog-friend from just 1 comment, it because she replied it and then I replied back and so on.

hibiscusjaune on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

hibiscusjaune — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:46:10 +0000

@somethingsthat it means the person moderating the blog is no efficient. My next post will also touch on that
@webmistress27 I understand what you mean. I've posted on many blog and since I never received any feedback,I've stopped going back.What's the point in tlaking if no one answers?,....

webmistress27 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

webmistress27 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:12:28 +0000

Oh another thing that would make me NOT comment is if your not active on your own blog...as in never comment back, create new posts....etc If I feel as though you've abandoned your blog then I see no further point of commenting on it...no matter how much i liked it originally.

there alot of blogs like that, many of which have great potential to be awesome reads

webmistress27 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

webmistress27 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:11:10 +0000

there alot of blogs like that, many of which have great potential to be awesome reads

somethingsthat on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

somethingsthat — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:08:01 +0000

Not relating specifically to blogs or to here - but sometimes on internet forums there seem to be a really aggressive core of people who like to attack people in a totally unnecessary way, just for the fun of it (presumably they find it fun).

For example I once posted a question on a finance forum and had about 6 people calling me all sorts of stupid and who seemed to expect me to have read every post ever written before asking my question. I went there looking for quick-fix help. I certainly won't bother going back and such behaviour now makes me something of a reluctant contributor.

bokunosekai on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

bokunosekai — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:05:35 +0000

Yeah this raise a question in me too. I saw 200visitors a day with no comment left behind. I wish those people who had visited my blod would say something...anything.

I always leave comment on everything I read.

hibiscusjaune on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

hibiscusjaune — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:17:18 +0000

Thank you for the nice comment. You made my day ooooh. I really like your blog, so natural! Thanks a lot for the support. :)

shesboxingclever on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

shesboxingclever — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:41:59 +0000

Bravo! I've left you a comment...Just my opinion, but I love how you handled this post.

hibiscusjaune on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

hibiscusjaune — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:59:18 +0000

Hi all, I tried so hard to put all your tips in practice. I even tried yours, shesboxingclever. It's not perfect but I hope to polish my style in the following articles as well. I invite you to take a look to my last post. Anyone can give me feedback? Should Nestlé blog Greenpeace accusations away?.

shesboxingclever on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

shesboxingclever — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:11:51 +0000

Hibiscus, just for shits and giggles, start a post with "Dear Diary, let me tell you something about myself that I've never told anyone..." if you're looking to let go and step out of your comfort zone.
It doesn't have to be anything obscure or meaningful, readers will discover that on their own....one of my favorite posts ever was Liana's post about a red shirt and then there was Blocktherapy's post about shaving her armpits, wicked cool. Not everything needs to be personal, but blogging has a certain amount of intimacy that is only acquired when you offer up something of yourself.

scopettg on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

scopettg — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:03:53 +0000

People, you should come to this link http://scopettg.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/2827/ and comment something that could be relating to your own experience blogging.

Check the IPs list images and tell me what's the issue about. It may concern you and your own stats as well.

Anyone has the weirdest idea what has been going on? I have seen this happening a couple of times before. Totally freaking me out. Hundreds of IPs visiting are vanishing PER DAY!

hibiscusjaune on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

hibiscusjaune — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:37:17 +0000

Thank you for summing it all up. I totally agree with you and I think that other comments on this posts were heading towards the same direction. On my last two post, I have tried to get a little bit personal but it's only by means of a couple of sentences here and there where I actually say "I" and not "it seems that" or "one could think". It will take time but I'm working on it!

tfockler60 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

tfockler60 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:15:21 +0000

Hibiscus, Thanks for leaving a comment. :)
I took some time and read through some of your posts and I have to agree you do write like a journalist. That's not a bad thing, we always need good journalist, but like you I find that this type of style doesn't fly to well here. I understand what you mean by "letting go". I also think that for the trained writer that is a difficult task to accomplish because we are taught to stand back and comment on a topic from an impersonal view-point so as not to offend, but report. There in lies the trick to a blog I think. You have to stop worrying about OFFENDING, and just let your heart and mind dictate your words. The reality is, someone is ALWAYS going to be offended but that is their problem not yours as the author. Maybe if you sit down and scratch out a topic that you have a "passion" for on a personal level, you will find that writing here is easier. I have found that if I write as if I was talking to my best friend, it always seems to turn out better and yes many times it is therapeutic as well.

I will be keeping up with your blog as well and I will not hesitate to comment on those things I have a passion for as well!

hibiscusjaune on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

hibiscusjaune — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:23:57 +0000

@tfockler60 oh I love that comment of yours! Since I started this thread if feel less lonely! :) I'm glad that the WordPress community is helping because since I made some friends here, I received comments from fellow bloggers.
I have realised that I write like a journalist, not like a blogger. I have studied journalism not blogging. My posts are very unpersonal, too distant I find for the blogosphere. Comments here made me realise that I should let go a bit. But I am just like you, I'm afraid to share sometimes and I have buried the deepest of my thoughts way from the blogosphere.

I'm glad to know that you are now publishing your thoughts (or some of them). Isnt't it therapeutical? Expect to see me on your blog very soon!

tfockler60 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

tfockler60 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:03:22 +0000

Hi there Hibiscis. I totally understand your frustration in trying to encourage people to post a comment on your blog because I am dealing with the same issue. For years I have written the old fashioned way with pen and paper, until I discovered the ease by with which I could write on line but I have never ventured into the Blogging world until a few days ago. I confined my writing to a private journal and Blog Posts for local news stations. The private journals are mine and I don't share them but I found myself drawn to the Blog Posts of news stations because there was a large variety of topics and people often displayed their true passions on each. I enjoy that contact and verbal exchange so when I discovered this site and set about creating a blog of my own, I did so with the antisipation that others would engage in conversations with me. Sadly not the case but I refuse to give up. Like many here "personal blogs" draw me in and unless I am in the mood for a good debate, I stay away from politics and religion. I would rather know something about you and your feeling, beliefs and attitutdes than blunder through yet another blog about how unfair some politician. :) We all know they are just greedy and stupid for the most part so, I move along.

So...now that I have babbled on...let me leave you with this thought...

It is far better to recieve just one comment that inspires you to think outside the box, puts a smile on your face or encourages you to grow than it is to recieve dozens of comments full of nothing.

After all my grandmother once told me...A box of poop wrapped up in pretty paper and bows is still just a box of poop. That seems to apply to people and blogging. :)

Drop by and read me sometime...and don't forget to comment LOL

webmistress27 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

webmistress27 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:07:13 +0000

Politics or anything else that I might not to to keen on
other than that if its everyday stuff, things the average person has
experienced, should or does knows about then i'll read it and leave a comment. Worse case scenario would be if nobody even click the link at all, meaning not even page views.

pornstarbabylon on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

pornstarbabylon — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:31:01 +0000

Many people who visit blogs never comment. They just read the blog. So don't take it personal.

mallcopdiary on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

mallcopdiary — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:49:04 +0000

Some times it is because I really have nothing to say. Like the post was so good that anything I say will just seem irrelevant. Other times it is because I am not good enough. Say for example, if I am reading a blog about quantum physics, then I couldn't comment because I know nothing about the subject. I just read it because they put that cat in the box.

micahman1993 on "What makes you NOT not want to comment on a blog or a post?"

micahman1993 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:10:12 +0000

Well, so to say I'm new here, I find that the world is somewhat lazy and doesn't want to take the time to just put some input into other people's writings. A mix of selfishness, laziness, carelessness, or maybe even some people don't have time. The last answer would seem most reasonable for the "commentee" and not the "blogger". Yet, all of the answers and/or possibilities given above still probably weren't enough to satisfy. I just post hoping someday, some person will eventually come along and read. But either way, it doesn't matter because I will make sure the world hears my opinion anyway.