Comments on: No comments? Why bother?

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Best of 2007 on Blog about your Blog — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:15:18 +0000

[...] No Comments? Why Bother? [...]

By: Florian

Florian — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:05:10 +0000

Hi,
I found your blog via google by accident and have to admit that youve a really interesting blog
Just saved your feed in my reader, have a nice day

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:25:50 +0000

Ed – I wonder if the trick would be after X amount of comments then close the comments with a note saying discuss further in the forums?

Jean – I think that happens to the best! The problem is a few people can ruin it for others. I have no problem deleting a comment if it is against the grain of the blog – I don’t mind people disagreeing but being downright rude is not on.

Chris – some people who start out to blogger are new to the blogging world so I hope that explains some of those blogger only pages! I feel the same way about comments!!

engtech – you’re right on this one too – the only thing is I’d argue that they’re missing the point of what blogging is about LOL

Matt – Ahhhh you’re not getting any more of my commenting time LOL

Matt K – Yeah I know – the sites I’m referring to have done it because of that reason. I just still think it’s odd myself. But each to their own – someone like that should never complain about not getting visitors! Of course if they’re happy with that then good on them!

Doris – You’re very welcome! Same here I’ve made plenty of friends via comments!

Well everyone proved me wrong and e got more than 3 comments!!! So kudos to all of you!! Now head on up to Ed’s forum post and comment there too!!!

By: Doris

Doris — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:04:44 +0000

Thanks for the article. I’m a strong believer of leaving comments behind (but I won’t if I really have nothing to say!) It helps to ‘build relationships and network’ and it’s really a ‘circle of life’. You rub mine and I rub yours! I made contacts and friends that way. Some don’t even have a comment box in their blogs??

By: Matt Keegan

Matt Keegan — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:45:59 +0000

I think some people blog simply to have a site where they can arrange all of their thoughts on-line.

Some writers tend to do this as it their online journal becomes somewhat like a diary, but open to the world.

Yes, it is strange.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:11:00 +0000

Thanks for the shoutout, I will definitely get a post together of what I actually do, lol more importantly how I am promoting this blog. It might be worthwhile post.

Lee for the past few weeks you have been right there beside me teaching me about wordpress and other opportunities we can expand on to make BAYB better. Thank you for that.

I cant begin to put in words how glad I am BAYB has come together like this.

By: engtech

engtech — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:40:59 +0000

The reason why some more popular blogs turn off comments is because they’d much rather you respond with a link and a trackback.

It’s a promotion tactic.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:03:30 +0000

Agree with you 100%

I hate Blogger blogs which don’t allow ‘anonymous comments’ because what that really means is they don’t allow comments from people who don’t use Blogger – I wonder if the blog authors realise this?

I try & reply to all of my comments-I’ve found it to be one of the best bits about blogging.

By: Jean MacManus

Jean MacManus — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:30:56 +0000

Hello,
My first blog which I started 2 – 3 years ago really spooked me on comments. I had used movable type and the blog was hosted on my daughter’s server. It was a blog on dreams and the dream time. I didn’t even realize the spam that was coming in on the archives and threatening to overwhelm the server – particularly because I had stopped posting after a while but had not taken the blog down. When I became aware of it, I was horrified at the spam that was being posted on what was a spiritual site – and was causing traffic from search engines because of its nature. Times have changed – I know more – everything I do is moderated and comments are allowed again – but the experience certainly left a bad taste in my mouth.

By the way, I love to comment and interact with the blog authors – and like you, now feel cheated when I can’t.

By: Ed the Editor

Ed the Editor — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:28:30 +0000

You are right on the money with comments being an intrinsic part of blogging. it is telling though how many different commenting systems there are and there doesnt seem to be a definitive best way to have them set up.

We have haloscan which pop up so you can see the original article while you reply, but lots of people criticise that because it isnt built into the blog. Then you have comments always on display, but they get too long until you forget the original thread… and so it goes on.

Your tracker system is pretty cool though, presunmably the tags will make the comments SE friendly? Again, though, I just wonder, how far do people want to go with comments?