tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post8281884285360973074..comments2024-03-29T06:35:45.788-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Poll, Opinion, WhateverElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-22563791074717367782010-03-17T11:42:18.802-06:002010-03-17T11:42:18.802-06:00Quick question: How am I a "no reply" pe...Quick question: How am I a "no reply" person? I am SO a reply person, so what do I do to make that happen? Help me out of blog snobbery!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-54735342102383083782010-03-15T11:15:59.056-06:002010-03-15T11:15:59.056-06:00I comment if I feel I have something to contribute...I comment if I feel I have something to contribute that hasn't already been said. For some bloggers, I comment on almost every post, because we've been "friends" online for so long that its just a way of keeping in touch with their lives.Jennifer @ Fruit of My Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479983078312955832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-32955855609099935702010-03-15T10:37:44.165-06:002010-03-15T10:37:44.165-06:00When I first started blogging I had to really push...When I first started blogging I had to really push myself to leave a comment, because my default reaction when online is to kind of be a quiet little lurker... which come to think of it is also my default reaction in real life too. However, once I started leaving comments I found it was easier, and I also always remind myself how happy getting comments on my own blog - even if they are not omg blow my mind insightful - makes me!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-32915625454079896912010-03-14T23:13:12.099-06:002010-03-14T23:13:12.099-06:00I comment as often as I can. I want the blogger to...I comment as often as I can. I want the blogger to know that their posts are being read. But sometimes life gets too hectic...Suzette Saxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401538008029407734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-47852406690649299732010-03-14T23:02:50.520-06:002010-03-14T23:02:50.520-06:00One thing that moves me to comment are questions a...One thing that moves me to comment are questions at the end of the blog post. They give me ideas of things I'd want to mention.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-83639967702123226422010-03-14T13:30:45.744-06:002010-03-14T13:30:45.744-06:00Well, today I'm leaving a comment because I re...Well, today I'm leaving a comment because I read Theresa Milstein's blog and she was encouraging us to go and comment on other people she follows... that's all going to get quite recursive if I think about it too much :)<br /><br />Generally, I comment like I take part in real-life conversations - if I feel like there's something I can naturally say, I say it... if I haven't got anything to add or I'm afraid I'm just going to sound like an idiot, I'll keep my mouth shut :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-10913123011717428852010-03-14T10:49:40.486-06:002010-03-14T10:49:40.486-06:00Holy crap you have a lot of followers & commen...Holy crap you have a lot of followers & commenters!! First time to your blog, Elana, and I'm a compulsive commenter. If I read a post I will almost always comment, even if I'm not a regular.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49437735210481337232010-03-14T10:31:14.440-06:002010-03-14T10:31:14.440-06:00Sharon, keeping it personal is one of the hardest ...Sharon, keeping it personal is one of the hardest things. I respond to everyone who says something that strikes me personally through email. If possible. I couldn't respond to you, because it said noreply@blogger.com. So then I try to either get to your blog or leave you a comment back here. <br /><br />I'll admit that that doesn't always happen. Time is my biggest enemy in this regard.<br /><br />Aimee - I can't believe you read all the comments! *ducks* I don't do that if there are a lot of them. I may skim the first few and the last few and then put in my two cents. And I guess I'm like super egotistical, because I just don't care if someone else has already said what I think. I say it anyway. I figure there's strength in numbers, and if the blog author knows how <b>I</b> feel, maybe we can make a personal connection. If I don't comment, that won't happen. Even if my opinion is the same as someone else's or I say what someone else has already said.<br /><br />And for me, that's the point of commenting. To make personal connections. <br /><br />You are all lovely for dropping by AND commenting, despite the large numbers!<br /><br /><3 <3 <3Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42332712502395599542010-03-14T10:12:23.541-06:002010-03-14T10:12:23.541-06:00I am going to post a comment to say that I rarely ...I am going to post a comment to say that I rarely post comments on blogs. I am a lurker and mainly go for input (not necessarily for output.) I also have this strange compulsion to read all the previous comments so that I don't repeat something someone else said and many of the blogs I follow get an insane number of comments. (Kind of like this one! lol!) I usually just run out of time or I forget what I was going to say by the time I read everything.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337481939525413424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-64475537628593739612010-03-14T09:51:26.079-06:002010-03-14T09:51:26.079-06:001. time or lack of...
2. the volume of comments al...1. time or lack of...<br />2. the volume of comments already present -<br />3. lack of witty thoughts in head.<br /><a href="http://www.nottooseriousihope.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><br /><br />not too serious i hope</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776958716300701782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-8741061515265062072010-03-13T20:06:29.769-07:002010-03-13T20:06:29.769-07:00Holy crud this is a long list of comments! But I&#...Holy crud this is a long list of comments! But I'll still add mine:<br /><br />I comment on blogs because either a) I actually have something to input or b) the person is a friend and I want them to know I stopped by, or c) both.<br /><br />(And in your case it's c, of course, Elana. Ha, ha.)Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-60111472912341235532010-03-13T19:52:14.914-07:002010-03-13T19:52:14.914-07:00Elana--I only leave a comment when I think I have ...Elana--I only leave a comment when I think I have a comment that might be of interest to the blogger. Sometimes I just say congratulations and best wishes if they have some good news that has been posted. <br /><br />I love stat counter too! But you are right, it makes you wonder...I have visits from countries all over the world...I wonder how they cound me and why they spent time to stop in, but didn't leave a comment.<br /><br />I posted about blogging yesterday...How do people who get a hundred comments a day keep it personal?Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-71359397510267371652010-03-13T18:43:38.054-07:002010-03-13T18:43:38.054-07:00Holy comment trail, Batman!
Whether I leave a com...Holy comment trail, Batman!<br /><br />Whether I leave a comment is largely based on how much time I have. I follow a LOT of blogs. Sometimes I just don't have time to leave comments everywhere I go.<br /><br />Other times I'll leave a comment when I feel like I want to contribute to the conversation in some way. And sometimes it's just to let a friend know I was there.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-60909122520851380972010-03-13T15:57:27.606-07:002010-03-13T15:57:27.606-07:00I leave a comment when I feel compelled to share m...I leave a comment when I feel compelled to share my thoughts with the author, or if I can relate to the topic and want to share it, or just feel I have something to contribute. <br /><br />I'm new to your blog, but I like your style and how it feels like conversation with your readers. :)Amie Boudreauhttp://www.chasingcornfields.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-36290157141318822082010-03-13T15:35:26.105-07:002010-03-13T15:35:26.105-07:00Like the precious 130 or so people said before me,...Like the precious 130 or so people said before me, I leave a comment when I'm not too pressed for time or when I really think I can add to the discussion. Sometimes, when I want to say is too controversial, I choose not to comment at all. <br />Also, there are awesome blogs, like Nathan Bransford's, that by the time I want to make a comment, there already are 900 before mine. What's the point?Yamilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769312615756253197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75149908144184947952010-03-13T11:23:14.355-07:002010-03-13T11:23:14.355-07:00We bloggers always look for comments, so if I both...We bloggers always look for comments, so if I bother to read a post and like anything about it, I comment. The only exception is if I've visited a blog a bunch of times and commented, but the person never bothers to respond even once on my blog. Then I'll stop commenting and may stop following or reading, but this only happens when someone has a manageable amount of followers. We all like feedback.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-52908783916063407952010-03-13T10:16:50.678-07:002010-03-13T10:16:50.678-07:00When I see lots of comments already, I figure that...When I see lots of comments already, I figure that whatever it was I had to say, has already been said, probably a few times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90954931503906347422010-03-13T00:24:25.051-07:002010-03-13T00:24:25.051-07:00I leave a comment if I have time (which, I usually...I leave a comment if I have time (which, I usually don't!), and/or if the subject matter is of intense interest to me. Or as a courtesy "hello" type of comment to a blogger who is newly following my blog, etc.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-64034068507970428932010-03-12T22:23:26.977-07:002010-03-12T22:23:26.977-07:00I try to comment semi-regularly on the various blo...I try to comment semi-regularly on the various blogs I visit, but sometimes I just don't have time, or can't think of anything in particular I want to comment on that particular post. And I admit, I tend to comment more on people's blogs when they have visited and commented on mine.<br /><br />But I know I love getting comments, so I try to comment when I can :)Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-54149732778732685312010-03-12T22:01:37.275-07:002010-03-12T22:01:37.275-07:00I comment for different reasons. Sometimes just t...I comment for different reasons. Sometimes just to let the author of the post know I dig their thoughts/advice/humor. Sometimes it is to answer any questions they have posed in the post. But if I I struggle to think of something to come up with to say in a short time frame I just decide to leave it until next post.Amber Lynaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890268873178010212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-14082457665725650222010-03-12T22:00:25.287-07:002010-03-12T22:00:25.287-07:00Looks like you got you some holy batman status amo...Looks like you got you some holy batman status amount of comments today! :)<br /><br />Time constraints leave me to not write comments every time.<br /><br />If something jumps out at me, then I most always do.Tiffany Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843374938222817346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-1950996631217580702010-03-12T21:50:03.904-07:002010-03-12T21:50:03.904-07:00Time is a major factor and since you have so many ...Time is a major factor and since you have so many comments I don't want to end up saying the same thing that a 100 other people said already.Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-24351288813325057352010-03-12T21:44:20.430-07:002010-03-12T21:44:20.430-07:00I hear you, Krista! And yes, I'm going to read...I hear you, Krista! And yes, I'm going to read it. All comments go to my email. And I tried to email you back, but you're one of the noreply people. ;-)<br /><br />I do read every comment. I make a valiant attempt to respond to every commenter. You are valuable to me! So thanks for coming by and having something to say. <br /><br />:) :) :) ElanaElana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-35653951481155898502010-03-12T21:39:22.290-07:002010-03-12T21:39:22.290-07:00Most times I comment if I can relate to what is po...Most times I comment if I can relate to what is posted or it teaches me something, or I have a good answer. Sometimes I draw a blank, or what I wanted to say has already been said a number of times by other commentators, or, like on this post, their are a bajillion comments and I just think, "Really, can I add to this? Will Elana even READ this?" and so I just let it lie. but I thought I'd answer this one. Thanks!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-34268573143547345472010-03-12T21:30:29.199-07:002010-03-12T21:30:29.199-07:00If I feel I have something to add I'll leave a...If I feel I have something to add I'll leave a comment. Or if I can relate to something you are writing about. ;-jJan Markleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317561950719847803noreply@blogger.com