The dreaded post about blogging

12 Responses to “The dreaded post about blogging”

1. MamaLee on March 21st, 2007 8:58 am

   Sometimes I comment to comments in my comments.

   Sometimes I email, depending on the comment. And other times, I can’t email, since they don’t leave an email.

   Wow, I’m confusing AND redundant.

   But then of course African swallows are non-migratory.

   XOXO!

2. Barry on March 21st, 2007 9:28 am

   The only time I email a blogger in response to a post (other than when it’s a blogger that’s also a personal friend, of which I have a couple) is if I want to say or ask something that’s not for public consumption or involves material that can’t be fully backed up. Otherwise I think it defeats the purpose of having comments and encouraging discussion.

   I use “subscribe to comment” occasionally, if the discussion is particularly interesting.

   I’ve never heard of CoComments. I use Haloscan and have been quite happy with it.

3. Liz on March 21st, 2007 10:00 am

   Okay, I email AND leave a comment on commentor’s blog, as well - because I have NO life ;o) Seriously, if a reader is kind enough to spare the time visiting and leaving a comment, it’s bad form not to, you know, respond, either way. Dammit!

4. Liz on March 21st, 2007 10:01 am

   Oh, and I have also subscribed to comments on a post that really resonates with me - and because I’m nosey about what other people have to say.

5. Liz on March 21st, 2007 10:03 am

   And then, sometimes, I leave three comments - on the same post - because, I have this terrible habit of remembering things, after the fact.

   THE END

6. Kelly on March 21st, 2007 11:25 am

   When I can I email responses to comments left on my blog. The ability to do that was what prompted me to move to WordPress in the first place.
   People can do what they want with their blog and comments so it doesn’t really matter to me if they do the same as I do or not.
   Subscribe to replies? Eh, I don’t see much need for it but it’s nice the option is there for people who want to use it.
   CoComments? Haven’t heard of it so no clue what to tell you there.
   Swallows eh? Isn’t that line from Monty Python? lol

7. Wendy on March 21st, 2007 1:10 pm

   I comment in my comments section when I think I have something interesting to say (since I’ve already blathered on about said subject in the post) so sometimes I don’t want it to seem like I am answering each individual comment because well, I don’t know..just not my style - but I read each and every one and comments totally give me a high so it’s not that I don’t appreciate my readers - I just don’t feel like I have any mesmerizingly brilliant to say -
   I used to use CoComment but it drove me nuts - I have to find a good ’subscribe to comments’ plugin though

8. Darren a/k/a Clare's Dad on March 21st, 2007 4:04 pm

   I do some of both. When I have an email address to reply to, I sometimes
   reply by email. When I don’t have an email address, I sometimes comment
   on the comments. I use blogger, which unfortunately doesn’t give me email
   addresses except for other blogger users. If I had the email addresses,
   I’d probably respond more. I’ve thought about changing, but I like most
   of the other things about blogger right now.

   Sometimes I don’t reply at all, but that’s when it seems to me that a
   comment doesn’t really need a response.

   I like getting an email in response to a comment, but I don’t expect it
   all the time. I’ve never subscribed to comments, but there are some posts
   where I’d like to go back and see other comments.

   I don’t know the full migratory path, but I do know that it ends up in
   Capistrano this week.

9. Busy Mom on March 22nd, 2007 10:57 am

   It’s something I need to improve, but, I reply by e-mail.

   African or European swallow?

10. Busy Mom on March 22nd, 2007 10:58 am

    Oh, while I always enjoy getting a reply, I don’t expect them. Either method is fine, though.

11. theFrog on March 23rd, 2007 4:44 pm

    I generally reply to comments within comments - sometimes, depending on the subject and nature of my response (something that I don’t want the public to know, but will tell someone I trust), I will respond via email. There’s not any real rhyme or reason to it, though.

    As for responding to my comments, I don’t really have a preference, though if they don’t have a “subscribe to comments” section, it helps to let me know that they’ve responded via email. Mostly, I check back anyway if it’s a site I frequent regularly.

    I do like the option of subscribing to comments so I know I’m not wasting my time checking to see if someone responded to my comment.

    I don’t use CoComments, so I don’t know.

    And, finally - African or European?

12. Doug McCaughan on March 25th, 2007 11:23 am

    I try to answer comments when appropriate.

    Now, from a business perspective, to maximum attention to your blog, I would think replying in both comment and email would be advisable. I know I frequently comment somewhere then disappear and never return to see the replies. Site’s like LissaKay’s and Krystal’s draw me back in specifically because they reply (or the thread replies) in email.

    I tend to answer in comment only. Partially because I am lazy. Partially because I offer the “subscribe to comments” option on my posts. I figure that the people who want replies in email will have checked that box.

    My preference is mixed. I really enjoy seeing an alert come through on a reply to a thread I commented on but I am also so inundated with email that I like to try to minimize the amount of email I receive. I do enjoy when a personalized email is sent from a blog author.

    Naturally, I love the “subscribe to replies” option.

    I have been signed up for CoComments for awhile but never used it. I guess I’ll have to explore the WordPress plugin.

    And yes, African or European?

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