Comments on: Monoblog http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/ personal website of John Lampard, Sydney based content producer and link mogul Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Lampard http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-17334 John Lampard Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:48:37 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-17334 Sounds like a good idea. Sounds like a good idea.

]]> By: lucky http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-17181 lucky Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:26:13 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-17181 There are also plenty of blogs with limited number of authorized "commenters" and it may be hard to get in. This is essentially the same as disabling comments and allowing what amounts to second-tier authors to "contribute" in the comments area. ----------------------- lucky There are also plenty of blogs with limited number of authorized “commenters” and it may be hard to get in. This is essentially the same as disabling comments and allowing what amounts to second-tier authors to “contribute” in the comments area.
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]]> By: John http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-246 John Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-246 @Snoskred - you're one busy commenter! In a way I could see the "I agree" or "Me too" comments as an acknowledgment I've read a post, and maybe as a quick thanks for writing it. On the subject of "doing it easy" I've even had message me via comments because it's easier than sending an email! If I had no comments I could be missing those sorts of messages! @Dan - links and community - well now there's another topic all together! I may have to take that one on soon-ish :) @Snoskred – you’re one busy commenter! In a way I could see the “I agree” or “Me too” comments as an acknowledgment I’ve read a post, and maybe as a quick thanks for writing it.

On the subject of “doing it easy” I’ve even had message me via comments because it’s easier than sending an email! If I had no comments I could be missing those sorts of messages!

@Dan – links and community – well now there’s another topic all together! I may have to take that one on soon-ish :)

]]> By: Dan Jefferies http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Dan Jefferies Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:51:57 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-243 Comments are a good thing. So are links. I followed an allsux link here, so community IS da thing. Comments are a good thing. So are links. I followed an allsux link here, so community IS da thing.

]]> By: Snoskred http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Snoskred Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:52:01 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-240 I think sometimes bloggers find it hard to leave a comment that isn't just "I agree" or "Me too". Those types of comments have become so frowned upon out there in the blogosphere, and I can't work out why. Wouldn't we rather have *a* comment, little as it might be, vs no comment? I'm a crazy serial commenter though, so I'm biased on this issue. I tend to comment on somewhere between 20-50 blogs a day.. and sometimes all I want to say is "I agree" but I never feel like that's ok.. so I say more than I needed to! Snoskred - has a new home at - http://www.snoskred.org/ I think sometimes bloggers find it hard to leave a comment that isn’t just “I agree” or “Me too”. Those types of comments have become so frowned upon out there in the blogosphere, and I can’t work out why. Wouldn’t we rather have *a* comment, little as it might be, vs no comment?

I’m a crazy serial commenter though, so I’m biased on this issue. I tend to comment on somewhere between 20-50 blogs a day.. and sometimes all I want to say is “I agree” but I never feel like that’s ok.. so I say more than I needed to!

Snoskred – has a new home at -
http://www.snoskred.org/

]]> By: John http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-236 John Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:20:26 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-236 @Kurt - well yes the number of comments must be some indication of a blog's overall popularity I guess. As your blog's readership grows hopefully so will the comments you receive :) Actually guests books were probably the fore runner of post comments, and maybe even discussion forums... ! @Kurt – well yes the number of comments must be some indication of a blog’s overall popularity I guess. As your blog’s readership grows hopefully so will the comments you receive :) Actually guests books were probably the fore runner of post comments, and maybe even discussion forums… !

]]> By: John http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-235 John Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:08:25 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-235 @WalksFarWoman - True; if you're going to have a blog, in the strict sense of the word, then comments are really part of the deal. If someone wants to write articles, but without the commentary, maybe the idea would be to publish in another format, like maybe an e-zine? @monkey and banana @Zen Zoomie - well a forum has to be one of the best community building mechanisms there is. I didn't realise Steve had one! I had somehow also gained the <em>impression</em> from his thoughts on comments that he would have to spend a lot of time moderating them. A forum would be even more time intensive in that respect! :) @WalksFarWoman – True; if you’re going to have a blog, in the strict sense of the word, then comments are really part of the deal. If someone wants to write articles, but without the commentary, maybe the idea would be to publish in another format, like maybe an e-zine?

@monkey and banana @Zen Zoomie – well a forum has to be one of the best community building mechanisms there is. I didn’t realise Steve had one! I had somehow also gained the impression from his thoughts on comments that he would have to spend a lot of time moderating them. A forum would be even more time intensive in that respect! :)

]]> By: Zen Zoomie http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Zen Zoomie Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:17:53 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-233 To follow-up on monkey's post...Steve Pavlina's forum is quite the active community. It seems like most of the blogs or forums dedicated to blogs that are really high-volume comment have one thing in common: The blogger is willing to send the time to carry on a conversation and get involved in the <i>community</i>. To follow-up on monkey’s post…Steve Pavlina’s forum is quite the active community. It seems like most of the blogs or forums dedicated to blogs that are really high-volume comment have one thing in common: The blogger is willing to send the time to carry on a conversation and get involved in the community.

]]> By: Derami http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Derami Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:33:46 +0000 http://www.disassociated.com/2007/07/16/monoblog/#comment-232 @John: true for most blogs, yes. A lot of really good and popular blogs (like mine, hehe) have a low comment count. Still, there is something about those sites like TechCrunch where every post gets a zillion comments that makes me feel a little exposed with just a few comments on most posts (even though there are a lot on ones that make the front pages of social news sites, etc...). I guess I just wish that for new readers there were always a lot of comments showing on the first post they see - which is why we added a 'Guest Book' page to WebUrbanist @John: true for most blogs, yes. A lot of really good and popular blogs (like mine, hehe) have a low comment count. Still, there is something about those sites like TechCrunch where every post gets a zillion comments that makes me feel a little exposed with just a few comments on most posts (even though there are a lot on ones that make the front pages of social news sites, etc…). I guess I just wish that for new readers there were always a lot of comments showing on the first post they see – which is why we added a ‘Guest Book’ page to WebUrbanist

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