Fly By Nighters March 31, 2014
Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography, Blogging, Humor, People.comments closed
Comment threads on the blogs I follow are informative, entertaining, silly, happy, funny, and thoughtful.
It’s great when a post sparks thought-provoking comments from diverse and varied visitors. Comments that make me sit up and say WOW! often inspire me to head round and meet the blogger on their home turf.
That said, some “fly by nighters” need to brush up on comment etiquette:
* X scrolls through partial posts on his reader at lightning speed, pressing “LIKE” for each . . . without bothering to read them first.
* Y slows down long enough to leave comments in his wake, but most are banal . . . and often off putting. Colonialist gave a terrific example once upon a time:
Post: My whole family was wiped out today. I am distraught.
Comment: LOL
* Z hasn’t been around for weeks. She rushes in, out of breath from cruising around 47 other blogs during a 15-minute blog break, blitzes through 12 posts in 3 minutes, leaves cursory comments on each . . . AND expects us to believe she read each post.
Silly rabbits!
All of us have days when our comments don’t flow ~ sometimes it’s a slow go, other times a no go. That’s to be expected.
But if we act like X Y or Z on a daily basis, perhaps we need to rethink our practices and priorities? Are we following the blogs we follow because we enjoy reading them . . . or for some other ulterior motive?
Aah . . . that’s better!
Related posts (on being “the perfect host”): The Perfect Host ~ Comment Moderation (WP Daily Post) * Commenting on Posts (Carol Balawyder)
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Artwork available at Roderick MacIver Arts. Rod conveys nature with brilliant brushstrokes. The beauty of Rod’s watercolors lies in his ability NOT to control all aspects of the water ~ he allows it latitude to do its thing while he does his. The result speaks for itself.
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