tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post5208932357222488102..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: Hannibal SaysJeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-27850684215100424522015-01-13T08:53:23.531-05:002015-01-13T08:53:23.531-05:00Okay, now. To answer THAT question, No. Most likel...Okay, now. To answer THAT question, No. Most likely I already FOLLOW the commenter. I may have visited their blog, but if there wasn't anything to comment about (i.e. no question or a question I can't answer), then I don't comment. I do pay attention to the blogs from my regular commenters, though (and most likely visit every time I see a new post is up). Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-81249136188744384232015-01-13T06:18:53.846-05:002015-01-13T06:18:53.846-05:00There's no question, I've met some great p...There's no question, I've met some great people through blogging, some people I would consider actual friends. But I realize now after reading Stacy's comment in particular, and reading my own last line in the blog, that I did not make this clear. Commenting on comments, here, in this blog--absolutely. Sometimes I'm a little slow, but I do it and I believe in it. Two-way interaction is what it's about, though it is difficult to attain in blogger format. However, what I meant was, do you feel like we should automatically zip off and comment on their blogs? As in, "Oh, I got comments from Donna, Stacy, Lexa and Jemi, now I have to visit each of them in turn and leave comments on their blogs."JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-34919398731047821232015-01-12T15:20:23.849-05:002015-01-12T15:20:23.849-05:00I'd say yes with the exception of blogs that d...I'd say yes with the exception of blogs that do nothing but plug products (even if they're books). I hate hard sellers and want to feel I'm connecting with a real person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-75023339682133470202015-01-12T09:00:14.050-05:002015-01-12T09:00:14.050-05:00I do check out new people who have commented on my...I do check out new people who have commented on my site. If they have a blog (sometimes they don't) and I can read it (no white letters on black backgrounds!), AND it looks interesting (so many stipulations, huh?), I'll add them to my list. Doesn't mean I'll read them all the time. Not unless they become a regular on my blog or their blog post draws my attention. But if I comment on their blog a few times and never get a response? Bye-bye!<br /><br />I always comment on my commenters. Well... except for spam. Those, I delete. But I haven't had that in a long time (thank goodness). If I didn't comment on the commenters, then why bother having a blog? Or accept comments at all? I like the two-way interaction.Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-28145980294450856762015-01-12T08:37:16.766-05:002015-01-12T08:37:16.766-05:00In some ways I agree with you. It can be a real ti...In some ways I agree with you. It can be a real time commitment to do that. But I've made some great blogging friends through it, so I won't complain.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-69834961738604687452015-01-12T07:15:51.280-05:002015-01-12T07:15:51.280-05:00For the most part, I agree. I figure if someone ha...For the most part, I agree. I figure if someone has commented on or followed my blog, we're probably interested in the same kinds of things (namely writing and reading). However, there are some exceptions. Spammers obviously. If I pop over to their blog and something about it makes me uncomfortable, I don't follow. Sometimes not even comment if I'm really uncomfortable :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com