I'm partially biased when it comes to commenting. I have to admit I was pulled into the "Myspace" craze and created one of my own a few years back. My experiences there, correlate with the Ten Commandments of Commenting so well!!
It makes sense that we would need Read what's going on before we write to it. Number three reminds us that we need to smile. I think that I would be the most guilty of overusing this one. :) I smile often! I find Commandment 4 very difficult for me, as much as I love to have comments, and feel sad if I don't, I do not do a very good idea of commenting to others. I need to work on this! I agree, I think it's awesome to be funny, when people take themselves too seriously, I find it hard to take them seriously!! Commandment Ten tells us that we should visit frequently, this is something that I can definitely do!! I'm an internet addict! :P
I also really enjoyed the Blue Skunk article called Your Comments? This made me ah-ha. Our comments aren't really our comments. These are for the benefit of our poster, our readers, and then finally ourselves. These articles helped me to realize how important it is to comment on others blogs etc., and to make sure that it's meaningful and contributes to the "conversation."
Happy commenting............ : 0 )
I'm guilty of the "read before you write". Many times I have clicked "Post comment" only to see my typos flash before my eyes. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am on board with you. I liked reading Ten Commandments of Commenting. I am also like you in that I like to read the new comments I get; however, I don't send enough comments to others. If it's fun for me to get comments on my blog, then it's fun for others and I need to remember that when reading comments. Did that make sense? It's been a long day and I feel like I'm rambling.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm rambling every time I type :)
ReplyDeleteI'm usually really bad about commenting back, so thanks for the opportunity!!!
How true...once it's posted, it's there for the world to see. HOw well can that be supervised in a classroom setting?? There's an awful lot of responsibility that comes along with opening a doorway that big...
ReplyDeleteI liked the Ten Commandments as well. I am not really comfortable about commenting when I don't know them. I guess that I never really realized the importance of commenting and how much more we can receive from it.
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