I’m terrible at replying to blog comments.
It’s not that I don’t intend to do it, because I really do. I think replying to blog comments is important unless the number of comments is significant.
I’m just not very good add it. It’s something I need to work on.
I even have filters set up on my gmail account so that emails notifying me of comments are “starred” — and, for me, “routine” email deletions are only of those that are unstarred.
So now I have a bunch of starred email going back to sometime in May reminding me that there are all of those comments that I need to reply to.
I’m going to do it.
I really am.
But first, I want to just say thanks to those people who have taken the time to read my posts and make comments — and I’m going to list all of those from blog posts that I have not replied to.
The first starred email for an unanswered comment is Virginia!. While I replied to most of the comments, one from Friar snuck in on May 21st. It took me a while to figure out why I couldn’t post a reply and then I realized that my “window” of 14 days for comments had expired. (I’ve removed the automatic closure of comments for now.) Others who commented were Vered, Michelle Gartner, Debo Hobo, Leslie, and teeni.
The next post with unanswered comments was totally unanswered. It is Those Vultures on the Potomac and received comments from Dot, Betsy, Vered, XUP, Jean Browman, rose, teeni, and LisaNewton
For Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho …, again …, maybe …, probably, I receive 9 comments, from Betsy, Dot, Vered, Patricia (2 comments), rummuser, Debo Hobo, Michelle Gartner,and Jean Browman.
Vered, rummuser, and Debo Hobo commented on my Wednesday Weigh-In update for May 27.
THAT isn’t news! garnered 7 comments from Bob (no URL), Patricia, Davina, rummuser, Dot, Debo Hobo, and Natural.
That brings me up to after the beginning of the month.
So now I’ve done a little penance: I’ve given a little link love, I responded to all of the comments mentioned here, and I’ve written a fairly long post for today.
Now, I just need to reply to the rest of the comments that are outstanding and keep at it — unless, by some magic, a post goes viral and I’m overwhelmed by comments…, or I start getting dozens of comments for each and every post…, but that ain’t gonna happen.
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I say don’t worry about it. I rarely go back to see if a blogger had replied to my comment. I simply don’t have the time!
Vered – MomGrind’s last blog post..10 Ways To Hate Yourself As A Woman
I love links, and this post contained three! I agree with Vered. Why not skip the past and just start with the future posts.
What do the numbers mean at the end of your posts?
Dot’s last blog post..Creating a Household Notebook
Good for you and thank you for the wonderful post.
rummuser’s last blog post..The Death Penalty
You can automatically star emails in gmail? How do you do that?
Oh, wait, you’d have to reply to my comment to tell me how *grin*
Urban Panther’s last blog post..Slooooooowwwww eating
Wow thanks for the link love… I’m terrible at regular blogging and commenting. I enjoy too many offline pursuits more then being chained to the internet all day.
Michelle Gartner’s last blog post..How Babies Are Made 1968 Time Life Books
Vered – I always subscribe to comments so that I can see how my comment is received. I like to respond to comments because there are others out there who do check and who do subscribe to comments. I wasn’t really that worried. Besides, it provided good fodder for a blog post.
Dot – If I skip the past, it’ll be just that much easier to allow comments to slip into the past. I’m a dyed-in-the-wool procrastinator and I need to make myself do things that I’ve not gotten around to doing.
I answered your question in the next post.
Ramana – You are welcome.
Urban Panther – I answered your question in the next post, so I won’t do it here — even though I responded fairly promptly on this one.
Michelle Garner – You are welcome. I’m trying to get better at regular blogging and commenting.
It’s nice to see you be conversational in the comments area when you can but there should be no beating yourself up over those little things when you just can’t do it. I know you would respond in a timely manner if a comment really necessitated it, yet real life comes first. Regardless, I don’t think you are going to lose any readers over it if you can’t get to it. But thanks so much for the link love. That was a pleasant surprise to come over here and see.
teeni’s last blog post..Spreading the Love Juice (Contest)
teeni – I’m not beating myself up over it and it was a matter of procrastination, not a matter of not being able to do it.
It was an opportunity for a post and an opportunity for some link love.
And you ARE welcome.
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