Comments on: Can one comment too often? http://blog.larkin.net.au/2008/10/13/can-one-comment-too-often/ Thoughts on teaching, technology, learning and life in an era of change. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:49:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ken Allan http://blog.larkin.net.au/2008/10/13/can-one-comment-too-often/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Ken Allan Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:32:37 +0000 http://blog.larkin.net.au/?p=780#comment-773 Kia ora John! Well, I think you have a few answers to your question and most of them go the same way. I am an avid commenter, a bit like Sue. I agree with the idea that blogs ARE for commenting. If the blogger doesn't want comments they can switch comments off and have themselves a web1.0 page. Yet my recent experience has been that not every blogger likes lots of comments, especially if they engage in conversation - such as they do frequently on Clay Burell's posts. Some of my comments have been long enough to be good size posts. But some bloggers like that. You can't win them all. I'd better keep this seemly. Well done for stimulating some interesting looooong comments. Ka kite from Middle-earth Kia ora John!

Well, I think you have a few answers to your question and most of them go the same way. I am an avid commenter, a bit like Sue. I agree with the idea that blogs ARE for commenting. If the blogger doesn’t want comments they can switch comments off and have themselves a web1.0 page.

Yet my recent experience has been that not every blogger likes lots of comments, especially if they engage in conversation – such as they do frequently on Clay Burell’s posts.

Some of my comments have been long enough to be good size posts. But some bloggers like that.

You can’t win them all. I’d better keep this seemly.

Well done for stimulating some interesting looooong comments.

Ka kite
from Middle-earth

]]> By: John Larkin http://blog.larkin.net.au/2008/10/13/can-one-comment-too-often/comment-page-1/#comment-772 John Larkin Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:13:39 +0000 http://blog.larkin.net.au/?p=780#comment-772 Hi Clay, Thank you. My comments are next to 'godliness'... does that make us two parts of the Holy Trinity. Which of the three are you? Who is the third? Yes, my comments were being spammed. I am not sure why. Perhaps too many were short and pithy. Who knows? Perhaps some were deliberately spammed by blog authors? Regarding blog burn-out. I sent you an email. Essentially, do not let it concern you. Blogging is not an obligation but an outlet. Please read my email and go from there. Cheers, John. Hi Clay,
Thank you. My comments are next to ‘godliness’… does that make us two parts of the Holy Trinity. Which of the three are you? Who is the third?

Yes, my comments were being spammed. I am not sure why. Perhaps too many were short and pithy. Who knows? Perhaps some were deliberately spammed by blog authors?

Regarding blog burn-out. I sent you an email. Essentially, do not let it concern you. Blogging is not an obligation but an outlet. Please read my email and go from there.

Cheers, John.

]]> By: Clay Burell http://blog.larkin.net.au/2008/10/13/can-one-comment-too-often/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Clay Burell Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:36:39 +0000 http://blog.larkin.net.au/?p=780#comment-771 John, John, some people can comment too much - but not you. Your comments are next to godliness (especially the "blue" ones). A question I'll return serve with: What do you do when you start to burn out on blogging? I'm sort of there (and that's why I'm shaky with replying to comments - I tire easily these days). I think it has to do with my national politics, among other things. And btw, your comments often do get caught in spam, for some reason. More than most. John, John, some people can comment too much – but not you. Your comments are next to godliness (especially the “blue” ones).

A question I’ll return serve with: What do you do when you start to burn out on blogging? I’m sort of there (and that’s why I’m shaky with replying to comments – I tire easily these days).

I think it has to do with my national politics, among other things.

And btw, your comments often do get caught in spam, for some reason. More than most.

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