Comments on: Spotlight

By: Simon Dyda

Simon Dyda — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:51:09 +0000

I used to have a political blog that, while it had a relatively low amount of traffic compared to, say, US blogs, still meant doing a lot of moderation due to the disproportionate amount of trolls and nasty comments UK political blogs attract.

I’m much happier now with my non-political random-notes blog where no moderation is necessary, although I do occasionally pine in secret for comments.

By: josh

josh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:40:20 +0000

Right, Simon. I don’t get a lot of traffic, or comments, so moderating & handling comments isn’t a big deal for me. But I’m sure Dorothea would get a metric ass-ton of comments if she allowed them, and that would be huge pain to deal with.

By: Simon Dyda

Simon Dyda — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:35:53 +0000

It depends on how much traffic you’re getting, and how much time you can spare for your blog. If you’re getting a lot of traffic then allowing comments and consequently moderating comments can be very time consuming.

By: Darlene Foat

Darlene Foat — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:15:54 +0000

Josh:
I read your blog daily. Any information regarding libraries I pass on at work. You always have something new and, hopefully, we might be able to incorporate it into our system.
Love,
Mom (Darlene)

By: Richard Neff

Richard Neff — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:22:58 +0000

I don’t have a blog, but I do send out my periodic “Journal,” and I expect comments on it. If I didn;t want the comments, I’d write my “Journal” and keep it to myself. It seems to me that a blog (or a “Journal”) without comments is pointless.

By: josh

josh — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:16:30 +0000

My ego has now levelled up. Thanks, guys!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:39:45 +0000

Always happy to stroke your ego, Josh. :)

I wish Dorothea had comments open on her blog, but I respect her feelings on the issue. I am, however, glad that I can comment on her posts via FriendFeed.

By: Iris

Iris — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:22:22 +0000

*adds one drop to the ego bucket* :)

By: Josh Roby

Josh Roby — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:15:15 +0000

I give you +1 ego. Yay!

By: Orrin Grey

Orrin Grey — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:26:42 +0000

Basically, yeah, I’m in a similar boat. I like the ability to have a sort of a conversation, to share reactions to things, but mostly I just like the reinforcement that yes, somebody is reading and taking note.