Anyway. Post midnight ramblings aside…

I tend to comment when I feel I have something that should be said. Then again, I’m very new to all this so perhaps veteran members of the community might be a bit more ‘meh’ about it all.

I tend to NOT comment, as someone said above, I don’t want to start an argument and commenting just to say I disagree with someone without being willing to discuss it further (I often am, by the way, willing to discuss it further) is rather pointless.

Probably the biggest reason I’d not comment would be if I were simply repeating other comments that have already amply stated whatever it was that I wanted to say.

Also, I believe I’m more likely to respond to a question, assuming it’s an interesting one.

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Here at Blog Bloke there’s a small number of hardcore commenters and a huge number of readers who are lurkers. I’ve never been able to figure out why they are afraid to speak up or how to encourage them come out of the closet (so to speak).

No matter what the comment, I value each one of them and I just wish more readers would speak up. Even if it’s just a word of encouragement or to say hello.

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A very good synopsis there Mike and thanks for the comment.

The more that we can learn about the psychology of commenting the better we will all be at writing our posts.

Personally, if I disagree with a bloggers perspective, I tend not to post an inflammatory comment. I wouldn’t turn up at someone elses house and tell them that their point of view sucks so why should I on a blog?

That having been said, if I feel passionate about the subject and feel obligated to defend my own perspective then I may well be drawn into conversation but only if I know the blogger in question or am at least familiar with their work.

Anyway, nice work, BB. 26 comments and counting. Maybe we all still love you after all

(Nice job by the way, on this particular post.)

The comment page is where you leave your comment. It is Blogger’s page, and yes you will see your profile pic there.

But what I’m talking about is the post page. That is the page where my blog’s post resides.

So after you publish your comment you will see it at the bottom of my post page.

An avatar is the pic you choose for yourself at MyBlogLog. You will see the question mark beside your name in the comments section at the bottom of the post page.

-I’m checking blogs in the morning before work. The typing will wake Boyfriend (computer in bedroom for lack of anywhere else to put it)

-I’m at work because I don’t want to get in trouble.

-I’m in a hurry for any other reason.

As for my own blog, I do get a bit disappointed when I don’t get any comments, but I don’t concern myself too much with them. Lots of times my mom will email instead because she thinks you comment by the envelope, which is why I changed my comment saying.