tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post5162270125447982689..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Why Blog ? - AddendumFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71041335717782370032012-05-28T23:26:16.304+01:002012-05-28T23:26:16.304+01:00Friko, I try to reply to each comment and was thri...Friko, I try to reply to each comment and was thrilled when blogger gave me the 'reply' button. However, as others have said, if I had as many comments as you have I don't think I'd be able to keep up! I wish there was a way to know when someone has 'replied' to a comment, other than having to sign up to all the other comments sent into the blog on that particular post. The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66149877060768396862012-05-25T18:19:07.545+01:002012-05-25T18:19:07.545+01:00Oh, how interesting! You already know my preferen...Oh, how interesting! You already know my preference. From the beginning, I've responded to every comment on every post. I try very hard to respond directly to what has intrigued the commenter, and to respond in a personable manner even if the comment is nothing more than "Nice post". Sometimes, as you know, the comment will send me off to do a bit more research, and I'll shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72678149707510115632012-05-25T06:05:56.686+01:002012-05-25T06:05:56.686+01:00I'm finding I enjoy replying to comments, even...I'm finding I enjoy replying to comments, even if the original commenter never returns to that spot to read my reply. There's something about acknowledging the comment and responding to it that's satisfying to me, whether or not the commenter ever sees it. However, when commenters do return and hit "reply" to add even more, I'm quite delighted with the idea that a Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42888061913430977972012-05-21T17:34:02.791+01:002012-05-21T17:34:02.791+01:00As your 51st commenter..and not having the time to...As your 51st commenter..and not having the time to go and read the 50 that precede me here - I just wanted to chime in and say that I read this post and the one previous as to 'why we blog'..and have been asking myself the exact same questions. What does it all mean? And - with whom are we 'connecting'???<br /><br />That being said - no...I don't respond to the comments..and IMarciehttp://www.marciescudderphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71328827536624835192012-05-20T21:29:57.841+01:002012-05-20T21:29:57.841+01:00Here I am, late to the party but I did want to say...Here I am, late to the party but I did want to say that I enjoy reading comments, equally enjoy replying to them (though it may be a day or two later before I have a chance to do so), and feel the whole interchange would be more of a conversation if we tried to make it so. I regularly read one friend's blog because the comment section is often as entertaining and informative as her posts! I&#Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-9915453169179214782012-05-20T15:30:16.144+01:002012-05-20T15:30:16.144+01:00Hi, Friko,
I am catching up from our time in Eur...Hi, Friko, <br /><br />I am catching up from our time in Europe, crazy work and Gypsy's death and am reading backwards, so next I'll check your other post. But on comments -- this is just me, but I try to reply personally to comments via email or if there is no email connection, then with a note on the writer's blog. The only time I comment in my comments is if someone has asked a Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7081942312728586532012-05-18T19:40:30.508+01:002012-05-18T19:40:30.508+01:00I just stumbled upon this site. Thanks for sharing...I just stumbled upon this site. Thanks for sharing such a valuable discussion here.Ibogaine Purityhttp://ibogainestandard.com/Contents/the-ibogaine-standardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3953724376176922792012-05-18T18:51:39.241+01:002012-05-18T18:51:39.241+01:00I DO subscribe to email, but it only takes me seco...I DO subscribe to email, but it only takes me seconds to delete... (I know what I 'm looking for:) Your end solution sounds like a great compromise and allows you to enjoy yourself.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14384802926633628932012-05-18T18:43:34.661+01:002012-05-18T18:43:34.661+01:00While I was blogging I replied to very few comment...While I was blogging I replied to very few comments on my blog, but if I felt a point was important I would reply to the individual in email. Sometimes I just did not want everyone reading the reply. I usually made it a public blog comment only if I thought that perhaps others had a sim. question or concern, or I felt(in hindsight) I had not explained myself well.<br /><br />I don't usually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80653319787275186862012-05-18T16:49:47.209+01:002012-05-18T16:49:47.209+01:00Hello everybody,
thank you for your views on the ...Hello everybody,<br /><br />thank you for your views on the subject.<br />It looks like there are almost as many ways of dealing with the matter as there are bloggers.<br />I may try to do both for a while, reply to comments that ask a question, or raise a pertinent point, under the comment itself; otherwise I will do what I already do, email where possible and necessary, and visit your blogs.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37295528188457794962012-05-18T16:09:20.153+01:002012-05-18T16:09:20.153+01:00I reply as often as I can, either on my blog or by...I reply as often as I can, either on my blog or by going to that person's blog. Because I write every day -- and work a full-time job -- I don't have enough time to get back to everyone, every day, although I do my best to get back to them, to read their blogs, to stay in touch.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32427123752908780182012-05-18T07:07:05.477+01:002012-05-18T07:07:05.477+01:00One of the best things about Fridge Soup is the di...One of the best things about Fridge Soup is the dialogue that can build up between its collective bloggers over some of its posts . <br />But if someone kindly comments on our own blog , Smitonius or I tend to return the courtesy and comment on theirs . Finding other blogs can be a rather via-via affair anyway , so it is sometimes the best way to meet new people .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82230210277532813282012-05-18T05:32:23.714+01:002012-05-18T05:32:23.714+01:00Friko, not only do you write in an interesting voi...Friko, not only do you write in an interesting voice, but many of your commenters do, too. I often read your blog on my iPhone and it's not condusive to responding with much depth. I'm on my laptop now, so I can whip off a comment using all of my fingers!<br /><br />I'd like to add that I discovered your blog when I was looking for people who really had a story to tell. You cause Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402270100022873214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53775109558550517652012-05-18T04:30:48.573+01:002012-05-18T04:30:48.573+01:00I took a break from blogging this past month...and...I took a break from blogging this past month...and i come back and it's all different! I'm not sure I'll get caught up on the technology. I'm not going to worry about replying to everything, even though I'm retired, there is a limit to the time I want to spend with this stuff.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-11759728982581981402012-05-17T23:23:27.018+01:002012-05-17T23:23:27.018+01:00I so agree with Mr. Charleston here. It creates an...I so agree with Mr. Charleston here. It creates an email mess, which is why I don't subscribe to emails. And yes, there should be a better way!Furry Bottomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126096393524594755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43868709097781895582012-05-17T23:22:12.269+01:002012-05-17T23:22:12.269+01:00Well, guess what. I came back to see what kind of ...Well, guess what. I came back to see what kind of responses you got to this post! Very very interesting. And some are funny. I think you have awesome followers!Furry Bottomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126096393524594755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88738560136453636932012-05-17T21:49:16.461+01:002012-05-17T21:49:16.461+01:00To comment or not to comment? I think most of us r...To comment or not to comment? I think most of us read several, if not many, blogs, so the decision to comment or not often is simply a matter of time, mood, or whether that particular posting struck a chord. Sometimes I simply have nothing to say, even if I thought the posting was most interesting. Do readers come back to see if I've replied to their comments? I don't know if there is a Wayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63649347251873144992012-05-17T21:14:21.787+01:002012-05-17T21:14:21.787+01:00Until the last couple of months, I was responding ...Until the last couple of months, I was responding to each and every comment on my blog within the comments section. The only reason I stopped was time related. I just couldn't handle that, the posts, the visits and comments elsewhere and my actual photo taking and processing. I know that some came back to read the comments because occasionally they would comment further to my reply.<br /><br Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23433303176318340632012-05-17T21:10:12.392+01:002012-05-17T21:10:12.392+01:00One of the blogs I visit often began replying to m...One of the blogs I visit often began replying to my comments on my blog, which makes sense to me otherwise I might never see it as who has time to revisit every blog every time? And, if you check the email response thingy you get every comment on that persons blog not just their reply to yours which quickly creates an email mess. There should be a better way.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40697807538368545092012-05-17T17:29:36.154+01:002012-05-17T17:29:36.154+01:00Hi Friko - it was the one thing that has frustrate...Hi Friko - it was the one thing that has frustrated me when Blogger took off the email connections from everyone's blog posts .. so I didn't get all the replies to everyone's comments. They've now put it back .. but for a few months it wasn't there and I felt bereft .. <br /><br />Also I lost that connection with everyone feeling .. and threads of comments when they were Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75673761432443098532012-05-17T16:35:53.406+01:002012-05-17T16:35:53.406+01:00The thing I have discovered in over a year of blog...The thing I have discovered in over a year of blogging and actively seeking interaction is that relationships with Bloggers sometimes go through seasons. There will be a flurry of interaction which feeds both mind and heart and then there will be radio silence, which is sometimes sad but simply the nature of most relationships -- which are cyclical. The most poignant griefs are when the silence Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47835840125509488002012-05-17T15:48:49.543+01:002012-05-17T15:48:49.543+01:00I don't reply directly to comments as I just d...I don't reply directly to comments as I just don't have the time. But I do make sure I visit each and every person who comments or likes my posts.LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27427514890368796852012-05-17T12:04:53.533+01:002012-05-17T12:04:53.533+01:00I like to leave comments and do quite often. As f...I like to leave comments and do quite often. As for replying, I email directly the person who left comments on my blog. If I can...some people don't leave their email.<br />Sigh<br />Hugs<br />SUeAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42179807662244611042012-05-17T11:55:46.353+01:002012-05-17T11:55:46.353+01:00From the beginning (2006) a blog friend in India t...From the beginning (2006) a blog friend in India taught me to respond to every comment. It was what seemed right to me, as if I were entertaining guests in a salon, and it would be rude not to. Likewise visiting their "salon". I learned much from this practice engaging with what commenters (some) had reflected on, prompted by my post. I developed lasting relationships with some, and Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16944174553265055932012-05-17T10:32:00.548+01:002012-05-17T10:32:00.548+01:00I do try and respond to every comment. It seems a...I do try and respond to every comment. It seems a form of politeness - if someone has taken the time to comment, I should acknowledge that by replying. If, as does happen, life gets in the way I put a generic comment up, thanking people and saying that I will not have time to respond to every comment. So far it seems to work.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com