Comments on: Commenting Etiquette

By: Beth Kephart

Beth Kephart — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:25:22 +0000

Thank you for this. I have always tried to steer clear of public outrage, on my own blog or on the blogs of others. Only once did I speak out of turn, and I regretted it from the moment I pressed Submit.

By: Scott Wyngarden

Scott Wyngarden — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:56:28 +0000

As an addendum to reading comments before commenting on long threads, using a browser’s search function to check for some keywords before commenting can save everyone some time and aggravation.

By: King Rat

King Rat — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:54:01 +0000

I’ve seen some bloggers get ticked when you don’t go to their blog and comment after they comment on yours.

I’m not a huge fan of blog commenting etiquette rules beyond stuff like “don’t spam.” I’m generally pretty reasonable when I comment on other people’s blogs, but I don’t care if people are when they comment on mine. About the only thing that I’ve ever removed that wasn’t spam was completely off-topic stuff.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:49:04 +0000

Sounds good to me. I’m still sorta new at all this blogging stuff. Thankfully I’ve not commented on any horrible things yet (other than Hubby’s family) and not lots of followers. Good stuff to remember!

Who knew beanbags were such a polarizing topic?

By: Lori S.

Lori S. — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:26:52 +0000

I have repeatedly gotten crap from folks for taking things to my own blog — they seem to see this as cowardly, like I need ‘home field advantage’ or my arguments won’t hold up.

I find this bizarre. I think they may just be disappointed that I didn’t water their drama plant. Nonetheless, I thought I’d mention it as a possible ‘customs vary’ moment.

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:46:43 +0000

When you leave a comment on a blog, it’s nice when the author of the blog acknowledges or responds to your comment (although not at all obligatory); however, some blog authors are obsessive in their acknowledgement, sending personal emails when a simple comment would do, and thereby embarrassing the commenter (I suppose I’ve only encountered one blogger who does that–and since you probably wouldn’t ordinarily encounter his excellent blog, I’ll mention the name–Blue Skunk Blog). I suppose he wouldn’t be that polite if he received more comments.

I like imagining a “great beanbag schism of 1985.”