I'm doing a little poll here. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Let's say you've posted and you have comments. :) Which do you do most often? Which do you think is best? Why?
a) you rarely or never reply to comments; it's assumed you've read them and appreciate them
b) most of the time you reply to them, but usually in a private, personal email or on the commenter's blog
c) most of the time you reply to them in the comment list, because commenting is like a conversation, after all, and you assume people are returning to read your reply
d) all of the above, depending on how you feel or how busy you are
I have, at times, replied to each comment in the comment list, but then begin to feel the pressure to continue in this mode (pressure I put on myself, of course). I find it's awkward if I don't reply to EVERYONE in subsequent posts. So, then I default to d). Which works best for me.
Just to be clear, I appreciate all comments to my posts, whether you hear from me or not! :)
How about you?
I am absolutely TERRIBLE about responding to comments. I have people who when I comment on their blog, they send back an email thanking me for the comment and say something back. I rarely if ever email back unless it is something like when I posted songs my hubby had done and people responded, I did thank them for saying they liked the songs, etc. If someone does ask a question, I will respond back to that or leave them a comment on their blog when I'm commenting about their post. I usually do that in a parenthesis after I leave a comment about what they wrote).
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if there is an etiquette about comments, if so, I'm not following it :)
Every so often I do a massive thank you at the end of my post thanking everyone who reads and comments
betty
I reply to the comments in the comment list. But I don't do it for every post. I guess my rule of thumb is to either reply to all the comments or not to any at all.
ReplyDeleteI'm "D" for sure.
ReplyDeleteI usually reply to comments on the post - most people have it set up so you get an email when someone replies to your comment or it will will just go as an email to them. I try to respond to comments and visit the person's blog to give them a comment for helping me. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm likely all of the above...but don't feel pressured either way if someone specifically asks a question I usually reply on the blog but then wonder if they ever come back to read it...because I rarely go back a second time to look...hmmm Of course I don't have many who read my blog... so it is a bit mute for me. I use it more of a sounding board for myself.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting, and something I think about. On my blog, I never (well, maybe once or twice) reply to comments in the comment box. I figure it's a pain for folks to come back to my blog, click on the post they commented on and expect a reply. Way too time-consuming. If I do reply, it's in an email (if they've left their email address in the comment).
ReplyDeleteI actually don't think it's necessary to reply to a comment. Unless the person has asked a question, then it's an email reply they'll get. :)
I think I'm a C. I am trying to reply more often because I've noticed that I like it when people reply to my comments on their blog. But then again, sometimes I just don't know what to say.
ReplyDeleteHa ha. You're making me think too hard about this Aneta!
I always reply, but by email. Then I can be more personal, if need be. Also, I agree w/ Melissa above. People have to come back to your blog to see your reply, if it's in the comment section. Your comments will be seen/enjoyed by other readers, but the person you're responding to might not come back to check. Email works best for me.
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