Comments on: Enough with the "talking at"… http://ryancoleman.ca/2007/04/enough-with-the-talking-at.html FACILITATOR - INNOVATOR - DESIGNER Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mark Kuznicki http://ryancoleman.ca/2007/04/enough-with-the-talking-at.html/comment-page-1#comment-195 Mark Kuznicki Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:26:00 +0000 http://rctemp.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/enough-with-the-talking-at/#comment-195 Great point Ryan. In my mind a blog without the possibility of comments is not actually a blog. But I know there will be those that disagree. To me blogging is first and foremost about a global conversation and the specific technical elements that enable that conversation. Great point Ryan. In my mind a blog without the possibility of comments is not actually a blog. But I know there will be those that disagree. To me blogging is first and foremost about a global conversation and the specific technical elements that enable that conversation.

]]> By: Ryan http://ryancoleman.ca/2007/04/enough-with-the-talking-at.html/comment-page-1#comment-194 Ryan Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:09:00 +0000 http://rctemp.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/enough-with-the-talking-at/#comment-194 I should maybe clarify to that it is not necessarily personal comments from Seth himself that are critical here. <br/><br/>The challenge is there's a great blog that I'm going to assume has a decent sized readership. Right now there's no way for the conversations Seth is starting with his posts to spin out into his reading community unless people proactively post and others go hunting.<br/><br/>Quantity of comments is not the issue and plenty of other high traffic blogs have come up with strategies to keep up with the comments, and the true beauty is once the conversation spins into the community the blogger doesn't have to do much but moderate and oversee.<br/><br/>As for the generic comments, to each their own, but I would summarize those types in single replies (i.e. @Lever - thx!)<br/><br/>Thanks for stopping by... I should maybe clarify to that it is not necessarily personal comments from Seth himself that are critical here.

The challenge is there’s a great blog that I’m going to assume has a decent sized readership. Right now there’s no way for the conversations Seth is starting with his posts to spin out into his reading community unless people proactively post and others go hunting.

Quantity of comments is not the issue and plenty of other high traffic blogs have come up with strategies to keep up with the comments, and the true beauty is once the conversation spins into the community the blogger doesn’t have to do much but moderate and oversee.

As for the generic comments, to each their own, but I would summarize those types in single replies (i.e. @Lever – thx!)

Thanks for stopping by…

]]> By: Lever http://ryancoleman.ca/2007/04/enough-with-the-talking-at.html/comment-page-1#comment-193 Lever Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:56:00 +0000 http://rctemp.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/enough-with-the-talking-at/#comment-193 Personaly I find it the right thing to do to respond to every single comment, and in blogging to respond in a timely almost immediate fashion is the best way for that 'live' feeling.<br/><br/>But what if the popularity is such that the blog is awash with comments... wow, lots of write-backs to be done.<br/><br/>And then there is the syndrome where serial commenters just say "great blog", "I agree" etc... does etiquette extend to responding to the briefest of comments? Does the guy have the time? Personaly I find it the right thing to do to respond to every single comment, and in blogging to respond in a timely almost immediate fashion is the best way for that ‘live’ feeling.

But what if the popularity is such that the blog is awash with comments… wow, lots of write-backs to be done.

And then there is the syndrome where serial commenters just say “great blog”, “I agree” etc… does etiquette extend to responding to the briefest of comments? Does the guy have the time?

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