Comments on: Commenting R.I.P. http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hope Leman http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-10001 Hope Leman Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:00:31 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/#comment-10001 See what I mean--no one commented on the above comments. Why comment at all? Life moves on. See what I mean–no one commented on the above comments. Why comment at all? Life moves on.

]]> By: Hope Leman http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-9953 Hope Leman Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:45:10 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/#comment-9953 And from what Steven writes, too! And I used "for" not "from" above--we have to proofread our comments, too, which also takes time--sigh. And we all have so little. There are so many blogs to get to... And from what Steven writes, too!

And I used “for” not “from” above–we have to proofread our comments, too, which also takes time–sigh. And we all have so little. There are so many blogs to get to…

]]> By: Hope Leman http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-9952 Hope Leman Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:42:22 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/#comment-9952 The trouble with comments is that the blogger rarely comments on comments and those making comments rarely comment on other comments. So why bother, in many cases? We all need to move along to others postings on that same blog or on to other blogs or, yes, print periodicals. Or getting some sleep. It takes time to say basically, “Good point!” And I think we are a bit afraid of forever being branded tarnished as cranks on the basis of a rash few comments forever preserved in web land. I read what all three of the above write and profit immensely for everything you all contribute to the profession. But I am so busy reading blogs such as yours that I can’t pause to say. “Yes, but…” Or "Right on!" and so forth. Chris Pirillo’s video clips are outstanding, by the way. Keep it up, Chris! The trouble with comments is that the blogger rarely comments on comments and those making comments rarely comment on other comments. So why bother, in many cases? We all need to move along to others postings on that same blog or on to other blogs or, yes, print periodicals. Or getting some sleep. It takes time to say basically, “Good point!” And I think we are a bit afraid of forever being branded tarnished as cranks on the basis of a rash few comments forever preserved in web land.

I read what all three of the above write and profit immensely for everything you all contribute to the profession. But I am so busy reading blogs such as yours that I can’t pause to say. “Yes, but…” Or “Right on!” and so forth.

Chris Pirillo’s video clips are outstanding, by the way. Keep it up, Chris!

]]> By: Meredith http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-9946 Meredith Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:10:15 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/#comment-9946 I agree with Walt. Even just in the past week, some great discussions have taken place on my blog that have broadened my views of things and hopefully theirs as well. I love those dialogs. Perhaps when everyone has a blog, comments will be dead (since everyone will have their own platform), but there are a lot of people out there for whom commenting is their only "voice" in the Blogosphere. I also know of people who started off as blog commenters and then later on started their own blogs (Ryan Deschamps, The Other Librarian, is a terrific example). I think it's great that people have a space where they can take part in the conversation without needing to have a blog of their own. Some posts will get lots of comments others will hardly get any. It just depends on whether or not the post really gets people thinking. I agree with Walt. Even just in the past week, some great discussions have taken place on my blog that have broadened my views of things and hopefully theirs as well. I love those dialogs. Perhaps when everyone has a blog, comments will be dead (since everyone will have their own platform), but there are a lot of people out there for whom commenting is their only “voice” in the Blogosphere. I also know of people who started off as blog commenters and then later on started their own blogs (Ryan Deschamps, The Other Librarian, is a terrific example). I think it’s great that people have a space where they can take part in the conversation without needing to have a blog of their own.

Some posts will get lots of comments others will hardly get any. It just depends on whether or not the post really gets people thinking.

]]> By: Walt Crawford http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-9945 Walt Crawford Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:47:44 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/#comment-9945 I can't agree. Comments enrich my blog considerably. On some non-library blogs, the comments are far more interesting than the posts. Or are blog comments like email and lists? Just about dead, maybe, but doing just fine all the same. I can’t agree. Comments enrich my blog considerably. On some non-library blogs, the comments are far more interesting than the posts.

Or are blog comments like email and lists? Just about dead, maybe, but doing just fine all the same.

]]> By: Chris Pirillo http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-9944 Chris Pirillo Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:43:21 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/07/09/commenting-rip/#comment-9944 See, now... if I leave this comment, I'm nullifying my argument. Damn you. See, now… if I leave this comment, I’m nullifying my argument. Damn you.

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