Monday, October 25, 2010

Comments on my Blog

I've been thinking for some time about responding to comments left on my blog. I've always felt rude for not commenting but wasn't sure of the best way to respond; do I e-mail the commenters or comment on my blog directly below the comments?

I've finally decided that the easiest and best way is to just comment below each of your comments. If anyone knows of a better way, please let me know.

So look below your comment if you want to hear my response. Libbyquilter, you said I have my settings at 'no reply'. What does that mean? If it's not a good thing, how do I change it?

8 comments:

M.K. said...

Hi -- I have often felt the same way! I usually just leave a comment below the person's comment, and hope they find it. I know that I get an email of each of the comments on my blog. And as I'm typing here on your blog, there's a little box below where I can check it, if I want follow-up comments (i.e., your responses to my comment) to come in an email to me also. I tell you what: I'll check the box, and then you leave a comment after this one, and we'll see if I get an email, okay?

Tracy said...

I try and respond when people have left a comment. And I do it just as you plan to ~ as another comment on that post. I tend to do one comment and address each person. If they want to know the response they'll check back. I wouldn't bother emailing each one. There aren't enough hours in the day to commit to that level of administration!

I must admit, when I comment on someone else's blog and ask a question it is a little frustrating not to have a response.

M.K. said...

It worked, Debbie!! Yippee! I got 2 emails: my comment, and your reply :) Now, you just have to get ALL your commenters to click the little box ....

And, from looking down there now, it appears that once I've clicked the little box once, I don't have to click it every time I comment here. So, I'll get your replies to me from now on :)

Laura A said...

I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday tomorrow! Enjoy your day.

debbie bailey said...

M. K. and Tracy, I don't know how I could get everyone to check the box below about e-mail follow-ups. Maybe I could blog about it?

Thanks, Laura, for my birthday wish. If I can make it through Atlanta traffic and get to my parents' house in Tennessee, I'll be able to relax for a couple of day. I'm listening to Outlander on the way up, so that'll make the time go fast.

M.K. said...

Debbie, here's one more random thought: on really "fancy" blogs that I read, which have dozens of comments each post and commenters replying to each other -- there seems to be a tiered system of commenting. I'm not sure you can do this on blogger. But on some commenting formats, you can leave a comment directed to a previous comment, and the person you're replying to would get an email notifying him. The comment threads end up looking like an outline format.

debbie bailey said...

It sounds very confusing to me. For now, since I'm not a fancy blogger, I'll just comment back here. Thanks for all the info, though. Glad you keep coming back!

debbie bailey said...

It sounds very confusing to me. For now, since I'm not a fancy blogger, I'll just comment back here. Thanks for all the info, though. Glad you keep coming back!