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Spots are still available for the town hall-style meeting on the Weatherford downtown area scheduled for Tuesday night.
As of Friday morning, 71 handheld electronic voting "clickers" had been reserved for the meeting, according to Kandi Lee with Weatherford's planning and development department.
Anyone wishing to express their opinion on ideas for the downtown is urged to contact Lee at 817-598-4211 or firstname.lastname@example.com before Tuesday to reserve a clicker.
Director of Planning and Development Craig Farmer said between 80 and 100 people are expected but 200 clickers can be handled by the system. Not every item needs to be voted on either, Farmer said.
"If someone simply wants to express their opinion on one or two specific items, we'll be glad to have it," Farmer said. "This is a very informal type of setting and we really want the public's input."
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Visual items will be shown on a large screen and the results will be instantaneous via the electronic system that allows everyone to have a say and still remain anonymous. A facilitator, who has worked with downtown programs across the state, including both Dallas and Fredericksburg, will lead the meeting and help get ideas flowing, Farmer said.
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It was standing room only at city hall as droves of residents came out to protest a proposed ban of pit bulls within the city limits.
Leisa Moten said she is a 28-year resident of Bluefield and volunteer at the animal shelter. Moten said a breed ban in Bluefield would further overcrowd the Mercer County Animal Shelter and reduce the number of animals shelter employees could devote their time to adopting out.
"You will put every animal in that shelter on a 11-day life expectancy," Moten told the board. "Every county resident pays taxes to the shelter. This will limit the number of animals that can be brought in by the city of Princeton and the county. Everyone in Mercer County should not have to pay for all the Bluefield animals that will come in from this ban. This doesn't just impact Bluefield; it impacts the whole county."
Keisha Farmer, of Bluefield, was one of many in the crowd wearing a shirt that said "Ban the Deed, Not the Breed." Farmer said similar breed banning ordinances had cost other municipalities more than $500,000 to enforce and suggested the city change the ordinance to reflect all large breeds.
"It needs to be every dog over 20 pounds is considered dangerous," Farmer said. "Every dog has a tendency to bite. Can you confirm with 100 percent accuracy the dog that bit the animal control officer was a pit bull? They do DNA testing at the animal shelter. Was the animal tested?"
Brian Powers, who lives and teaches breed modification classes in Bluefield, said animal control is the issue rather than the breed itself.
"I have been a Mercer County Animal Control Officer," Powers said. "Your problem is how your codes are enforced. If you have the time to ban a breed, you should have enough time to enforce the ordinances you already have first. Instead of spending money to ban the breed, you should use this money to hire another animal control officer and that would end the problem right there."
Amanda Dempsey, another former Mercer County animal control officer living in Bluefield, said she had worked with the city's current animal control officer as both a county animal control officer and as a veterinary technician. Dempsey said she felt the current city animal control officer "is unprofessional" and asked the city to look into the matter.
Brian Marshall of Bluefield also said he felt the deeper issue is with animal control rather than the dogs themselves.
"It is irresponsible the way these codes are being enforced," Marshall said.
Blaine Braithwaite of Bluefield said the reaction to the ban was an indication the city was not adequately communicating with the public about ordinances on the books.
"Both in 2005 and 2008 there wasn't a public service announcement or outreach other than the next-day story in the newspaper that told people these laws had even changed," Braithwaite said. "We need to do a better job communicating with the public. Let's not settle for legislation that is a copy of an ordinance another municipality has successfully defended in court. Get the people in this room who have passion and knowledge to help you with this ordinance."
Derrick Flack said he recently opened a pit bull breeding business within the city limits and that if the ban passes he will have to move his business into the county.
"That is lost business revenue to the city," Flack said. "If you pass this ban, it means citizens and tax payers will have to pay the bills to enforce it."
City Manager Jim Ferguson said there are currently only eight pit bulls registered with the city in compliance with the original law passed in 2008.
"It became apparent after our last meeting that our current ordinance was not understood nor was the need for a new ordinance understood," Ferguson said. "After the last meeting, I found no pit bulls were registered with the city. As of today, there are eight. This law has been on the books for five years and there is a zero tolerance policy in place for those who do not comply with the ordinance, which I have expressed to city police and animal control."
City Attorney Brian Cochran reviewed the current ordinance regulating pit bulls and wolf-hybrids. Cochran said the ordinance called for all dogs to be registered within 10 days of when the ordinance was passed in 2008 or within 10 days of moving the animal into the city.
"We have had four or five incidents in municipal court where an animal has bit or attacked another person and the court has sent the animal to the shelter," Cochran said. "It is up to the shelter to determine if the animal can be rehabilitated. The court does have the jurisdiction, however, to order the animal be destroyed."
Board Member Deb Sarver also said there is an ordinance allowing only three pets to be kept in homes within city limits. Sarver said anyone looking to have more than three animals could apply for a free permit, which is dispensed at the city manager's discretion.
In other action, Ferguson announced the city had hired Joshua David Cline of Bluefield to the position of redevelopment and planning director for the city. Ferguson said the position was originally that of economic development director but had been renamed to reflect further duties assigned to the position. Ferguson said Cline will be responsible for overseeing the city's economic development plan Blue Momentum and working with members of Team Blue as well as writing grants and working on special assignments and projects for the city.


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View from the Trenches: Hitchhiker's Guide to a Bug Fix
Recently, a big flap has arisen over vulnerabilities in OpenSSH and a new bug in OpenSSL, two packages that are cornerstones on which secure access to Linux is built. Of course, these vulnerabilities concern folks; many of us depend on SSH or SSL sessions for our livelihood. We do remote administration, retrieve e-mail and even do such mundane and ordinary tasks as pay bills. If these services aren't secure, we as Linux people could have a hard time keeping peanut butter and jelly on our dinner tables.
So the first advisory comes out, and it's no big deal. Then comes a followup, and a third one, and somewhere in there people start asking, "Is there a replacement for this?" Well, yes, there are several replacements for OpenSSH, some that are compatible, some that aren't as compatible. Most are free, but some are not.
And then there's the question of how to get the published fix working on one's own machine. Do you grab the fix off the developer's Web site, compile it from source and put it in as a local, unpackaged system? Do you wait for your distribution maker to publish a fix? How long is an acceptable wait? Who publishes first? Somehow, the idea of an easy way to roll one's own package gets lost in the shuffle. Admittedly, it's nowhere near as easy as configure-make-make-install or apt-get this or rpm that, but that's what stealing a good script is for, right? Perhaps not.
A lot of energy is given to the idea that it must be absolutely secure all the time, and any delay is bad news. Never mind the fact that, speaking from personal experience, when your system becomes large enough, it's going to take you anywhere from 48 hours to a week to get the new package in the door, test it with your own system peculiarities, schedule the appropriate downtime window and give your customers ample notice. Only then can you install the fixes on your backup system and fail over to put the new code in play. And, never mind the fact that, unless the black hats find the bug first--and so often these days, the white hats or the vendors themselves find things--there is anywhere from a week to two months' delay between when the bug is found and when exploits begin to be used in the wild.
So, when the OpenSSL bug landed in my lap and the first posted comment I saw was "Is there a package that replaces this?", my interest was piqued. I went to OpenSSL's news page and looked for security advisories. I found the current one (30 September), a small group surrounding the timing attack scheme back in March and April of this year, a buffer overflow bug fix from July/August of 2002. Prior to that, the only thing I saw marked as bug fix or security was posted in April of 2000--three years, three sets of bugs.
Amongst all this bug postings, I saw messages stating all the major vendors had published their own fixes, each in its inimitable fashion and in what I considered to be reasonable amounts of time. (As of this writing not everyone has checked in with OpenSSL, but it's been only a few hours since I first heard about it.) I dutifully went and did the little rain dance each of my different machines requires to update their packages and checked in with my boss to make sure the rest of the machines were receiving their appropriate penance. They all were, and nobody had posted any panicked messages of "I got hosed" or "exploit in the wild, look out". Outside of a groaning inbox, it was another quiet week, another routine security update.
Routine, that's a good word. Every good administrator has a routine: get a new machine, subscribe to the appropriate security mailing list, see a security update, read it, see if you have that package, grab the update, apply it, bounce the service if necessary and if the updater doesn't do so already. For what it's worth, Debian and SuSE usually do; Red Hat, Mandrake and Slackware usually do not. Your mileage may vary. I've had this routine since Red Hat 5, when I first had a Linux box on the live Internet, and I've yet to have a single machine I administer get cracked.
I know some people now are going to reach down, press Reply and say I'm not paranoid enough. But, I am reminded here of the philosophy behind PGP. PGP--or its GNU analog, GPG--is something a lot of us use every day. If you have an RPM-based system, you use it without even knowing about it, as most RPMs have a PGP/GPG signature. PGP, remember, stands for pretty good privacy--not Totally Secure Crypto or any other such absolute, but pretty good privacy. Today, PGP and similar systems, including OpenSSL and OpenSSH, are used worldwide to authenticate and protect various bits of data. Certainly, if somebody really wants your data, they can find a way to get enough CPU cycles to brute force the decryption and have your credit card number for lunch. Do we worry about it? No, not really. It's good enough.
So too, I think, is the effort to keep OpenSSL, OpenSSH and all of Linux updated good enough. Every piece of software is going to have bugs. As long as those bugs are reasonably few and squashed in a reasonable amount of time, and as long as the vendors keep up with things and don't keep us waiting weeks on end (at which point we can always resort to grabbing the maintainer's source), I'm content to let the Linux community keep on doing what it's doing--making and distributing the best operating systems in the world. I encourage you as a fellow Linux enthusiast or professional to do likewise. Don't panic. It's open source; it'll get fixed, quickly and well. When the day is done, the bits still flow and life goes on. My inbox thanks you.
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Re: View from the Trenches: Hitchhiker's Guide to a Bug Fix
Exactly. Anyone who uses Linux for any length of time learns the importance of a high quality package management system. Debian provides dpkg and apt. Life is good. Once that functionality is in place, patching is no worse than any other update and dependancy management.
My pet peave is spinmeisters who point at security advisories and turn logic on its head by saying that a high patch rate is a BadThing(tm). When I first got into IT someone told me there are two promises that a salesman can make with confidence, "Software has bugs, and hardware breaks". Well, seeing as how bugs are inevitable, then what really counts is the timeliness of discovery, and speed with which a patch comes out. After that, it's just business (package management) as usual.
Not True
Once Linux get's BSD like randome position independent compiled code (RedHat is doing this I think) then 99% of all exploits will be gone.
And if the distros would just run all their code through Valgrind they'd save themselves a lot of bug fixes later as well.
If those two things happened we'd see OpenBSD level security in Linux.
i sort of disagree
99% of all exploits will be gone
I wish i could agree. Yes, the remote root exploits will be made much more difficult. But it will be a statistical thing: the correct entry points in certain code segments will be randomized. That doesn't mean it will be impossible to exploit a code and get remote root. It just means it will be a lot harder (orders of magnitude).
This will not prevent classic DoS, i mean remotely crashing the service. The remote root will not work, but the attacker may still be able to crash that particular service.
But anyway, i'm not saying it's worthless. It's still a valuable protection, it's just not panacea.
P.S.: Yes, Red Hat appears to be the first distro to deliver this thing. Their next release (scheduled for launch this month) will include this kind of protection. I can barely sit still while waiting for it... :-)
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I didn't have a single bug in TAS till now. Yesterday I finished chapter 7 but now I can't continue my save game.
There is no "continue" option in the main menu, I can only start a new game. I always copy my save game to
a USB drive but even this one is not working.
I was so happy that the save games are not copy protected so I can make a back up but now I'm just frustrated.
Anybody has the same issue on PS3 or XBox?
It sounds like there's something wrong with your PS3. I've already played through the whole game twice on my PS3, and I've never had that problem. The "Continue" option always comes up. I recomend trying it out again, and if it still doesn't work, look at the disc to see if there are any MAJOR flaws. If there are none, you should try bringing your PS3 to GameStop, tell them what's going on, and then ask them some questions about it. They'll look at it for you.
I don't believe it's a hardware problem... I just encountered the same exact problem (with the one exception that I had just finished chapter 6), and a quick google search will reveal that this is happening to quite a few people.
This seems to be a problem with the game, one which I hope is addressed soon.
i'm assuming that you just tried to copy the save (from the separate storage device) to the hd, essentially overwriting the autosave?
what if you manually deleted the o.g. save from your hard drive (if it is infact not loading anyway) & then copied the save to it from the separate storage device, back to the hard drive? does this help?
idk. i have the 360 version, just trying to help.
i requested that they add a manual save option, to avoid this type of thing, especially considering the scope of the game. i do wish you luck.
It didn't work. The save game both on the USB device and my PS3 weren't working. I had an earlier save on a second USB device that worked without problems.
I have a ps3 and the same thing happened to me. Not sure what chapter I was on but I ended up just restarting my game which kinda sucked. My brother plays on the same ps3 as me and this never happened to his file and he has completed the game so I don't think it's a hardware problem either. Maybe the system was turned off while the game was auto saving which caused the file to get deleted?
Read through these, that's very strange. Do you have all the latest updates from Sony installed? If you don't have constant internet access on your PS3, you can hook it up temporarily just to get the updates (they're free).
Of course I have all the latest updates and I'm sure that it is not a hardware issue because now everything works well.
Luckily I had a working save on a second USB drive so I just had to replay that chapter instead of restarting the whole game. Now imagine the save games were copy protected (luckily they are not).
Hey guys,
I have the same problem! I don't remember the exact chapter, and I don't want to "spoil" anything by describing the events of the game.
This happened to me, also in another game as well A.C. What I did was delete that file and everything was smooth sailing. Perhaps I might have to delete the saves/ installs for this game as well to see if this method works or not.
And by the way, my PS3 has the latest 4.20 update.
Let me try that method first....
That's really frustrating. My advice is: always back up your saves. You will probably not have the same issue again but it's better to be prepared.
This game is probably the only game out there that I want to play but on the other hand the only game I'm afraid to play with all the savegame issued reported on here (continue disappearing, loading stuck etc).
Imo a gamer shouldnt fear such things, please look into it as I currently have no way of backing up my 360 savegame
I did some digging, and discovered that many other gamers have the same problem with this game too.
People have contacted Beenox one of the developers of the game.
There might be a firmware update soon for the game??? Don't know if that's true or not.
I know PS3 recently released 4.20 update. So.... We'll just have to wait.
I also read that gamers are asking the developers to make a "manual save" option as well.
There's a bug in the game. Pardon the horrible pun. XD
So.... whenever the autosave icon comes, just let it save and don't do anything.
**sighs** I'm really bummed how I have to start everything over again.
I guess I should go watch the movie then, and play the game after.
Hey guys,
If you're still having this problem there's a gamefaq thread on this too. Whatever you do, don't exchange this game for another. This problem is very common at the moment.
If you would like more info or the site that I read off from. Let me know.
I'm not sure if I can post the site here.
It is strange that it is on the PS3 only though, The 360 version doesnt have savegame issues (atleast here it works like a charm).
Perhaps.... I might have to get an Xbox now just for the game?
Have you guys downloaded the new update 1.01?
I think I am on chapter 4(where you just got the camera and started to take pictures).
This is strange, I did not play this for a few days.
I hope they send a fix out.
same problem here, PS3 and game are running on latest update. played a lot yesterday (1st time i played the game at all) and wanted to continue today. i checked it out, the files are still on the ps' harddrive and so are the pictures i've taken during the game. all i did was copying them to an usb device. i hope this is going to be fixed soon.
good to know, i'm not the only one...
Holy crap. I can't believe this problem hasn't been fixed since July. Day-to-date that's over six months ago now (practically seven).
I encounted the same thing: I haven't played in about ten days and as soon as I went to boot this up on my PS3, the only option is to start a new game. I'm at Chapter Ten on Super Hero difficulty. There's no way I'm restarting this thing to collect 700 collectibles all over again. Maybe a patch for a "Load Save Game" would have been a rather amazing after-thought.
Chock one up to the trade-in bin. Glad I got this on-sale Beenox and Activision. I knew I shouldn't be playing Spidey games after that piece that was Shattered Dimensions...
I'm sorry to hear that this issue has cropped up again: no two ways about it, that's a super frustrating problem and you have every right to be annoyed. Currently we don't have any news about this, but if something comes down the pipe, we will pass them on (I'll make a point to personally PM everyone in this thread if something comes through).


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We noted in our roundup of first-day candidate filings that state Senate candidate Lane Walthers filed for office Monday but doesn't want to talk about himself or his campaign yet. His reticence appears to apply to some fellow Democrats as well as reporters.
"Based on what I heard from our chair, we're having as much trouble getting a response" as the News Tribune did, said Brian Gunn, who's involved with the 31st District Democrats.
Walthers is a 54-year-old firefighter from Enumclaw.
He is challenging Republican Sen. Pam Roach of Auburn. Asked for information about himself Monday, he said he would send out a news release in a week or so.
Roach sees Machiavellian motives at work.
Roach faces a tough challenge from Rep. Cathy Dahlquist, a fellow Republican. Candidates are allowed to drop out until next Monday. Roach suspects Walthers filed to help Dahlquist by keeping serious Democrats out of the race, and that Walthers now will either jump out of the race, or stay and do no campaigning. "The man is not running," she said Tuesday.
A Democrat in the race could squeeze out either Dahlquist or Roach in the primary election.
Roach accuses Enumclaw Democratic Rep. Chris Hurst, whose home is near some property tied to Walthers, of being behind the move as a way to help Dahlquist. "This is just Hurst helping a Democrat in disguise as a Republican running in the 31st," Roach said.
Hurst certainly wants Roach out. His reaction when Dahlquist announced she would run says it all:
Thank God. It's about time. When I meet with constituents, the question I get more than any other is, when is someone going to do something about Pam Roach? In recent years, Sen. Roach has become increasingly combative, unstable and ineffective. I don't like to get in disputes with other parties, but in this case my seatmate Rep. Cathy Dahlquist is a person of extraordinary character, passion and personal integrity. It would be a welcome relief to see her replace Sen Roach.Hurst also gave Dahlquist $1,900, although he says that was because he didn't think a Democrat would run.
But Hurst denied orchestrating some fake candidacy. In fact, he said, it's Roach who has been trying to find "her own fake Democrat" to run. (Roach denied this).
Hurst said he has known Walthers for years but he's not a close friend, and that he has encouraged Walthers and other Democrats to run for either the Senate or Dahlquist's now-open House seat. He said Walthers is a serious candidate -- just perhaps one who hasn't decided yet where he will run.
"I think people are still waiting to see who else is going to file. You could see some withdrawals and some refiles," Hurst said. "I'm not sure Lane's not going to jump into the open seat."
Meanwhile, Roach has filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission over a letter Hurst sent out to lobbyists slamming her and predicting she will lose. He "uses his House campaign finances to address the Senate race," Roach wrote. "He forcefully goes against my candidacy."
In a response to the PDC, an attorney for Hurst said Roach's complaint is "obviously unfounded, frivolous and appears on its face to have asserted no basis to believe that Representative Hurst has done anything improper."
The campaign is off to a contentious start.


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Tomorrow the state will recognize 13 lawmen that have died in the line of duty including former Montrose resident Morris Dolan, and David Kinterknecht. Kinterknecht is the only recent death being honored tomorrow, and the only Colorado police officer death in 2009 after being gunned down by a suicidal man last July. The Colorado Law [...]


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Beware the Defaults of March
If only we knew if miscalculations by both Obama and Republicans will lead to catastrophe on the debt ceiling.
When he was navigating the Cuban missile crisis, President John F. Kennedy would recall the book The Guns of August and its description of the precipitous rush into World War I. A former German chancellor asked his successor, "How did it all happen?" The response: "Ah, if only one knew." JFK wanted to ensure that no one would write a "Missiles of October" with the same question and answer. Having commenced the countdown to the next manufactured fiscal crisis, we have to wonder if we can avoid a "Defaults of March," with a similar bewildered exchange amid global economic ruins. "How did it all happen?" "Ah, if only one knew."
President Obama and congressional Republicans have started a game of chicken on the debt ceiling: GOPers insist it will only rise in conjunction with a pound of spending flesh; Obama stated last week that he will not negotiate with Congress on the issue—period, full stop.
[Check out U.S. News Weekly, an insider's guide to politics and policy.]
Here are four questions that will help determine who, if anyone, blinks before the next showdown comes to a head, as early as the middle of February.
Who defines "balance"? Many conservatives see the fiscal cliff deal as a "complete surrender," as winger columnist Charles Krauthammer put it on Fox News last week. He and others cited a Congressional Budget Office scoring of the deal that it had a 41 to 1 ratio of tax hikes to spending cuts. This, they say, means that more tax revenue is now off the table.
Obama and his allies see the deal as part of a continuum. As the liberal group Americans for Tax Fairness notes, including the $1.5 trillion in spending restraint enacted last year, the ratio has been more like $2.50 in spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. And the Center for American Progress released an analysis yesterday showing that of the $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction enacted since the start of fiscal year 2011, three quarters has come from spending cuts.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
Obama has owned the concept of a balanced approach. The extent to which he can retain it—and convince the public to see the fiscal cliff agreement in the broader context of several budget deficit deals—will dictate how much public opinion leverage he and the GOP have in February and March.
Who defines default? The conventional view of failing to raise the debt ceiling is that it would be, in the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, a "recovery-ending event." It would not only make federal borrowing more costly, but also slow or freeze the private capital markets. The debt ceiling crisis of the summer of 2011 cost taxpayers $1.3 billion, according to the Government Accountability Office, and $19 billion over a decade, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center; it caused the stock market to plunge; and it led to a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. And that was the cost of merely flirting with default.
The problem is that the conventional view isn't necessarily the popular one. How well the public understands the debt ceiling remains unclear. Many—with the help of irresponsible or ignorant right-wing pols—conflate raising it with authorizing new spending. In fact, it's paying bills already accrued.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the Republican Party.]
The big question, then, is which view of the dangers of a debt ceiling crisis do voters take over the next couple of months? If the experience of 2011 has stuck with them, Obama has the advantage. If they haven't learned the lesson, he won't have the public support he had in the fiscal cliff fight.
And there's a complicating factor: In order for their debt ceiling demands to be credible, Republicans need to seem to actually be willing to refuse an extension. So even GOPers who know better must parrot the extremist view that not raising the debt ceiling would be little more than an overhyped government shutdown. They risk painting themselves into a political corner if they downplay the consequences of default and then have to scramble to avoid it.


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Previously, I wrote about how to drive engagement and build relationships on your blog through good comment moderation. Today, let's…
" Make sure your website field is updated" — Good tip! I did not realize this until today. Thanks!
Previously, I wrote about how to drive engagement and build relationships on your blog through good comment moderation. Today, let's…
Previously, I wrote about how to drive engagement and build relationships on your blog through good comment moderation. Today, let's talk about the other side of that: being a good commenter yourself. As Michelle pointed out, leaving comments on other people's work is one of the best ways to
lure others to interest others in your own site. But some comments are more effective at this than others. Here are some tips for how to win at commenting:
What type of comment catches your eye? Do you have a certain style of commenting yourself?
" Make sure your website field is updated" — Good tip! I did not realize this until today. Thanks!
Me too!!
It's a question of finding the balance between nothing to say and too much too often. You've got all the angles covered with your bullet points- I especially dislike the shameless plug
I think some of the points go for "liking" too. Its fun to see that many people like my own blogposts just a few seconds after I published them. it´s really funny sometimes.
i know what you mean about this! you have to question if those are just the people trolling for siteviews on their own pages.
Interesting. I hadn't thought about it that way. I usually take it as a small gesture, but I appreciate comment much more — and especially the ones that have something specific to say.
As Cassbee says, but I really have to like what I saw/read. I will especially hit the like button if it is a new blog/blogger and I appreciate their work, like Maniacal Medievalist on wordpress, her work is brilliant and she doesn't have much of a following yet. She should have and I think will have a good following one day.
i do appreciate that sort of support. i have not been lucky enough to garner that type of following as of yet, but have supported others myself in a similar way. :)
I've noticed that as well. Post a pretty long (1k + words) and there's a "like" almost simultaneously upon the posting. There's no way someone read the post that fast. While I appreciate someone letting me know that they viewed my blog I think it would have more impact if there was a short comment too.
I only "like" blogs that I've read and liked. Whether its writing style, content or something else.
That's also one of my hates, really bugs that people like a post just to get you to link to their site and build their stats and ego! I even posted about it at one point – I prefer people to read my blog and like it because they do and follow because they are interested in its content.
I am 100% in agreement with you. Don't "like" it as a faux way of getting me to come to your blog or to build stats…that's stupid and reminds me too much of silly teens on social networks. If you like it then "like" it, if you don't then comment.
That could be a whole new post just there – why do people keep adding friends to their Facebook account when they never see, speak or interact in any way? I just don't get it!
It CAN be a new post! I'll let you do it, since it was your idea! :)
If you do, make sure you ping me so I can read it.
I think it depends what is the post all about. If it was a photoblog then it's very obvious if people just like the post by seeing the pictures because some photoblog only show pictures without write too much the description.
Agree. I do understand it if the post contains a photo. People might just think "Woow cool photo" and click "like". I do that often too because I am impressed by a photo. However I noticed also people click like on blogposts with over 500 words which are just published a few seconds ago. They couldn´t read that fast and I do think some do really troll for their own site views in this case then.
i agree with you. i a photo blog too. and just give a little discription in my photo.
Ah, that "liking" thing.
I believe it works as follows: you tag your post with "x", "y" and "z – and other bloggers out there that read/subscribe to "x", "y" and "z" via the WordPress reader can literally zip down the list and "like" virtually every single blog, without so much as a "how do you do"…
I would seriously consider disabling "likes" on my blogs and posts, but WordPress has made it easier to both "Like" and "Re-blog", without that person actually inspecting/reading the content of that post.
I have serial "likers" on two of my blogs, that I just know trawl through the reader without reading (the stats page and spark lines don't lie!).
One day, I might name and shame them at the bottom of a post – and check back to see if they "liked" it, or not!
"the stats page and spark lines don't lie!" Thats it. There are several things which proof my assumption as well. I also spotted some black sheeps on my blog. But I still didn´t disable the liking function yet due to the fact that there are still real readers and friends who really use that function to tell me that they liked my blogpost or photo. Not everyone is abusing the function. But some defenetly do. And they do it with help of the reader. I bet they just like tons of posts in a short amount of time as you said, so that they leave their profile everyther. I called it likebait on a blog which did discuss this topic.
"likebait" That's good – that's exactly what it is!
How funny…Lu, I just went to one of your posts and there he was…MY serial liker! I've long known what he was up to. I just knew I'd find him there.
It is a hazard, and I get far more likes than comments on my blog posts. Somewhat touching the subject, my post Narcissism: Social Media [http://flusenkopp.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/narcissism-social-media/]
i think you should name and shame and get the like – that would be an epic win and very Monty Pythonesque in my humble.
And I do enjoy a spot of Monty Python…
no you don't!
do so to…
wait a minute, is this the half hour argument or the five minute special?
some of us lesser visited bloggers dream of serial likers…. ha ha.
Luckily, serial likers are not nearly so scary as stalkers etc.. They don't even know they really like you! (although "likers" is most an anagram for something else – just add 1 "L" and …yikes… I've gone and spooked myself a bit now).
serial lickers…. ew! definitely avoid!
I wish I could like this comment!
Oof, this could be another post – "like"-ing etiquette. :) Likes are great, and I always enjoy seeing them on my posts, but a good comment is even better. And I completely agree that automatic liking for the sheer purpose of bringing traffic back to your own site is not cool.
Now, I would "like" to read that :)
I've seen my share of serial likers as well- it's lovely to see my notification bar turn orange, but not the very instant I hit publish! It makes me distrust a lot of the likes on my posts- what if no one read it all?
But at the same time, I use the like button a lot- especially when I enjoyed reading something but don't have a lot to say about it. I read this blog post some time back- which complained about the exact same thing, and where the blogger has actually disabled the like button. But stubborn as I am, I 'liked' it anyway (Yay for wordpress toolbars? :D) and then proceeded to comment about why I had liked it.
I really wish there was a way to distinguish the genuine likers of a post from the folks just looking for a shortcut to get their links on my blog.. :|
I agree!!! Sometimes, I get some messages like: "follow for follow?" Urgh…
I used to ignore this kind of comment, but one day I visited back this person and I really read a post and commented. Days after, the person left me a good and decent message on my blog (and don't "follow for follow?" message).
People ask you that? Wow… I usually take the effort to at least visit the blog of a commenter – the notification email always comes with a few suggestions to start with. I managed to get hooked onto a few good blogs that way :)
I'm very careful to just send comments to promote my website. But I do love getting comments! And I have received some very serious ones already with advice etc. It's nice when people take the time to voice their thoughts
Exactly! I have met different people, different cultures, I have traveled around the world in front of my computer! It's a very good experience!
How funny! I've never seen this type of comment on my blog, either. But how great that you checking out their blog led to an actual interaction. I wouldn't necessarily have expected that!
Honestly, when I saw the comment, I thought: What the f ***? So, I think my attitude was unexpected even for me! hahahahah
It looks ungainly to put a link to your own site for example http://englishmaninitaly.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/sauna-german-style/ Is it possible to add a hyperlink the same way we are able to in a blog? and if so how?
And thanks for the tips.
Your user name is actually your hyperlink, so it isn't necessary to add it in the comment. Hope that helps!
Hi Becomingcliche, Thanks for the reply. In one comment I wanted to point to a fellow bloggers particular post, and it is a pity that it does not seem possible to add a hyper link.
You can use html in the forums.
brilliant, thank you….
A clever plug, entirely unintentional of course; like this one!
No honest, really, I was only trying to …. ok I hold my hands:)
Haha! ;)
Ps the above was not a plug for my blog.
On another note, however, Pecora Nera, hits the mark for clever Gravatar!
Why?? I am intrigued.
I am amazed that a lot of Gravatars do not link back to the owners wordpress sites. Sometimes to find their site I have to cut and paste their name into www****wordpress.
Pecora Nera, I find that slightly annoying actually. That someone either hasn't noticed, doesn't care or some other reason that their Gravatar doesn't link back to their page! Sometimes I put their name in the http://www….but sometimes I think, bah! Why bother if they don't care? Its not a difficult step to include a link back.
Hmm, for those users whose Gravatars don't link to their sites, I wonder if some might be new users who just don't realize how to set their profile up yet? And of course, some WordPress.com users do not actually have blogs themselves.
I would be one of those… in fact, I haven't even loaded up a gravatar. Interestingly, I was trying to click on someone who had liked a post on my blog and it didn't take my anywhere except to her profile and I was very annoyed that I wasn't able to find her blog and cursing WordPress for not making that easier. Now I know who I should have been cursing!! Don't know why it didn't occur to me to check if a person could find MY blog that way. How, exactly, do I do this?
Thanks for your post. I agree with your points and try to follow this etiquette always. I love reading the comments made on my post and thinking up of good replies :+), and I enjoy starting a writerly relationship with those whose blog I comment on. It's a win/win situation.
Should have kept in "lure" lol!
Your points about shameless plugs and manners are key not only to commenting on other blogs but to other social media as well. Another thought is to say hello and let an author know you're new or how you found the website. It's a nice way to introduce yourself and maybe even a gain a guest writer or friend.
Very true about the social media! No matter the forum, polite give-and-take is best. Same as in real-life conversation. :)
I confess. I don't always read the comments on a post. Some have so many (which is great!). I dislike the feeling I get when I know someone hasn't read my post via their comment. On the other hand, the other day I commented to someone they had a cute pup, but it wasn't their pup. Just photos of a farm they visited and the animals there. I found out when they replied to my comment. I read the post…..somehow I got it messed up. Not sure how? Now, I have a comment forgiveness policy – at least once anyway. :-)
I got into trouble on one blog by not reading ALL the comments. But after reading 15 that all said the same thing, I really couldn't be bothered. That's where blogger's need to do a little housekeeping. You don't have to approve every single (repetitive) comment. That's just lazy and irresponsible.
I understand the bother of reading several comments that say the same thing, but I would feel rude if I were to reject a comment because someone agrees with another comment.
I think giving commenters the benefit of the doubt is an excellent policy. :)
Angelia, Maybe you were still thinking of those cute puppies on my post… :lol:
Anyway, as per commenting etiquette, the great thing about blogging is that we can all choose how we wish to interact with other bloggers and not feel pressured; to each his own.
When I started blogging in 2008, we had no Like button and sometimes a post would barely get any comments. The 2011 Daily Post challenge connected me with many new blog friends and I'm always happy to encourage/support other bloggers. When my fellow bloggers like or comment on my blog, I'm grateful for it and make the effort to reciprocate.
It matters less to me why/how quickly/how slowly they responded to my post. It means more to me that they took the time to stop by and like and/or comment and I appreciate the gesture. I find it odd that some think other bloggers like their posts just to gain traffic. Traffic building is far more complex than that and it takes a lot more work to gain SEO and even organic traffic. Since Hurricane Sandy knocked out our power, I've written a lot less blog posts and visited fewer blogs but my traffic remains strong. If we can be appreciative of our fellow bloggers, we might have a different experience. The way I see it, spammers troll, fellow bloggers visit. As Elizabeth suggested, "giving commenters the benefit of the doubt is an excellent policy."
I concur! :-)
Was this an intentional example of an irrelevant off-topic comment? Or a clever Republican trick to put undecided voters off Obama? Mmmm
Didn't phase me, when saw it was OT, stopped reading.
I am curious ad well. Great example. Of rudeness
Gee, did TARANPALBHULLAR # just make my case for more responsible comment moderating or what?!
Sorry about that one, folks.
This is great but it's wonderful to see it all written down so clearly. I do try to follow these tips personally as it only seems natural. One thing that I always wonder is, if when someone clicks the "like" button but doesn't leave a comment, have they really read your post. Jen
Not if they "like" ten posts in a row, all within the same minute or two. :-(
Talk about blatant!
Those who have the habit to "like" and then also comment are sometimes those who only "like". Them, I believe.
please don't count me in :-) i have this habit of opening at least five, max ten blogs at a time, on a "new tab" of course. maybe because i am impatient, i want them ready when i'm done with the first one.
should i encounter long blogs, i sure take my time.
and i don't like a post just for the heck of liking it or "lure" {elizabeth should have kept it ;-)} bloggers to my site.
when i hit the like button, i really like it. i had moments where i was rendered speechless. sometimes you just have to stand in awe of a masterpiece.
Speed reader, to get it all done in one minute! :)
"should i encounter long blogs, i sure take my time."
i wouldn't put my name on something i never really liked, much less understood, nor comment on something that might offend, just to place my two cents on it. that won't be nice.
further, it'll be like "trouble for signing a contract without reading it first" :-)
You are absolutely right. However, I have several who come by my site, like 10 or 20 posts in ONE MINUTE, and move on. I have visited them and they do not like people like me, but they have not noticed that about my site, yet. ;-)
Glad to hear a different side of things. Come see mine, if you want. :) That was blatant. ;-)
In my opinion, it could be that you like it… but either you are to busy at the moment or to lazy to comment.
Yes, they are the ones I'm talking about. It is obvious that they haven't read a thing! Most people do comment.
Right, again! :)
I "like" without comments. Sometimes, I like the style or appreciate the effort on tackling a difficult subject. I think of a "like" as a smile or a nod, quiet encouragement.
I agree, that is fine, especially when you know that person would normally comment.
I can be heavy-handed with the like button myself. I always mean it, but sometimes I have more to say and am just too lazy to comment. I'm trying to get better about that!
Ha ha, well if you "like" with sentiment then that is OK. Jen
I like it when bloggers some times relate themselves with my posts and comment on my post with events they've come across in my life. I comment on a post either if I really really like it or I have my two cents to contribute to the post. :)
Very interesting post and I totally agree. I'm still new to blogging but I find it rude when someone goes through and likes all of your posts within 2 minutes! They obviously haven't read them. My personal policy is to only like if I've really read the post and actually like it!
i've found that the golden rule works really well for commenting and liking. i try to only leave the types of comments (i.e. thoughtful, relevant, etc.) that i would want to receive on my blog.
Good point about "relevant" comments. I was an early enthusiast of the Google+ social site and quickly gained 5,000 followers. However, after only a few months I quit the site because too many people commented on my postings with an unthinking "nice", "cute" or "awesome"… descriptions which hopefully could never be appropriately used to describe my images! I made the point of always commenting on others' postings with at least 140 characters of text – a self-imposed minimum because I loathe Twitter and what I feel it is doing by abbreviating the English language – and often with more than 140 words. Written praise and constructive criticism can take a great deal of time, and one does it to be encouraging and helpful, but those three very (ahem!) American (oops!) words I quoted earlier certainly had the opposite on me.
Your comment wasn't nice, cute or awesome. It was thoughtful and had substance. As such it triggered my thought process and want to respond. That is what comments should be about.
I am fairly new to blogging and am very impressed with this community. I have described blogging to my non-blogging friends as Facebook, etc. with intelligence and substance. I assume that likes mean that people actually like what I posted and a comment is to affirm what I said or add a different perspective. Making this assumption makes me feel good. :)
Ed Buziak, somehow I walk away from your comment feeling slightly insulted. Since there are users from all over the world, it might be a good idea to be respectful. Even if one is playing, or teasing, saying something with a hint of humor can go wrong if your hint isn't well recieved.
Have to add this:
I have one true follower, who, when she first found my site, READ EVERY SINGLE POST AND PLACED A COMMENT ON EACH. It took her DAYS, but I was totally touched and awed at her sweetness, to do such a thing for me.
Needless to say, we've become great blogging friends. :)
How wonderful! That is the type of reader every blogger dreams of! :)
She is a dream come true. We share first names, religious heritage, even favorite childhood TV shows. I feel extremely blessed and if you want to view her site instead of mine, let me know — I'd get the same kick out of that as if you came to mine. :)
Katherine–that is truly a wonderful and amazing thing to have received; someone willing to take the time and give the effort to get to know you through your writing!
As you said, you are truly blessed!
You are so right and I SO know it! :) Thanks, Janice
she sounds really dedicated, can we borrow her?
i actually did that once for a friend of mine who biked with his dad and sister and dad's friend from Cape Town [South Africa] all the way up through Egypt and then across Europe and they had a blog and i joined it a few weeks into it and read through all the posts and commented on most of them cos they obviously put a lot of work into it and there were not a lot of comments and firstly the blogs were great [here they are actually if anyone wants a fun adventure – Julian is a funny guy – http://4bikes4singapore.wordpress.com%5D and i wanted them to know that i was reading and appreciating and i caught up with them after a few days and it was kind of like i got to journey with them from the safety of my computer [far less punctures!]
Punctures? Ha. From bad roads, right? I'm guessing . . .
Thanks for this reply! My friend is very special to me. Someday, I will drive my truck about 1000 miles to her house and we will hug each other, eat forbidden foods, and stay up all night talking. :)
yup completely. or no roads at all. so great that you can 'meet someone' online and then connect in real life and grow a real friendship – that is exciting! sounds like a great trip to make – you should do it!
I will. I'm already stockpiling gifts to take along! ;-)
i'm kinda new here, barely a month :-) so far, people have been kind. and i've learned a thing or two from the people who've viewed my posts.
I usually go for the funny comment just because that's how I'd respond in person. I always try to be myself and to be kind and respectful especially since I'm on someone else's turf. I have a great community of commenters on my blog, and I think that's in large part to WP being such a friendly and welcoming place.
My funny / edgy comments sometimes come out the wrong way……I see drawbacks to being anonymous – it's easy to go a little too far, especially if the other person doesn't get that you have a goofy, lying, playful and sarcastic thing going. I mostly read but don't comment…….I have pretty much broken all these rules. When a toddler stumbles over and grabs your crotch, it is usually shrugged off, but the Neophyte Blog Dude…….no way!
I think everyone should receive a commenting pamphlet when applying for an internet service. I don't like shameless plugging especially when it's so obvious. I mean, can't they even try and pretend to leave a small effort of commenting about the last line at least? It's really sad to see a lot of rude people on the internet hiding behind their usernames — on yahoo news for example.
Cerrise, I agree completely! Yahoo! comments can get pretty raw. Some are lighthearted and even funny, others are straight abusive. Having a conversation about the news would be interesting if we could remove all the hate and abuse.
Excellent post on commenting etiquette. I have encountered a few who "like" one of my posts for the first time. So I go to their blog and discover very interesting posts. Great way to "meet" fellow bloggers.
it really warms my heart when bloggers, who are really good at their fields, liking my works and giving advice. i was once told, when you're in the presence of someone great; shut up, listen & learn. ain't that great?
"Mind your manners." What iof you're not one to mind your manners in person, necessarily? ;)
I was just going to add a bit of blogging etiquette, and your comment is the perfect jumping off place. You bring up a really great point, even if it's in jest.
One of my pet peeves is when people swear when commenting on my posts. I know coarse words are very much a part of the culture, but I moderate them out on my blog, even from regular contributors.
We can say whatever we want in comments, but if we want them to see the light of day and become a part of a conversation, a good rule is to keep it clean and polite, especially if it's a blog we've never visited before.
I totally agree–if you wouldn't say something to a new acquaintance in person (with whom you want to develop a relationship), why would you put it in writing? But that may be just me, 'cuss words' make me cringe–especially since there are much more creative words to express yourself!
Well, I also advised being yourself! ;)
Perhaps a balancing subheading, such as "Moderation in everything"? :D
Excellent post and points, Elizabeth. It is NOT the number of comments we leave, but what we leave in those comments that matters.
I had long suspected, based on the sterile nature of comments they posted, that a few habitual visitors did not enjoy their cyber excursions to SLTW. I could almost hear them dragging their feet down the cyber corridor each time they came round.
Instead of dropping by for a cozy cyber chat, they popped in, did a bit of speed reading, and left post-haste.
Like paying a weekly visit to a dowager aunt out of familial obligation (or the desire for testate inheritance), they tossed comments into the reply box at regular intervals to maintain the appearance of reciprocity. A politically correct "tit for tat."
I decided "enough of that!" I don't need reluctant visitors dropping by to boost my head count ~ that benefits no one. So I conducted an experiment.
You can read about it here:
I have fewer "reluctant visitors" these days . . . most comments show true engagement with the topic at hand. Yay!
You gave a good run down of different commenters. I have not yet spotted reluctant ones on my blog which has so few comments, anyway. I saw a comment on a friend's blog that really irked me because it was so obvious that the post was not READ THOROUGHLY. Plus the fact that nothing was said that related to anything specific from the post. Would you not agree that this was an epitome of a worthless comment? Thanks for your comment!
Thanks, Shofar. Sometimes a comment can be a bit "off topic" without being worthless.
That said, when a comment is inappropriate, or so far off topic that it is CLEAR that the commenter didn't read the post, I treat the comment as SPAM and delete it. Problem solved.
I guess what bugged me was that this person did not like the post, but did not say what he disagreed with. Yet had he read the entire post, he may not have reacted negatively. But you're right, his comment would have qualified as SPAM. So I advised my friend to forget about it and delete it.
I'm new to blogging and noticed that Word Press removes SPAM. What exactly is the definition for SPAM or how does WP recognize SPAM?
Hilarious! And a great example of my third tip – how could we not click through and check your post out?
Thanks, Elizabeth! In reliance on Blog Etiquette Tip #3, I included a link to my "Lab Rats" post. Glad you enjoyed. :D
As a matter of fact some people make comments to others blog just to gain followers. Once their blog been followed then those persons would stop make a comment and stop visiting the blog that they used to visit very often. What a trick!
Thanks for your insights. Sometimes, as in this case, reading through the other comments before leaving mine, represents an investment of time that I simply do not have. In cases like that, I frequently leave a "like" and move on. There is no hard and fast rule on etiquette, is there? All the best, M
Margarita, I agree that time is sometimes an issue. I put the like button my blogs so that readers can do just that, click "like" and move on. If they have have a thought, then they have a place to share it.
Very informative post, thanks. I sometimes get only link in comment section, without thanks.
Thank you for posting the etiquette of commenting. The first idea is rather time consuming! There is a way for me to read all the comments on a post and that way would require many minutes of my time. When I read a post it is because I am interested in what the author wrote and not necessarily what others have to say about it although, I may be interested in a comment thread. So if I were to follow the "rule" here and read all comments before I comment, then I won't be making many comments because it would take too much of my time. My comment would be for the author, not for the reader, unless of course I was interested in the comment thread and therefore would give my response accordingly. So this rule keeps readers from commenting if there is a long comment thread. Is there any way you could change the etiquette rule?
These are "tips" not rules. Be guided by your own intuition. ;)
Elizabeth (should I say Liz? that may be rude)
I skimmed ( I mean Read thoroughly) your post before commenting, and feel I can contribute something of value. I'm not sure exactly what. Just something more than a "like" or enjoyed your post.
Getting past the shameless plug [http://makeapowerfulpoint.com <-best blog ever!]
Here's my real point. I've found some posts and types of posts naturally invite comments. Either by being provocative, or posing questions in the piece. That to me is part of the style and personality of the blog. Just as there are certain people that give a "keep off the grass" signal in real life, there's a certain style and personality of writing (one I can't put my finger on) that I think gives a "no comments please" signal as well.
Ha! Well put. You're right – some bloggers do somehow seem to discourage conversation. Although it's possible to close comments on your posts altogether, so if a blogger hasn't, presumably they do want them.
I think one surefire way to discourage comments is not to respond to them when you get them.
True – although as you point out in your post, some are so offtopic or odd that even thank you seems like a bizarre response.
I appreciate it when commenters share something about themselves. For example, I wrote about plastic usage in counties I lived in and they shared how they their cities deal with plastic usage as well. I think it is good to have an engaging question somewhere in the post so readers can have a starting point on how to comment substantially. On the other hand, I also appreciate short comments, even a simple "nice post" or "love it" because sometimes the best thoughts are expressed concisely.
This is such great advice. I love leaving comments and hope that people look forward to them. I have a ceratin commenter on my blog that I just love. Every time I write a post, I start immediately hoping that she'll leave a comment because they're always so good. I strive to make someone else as happy with my comments as she makes me.
http://wendysworksdotcom.wordpress.com/ Thanks! hehehe Just joking. Very informative post. :-)
I find new blogs to read by clicking hyperlinked usernames on thoughtful comments on blogs like this.
Thank you so much for the tips. The shameless plugging is one that specifically irks me. Have they nothing to contribute to the conversation? Etiquette is a wonderful tool for building relationships, I wonder why people don't use it properly more often.
Thanks for the information. I will certainly try some of the suggestions…
You should add spell check! Nothing worse than havingvan excellent point made with several words spelled incorrectly
Mass Coordinator, I like the idea of a spell checker. I always worry that something will slip past my eye. I read often and do not notice most typos, but I worry all the same that someone might think me stupid for making the error.
I rely on my spell checker. Most browsers have plugins that work on wordpress. I'm using one now. It's a real lifesaver when I'm drunk.
I have a spellchecker for the blog, but the comments are not checked. I could write comment on a processor app. first and transfer, but I don't always have so much time as that.
I use a draft blog post on wordpress and copy paste it between tabs. A bit easier than using another application.
Yes – excellent point! Spelling matters.
I comment on blogs I find hostile. Particularly, I find those Christian blogs which hate gay people, and criticise their Biblical interpretation or theology or logic from a Christian point of view. I want them to know that there are Christians who feel differently. Sometimes, though, after being told I will go to Hell, I just try to wind them up.
I believe in free speech, and would not want WordPress to censor them- or even me- as a hostile or incorrect blogger; but part of free speech is ridicule and contumely. I do not like anti-gay bloggers just getting away with views I hate.
I also find Christian blogs friendly to LGBT, and seek to encourage them. And I have found blogs I have read from the beginning because I love what is written.
And some of them are so easy to WIND UP. ;)
Non Shameless plugs are an art in themselves. I think the best way to develop it to pay comments forward. If you find a subject interesting, or find someone writing about the same subject as yourself recommend other blogs you think they might like. It's a great start to building up your own blogging community . Use shared interests to build conversations.
Does that make sense?
Absolutely. The best way to build blogging relationships is to actively seek out blogs on topics that interest you.
How's this for anticipation? On 3rd November I posted an article I called: 'The Etiquette of Visiting and the Whys and Wherefores of Stats.'
Of course WordPress often gives encouraging talks about such matters but my article was influenced by a comment made by a fellow blogger about the shift in his priorities (I'd been feeling a bit low at the time and he is a very supportive type of person). His comments made me realise that I had been coming to the same sort of conclusions myself, and just needed a like-minded person to voice them, Responses made by my electronic friends to my article just confirmed to me that I am not alone in my thinking about the importance of community and the' time that it takes to build up solid connections of your own.
At first I was not big fan of LIKE button. Now I understand practicality. What to say about a brilliant haiku, re-quotation or photograph. There are times to engage and times to just appreciate. Great post. Thank-you.
There are times to engage and times to just appreciate.
Well put!
Very true – sometimes you have nothing to add and just want to support.
I wrote a post last week about 'liking' because my browser needed updating and I found I was unable to 'like'. This meant I had to leave a comment after reading a post – even if that comment was 'I like this post'.
My post got a lot of hits and turned into a debate on whether or not people should 'like' and comment, or just 'like'. It was a really interesting (and sometimes fiery) discussion!
You can check it out here http://diannegray.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/what-is-a-like/
I remember getting into the habit, when commenting on Romi Moondi`s blog, of wishing her well in a fortune cookie kind of way, always related to the post`s subject: "May you find an equally intriguing and magical city as NY. Boston, maybe? I`m thinking Good Will Hunting meets Romi Be Writing" was my last one. She always appreciates little bits like that.
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I miss comments on my blog. Although I enjoy the likes (I`ve yet to be reblogged), the comments are extra special.
This is what I always like with WordPress. It gives all the support we need. Leaving links for related topics is a creative way of inviting readers to your site. Thank you for this one.
For a while I followed the blog of a writer who I liked very much. I'd comment on his blogs sometimes, keeping it brief, friendly, and conversational…and only once did he ever reply to me. And sometimes he only had two comments on his whole blog. Eventually I unfollowed him.
I agree that the interaction will bring traffic to your own blog, but even beyond that, the sense of community that you build when you and your followers are all reading one another's blogs and giving feedback is priceless. Replying to a comment and visiting other blogs are simple courtesies in my book.
I often don't bother leaving comments because I get torn between having too little and too much to say, thank you for your list of tips
Also, if we're talking etiquette, I'm wondering about the etiquette of 'reblogging'. When I was a newbie I asked someone why she didn't want to be reblogged. She explained to me that although it was a flattering way of saying 'like' it also meant that the attribution disappears after a couple of reblogs. So, to reblog or not? That is the question. What do people here think is the answer?
Thanks for this, it's very helpful. I used to feel terribly bad when people just click the like but wouldn't comment or just clicked it but didn't really open or read the blogs. But now I understand and just make myself believe that it's not them, it's me. I should just make all the effort to make my blogs interesting and worthy to be even 'clicked' at. But for as long as I enjoy reading and looking at others' blog, I'm fine :-)
I really don't understand the dislike of likes. Though some people may click like on a post they haven't even read, I think most likers are well-intentioned and leave their like as a way of saying "I stopped by" or "I agree, but don't have much to add."
I agree, now I know, my apologies.
That's why I don't feel that way anymore. Now, I appreciate everything, if its just the "likes". That's just what I used to feel, I apologize. Thank you for the enlightenment.
I must confess- I have NOT read all 111 comments prior to mine before adding my two cents. I do try to skim through some of the prior comments, but if there are many, I just can't. I always try to congratulate Freshly Pressed bloggers who have caught my eye that day, and add something witty or positive about their post or their blog in general. I try not to shamelessly plug my own blog, but every now and then when I know I have a post that's extremely relevant to the one on which I'm commenting, I confess that I do.
The comments that catch my eye are the ones that say something clever or well-thought out about the post. The best part of comments is the way they build the blogging community. I feel like I really know my regular commenters, as if an old friend has dropped in for a visit, even though I don't know most of them in real life.
I was able to scan through all these comments in exactly 30 minutes and I must say, it's like going through Commenting 101 and 102 together with all the prerequisites and the extra-curricular wisdom, and I learned a lot. Thank you for this and all the comments.
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These days, Jack Harbaugh stays away from game-planning chatter or strategy sessions with his Super Bowl-bound coaching sons. Baltimore's John Harbaugh and little brother Jim of the San Francisco 49ers have been doing this long enough now to no longer need dad's input.
Yet, they still regularly seek it. And, their father does offer one basic mantra: "Get ahead, stay ahead."
"Probably the greatest advice that I've ever been given and the only advice that I've ever found to be true in all of coaching, I think we mentioned it to both John and Jim ... the coaching advice is, 'Get ahead, stay ahead,'" Jack Harbaugh said.
"If I'm called upon, I'll repeat that same message."
His boys still call home regularly to check in with the man who turned both on to the coaching profession years ago and the mother who has handled everything behind the scenes for decades in a highly competitive, sports-crazed family – with all the routine sports clichés to show for it.
The Harbaugh brothers will become the first siblings to square off from opposite sidelines when their teams play for the NFL championship Feb. 3 at the New Orleans Superdome.
Not that they're too keen on playing up the storyline that has no chance of going away as hard as they try.
"Well, I think it's a blessing and a curse," Jim Harbaugh said Monday. "A blessing because that is my brother's team. And, also, personally I played for the Ravens. Great respect for their organization. ... The curse part would be the talk of two brothers playing in the Super Bowl and what that takes away from the players that are in the game. Every moment that you're talking about myself or John, that's less time that the players are going to be talked about."
Both men love history, just not the kind with them making it.
"I like reading a lot of history ... I guess it's pretty neat," John Harbaugh said Monday. "But is it really going to be written about? It's not exactly like Churchill and Roosevelt or anything. It's pretty cool, but that's as far as it goes."
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John Harbaugh watched the end of Jim's game from the field in Foxborough, Mass., as Baltimore warmed up for the AFC championship game. Jim called his sister's family from the team plane before takeoff after a win at Atlanta and asked how his big brother's team was doing against New England.
The improbable Super Bowl that quickly has been nicknamed "Harbowl" or "Superbaugh" features a set of brothers known around the NFL as fierce competitors unafraid to make a bold move during the season.
In fact, each one made a major change midseason to get this far – John fired his offensive coordinator, while Jim boosted his offense with a quarterback switch from Alex Smith to Colin Kaepernick.
Leading up to Sunday's games, proud parents Jack and Jackie said they would wait to decide whether to travel to New Orleans if both teams made it or stick to what has been working so well – watching from the comfort of their couch in Mequon, Wis.
"We enjoy it very much. We get down in our basement, turn on the television and just have a fantastic day watching outstanding football," Jack said last week. "We share our misery with no one but ourselves. Not only the misery, but the ups and downs, the ins and outs of an outstanding professional game."
And, no, the Harbaughs weren't looking ahead to a potential big trip to the Big Easy.
Jack insists his wife is quick to pull out that old sports cliche: "It's one game at a time. I think it's very appropriate," he said.
The brothers, separated in age by 15 months, have taken different paths to football's biggest stage – years after their intense games of knee football at the family home.
Jim never reached a Super Bowl, falling a last-gasp pass short during a 15-year NFL career as a quarterback. John never played in the NFL.
"We can't put into words what it means to see John and Jim achieve this incredible milestone," their brother-in-law, Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean, said on Twitter. "We talked to Jim (before) his team plane left. All he wanted to know was how was John doing? How were they playing? One incredible family who puts the care, well-being and love for each other at the forefront like most families do. Again, we are very proud of them. Going to be exciting to watch it unfold."
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