good to talk to myself Thursday, 8 May, 2008
Let me ask you something: why you visit my blog and don’t leave any comment? I know this because of web stats. People - you - are reading this and yet, leave [almost] without a trace. Something is bothering you? Don’t you like the way I write or is it something more serious than that? And more importantly, will I ever find out? So much for having an interactive blog. More a monologue. Still, not to worry, I’ll persist in this venture for now and keep going. I am positive that [good] changes will occur, sooner or later (and there she was, telling her grandchildren in 2030 how blogs were ‘in her days…’). As an act of revenge, tonight I am going to a pub, where people talk to me. Failing that, there is always someone behind the bar I can pester. So, are you coming out or what?
Well this is my first visit so you can’t blame me. I have a 100% record for commenting now
Wow, that was quick…! Can i just say HOW nice it is to receive a comment. Well done you, Conortje. Keep them coming!
Thanks ‘n have a nice weekend.
I’m notorious for reading without commenting. Sometimes you don’t want to sound stoopid!
Ah, so you are one of the accused! Leaving without a trace!
Thanks for stopping by this time, I am honoured. [do that again, don't be shy!]
Not guilty! Not guilty! That was only my first visit! And like Conor, I commented. And now this is my second. And again I comment. I win! 2 for 2!
Alan, just so you know: Tse’, you win…for now!…
Hmmm, well, this is my first visit and I couldn’t ignore the provocative post!
Wy don’t people comment?
1. They have nothing to say.
2. They have something to say but they reckon you’re not worthy of their response (they only came here accidently after all. Now maybe if it was The Huffington Post….)
3. They accessed your blog on their mobile phone and they’ll be damned if they are going to type a comment on a goddamn numerical keypad with THAT tariff…
4. Typing a comment is physically difficult. Zillions (OK, thousands) of people have disabilities and find it a lot of effort to type.
5. They found your site when Googling for ‘Daddy I’m nude’ and, as my mother says, got a bit of a land.
6. They’re shy.
7. They are intimidated by your dazzling brilliance.
8. They couldn’t be arsed. American Idol is on in five minutes.
9. The fire alarm went off. It can’t always be the evil twin playing with your mind, right?
10. They just enjoy reading our thoughts. You put it up there of your own volition, no one owes you nuthin’.
(But please keep doing it…..)
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Eguinan, thanks for attempting to clarify why people don’t write. Yes, I’ll keep writing and yes, I love point n.7 and no, I won’t become humble and modest just to get more comments. People will have to accept I am just brilliant. Shiny shiny brilliant…!
P.S.: I jst have to perfect my blogging technique, that’s all.
Hey, I’m two for two, too!
I arrived five minutes ago via a random blog search - interestingly I find comments by two people I know here! Anyway, I left a comment on the first post I found, AND put a link in on my forum about it cos people were complaining about Mondays, and now I’m commenting again! There, see?
But I know what you mean. I get a lot of hits but few comments. It’s odd, too, how something you think will get a lot of comments gets none and something you only put in as a quick filler will get quite a few.
Jay, thanks! I need to get more tech-ie and learn how to link etc etc…will get there…maybe we can start a petition against ‘people who dont comment?’ You think that will work? Hmmm. Now I am tempted, you see what you have done? Unleashed the monster in me.