Comments on: Commenting challenge takes off

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:33:39 +0000

This sounds really good – I started some of the WEB 2.0 activities last year and now cannot remember what I was doing. Does this mean I will get an email to track my comments? Again not sure what I am doing but want to learn more.

By: suz01

suz01 — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:18:44 +0000

Thanks mscofino! I usually click the box to track comments that i think will be an ongoing discussion. But, now I think about it, that’s not a regular occurence. Often I comment and never look back… I guess thats another aspect to consider when commenting – whether it is furthering a conversation.

By: mscofino

mscofino — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:25:42 +0000

Thanks for joining the challenge Suzanne!

I stopped tracking my comments for a while (something with the coComment extension was slowing down FF to the point that I couldn’t stand it anymore, but I’ve discovered that clearing the cache solves that problem – thanks to @sue for that one), but now I’m back into it.

The reason I love tracking comments is because it enables me to see commenting as a conversation. I don’t just leave a comment, then forget about it. I see anytime anyone else commented on the same post, and with the new “@-style” reply so popular from Twitter, I can now see how all the commenters can have a conversation with both the author and the rest of the commenters on a specific blog post.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on comment tracking as the Challenge progresses

By: suz01

suz01 — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:31:19 +0000

Thanks Sue. I will certainly consider all her points in more detail in my own reflection – I didnt want this post to get too long.

I think there are some very valid points, but I can certainly think of some exceptions (such as the one I mentioned, about supportive comments perhaps being repetitive). Sometimes it’s nice to know people are ‘listening’.

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:25:33 +0000

Hi Suzanne – Welcome to the Comment Challenge! Well I’m a lot further behind than you so your doing well As I’ve mentioned on other people’s posts while I liked her post I didn’t totally agree with all her points. Now I just have to make the time to reflect on my thoughts.