Commenting is essential in blogging. It is what motivates bloggers to keep blogging. One's blog is a 'safe zone' for that person. People take their problems, concerns, or simple thoughts and post them on their blogs. When people comment on them, they gain a sense of comfort and continue blogging. And when that person recieves a comment, they too feel the need to go out and comment and encourage other bloggers. It creates this sense of community. In the readings about commenting I read about putting meaning behind your comments. When I first read that I was going to be commenting on other's posts, I thought they would be quick, not too thought provoking responses. After reading the posts and seeing the genuine feeling behind each of the posts, however, I took time to write a truly meaningful comment on each of them. Also from The Blue Skunk Blogs's "Your comments?," the blogger made the good point that no matter how much a writer insists he/she only writes for him/herself, they want to be heard. They want people to listen. Feedback and showing you care are important in blogging!
The blogs from our class that I chose to read and comment on were by: Jacob Puckett, Elizabeth Ladd, Kayla Ann Davis, Jennifer Tolleson, and Whitley Brooke Smith. Jacob Puckett's post on Thing #5 was the first post that I was truly interested in. He posed some questions about technology and how far should it take us. I found it very interesting and agreed with all of his points. In my comment, I told him that I enjoyed his post, agreed with it, and added some of my own thoughts about the subject. I chose to comment on one of Elizabeth Ladd's posts because of the picture she posted with it. It was an "old-timey" picture that I had not seen before. I commented that I liked it and explained what I got out of the picture. In one of Kayla Ann Davis's posts, I saw much of my own thought process as I went through that same thing she was blogging about. I felt like I could relate with her so I told her about my similar situations and feelings as I worked through the same things. I enjoyed Jennifer Tolleson's post on creating her avatar. She had difficulties trying to make hers look like her as did I. She wrote in a humorous manner which I commented on. I commented on one of Whitley Brooke Smith's posts because I liked her post and her experience with setting up her blog was very similar to mine.
I also read and commented on a blog entitled, "The Indian feel in London," by a man named Ajay. Ajay is 26th on the Top 100 Bloggers List! I felt a little intimidated commenting on his blog since I was just a beginner, but I wanted to comment and so I did. Since he is from London, his word choice and style of writing was quite different than what I am used to. I really enjoyed the stories of his day that he talked about. It was well written with twists of humor. The other non-classmate blog post I commented on was by an anonymous author entitled "Clarksville, TN." I selected this one because it was about a lady's visit to Clarksville, TN, which is neat because that's where I am for most of the week. The author lives in NYC and came to visit her family in Clarksville, TN and it was quite the culture shock. She had many funny stories of different things that happened to her. I really enjoyed her post. I commented on her post about Clarksville and other things pertaining to her stories.
I honestly didn't think I was going to enjoy commenting on other people's posts but I had fun with it!
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