A blog is a bit like a one-sided conversation. . .I talk, and you reply–or not. The funny thing is that I never know which posts will generate lots of comments and which will have none. There seems to beĀ no connection between including photos or not, nor does it matter how long I spent composing a particular post. No particular subject has a monopoly on comments (or lack thereof), either.
Then again, I read quite a few blogs and my own commenting tends to be sporadic. I use Bloglines to read, so it takes an extra click to get to a blog to comment. That isn’t a big deal, but it does make me think twice about whether I have something worth saying or not. Then there’s the annoying “word verifications” which are specifically designed to make sure you really wanted to leave a comment.
Back to my own blog, I sometimes comment on your comments but I’m never sure if you see those. After all, I usually can’t remember when and where I left comments on other blogs, so I seldom get back to see if the conversation continued! I try to remember, though, and some blogs do allow you to receive follow up comments via email. . .usually checking the box only guarantees no one else will ever comment on that post.


