Comments on: Judged by the Quality of Your Comments http://www.socialreflections.com/judged-by-the-quality-of-your-comments/ The Business of Social Media by Shailesh Ghimire Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:56:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: swollenpickles http://www.socialreflections.com/judged-by-the-quality-of-your-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-36 swollenpickles Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:25:30 +0000 http://www.socialreflections.com/?p=69#comment-36 I found that when I added the dofollow plugin to one of my wordpress blogs the number of comments I received sky rocketed, whilst the quality of the comments nose dived. It was on a music recording/engineering blog, so it's not a common topic, and the people that commented just for the back link stood out like... something that sticks out a lot. In terms of the comments themselves, spelling errors etc. don't really bother me, it's when people try and include a signatures at the bottom of the comment as well as using the Name field to stuff obvious keywords (eg. Name: Budget Atlanta Accomodation) that I feel Hulk like rage. I found that when I added the dofollow plugin to one of my wordpress blogs the number of comments I received sky rocketed, whilst the quality of the comments nose dived. It was on a music recording/engineering blog, so it’s not a common topic, and the people that commented just for the back link stood out like… something that sticks out a lot.

In terms of the comments themselves, spelling errors etc. don’t really bother me, it’s when people try and include a signatures at the bottom of the comment as well as using the Name field to stuff obvious keywords (eg. Name: Budget Atlanta Accomodation) that I feel Hulk like rage.

]]> By: Building Blog Readership One Comment at a Time | The AIR Blog http://www.socialreflections.com/judged-by-the-quality-of-your-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Building Blog Readership One Comment at a Time | The AIR Blog Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.socialreflections.com/?p=69#comment-38 [...] reader) on a regular basis and start commenting on their posts. I mean leave relevant, thoughtful comments directly related to the post at hand. Do not leave blatant self promotional messages and never just leave your URL. Many [...] [...] reader) on a regular basis and start commenting on their posts. I mean leave relevant, thoughtful comments directly related to the post at hand. Do not leave blatant self promotional messages and never just leave your URL. Many [...]

]]> By: Shailesh Ghimire http://www.socialreflections.com/judged-by-the-quality-of-your-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Shailesh Ghimire Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:26:21 +0000 http://www.socialreflections.com/?p=69#comment-37 Sally, That is a good point. I'm going to keep that in mind for the future. It's good to know that people are willing to separate the post from the comments. Sally,

That is a good point. I’m going to keep that in mind for the future. It’s good to know that people are willing to separate the post from the comments.

]]> By: Sally Robinson http://www.socialreflections.com/judged-by-the-quality-of-your-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Sally Robinson Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:10:46 +0000 http://www.socialreflections.com/?p=69#comment-39 By correcting spelling and grammar in comments left on your blog, aren't you lifting the credibility of those who've left the comments? A poorly edited comment, in my opinion, is no reflection on the quality and credibility of the original poster. By correcting spelling and grammar in comments left on your blog, aren’t you lifting the credibility of those who’ve left the comments? A poorly edited comment, in my opinion, is no reflection on the quality and credibility of the original poster.

]]> By: Brian Edward http://www.socialreflections.com/judged-by-the-quality-of-your-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Brian Edward Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:56:50 +0000 http://www.socialreflections.com/?p=69#comment-40 Very much appreciate your point about good grammar in posts and blogs. Too often, I find myself thinking poorly of blogs (and by extension, the blog authors) simply because the sentence structure and grammar are so poor. At minimum, it says that the author isn't put much effort into what he or she is doing or saying. Very much appreciate your point about good grammar in posts and blogs. Too often, I find myself thinking poorly of blogs (and by extension, the blog authors) simply because the sentence structure and grammar are so poor. At minimum, it says that the author isn’t put much effort into what he or she is doing or saying.

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