LJ: memes

[cellio]

There's a meme going around (not for the first time) along the lines of "if you read this, post a comment about $SUBJECT here" (implied: so I know you're reading my journal). I usually don't do those, and you shouldn't draw conclusions about my reading habits from my silence. (I never do ones that say I "must" do something, though the current one doesn't make that demand.) If I wasn't planning to read you, I wouldn't have subscribed to your journal in the first place.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I don't see them as "prove that you read me" but more of a "I feel lonely/bored, give me something to read." It's a bid for external entertainment.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

...oh, and sometimes "please stroke my ego" which may or may not be annoying, depending on the tone of the request or the existing relationship between reader and poster.