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

Why Blog?

[(Anonymous)]

I suppose that the people who blog because it serves as a method of gathering their thoughts will not care as much whether or not people reply.

Those people who blog because they really want attention from someone in the outside world will care very much!

Those people in between will be happy for the show of internet friendliness, but not be offended if people don't reply to their journals right away :)

That's my two cents,

- Inkhorn

Re: Why Blog?

[cellio]

I think most of us write with an audience in mind, else we wouldn't put these things on the internet and enable comments. :-) I think you're right that people seek attention at different levels. I certainly enjoy getting comments when the commenter has something to say; I've had some fascinating conversations in comment threads. So I guess I'm in your middle group; I enjoy getting comments but don't get upset if they aren't forthcoming.