Comments on: Respond to comments on your blog http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/ A veteran journalist blogs about the new media revolution. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shola http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22490 shola Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:06:44 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-22490 i must say u are very good in your worldz but i still need more lesson thankz<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22490','shola'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22490','shola','i must say u are very good in your worldz but i still need more lesson thankz'); return false;">Quote</a></div> i must say u are very good in your worldz but i still need more lesson thankz
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]]> By: Adam-Bertram http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22246 Adam-Bertram Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:48:03 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-22246 Great idea, but will this work over the long run?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22246','Adam-Bertram'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22246','Adam-Bertram','Great idea, but will this work over the long run?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Great idea, but will this work over the long run?
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]]> By: RedObserver http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-21721 RedObserver Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:34:11 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-21721 Hi, i recently started blogging and well, i haven't had the joy of seeing someone comment yet, but when i do I'm sure it would be just as you described it. Thank you for the heads up advice on how to deal with negative comments etc. This was really helpful. I agree that blogging is like a conversation, but i need someone to comment first to talk to :)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('21721','RedObserver'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('21721','RedObserver','Hi, i recently started blogging and well, i haven\'t had the joy of seeing someone comment yet, but when i do I\'m sure it would be just as you described it. Thank you for the heads up advice on how to deal with negative comments etc. This was really helpful. I agree that blogging is like a conversation, but i need someone to comment first to talk to :)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi, i recently started blogging and well, i haven’t had the joy of seeing someone comment yet, but when i do I’m sure it would be just as you described it. Thank you for the heads up advice on how to deal with negative comments etc. This was really helpful. I agree that blogging is like a conversation, but i need someone to comment first to talk to :)
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]]> By: Five blogging mistakes | Save the Media http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-16924 Five blogging mistakes | Save the Media Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:22:07 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-16924 [...] an online record of you virtually talking to yourself. I strongly believe bloggers should respond to comments on their blogs. Being a blogger is a bit like being a host: You need to keep the conversation [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('16924','Five blogging mistakes | Save the Media'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('16924','Five blogging mistakes | Save the Media','[...] an online record of you virtually talking to yourself. I strongly believe bloggers should respond to comments on their blogs. Being a blogger is a bit like being a host: You need to keep the conversation [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] an online record of you virtually talking to yourself. I strongly believe bloggers should respond to comments on their blogs. Being a blogger is a bit like being a host: You need to keep the conversation [...]
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]]> By: Read this for Thursday « Ted Delaney’s Features class http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-10195 Read this for Thursday « Ted Delaney’s Features class Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:04:52 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-10195 [...] you want to set on your blog. As I’ve written before, I try not to take criticism personally. Instead, I thank the commenter for raising another point of view, but I will assert my own. I try not to get into a pissing match, though. Another side benefit of blogging is your loyal [...]
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]]> By: How journalists can create communities of readers « Save the Media http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-199 How journalists can create communities of readers « Save the Media Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:14:59 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-199 [...] readers’ ideas as they contact through e-mail, the phone, in person and in blog comments.  You include them in the conversation on your blog by replying to their comments. You connect with them through social-networking tools, such as Twitter and Facebook. Then you [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('199','How journalists can create communities of readers « Save the Media'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('199','How journalists can create communities of readers « Save the Media','[...] readers’ ideas as they contact through e-mail, the phone, in person and in blog comments.  You include them in the conversation on your blog by replying to their comments. You connect with them through social-networking tools, such as Twitter and Facebook. Then you [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] readers’ ideas as they contact through e-mail, the phone, in person and in blog comments.  You include them in the conversation on your blog by replying to their comments. You connect with them through social-networking tools, such as Twitter and Facebook. Then you [...]
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]]> By: jsfwcz http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-198 jsfwcz Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:46:35 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-198 Just another thought. Journalists should consider the blog as information gathering, not information giving. As in, when you get a comment, you said something someone thinks is worth responding to. Even if it's only one it's a clue. The ratio of lurkers to folks who take the time to comment is very, very high. Lurkers are viewers, responders are readers. If they leave a link to their websites, they intend to be public. A glance at their website will give a pretty good idea of where they're coming from. So . . .it's not unreasonable to start with "Something I said got a response from someone like this" Try with another post on the same or similar topic. How many responses. For a journalist a blog can be used as a intelligence gathering tool. With some experimentation, a blogger can turn that into actionable intelligence. Actionable intelligence can be very helpful to make decisions about what is important to focus on. It's a way to refine that "gut" feeling.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('198','jsfwcz'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('198','jsfwcz','Just another thought.\nJournalists should consider the blog as information gathering, not information giving. As in, when you get a comment, you said something someone thinks is worth responding to. Even if it\'s only one it\'s a clue.\n\nThe ratio of lurkers to folks who take the time to comment is very, very high. Lurkers are viewers, responders are readers.\n\nIf they leave a link to their websites, they intend to be public. A glance at their website will give a pretty good idea of where they\'re coming from.\n\nSo . . .it\'s not unreasonable to start with \"Something I said got a response from someone like this\" Try with another post on the same or similar topic. How many responses.\n\nFor a journalist a blog can be used as a intelligence gathering tool. With some experimentation, a blogger can turn that into actionable intelligence. Actionable intelligence can be very helpful to make decisions about what is important to focus on. It\'s a way to refine that \"gut\" feeling.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Just another thought.
Journalists should consider the blog as information gathering, not information giving. As in, when you get a comment, you said something someone thinks is worth responding to. Even if it’s only one it’s a clue.

The ratio of lurkers to folks who take the time to comment is very, very high. Lurkers are viewers, responders are readers.

If they leave a link to their websites, they intend to be public. A glance at their website will give a pretty good idea of where they’re coming from.

So . . .it’s not unreasonable to start with “Something I said got a response from someone like this” Try with another post on the same or similar topic. How many responses.

For a journalist a blog can be used as a intelligence gathering tool. With some experimentation, a blogger can turn that into actionable intelligence. Actionable intelligence can be very helpful to make decisions about what is important to focus on. It’s a way to refine that “gut” feeling.

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]]> By: jsfwcz http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-197 jsfwcz Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:25:11 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-197 Gina- I think you've hit on the single most important thing to do. It's what I try to tell printing salesmen. The single most important thing they can do to increase business is "Answer the phone, answer the question that was asked." Meanwhile, you might find this site interesting. He is working on a language for "constructive discourse." I found it very helpful. http://civilities.net/<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('197','jsfwcz'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('197','jsfwcz','Gina-\n\nI think you\'ve hit on the single most important thing to do. It\'s what I try to tell printing salesmen. The single most important thing they can do to increase business is \"Answer the phone, answer the question that was asked.\"\n\nMeanwhile, you might find this site interesting. He is working on a language for \"constructive discourse.\" I found it very helpful. http:\/\/civilities.net\/'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Gina-

I think you’ve hit on the single most important thing to do. It’s what I try to tell printing salesmen. The single most important thing they can do to increase business is “Answer the phone, answer the question that was asked.”

Meanwhile, you might find this site interesting. He is working on a language for “constructive discourse.” I found it very helpful. http://civilities.net/

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]]> By: bloggingmom67 http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-196 bloggingmom67 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:42:45 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-196 Daniel, I do see your point, and, of course, I appreciate you commenting. I guess my viewpoint is I have a very high thresh hold for allowing comments, so I'd rather leave one in that's idiotic but not offensive, than cut it. Also, if you're blogging for a newspaper, you may not have control over moderating or comments. For this blog, I don't moderate in advance because I haven't had a need to. I have complete control over deleting a comment because it's my blog and my blog alone. For my newspaper blog, I don't have that type of control. There's no advance moderation, but if people complain about a comment, it goes to a moderator at our Web site. He or she decides whether to delete the comment, and I know nothing about it. I know other newspapers have a similar setup. Of course, even at the newspaper blog, I could delete a comment, but I really try to let everyone have a say. I do see there's another way to view it beside my own. -- Gina<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('196','bloggingmom67'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('196','bloggingmom67','Daniel,\n\nI do see your point, and, of course, I appreciate you commenting.\n\nI guess my viewpoint is I have a very high thresh hold for allowing comments, so I\'d rather leave one in that\'s idiotic but not offensive, than cut it.\n\nAlso, if you\'re blogging for a newspaper, you may not have control over moderating or comments.\n\nFor this blog, I don\'t moderate in advance because I haven\'t had a need to. I have complete control over deleting a comment because it\'s my blog and my blog alone.\n\nFor my newspaper blog, I don\'t have that type of control. There\'s no advance moderation, but if people complain about a comment, it goes to a moderator at our Web site. He or she decides whether to delete the comment, and I know nothing about it. I know other newspapers have a similar setup.\n\nOf course, even at the newspaper blog, I could delete a comment, but I really try to let everyone have a say.\n\nI do see there\'s another way to view it beside my own.\n\n-- Gina'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Daniel,

I do see your point, and, of course, I appreciate you commenting.

I guess my viewpoint is I have a very high thresh hold for allowing comments, so I’d rather leave one in that’s idiotic but not offensive, than cut it.

Also, if you’re blogging for a newspaper, you may not have control over moderating or comments.

For this blog, I don’t moderate in advance because I haven’t had a need to. I have complete control over deleting a comment because it’s my blog and my blog alone.

For my newspaper blog, I don’t have that type of control. There’s no advance moderation, but if people complain about a comment, it goes to a moderator at our Web site. He or she decides whether to delete the comment, and I know nothing about it. I know other newspapers have a similar setup.

Of course, even at the newspaper blog, I could delete a comment, but I really try to let everyone have a say.

I do see there’s another way to view it beside my own.

– Gina

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]]> By: Daniel http://savethemedia.com/2009/01/07/respond-to-comment-on-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Daniel Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:13:56 +0000 http://savethemedia.com/?p=272#comment-195 My policy: Respond to every single comment. Period. If you don't respond to the comment, you should not have allowed it to remain on your blog. I'm a stickler for that; most bloggers aren't.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('195','Daniel'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('195','Daniel','My policy: Respond to every single comment. Period. If you don\'t respond to the comment, you should not have allowed it to remain on your blog.\n\nI\'m a stickler for that; most bloggers aren\'t.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> My policy: Respond to every single comment. Period. If you don’t respond to the comment, you should not have allowed it to remain on your blog.

I’m a stickler for that; most bloggers aren’t.

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