I found this blog which has all sorts of ideas for getting commenters to interact.
I really like that idea; I think I am going to write an article about back channelling - as suggested to me by JM about a week ago. Funnily enough, she is a very rare commenter, preferring to either talk to me about my blog or to send me e mails. For example she was the one with whom I talked about ethics and photography. Anyway, I digress.
I am simply announcing that I am going to write about the role of commenters. OMG I bet that will put you off visiting now!
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- Joolz
- Sheffield, South Yorks, United Kingdom
- I am an academic interested in New Literacies, Digital Lifestyles, Informal Online Learning.
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I'm not easily put off. :-)
And Michele sent me so hi-ho hi-ho, it's off to comment I go. :-) I see the word chocolate downscreen from here so I'm going to go poke a nose.
Hey Pearl,
Nice to see you.
Glad you were not put off commenting ...
Hi, Joolz, I am here from Michele's too. You will be so glad you found her site!
I agree with Chris that it is a very interesting topic and well worth a post.
This has interested me for a while too - particularly in terms of the lamination of identity business that Leander and Holland talk about.
And an interesting thing has happened to me in relation to this: I have recently had some postings from a new commenter - and I get emails with the comments, as well as the addition of them to my blog. Last night I returned home late and just quickly checked my work email before bed (compulsive or what) and found this LONG but very interesting comment from said new commenter.
ANYWAY, when I went to my blog this morning, he had removed it! What a shame - so what do you make of this - and can the self-censorship of comments be another angle - or angel - as I still fondly think of them.
bye for now
Have not read the bit about lamination but will look up as I have the book - have only read bits of it.
Incidentally I also check my email etc all the time. I constantly move across windows as I work all day too. Totaly addicted to it all..
ANYWAY (as you also say) that is fascinating about the long comment. Was it from the romantic blogger?
As for your commenter's actual comment; it is strange he removed it if it was interesting. As you say, all to do with identity performance.
I once had a commenter who scared me by saying things that were too intimate and so I stopped responding to him. I get all my comments e mailed to me btw - it is an option you can switch on in Blogger. But he may have pickd up the e mail off your site somewhere I guess.
OK off to Leander now.
You guessed correctly. Do you think it is attention seeking behaviour?
Yes I do I am afraid ...
Hooray. Am so glad you want to be in it Kate.
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