Comments on: Failure is not an option

By: gregorymeyer

gregorymeyer — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:39:25 +0000

Also, my personal commenting is all about me. When I’m not commenting, I’m probably in a mood. I will lurk more when I’m moody.

By: gregorymeyer

gregorymeyer — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:34:21 +0000

Blogging = seeking validation and/or connection

Comments = receiving validation and/or connection

No/few comments = Why does no one love me? [Insert any other personal baggage here]

That’s what I have to say about that.

By: sadieandleo

sadieandleo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:40:50 +0000

My favorite is the one of the cats who took over the dog house.

I’m def. an infrequent commenter. It’s kind of how I’ve always been about most things… infrequent.

I think that’s cool. Say it when you have it, hold it if you don’t.

By: Anika

Anika — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:53:30 +0000

Laugh! I’m ever so happy if I get 8 comments!
When I first started reading blogs, I was so paranoid to comment – I’m not sure why. Now, I try to comment every time I read. And I must say, it bothers slightly when people tell me “I read your blog today, and I liked/hated it,” but never leave a comment. Why not??? I need proof!

I don’t mind lurkers so much, but I like to do the drop by to say hi thing. Although sometimes, I just have nothing to say.

By: freeandflawed

freeandflawed — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:39:15 +0000

I wanted to give you your 20th comment haha

Thanks!

By: stefanie

stefanie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:08:45 +0000

I had a blog for nearly a year with no comments (I told almost no one about it and only lurked, never commented, on other sites and therefore no one knew I was out there). I was so excited when I started getting comments, and now, I’ll admit it, I’m actually jealous when people who seem comparable to me routinely get way more comments. Um, not YOU, I mean. You are far more awesome than I am and deserve every one of your comments and I’m not the slightest bit jealous at all. Really.

Sometimes I feel all guilty if I don’t often stop by the sites of people who read mine, but dude, I already spend waaaaay too much time reading the 60 or so blogs in my feed reader! How do people find the time??

As for your link… I’m just glad that picture isn’t YOUR cat!

Oh, I feel that jealousy as well. It’s hard to not think of the number of comments as some kind of rating. I have the time to read lotsa blogs, but not time to comment on all of them.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:01:51 +0000

Bonus comment: I've only had ten today!!!! WTF?!? I actually tried. There's nothing about zombies. Grr. Like I said, there are some people in the world who actually don't want to talk about peeing. Good post, though.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:31:49 +0000

It’s redundant to add my two cents at this point, but since you crave the comments as much as I do, I will throw in that I, too, am completely addicted to comments. In fact, I wrote an entire post about it a few months back. When I don’t get “enough” I feel like a failure; especially when my blog is particularly funny and/or I sent an hour photoshopping my head onto Tom Cruise or something. It also bums me out when people start commenting on my blog for a while, and then stop. Nine times out of ten, they’re still reading it. Lazy bastards.

*cough*funkycarter.com*cough*

Also, I think I mentioned this before, but you were the first “stranger” to ever come and comment on my blog (almost a year ago!), so that has pretty much earned you comments for life from me.

Changing topics, that link, I confess, did make me laugh out loud. Particularly (as you no doubt surmised) the Star Wars one, as well as any picture that involved some sort of sports person getting a ball in the face.

I know, I was thinking about that post when I wrote this one. It’s funny, I just wanted to post a link of people getting hit in the face, and look what happened.

By: -R-

-R- — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:50:53 +0000

I don't have any rules about commenting or blogrolls or anything. I was really hoping to just steal your rules and use them as my own. Too bad you forgot them. I don't worry too much about comments, but I love getting them. Some days I get 30, some days I get 5. Oh well! Ok, that's not really true. I am crazy about comments. Every time I try and tell myself I'm not ruled by things, well, it's just not true. I want to just love them.

By: Erikka

Erikka — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:05:38 +0000

that was supposed to say HUG but because I put it in html brackets, it thought it was some code or something…i hope i didn’t just blow something up by accident…

You didn’t! But now I have one more comment… Still waiting for someone to say something about the “Fail” link…