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To Leave A Comment Or Not
By Diana Rogers
Just a thought... I remember the good old days of handwritten letters. I would write my 93 year old mother-in-law and my Auntie, who is 86 now, on the prettiest letter paper. We waited with time, anxiously wondering what the reply would entail, catching up on the family doings. I recently heard that because of our economy there is a discussion about doing away with the post office. Here comes another change. As I was reflecting on my earlier days of blogging, I was self taught back then and followed along with some pretty good advice, being offered for free, from some professional bloggers. And I still do receive their posts of successful blogging tips through email, thank goodness. I have enjoyed leaving comments of thanks, praise and encouragement along the way to my blogger buddies in their comment form and I was always grateful to receive a kind reply. My dear readers, you have made the journey worthwhile. And I am truly grateful that I have not been hit hard with spammers and unkind notes as others have on their websites. But then I started noticing a shift in pattern, a huge change if you will on the Internet. With the fast pace of modern technology increasing, with many platforms of social networking ever growing and the thought that you can be heard around the world, is still mind boggling these days for me. Even FaceBook, Twitter and Google's ground rules are forever changing. I admire those of you who are so clever and "up" on all that "techy" stuff. And yet to me, there seems to be no “internet police” watching over my shoulder letting me know what the guidelines and margins are to my subject matter. I think we call this Freedom of Speech. Just my own conscience dictates, along with my own creativity on what I choose to write about. But then, when I look back on all my interests and the fun I've had in participating in various blog themes, for instance book memes, photography contests, giveaways and such, sometimes I can see how easy it is to be distracted from the main thing, and for me that is writing. When I look at the inner workings of blogging, to view my stats and see my followers, I'm so appreciative that I made it this far in a world wide communicative family. As I look deeper, I notice that some of the blogs I follow, well their number of followers have increased to triple and quadruple numbers. I seldom hear from them anymore. Keeping in mind that they don’t have to write back, but in addition to "no comment" on my blog, I am not listed in their blogroll. I conclude that everyone is so busy and there is no need to reciprocate. Now, I get it. After having one of those "a-ha moments," I decided to incorporate a technique they use on Twitter where you unfollow people who are not following you. So now we can pick and choose what interests us in commonality of purpose. Perhaps it's about what we like or what they have to say and how they say it. We are learning from one another. Yes, on a positive note, I count my blessings and have made a list of the pros on some of the perks to blogging: Because of the Internet, I have friends around the world and many of them stop by and comment. I have grown as a writer and a teacher. People buy the products I endorse and that is a good thing because there is trust and the resources are good. And I have tremendous personal satisfaction in helping others. Plus, I have a successful business. So, if you have come to a crossroad in life, as I have, then at best, it is time to re-sharpen and refocus with determination, setting good habits for yourself on who to follow... or is it really all about a numbers game I ask you? And, what about quality of content? Remember the Golden Rule? Jesus said, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The Mahabharata tells followers of the sum of Dharma: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you." The Yoruba of Nigeria say, "One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts." And the Lakota religious leader Black Elk taught, "All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One." Here in the Qondio Community, we can rate, comment, applaud, like, love, admire, appreciate, recommend and respect one another’s intel. I LIKE that and YOU rock!
I love to read children's books and post my reviews. I am taking a writing class, working on re-writes to my own stories and hope to see them published one day.
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I decided to leave a comment. Good Job!
CONTRIBUTOR'S REPLY
Thank you. You are a good guy in the community and a funny one, too. I always appreciate your kind comments.
I always leave a comment when I read something that has a comment box. I feel it is only right that I let them know someone is reading their work and getting something out of it. Great article.
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Great advice in letting folks know that you have read their message and liked it. Sometimes I read too fast and forget to respond. You seem very kind, honest and nurturing. Thanks!
How could I not leave a comment after such a brilliant intel Diana!
I agree with "Do unto others, etc . . .", it's a good motto to live by. We are all connected one way or another but sometimes just get caught up in our busy lives.
I haven't been around here in a while, and today when I read your intel, it gave me a kick in the pants to pull my socks up and start writing again. Thanks Diana!
 | | Barb Aug 16, 2011 22:44 |  appreciated |
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Barb, I've wondered what you've been up to. It's so great to hear from you again!
I hadn't heard of Black Elk but I must definitely brew myself a cup of tea and spend some time researching this distant relative of mine with the majestic name.
 | | nick Aug 17, 2011 05:50 | appreciated |
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Majestic name, indeed. A warrior, medicine man, a holy man known to have said, "Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking."
Nick, thanks for the visit!
Just leaving a comment in itself says that someone has taken the trouble to read what's been written. And we all like to think we aren't being ignored.
 | | odls Aug 19, 2011 06:06 | appreciated |
CONTRIBUTOR'S REPLY
So true and I appreciate you taking the time to say so!
Great thoughts LadyD. What drives me crazy is when I get comments that are totally off topic, and even in another language. And to boot, sometimes the comment (even when translated) is clearly gibberish. Commenting can have such a positive impact, it is a shame when it is done in this manner.
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Great points and interesting perspective, thank you. I speak a little Greek and Spanish, so it might be fun sometime to translate a comment pertaining to the subject but I agree, not gibberish! lol
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