Thing #4 (Warm Woolen Mittens)

I never knew how important commenting on blogs was until reading these articles. I have viewed many and always just read and left. I am glad now to know not only the importance of commenting but the proper way of doing so. In the world of blogging, anyone can write. They can voice their opinion whereas doing so elsewhere might not be possible. Commenting plays an important role in this because it gives the writer instant feedback on how the readers feel about what they wrote. It allows many people to connect in one place from anywhere in the world. I enjoyed the ProBlogger and Blue Skunk blog the most. These two people not only had a true sense of what commenting should look like, but they gave good information on why and how to comment. I knew of course to keep it clean. It would be inappropriate to not conduct myself in a respectful manner. I think that if someone has the guts to put their opinion out in the public view, they should be ready for anything. That does not mean we cannot agree to disagree. It is also nice to leave more than a short non-responsive comment. While the writer likes to hear great things, not adding to the post is almost a “waste of your breath". Find something to write about that you found important and give some feedback on why or why not. Give the writer a chance to engage with you as well. (This makes me glad I never commented on a blog before learning these points) I do, however, find it interesting that the information about blogging and commenting is coming from other blogs. What’s to say their information is not correct and that we are commenting incorrectly? The beauty of the Internet and blogs is that they can voice their opinion on the matter and many people can have something to say. It seems like this has been a popular subject for a while and that most of these writers had the same opinion. I also don't see any books being published on how to leave a proper comment on a blog. That would be very silly. 

More about my commenting will be added in the future as the class progresses.

Edited: May 3rd 2012

Commenting within these blogs has been daunting. I just got tired of reading about the same information from everyone. I did find commenting on outside and friend's blogs to be more in depth conversations than just the normal "Great job"and "love what you are doing". It has allowed friends to know that I'm reading and some even feel more involved with me since we don't see each other all the time. I just keep reminding myself to stay involved and to be heard.