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Guide to leaving Weblog Comments

Posted By Darren Rowse 22nd of September 2005 Miscellaneous Blog Tips 0 Comments

Lifehacker has a good guide to weblog comments with the following tips:

  • Stay on topic.
  • Contribute new information to the discussion.
  • Don’t comment for the sake of commenting.
  • Know when to comment and when to e-mail.
  • Remember that nobody likes a know-it-all.
  • Make the tone of your message clear.
  • Own your comment.
  • Be succinct.
  • Cite your sources with links or inline quoting.
  • Be courteous.
  • Don’t post when you’re angry, upset, drunk or emotional.
  • Do not feed or tease the trolls.

What would you add or subtract from the list?

About Darren Rowse
Darren Rowse is the founder and editor of ProBlogger Blog Tips and Digital Photography School. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Comments
  1. It’s pretty hard to comment after a list like this one…;-)

    I think it’s mostly common sense. Be a nice guy and your comment will be appreciated.

  2. Comment about these comments about comments: RSS feed to comments is a must have for the blogger. You don’t have it, Darren.

  3. Darren,

    This fits in with another blog post I just read and posted about.

    It has 9 actionable points for successful blogging and successful living.

    This list and that one make for a great day of blogging.

    Clicking my name, of course, takes you to my post or here’s a direct link:

    http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/the-blogging-life/

    Thanks for the info, I hope this adds to the discussion.

  4. Don’t comment for the sake of commenting – those one’s really annoy me – they’re called “me too” comments.

    Know when to comment and when to e-mail – too true. People sometimes forget that a comment is there for all the world to see – if it’s personal in nature go the email route.

    be succinct – yup, that’s one of my faults … I like to crap on too much.

    Do not feed or tease the trolls – ahh, shucks c’mon, that’s part of the fun – slapping the trolls around a little.

  5. Don’t post when you’re angry, upset, drunk or emotional…

    “We never knew Tom drank till he tried to blog sober.”

  6. Let me have a go then.

    Congratulations Darren, I noticed you have passed 1000 RSS subscribers. How about your views on RSS, RSS seems to be very underestimated and having 1000 subscribers is a big deal.

    Ok then what about hijacking posts, wow, just like real conversations.

  7. hi darren as my collegue (conic) pointed out i have opnion so some like that

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  9. Pretty nice site, wants to see much more on it!

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