I think it is because the there is not much more to discuss on the topic.

If the thread is left open in such cases, there will be spammer leaving links to their threads or websites or attacking fellow forum members.. Believe me, it happens like that in forums :)

@Darren,

I had never thought of formatting or listing points.. I was wondering why the comments are looking larger than normal even for lesser number of words.

thanks,
swapna

1 – A mass influx of comment spammers
2 – The conversation/discussion just gets too out of hand
3 – They just don’t realize that they are turning off potential participants
4 – They don’t care about #3. These guys are so big and powerful (Seth Godin) that it doesn’t really matter.

No matter the reason (except #3 in some occasions), they are doing their site a disservice, as many people will simply stop following their site.

I’m not sure how far I would go with crazy formatting….

Truthfully, I don’t know that it’s important to try to stand out in the blog comments. Sure, you hope people will read, but that doesn’t mean that resorting to certain “tactics” is necessary. Personally, I’d rather add something of value and say what I need to say regardless of length or style.

Still, these are excellent points about how to get your comment noticed…just as long as those who use blog commenting keep quality and value in mind before contributing.

thanks,
Tom
Retro Watch Blog

It ALMOST makes me feel guilty just for writing in to say how useful this will be when I don’t have anything to add. But then you might appeciate comments to let you know what a great job you do on this blog and others.

Can you beieve I subscribe to two of your Blogs?

They are totally unrelated and I wasn’t even hunting you down for the power of your link backs – although every little helps :o)

People use different styles, write different amounts and even have different goals. For example: Some people only write for self promotion while others write for both self promotion and because they want to let the blog author know that they wrote a smash job of a post!

I think everyone does a little of self promotion though…

I’ve found that the Akismet and Simple Track Back Validation plugins work very well for my WordPress blogs. I follow up their automated handling by reviewing comments that they have flagged as spam and either deleting them immediately or surfing to the originating web site to scope it out and pass judgement.

So far, I think I’ve approved exactly one “spam” because the ’spam’ designation was ‘iffy’. I gave the guy, an aggregator, the benefit of the doubt since he also had some of his own comment interspersed with the scrapings and had actually hand-crafted an on-topic comment.

Other than that, a quick glance is all it usually takes to confirm the ’spaminess’ of a comment and delete it outright.

Yes, I want comments on my blog. But only if they are on-topic / non-spammy. I review all initial comment posts, but open the door after that until a person shows themselves ‘unseemly’. The investment in time is minimal. The investment in quality will eventually pay off.

– Bill

The name links to the site of the person who left the command. There is no signature link needed. Nearly everybody knows that, so when they want to know more about the person they click on their name.

To that I think the blogger is cutting his own throat. If you are going to blog you will have put up with the bad comments with the good.

When people visit blogs they often want to comment, not just read your ranting or your one sided opinion.

I usually visit and read blogs on topics that are interest to me. But if I am unable to voice my opinion (comment) the blog often has little use to me.

Don’t know if it will work for me, but I’m having fun. Now I’m off to visit your photography blog. I’ve seen some amazing pics lately and I want to learn how to do that, too!
Thanks for all of your great info!