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Commentary

Why Don’t You Comment?

03.20.08 | 11 Comments

Commenting here is surely easier than burning your message into a piece of wood.
Leaving a comment is surely easier than wood etching

Did you know that this blog has 948 entries? How about that this blog has 757 “legitmate” comments? That means we average a little under 1 comment per entry. Also worth noting is that there have been 92,121 “spam comments” caught that never have been published.

On a daily basis, this space has a fair number of people roll in, look around, and leave. Over time, a core readership has seemed to form (and a dedicated set of commenters as well.) For those of you who do comment, thank you. However, the overall comment to visitor ratio is low. What I’m interested in understanding from you, dear reader, is why don’t you comment?

Is it that the content is not comment worthy? Not worth the time? Don’t want to expose yourself on the internet? Is it too difficult to comment? Is comment moderation for spam off-putting? Do you not like that you have to provide an email address – I don’t collect them btw, it’s another spam deterrent. Is it that I don’t ask for comments? Is the material not inviting for comments? Nothing to say?

I’m interested in knowing what would make this place more attractive for participation. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving a comment to even share why you don’t comment, feel free to drop me a line: mike (at) montaraventures (dot) com.

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