Appeal for Comments
Aussie Dave | Mar 02, 2005 | 6 comments
Statistics for Israellycool:
2324 Articles
2204 Comments
2204 Comments
When looking at these statistics, I think two things:
1. Wow! I have written alot in the past (almost) two years.
2. Why so few comments on average? (less than one per post)
Even before I gazed at these statistics, I was concerned about the level of reader interaction. I believe that much of the efficacy of a blog is derived from the reader feedback. Comments enhance the discussion, and make the blog experience more interesting for everyone. Also, given that a primary aim of Israellycool is to spread the truth about Israel, I feel that my readers can contribute to this in a meaningful way – whether by elaborating on any topics I cover, or debating commenters who level accusations against Israel.
I realize that some of you get scared off by the whole registration process. But I assure you that it looks scarier than it is. After a one-time registration, just make sure that you do not log out. Then, every time you visit this site, you will be automatically logged, and you can comment without having to enter any details (like you have to do on most other blogs). In other words, it is actually easier to comment on here!
So what are you waiting for? I just ask that we keep a spirit of civilized discourse. I do not want things to get nasty on here, and will not hesitate to delete comments if need be.
About the Author
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: Blog Announcements
I registered once before but could not find my reg information so here I am again. I agree with you about comments and have found that the comments on my own blog kind of rise and fall with little to no rhyme or reason.
I think that many people prefer to just lurk, but once they do engage with you they begin to post more frequently. Break the ice and build a comfort zone and they will come, or so my experience has been.
But it would be nice to see more interaction. I am working on 3 hours sleep so I am sure if this makes as much sense as I would like it to.
I didn’t comment for quite a while, because of the registration thing. Now that I am officially joined the bandwagon, I try to make my presence known now and then.
well the reason I haven’t been replying is quite simple. It wasn’t easy to retreive my account information, becuase whenever I entreed my information I didn’t know if it was my username or my password that was invalid.
This post got me to go to Blogware’s main site and retrieve it from there. Hopefully this post will encourage people to comment more often.
I don’t know why the lack of comments exists for others, but in my case the lack of commenting didn’t mean that I wasn’t coming everyday to read your latest posts
Dave, I really enjoy your blog and appreciate the time you put into writing it. I check in daily and promise to add my two cents worth. Keep up the good work!
Don’t listen to Dave. After I registered, I was visited by these two guys, Asher and Lev, and they said if I posted anything Dave didn’t like, they were going to come back and bring my mother with them.
Look, I love my mother, but it’s really mean, threatening me with Jewish Mother Guilt, y’know?
Hey! It was your mother’s idea..