Is there any reason not to reply to a comment?
We don't get that many comments
so when we do it seems just good manners to reply.
In fact, usually when we get a comment we make a point of finding a Hub by our commenter, and leaving a positive comment. Just seems like a friendly thing to do.
- pgrundyposted 14 years ago
0I reply to almost all of them. I don't reply to really negative ones that are trollish, especially if I have nothing to say back except oh piss off. I don't usually reply to one or two word comments except maybe with 'thanks'. I have one hub that has been up forever and that gets so many comments I've fallen into the habit of not responding to comments because the comments are so long--way longer than the hub.
But 98% of the time I do reply because of what everyone said.
- ryankettposted 14 years ago0
- ralwusposted 14 years ago0
LOL Sometimes it gets overwhelming, but yeah, I agree to that approach
LOL Sandy, do you say "Hi, how are you?" when you meet somebody? Looks pretty much the same for me. And I am trying to be creative with simple "thank you for coming" comments. Good exercise in creativity.
It might take a while, but generally I get back to everybody - except for generic "good hub". Those I mostly ignore. Na, I say "Waaazzz upppp!" Yeah, I should work on the creative response. That might be entertaining.
I like it.
I don't reply to every comment, but some comments can really add value to your hub. Search engines may even pick up the verbiage from the comments when they are crawling your hub.
To me, a lively discussion on any hub of mine just makes it more interesting.I reply to every comment unless of course it is spam and I delete or if someone is holding a conversation with someone else. I view it as proper etiquette for myself as well as acknowledgment that I value there thoughts.
As it takes time for someone to leave a comment I always make the effort to reply.
I agree earnest, it takes time to leave one, and a little bit of time and love to reply to one, that is all/
Oh no! I think I may have not responded to some of your comments! This was before I realized that it was proper etiquette here on hubpages. See, I am used to Squidoo where it is not common or expected to reply to comments like it is here.
I hope you will give me a second chance. I really enjoy reading your comments on my hubs.
- sandra rinckposted 14 years ago0
I would say, reply when you have something to say or were asked a direct question.
I don't reply to all my comments not because I don't want to but because I don't have anything new or interesting to say. I don't think there's any good reason for not replying, except of course if they are really really busy and that they just publish their article during their "sparest" time.
- wordscribe41posted 14 years ago0
Here is how I think about it ...
If some stranger were to come up to you on the street and say, "Hello, I really enjoyed your article on blah-blah in the local newspaper. Thank you for writing it".
Would you just turn and walk away? It is not so different in an online venue.
At least I will say thank you in both cases. I am always grateful when people are willing to spend their valuable time reading my craplol Pam.
If a comment is totally content free, then I will probably just delete it, but I have only done that once or twice. Leaving them there may sometimes cause AdSense ads to go away
Other than that I just try to focus on the content and respond in a neutral way. I would really like to respond in a positive way, but that is sometimes difficult to do - so I go for neutral.
If the other person insists on escalating without further content, then I will just walk away. I definitely agree with you that escalation is not the way to go.
lol, can't argue with that logic, sorry for getting on my high-horse. That's the thing about forum conversations, you can take what somebody types a hundred different ways and still not fully understand what they meant to convey. No eye-contact, social cues etc. I think that's why there are so many arguments and flounces on-line, my apologies.
Yes that is a very good point. And I will always try to visit their profile and look for something that interests me. Time does not always permit for this, but when I have extra time I will go back to old comments.
However, I will still respond to their comment in my hub because that is a more immediate response, and the other may not be as timely.
For me, as a reader, having extra comments on a hub does not deter me from commenting. I may not read all of the comments but I will still say what I have to say. Most of the time though I find myself sucked into reading everything anyway because the comments are usually very interesting and you get a nice peek into a hubber's personality
For me, personally, if I visit a hub where there are no responses from the author, then I am less likely to leave a comment because I assume that the author may not even be reading them (just my own view).
This is a very interesting discussion as it really highlights that we have different expectations as readers, and as writers, we assume those same qualities of our readers
- pgrundyposted 14 years ago0
- annvansposted 14 years ago0
- Larry Croftposted 14 years ago0
If I am reading a hub (or any article), I will only comment if I feel strongly about it - whether strongly agree or otherwise. In this day and age when people are so finicky, getting a comment means you made an impression enough on that person for him/her to leave a comment, because they can just so easily read your hubs and go away, right? At least that's how I view it. So I always take time to reply. In fact I am thrilled whenever I see I have a new comment
That seems like a sensible approach in light of what you have said about all of us using hubpages differently and independently.
I always reply to the comments and if I skip over someone and do not realize it I apologize. Each hubber is different some comment, some do not it does not make them a terrible person everyone has a different etiquette and each individual is unique. I always reply out of respect for another that is how I was brought up. If someone sends a thank you card in the mail you do not ignore it so I treat the comments in the same manner, simple etiquette without explanation.
I respond to every comment. I think not to, is a lack of respect. Even if I know they did it just to get a fan. It's up to them and I can't be bothered. I always appreciate they have taken the trouble
That has been pretty much the same for me so far.
I do try to respond to all comments just so the reader knows they were not ignored. I think it is respectful. Though I do miss some sometimes. I also fan back when someone fans me but usually only when they leave a fan comment because I don't usually see the ones who just fanned.
Yes, I try to respond to all comments, there are few so it doesn't take long
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