Comments on: Posting Meaningful Comments http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/ The How To Marketing Blog For VAs and Service-Based Professional Entrepreneurs Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:53:44 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matt Huggins http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Matt Huggins Wed, 09 May 2007 09:34:43 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/#comment-3834 Jenn, it sounds like some spam is getting through onto your blog. The example you provided sounds 100% like the spam emails that <a href="http://www.akismet.com/" rel="nofollow">Akismet</a> (a spam filter plug-in) catches on my WordPress blog. I see you're using Blogger though, and I'm honestly not aware if there is anything extra you can implement to help prevent spam like that. Hopefully you're not getting too many messages like that such that you can easily delete them! Jenn, it sounds like some spam is getting through onto your blog. The example you provided sounds 100% like the spam emails that Akismet (a spam filter plug-in) catches on my WordPress blog. I see you’re using Blogger though, and I’m honestly not aware if there is anything extra you can implement to help prevent spam like that. Hopefully you’re not getting too many messages like that such that you can easily delete them!

]]> By: Jenn Givler http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Jenn Givler Mon, 07 May 2007 13:41:39 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/#comment-3684 Matt - you bring up an awesome point and I just want to clarify something that I touched on in my last comment. I don't mind links being attached to comments at all. In fact, if you look at my blog at the moment, I'm running an LOA experiment and everyone is talking about their particular business - so we've got links galore LOL! What I don't like is, I'll get comments that have zero relevance to the post. For example, I just had someone do a drive-by on Friday. And their post was: "I really like your blog. Come visit my blog - it's all about refinancing your home: www.linktoblog.com" Those are the comments that I take issue with. If you want to post your link and your comment is completely relevant to the conversation, I'm totally fine with that. I don't mind short comments either - or links in general. It's the comments that are obviously for the sake of the link that I take issue to. Matt – you bring up an awesome point and I just want to clarify something that I touched on in my last comment. I don’t mind links being attached to comments at all. In fact, if you look at my blog at the moment, I’m running an LOA experiment and everyone is talking about their particular business – so we’ve got links galore LOL!

What I don’t like is, I’ll get comments that have zero relevance to the post. For example, I just had someone do a drive-by on Friday. And their post was: “I really like your blog. Come visit my blog – it’s all about refinancing your home: http://www.linktoblog.com”

Those are the comments that I take issue with. If you want to post your link and your comment is completely relevant to the conversation, I’m totally fine with that.

I don’t mind short comments either – or links in general. It’s the comments that are obviously for the sake of the link that I take issue to.

]]> By: Matt Huggins http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3647 Matt Huggins Sun, 06 May 2007 22:37:26 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/#comment-3647 I don't get many "link-only" comments on my blog, at least not in the same sense that Jenn seems to. Most are included as a link when you click on the commentator's name. I don't mind short comments on my own blog -- link or not -- for two reasons. For one, it let's me know that what I'm writing about is appreciated at least by one person out there. That's really the main reason that I first got into blogging. The other reason is that even if a link is included by the commentator, it WordPress automatically includes a "nofollow" attribute in the HTML anchor tag. This means that it won't get credit from Google (or other search engines that pay attention to this tag). Only my readers will know about the link and care about it if the site has any good info. I don’t get many “link-only” comments on my blog, at least not in the same sense that Jenn seems to. Most are included as a link when you click on the commentator’s name.

I don’t mind short comments on my own blog — link or not — for two reasons. For one, it let’s me know that what I’m writing about is appreciated at least by one person out there. That’s really the main reason that I first got into blogging.

The other reason is that even if a link is included by the commentator, it WordPress automatically includes a “nofollow” attribute in the HTML anchor tag. This means that it won’t get credit from Google (or other search engines that pay attention to this tag). Only my readers will know about the link and care about it if the site has any good info.

]]> By: Jenn Givler http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3637 Jenn Givler Sun, 06 May 2007 17:09:27 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/#comment-3637 I couldn't agree more. I get a lot of comments like "I love your blog! Thanks so much for this information. Now, go check out my blog at www.Imjustcommentingtopostalink.com" I don't mean to be nasty, but these types of comments are drive me crazy. There is absolutely zero value in a comment like that, and it's painfully obvious that these are "drive by" comments and that this person is only going for the link exposure. I moderate my comments, and frankly, stuff like that doesn't get through. I blog with the intention of not only sharing information and providing value, but also to create a community. I want comments out there that are quality comments that add to the conversation. My blog is interactive and contains valuable information - it's not a link farm! Thanks for letting me vent on that a little bit *grin* I couldn’t agree more. I get a lot of comments like “I love your blog! Thanks so much for this information. Now, go check out my blog at http://www.Imjustcommentingtopostalink.com”

I don’t mean to be nasty, but these types of comments are drive me crazy. There is absolutely zero value in a comment like that, and it’s painfully obvious that these are “drive by” comments and that this person is only going for the link exposure.

I moderate my comments, and frankly, stuff like that doesn’t get through.

I blog with the intention of not only sharing information and providing value, but also to create a community. I want comments out there that are quality comments that add to the conversation.

My blog is interactive and contains valuable information – it’s not a link farm!

Thanks for letting me vent on that a little bit *grin*

]]> By: Markk http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3595 Markk Sat, 05 May 2007 11:13:18 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/#comment-3595 I can understand how you feel about meaningless comments. I feel the same way, too. Sad to say, my perception is that sometimes some bloggers are "just not up to it" with the subject matter they are reading on your blog. Instead of leaving a one-liner like "good post" or something to that effect just to let you know they have been here, it would be better for them to leave quietly. But, sometimes, we can't blame them because some of them may be newbies and, therefore, do not realize that such comments are passe. Hopefully, by reading an opinionated post like yours, they would see the light. But then there are others who are just spamming or just being cheeky about it. If anyone feels strongly about meaningless comments, I think you have the right to delete them at will. I can understand how you feel about meaningless comments. I feel the same way, too. Sad to say, my perception is that sometimes some bloggers are “just not up to it” with the subject matter they are reading on your blog. Instead of leaving a one-liner like “good post” or something to that effect just to let you know they have been here, it would be better for them to leave quietly.

But, sometimes, we can’t blame them because some of them may be newbies and, therefore, do not realize that such comments are passe. Hopefully, by reading an opinionated post like yours, they would see the light. But then there are others who are just spamming or just being cheeky about it. If anyone feels strongly about meaningless comments, I think you have the right to delete them at will.

]]> By: Matt Huggins http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Matt Huggins Fri, 04 May 2007 20:52:25 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2007/05/posting-meaningful-comments/#comment-3579 I hope you weren't picking on my one-line response about you following through on point #3! Haha, just kidding. ;) I know in the past (and present too), whenever I've come across blog posts that are "up my alley", I'll try to include any additional tips or info that I might have to offer. For one, it will help to provide readers of the blog I'm commenting on extra information they may not have known. Furthermore, it demonstrates that I probably have some clue that I know what I'm talking about, and may entice readers to visit my blog -- as you mentioned -- in hopes that I have more tips to offer similar to the one I commented about. Excellent post. :) I hope you weren’t picking on my one-line response about you following through on point #3! Haha, just kidding. ;)

I know in the past (and present too), whenever I’ve come across blog posts that are “up my alley”, I’ll try to include any additional tips or info that I might have to offer. For one, it will help to provide readers of the blog I’m commenting on extra information they may not have known.

Furthermore, it demonstrates that I probably have some clue that I know what I’m talking about, and may entice readers to visit my blog — as you mentioned — in hopes that I have more tips to offer similar to the one I commented about.

Excellent post. :)

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