I have written about it before, but it bears repeating: A blog is not a real blog if it doesn’t let other people comment!
This notion came up for me yesterday when I was telling a business owner about the value of blogging; she pointed out how much she likes the commenting feature on my own blog. I was relieved, as that avenue of feedback from the public can be scary for some companies. Clearly, she gets the importance of conversation online.
And that reminded of my ongoing irritation with “blog snobs” who don’t see the need for comment boxes at the end of blog posts. After all, one can comment instead via one’s own blog (known as “trackback” links). If you don’t have a blog? Oh well, guess you can’t join the conversation.
Conversation for all!
Yeah, right - like the whole world should be blogging. That presumes a level of narcissism I’m not going to condone. And as for that attitude of exclusivity…!
(One of the biggest bloggers of them all, Seth Godin, doesn’t allow comments to be posted on his blog. Strangely, he apologizes for it, but doesn’t change the practice.)
Commenting, to my mind, is the raison d’etre of blogging: anyone anywhere anytime (and yes, that includes people without blogs!) can join the conversation.
Comments, anyone?
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