Comments on: Comment overload http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/ As an educational technologist, I am exploring ways to make learning more relevant, engaging and authentic. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Robyn http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27151 Robyn Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:37:41 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27151 Today I got my first comment....not only that I was quoted in another blog which brought in more comments. You couldn't get the smile of my face. To have acknowledgement that someone else out there is reading my blog and having an opinion on what I am saying is more motivating than ever. It opens up a new dimension in the blogging process....conversation....something I am learning to like a lot. I can't ever see myself not reading the comments....if someone has gone out of their way to respond and have something to say, then I the least I can do is read what they have written. Today I got my first comment….not only that I was quoted in another blog which brought in more comments. You couldn’t get the smile of my face. To have acknowledgement that someone else out there is reading my blog and having an opinion on what I am saying is more motivating than ever. It opens up a new dimension in the blogging process….conversation….something I am learning to like a lot.
I can’t ever see myself not reading the comments….if someone has gone out of their way to respond and have something to say, then I the least I can do is read what they have written.

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]]> By: susan http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27064 susan Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:20:27 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27064 I was one of the first 40 "running bloggers" at completerunning, which now has about 1,000. The comments were supportive and helpful, but I understand that many of the newest runners don't receive many comments. Once a community exists, the newest bloggers have to search for and engage an audience since many of the blogs are saying the same thing. I suppose this exists in edublogging (which I've just started) as well. I was one of the first 40 “running bloggers” at completerunning, which now has about 1,000. The comments were supportive and helpful, but I understand that many of the newest runners don’t receive many comments. Once a community exists, the newest bloggers have to search for and engage an audience since many of the blogs are saying the same thing. I suppose this exists in edublogging (which I’ve just started) as well.

]]> By: David Robb http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27059 David Robb Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:09:27 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27059 As a new blogger, I haven't received very many comments. But the few comments that I have received have been exciting for me and I hope that doesn't wear off. As a new blogger, I haven’t received very many comments. But the few comments that I have received have been exciting for me and I hope that doesn’t wear off.

]]> By: Emma http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27052 Emma Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:50:31 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/08/02/comment-overload/#comment-27052 Dean, You've mentioned that many turn comments off because they don't want to initiate a conversation - how many do you think turn them off because they think that the effort of weeding out the spam outweighs the benefit of comments? I recently read someone's blog who said he'd disabled comments because he wanted people to link to his posts & comment in their blogs, rather than comment on them on his site; as he felt that they were the more well thought out comments. I think that I can see where he was coming from, though I find that it makes for quite a patchy feel, as reader then has to go to several different places to see what others think. Being able to read all the comments in one place has a distinct advantage (though when it starts to get to 350, I'm not sure that it's that useful!) Your point about students getting their first comments - especially when it's from outside the class group is very true! My students are using Eduspaces, and they were very chuffed when they got comments from Elgg users who weren't in the class group. Dean,
You’ve mentioned that many turn comments off because they don’t want to initiate a conversation - how many do you think turn them off because they think that the effort of weeding out the spam outweighs the benefit of comments?
I recently read someone’s blog who said he’d disabled comments because he wanted people to link to his posts & comment in their blogs, rather than comment on them on his site; as he felt that they were the more well thought out comments. I think that I can see where he was coming from, though I find that it makes for quite a patchy feel, as reader then has to go to several different places to see what others think.
Being able to read all the comments in one place has a distinct advantage (though when it starts to get to 350, I’m not sure that it’s that useful!)

Your point about students getting their first comments - especially when it’s from outside the class group is very true! My students are using Eduspaces, and they were very chuffed when they got comments from Elgg users who weren’t in the class group.

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