Comments on: What is your Comment Policy?

By: Bobby Revell

Bobby Revell — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:55:53 +0000

I’ve built my blog and reputation through commentating. I have over 6500 so far, most are really good. I do moderate my comments and will never change that. If your blog is “do follow”, then moderating is almost a necessity. I reply to 100% of all comments and try my best to really build a blogging relationship/friendship with my readers.

I highly recommend the subscribe to comments plug in. If a blog has it, I always subscribe so it’s easier to read replies. Because I leave so many comments on other blogs, it can be very difficult to remember who to revisit – especially when dealing with hundreds of blogs:)

By: BT Cassidy

BT Cassidy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:45:24 +0000

I always try to respond to my comments in the comment section of my own blog. My reasoning is that it’s not just a discussion between the commenter and I but all the other readers.

While some may call it arrogant to comment in your own section, I believe if I reply to another’s comment, on their blog, it will either seem out of context and nonsensical, or be an act of blatant advertising (of my own blog) on another’s blog to include the context of my comment.

I do moderate my comments, but only because of the amount of Spam I receive in the way of comments, usually trying to sell something that I may or may not endorse, but something that either way, I would not like to have profiting off of readers. I’m not too concerned about negative comment, and the one time that has occurred I posted the comment as was, and replied as I would to any other.

By: Canny Granny

Canny Granny — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:25:16 +0000

Oh you people are all far too clever for me! I just set the little thingie in my wordpress that says ‘moderate comments’. I don’t know how it works, it just does.

And when people comment I answer in my own comments but not to each individual comment, just one comment which spans them all.

By: SUE

SUE — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:37:07 +0000

I don’t moderate comments. So far I haven’t had any problems with any spam or anything. I guess I understand why some do. But like you said I get a perverse pleasure out of seeing my comment post immediately and have a sad feeling when it says “comment under moderation” When someone comments on my blog I usually will address it in my comments, and sometimes just do it as one big group “thanks everyone for commenting thing” And in a perfect world, I try to get to everyone’s and comment on their blog too!

By: castocreations

castocreations — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:39:51 +0000

I decided to moderate comments because I hate hate hate Spammers. And I can’t delete comments after they are posted so I moderate.

I love reading all my comments but it gets overwhelming sometimes to reply to everyone. I rarely go back to see if anyone responds to my comments on other blogs so I figure most people don’t.