Comment Challenge Day 6: Engage Another Commenter in Discussion
Often, the "conversations" on a blog occur between a commenter and the
blogger. That is, commenters will read and respond to a post,
addressing their responses to the blogger. Conversations can become
richer, though, if we also respond to other commenters. This means that
we have to also start reading the previous comments on a post,
something many commenters admit they don't do.
For today's task, courtesy of Bill Ferriter,
you are going to engage another commenter in conversation. Find a post
where other people have commented before you and then respond to
something one of the commenters has said. The netiquette for doing
this is to address your post "@blog commenter" (inserting the person's
name where I've referred to "blog commenter") so the commenter knows
you're referring to him/her. If you'd like, respond to more than one
commenter.
Also consider this advice from Bill:
Questions help to keep digital conversations going!
When responding to another reader, don’t be afraid to disagree with something that they have said. Challenging the thinking of another reader will help them to reconsider their own thinking—and will force you to explain yours! Just be sure to disagree agreeably—impolite people are rarely influential.
If your thinking gets challenged by another reader in a blog conversation, don’t be offended. Listen to your peers, consider their positions and decide whether or not you agree with them. You might discover that they’ve got good ideas you hadn’t thought about. Either way, be sure to respond—let your challengers know how their ideas have influenced you.
Be sure to track your
comment so you can see whether or not the person responds to you.
Observe what happens. How does the blogger respond? How does the
commenter respond? If you blog about the experience, be sure to use the
"comment08" tag on your post.
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