Dear Miss Manners, Is there a blogging etiquette? Sincerely, BS
I only wish it were that easy. Now, with comments being part of Radio, there are even more questions about proper etiquette. (Is there any such thing as improper etiquette?)
When you add a comment to my post, how should I respond? Do I add a new entry to the blog, add a follow-up comment, or privately email you? A combination? Something else?
My initial reaction is to both email the response and also add the message as a comment. That does three things:
- It lets you know that I value and appreciate your participation.
- We can continue the discussion.
- I'm not forced to assume that you'll a)come back and b)search to see my response.
10:11:40 PM I'll admit I didn't quite understand why
Radio users wanted some notification (be it in your News Aggregator, via email, or otherwise) when a comment was added to a post. Now I do. I find myself calling up my own blog just to see if a comment has been added. No wonder my page-reads have been so high...
6:28:57 PM Lester J. Pourciau. "There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee." Courtesy: (
Quotes of the Day)
6:27:45 AM From the "Do As I Say, Not As I Do Department:"
Yesterday's bit about spelling and grammar contained two errors, which I have subsequently fixed. One word didn't mean what I thought it did (doh!). I also smushed (technical term) two words together, giving what I wrote a completely different meaning.
I find things like that all the time in what I write. Blogging does encourage a shortening of the edit process and errors like that creep through. I will fix them as I find them. I like the idea of <edit></edit>, but will only use that if I substantially change or add to a post.
6:25:07 AM 
