I've recently read the Jeff Atwood's post: A blog without comments is not a blog, and realised that, while I don't have comments turned off - I don't exactly go out of my way to encourage much commenting on this blog.
I'd just like to say that I really do want to hear your opinions on the stuff I say. I'm frequently quite opinionated, and more often wrong than I like.
I may not give this impression, but I like to hear what other people say about a topic to get other points-of-view or even just to figure out my own blind-spots (by having them pointed out to me by somebody else).
So I've decided I should do what I can to encourage more frequent commenting here.
I'm not entirely sure how to go about it... but I figured I should start with a small change. From now on, I'm going to try and end each post with a question - in the hopes of sparking a conversation about what I've been talking about. Maybe it's a dumb idea - but I figured I should begin somewhere.
Does that work for you? If not, what does? Do you have other examples of good ways of getting regular comments on a blog?
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Say something subtly incorrect, or that a bunch of people disagree with. I think that's always a good way to get comments.
LOL - I'm not sure my ego could take the kinds of comments I'd attract if I deliberately posted incorrect information...
so maybe I should riff on some of the Great Religious Wars (vi vs emacs etc)? That always gets people disagreeable and vocal :)
i'm not quite sure how i found your blog... probably some rails stuff... and not sure why i decided to add it to my rss feed, but i did, and it has been one of the most enlightening reads i'm fed. thanks. you really sum up a lot of the things i am thinking in clear concise grammar. i've even emailed a few of your posts to friends saying "here, this is what i've been babbling about". again, thanks.
Wow. Thank you itsgucci. I really appreciate hearing that. :)
I am very glad to have helped you illustrate your ideas better.
If you can - I'd love for you to let me know when you've successfully shared a post that way. Success stories let me know I'm not just ranting wildly into the great white noise of Teh Intarwebs ;)
will do.
truth vs harmony was a good one.
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