Comments on: Ten Thousand Comments

By: Geoff J

Geoff J — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:35:33 +0000

Wow! Sweet sidebar link for NCT!

My prize for comment #10,000 is way better than I expected…

By: BrianJ

BrianJ — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:20:50 +0000

Lynette: there are some posts on this blog (e.g., Worrying About Salvation) that I just leave in my Reader queue for days or longer because I am so terrified that opening them will be a mental Pandora’s box—a post so profound that I won’t be able to focus on anything else (like work, eating, riding my bike…).

By: Vada

Vada — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:46:51 +0000

Thanks Lynnette — I had actually read (and appreciated) those comments, but I guess I’d just… forgotten? Have I mentioned recently that my husband’s working halfway across the country and I’m insanely tired?

By: Lynnette

Lynnette — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:18:46 +0000

BrianJ, you may have a point about the “slow pace.” Especially here, where we tend to really alternate between lively discussions and down times. Sometimes I re-read old threads and am kind of amazed at how long and complex some of them are—not necessarily in terms of the total number of comments, but in the length of the individual responses. Come to think of it, that may be why I’m so on-and-off in blogging; I don’t always have the energy for that level of discussion. And if I’m in lurk mode, I’m much more likely to chime in on silly posts where I can just say something smart-alecky.

By: Lynnette

Lynnette — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:09:46 +0000

Vada, it’s always reassuring to hear that I’m not alone in my neuroses. And I should add that like you, I often follow the links back to people’s blogs, despite being such a commenting slacker.

Re the Star Wars stuff, check out comments #8, #10, and #11 on this thread. And in response to jessawhy’s question, I will say that it is evidence of the quality of our commenters that only one of them was written by a ZD, and the other two came from commenters.

Ziff, I of course immediately noticed that 146 is only 17% more than 125, but I didn’t want to make you an offender for a number.

By: Vada

Vada — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:49:24 +0000

I want to reiterate that I do in fact read and appreciate all the comments on my posts, even when I’m horrible about responding to them.

Then to make things worse, I might find myself wanting to comment on someone else’s thread, but I’ll feel like I can’t, because then it will look like I’m ignoring all the people on mine.

I have the same problem. So I at least share your neurosis.

And I also try to follow links back to the blogs of people who comment here, so I do read your blogs, even if I don’t comment on them! (I know I should do better at commenting, but I don’t. Especially if I have to sign in to comment. It’s never going to happen.)

(btw, the star wars stuff is hilarious, who is doing that?)

What Star Wars stuff?! I can’t figure it out, and it’s driving me crazy… (obviously I’m not the one doing whatever it is…)

By: Jessawhy

Jessawhy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:07:03 +0000

Congrats on 10,000 comments!

I think you really could sell merchandise here, if you want my opinion.
I’d certainly buy a tote bag with the ZD logo on it (I liked the one that made the letters red to spell “laughter”) and I’d carry it proudly at church.

Also, a shirt that says, “This is what a feminist looks like” but I probably wouldn’t wear that to church. . .

(btw, the star wars stuff is hilarious, who is doing that?)

By: Ziff

Ziff — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:54:56 +0000

Sorry, Bruce, not that I know of.

By: Bruce H.

Bruce H. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:15:36 +0000

Is there a way to seach comments by poster’s name?

By: Kiskilili

Kiskilili — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:58:58 +0000

Yeah, I wouldn’t mind one myself, Chris!