Jess, thanks for the comment. Many blogs try to post about things without actually being open, like many personal bloggers. These days, I am seeing many personal bloggers blogging more about what others say about other things instead of what those bloggers themselves think about something.

Many comments are indeed recaps of what the post is about, like “I agree, bye ” or even paraphrasing the post. I am guessing some people feel that such a comment is good, or that they must comment and paraphrasing is the best thing to do since it is easy and can consume a lot of words and lines?

In real life, many people do say “I agree” and then they remain quiet. However, online, such a comment somehow does not convey the same vibe and message as it would when said online. I am guessing some words or messages have different meanings or effects in the written online world compared to the offline world where they are said.

I am the same, so I will post soon about RSS feeds, which should hopefully tell both you and me more about it. Thanks for the great idea.

It’s nice to have comments, but I personally feel if the comment is not meaningful, and simply a recap of what I have blogged about, I do not feel any connection and need for this comment. I’d like people to interact with me, as if having a conversation, sharing thoughts, ideas, opinions…

I still do not know what RSS means and feeds… I’m still very behind in the Internet World [lol]. I suppose I should look into it sometime…

Same here: I have to use the feed readers more [Google Reader and Netvibes]. I also have a lot of comments that I need to comment on, and I read them regularly. I sometimes leave really long comments, so I usually try to wait before I comment so that I can express things I want to, instead of simply leaving a comment. That waiting time usually results in the bloggers in question getting impatient and not leaving a comment in return on my site, thus indirectly or even directly telling me that they value the number of comments I leave more than the information I leave within a comment.

Thanks for the comment Simonne.

I read a lot of blogs. Until a week ago, I was so old fashioned that I never used a feed reader: I just remembered and typed in the addresses of the blogs I liked, every morning. (Now I’m a bit overwhelmed and I’m training myself to use Google Reader). I’m a loyal reader, although not much of a commentor. There are blogs I read since last summer and I never left a comment on them. This does not mean that I don’t like them and I don’t care about their topics. It’s just I did not feel like writing. Nothing more, nothing less.

Because of your comment, you are an awesome reader and an active commentor too. Don’t worry, Birdie is on the “Check regularly to see if she is back or not on her blog” list. I am glad you commented. Thank you. I will try to see if you are on AIM now.

Once again, I’ll compare blogging with teaching:
Some teachers have their favourite students who participate in discussions, ask lots of questions, do their homework. But if that teacher targets his/her lecture only to those students, in my opinion he/she needs to change the profession. Each and every student in the classroom should benefit from the lecture, not only a few chosen ones, although the teacher should keep encouraging students to actively participate in class and provide their feedback.