# 5% of the people who read you are pissed off that you didn't comment on one of their important posts. They're withholding sex - sorry, I meant comments - until you understand how important they are, and maybe send some flowers or something.
I think 5% is wayyy to little... and it lacks:
1% (me) finds the topic too important to post a comment and waits for a good opportunity to talk about it in person or at least via IM.
The most useful suggestion: Ask a question in your post. When I ask a question I usually get a lot more comments than when I don't. Obvious when you think about it, isn't it?
If you want comments and have a fannish flist, just make mention of something fandomish. I've seen some amazingly heartfelt personal posts that get one or two comments followed by a post consisting of "Gimli is so hot" with 26 comments.
Polls are also interesting in that suddenly you see people responding that you haven't heard from in years.
Hah, I always thought that if comments were really important you could keep track of individuals that comment a lot in your friend's LJ and then make a deliberate policy of friending those individuals.
Ach, ertappt weniger. Ich schreibe ja am Tag im Schnitt 5-10 Comments, das ist sicher mehr als bei den meisten. Aber zutreffen tut das ein oder andere natürlich tatsächlich. Besonders dieses 'später drauf zurückkommen wollen, aber ugh, busy!' ;)
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Date: 2009-05-03 10:18 pm (UTC)# 5% of the people who read you are pissed off that you didn't comment on one of their important posts. They're withholding sex - sorry, I meant comments - until you understand how important they are, and maybe send some flowers or something.
I think 5% is wayyy to little... and it lacks:
1% (me) finds the topic too important to post a comment and waits for a good opportunity to talk about it in person or at least via IM.
;)
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Date: 2009-05-04 10:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-03 10:46 pm (UTC)The most useful suggestion: Ask a question in your post. When I ask a question I usually get a lot more comments than when I don't. Obvious when you think about it, isn't it?
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Date: 2009-05-04 02:48 am (UTC)Polls are also interesting in that suddenly you see people responding that you haven't heard from in years.
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Date: 2009-05-04 12:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-05 07:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-04 10:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-04 10:57 am (UTC)Na,
Date: 2009-05-05 03:58 pm (UTC)Re: Na,
Date: 2009-05-05 04:14 pm (UTC)