If you ever wondered why people don't comment on this or that post of yours ...

[elfy]

... read this.
(It's a bit fandom heavy, but well, it applies to the general audience as well.)

Comments

[laurenia.livejournal.com]

# 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.

;)

[cos]

Also read The Compleat Guide To LiveJournal Stardom And Fame, Part II which tells you how to get more comments.

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?

[king-chiron.livejournal.com]

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.

[king-chiron.livejournal.com]

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.

[jessamyn-rl.livejournal.com]

mihi ^^

[mareality.livejournal.com]

yep! and depending on the topic of the post that 1% can go up to 100%.

[calliste.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, me and those pesky children that I have to take care of! *sighs dramatically*

Na,

[graf-gerard.livejournal.com]

hast du dich ertappt gefühlt? ;-)

Re: Na,

[elfy.livejournal.com]

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!' ;)

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

How Machiavellian of you. :)