Running Commentary

Acording to certain unnamed social media reports, the popularity of your blog is based on the number of comments you garner. Considering that my blog has a limited audience, I periodically receive posted comments but typically, people privately email, message, or converse with me about my posts.

Checking my blog stats, the post that received the most published comments was Romantic in January 2010 when I casually asked about romantic movies. Twelve comments later, I began to review some of the movies mentioned as well as the ones that Kay hoped would expand my tastes. Other "popular" posts involved book review discussions and a query on what tv shows people were watching in 2009.

Personal posts may have less published comments, but receive the most overall commentary. Several people had some interesting remarks to make concerning 10 Years and Counting. And though I've posted pics of my mom and I over the years, people were quite vocal on one particular photo in Mommy. According to several people, my get-the -f*ck-away-from-me expression is a mirror of my mother's.

The post that received a marginal number of comments, but led to some humorous conversations was What's in a Name? when we discussed my erotica pen name. It was all done as a joke because of conversations concerning the material I had written for Nano. Reading the post now, I find it intriguing since some of my reviewers were a bit shocked by the graphicness of my manuscript. Maybe I should have used a pen name before they read it.

I find the discussion of blog comments fascinating for two reasons. (1) Why do some people feel uncomfortable publicly posting their remarks? I have heard this statement regularly and it's usually from people who agree with me or those who want to tell me how much they care. (2) If my posts create dialog, though not directly on my blog, doesn't that mean I'm striking some type of cord with people, hence my blog has worth.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely disagree with marketing reports that say comments determine the worth of your blog. My whole point of this post is to point out the asinine nature of these reports.

Happy Anniversary!

Apparently I have been writing my blog for a year now, so I figured it was time to celebrate. I know I write about mostly inconsequential stuff, but I hope friends and loved ones enjoying reading my quips. I haven't received many comments recently, so I hope people are still reading. Looking forward to another year of blogging.