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To blog or to forum? Do you check comments on old posts?

January 1st, 2008 at 01:28 pm

I've been a forum addict for years now for hobby type things, and I see that this site is a unique and interesting mix of blog and forum. But as usual, flexibility causes you to make choices. I love the blog home page where the blog posts come up, which is very forum like. But I also really like how the blog is more of a personal thing, the author's conversation with the world. As I'm exploring the blogs as they come up in the new posts, I usually go back to get a feel for it, especially the first post, usually where the impetus for joining is explained. But I wonder if anyone sees comments I make to year old posts? Turning on email notification seems like it would cause too much mail, so do you do that or just go back and look to check for new comments? Man, it's tough work trying to keep the Internets organized, but someone has to do it!

8 Responses to “To blog or to forum? Do you check comments on old posts?”

  1. Ima saver Says:
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    I do check my comments for a few days, but i never go way back to check them out.

  2. fern Says:
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    You automatically get an email when you get a comment to a previous post, and yes, i always read them. There aren't that many that it would become cumbersome.

  3. Ralph Says:
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    Thanks, fern, I didn't want them going to the email I registered with, so I just subscribed with a different one with this handy little box.

  4. monkeymama Says:
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    I check my e-mail once a week or so, so see old comments. Just not right away.

  5. Broken Arrow Says:
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    I have email notification on. Oddly enough, I still get the occasional comments for entries from way back. Do they not know that nobody reads it anymore? Big Grin For me though, it hasn't been too bad. But, I do check my email daily, and I get much more spam than I ever do with notifications. So, I really don't mind at all.

  6. ceejay74 Says:
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    I like the notifications. Not only do I see when someone comments on one of my entries, but I get notified of comments on other people's entries once I've commented there. It's neat to see the continued conversation without trying to hunt around for past entries; the e-mail takes me right there.

  7. baselle Says:
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    I have email notification on and its useful because it will give you the subject line. I can usually tell by the subject line whether I want to go back and read comments some more.

    BA - still getting comments about that entry about traffic tickets. That was a lightning rod for every nutball. Big Grin

  8. jIM Says:
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    forum will be seen by regulars more often. Unless your blog gets lots of posts/replies, I won't see blog entries.

    You appear to need some financial prioritizing. If you are paying cc debt and child college expenses, you are missing the ability to make tough financial decisions and communicate these decisions within the family (it appears to me).

    I have rea a few of your blogs and came to this conclusion. Come to forums for a day or two, maybe I can help.

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