Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Are You a Comment Junkie?

I admit it. I check my blog several times a day for comments. I don't receive them via email because for some odd reason, I love to see the numbers go up on the comment section of the blog itself.

In fact, I think I'm more than a comment junkie - I am just a letter junkie period. I love getting emails. I love getting letters in the mail. When I was young, I used to stalk the mailbox every day because I couldn't wait to get the mail. One time, my mom, who had watched my disappointment and frustration when I didn't get any mail, sent me a note that said, "I hope this mail cheers you!" What a great mom!

And I guess I've carried that obsession over to my blog comments. I just love to hear from people!

What about you? Are you a "comment junkie"?

19 comments:

  1. Hey, don't I send you enough stuff on FaceBook? Looks like I need to re-double my efforts.

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  2. Anonymous9:49 AM

    I think I must be. I have them on email AND I keep checking in too - I love to actually SEE them.

    You have Facebook? Next time I can log on (can't at work) I'll do a search for you. :o)

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  3. Anonymous10:15 AM

    I'll feed your fix!! :)) I'm the same way, I thrive on seeing the numbers go up and then I'm like a little kid going in to read them.

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  4. ABSOLUTELY! They make me so happy when I see that someone not only read, but commented!!!

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  5. Another comment for you.

    Oh, and don't you get disappointed when you check and there aren't any new comments.

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  6. haha well now I feel bad! I read your blog religiously and hardly ever comment! I promise to do better!

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  7. Yes, posting and commenting, keeps the writer's blues away. I feel less isolated.

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  8. I'm not a comment junkie but I can say it is nice to get several comments on a post you worked hard on.

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  9. Hello, my name is Jenn and I am a comment junkie! Hooray! acceptance is important ;)

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  10. That's a nice way of looking at it, Comments as little letters dropped off during the day! I enjoy the dialogue that the comments often spark, too.

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  11. Yes, me too. It's like little presents to read what others have to say. I love the connections.

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  12. Yes! I admit it now that you have! I LOVE comments and the longer the better:)) Hope you get a zillion!

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  13. I am and that is what motivates me to post as often as I do.

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  14. I am the junkiest of the junkie. Wait, wait, wait. That sounds all wrong... ;)

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  15. Hello, my name is Angie/Gumbo Writer, and I'm a commentaholic.... :)

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  16. LOLOL! Okay, so honestly... what writer isn't a comment Junkie? Seriously. We're all fascinated to see how what we've written has affected other people! hehehe! It's like our own little science experiment! LOL! And yes, i should've realized early on I was a writer, since I too am addicted to the comments people leave! LOL! Jenni

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  17. Totally a comment junkie. Like others here, I find it's not good enough to get them by email...I have to go to the post and savor them there!

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  18. I check emails several times a day and comments too. I love it.

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  19. OMG, I SO do the same thing! I'm obsessed with blog comments. I think I get some type of twisted validation from the fact that others have not only read what I wrote, but related to it enough to comment on it.

    I'm not so good at commenting on other blogs sometimes, though I read quite a few of them everyday. I'm working on that, but there are only so many hours in the day and so, so many blogs :-P

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