Sun 30 Sep 2007
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Sun 30 Sep 2007
In its simplest form, late commenting is simply responding to a comment late. When is replying to a comment late? The answer is more relative than absolute. Based on your own preference, the preference of your readers and among several other things, the expectations you have from your readers and vice versa, you can easily find out when responding to a comment late.
I have been revolving around this topic for several years, and I am thankful to Ronald for bringing up this question which inspired me to write this post. When is it too late to leave a comment, both as a response and also as an initiation of a conversation of some sort. To help us find out the answer, let us look at the idea of when late responses are good, when they are bad, and my own personal examples to show how to treat this question.
In one word: no. Late responses are not always good in all situations. For some situations, timely responses can be of the essence. Most typical blogs where newer posts push older posts away from the direct main public view, commenting on something after a long time may result in no one being interested in the comment.
For example, if a person asks you a desperate question on a blog or if you ask a blogger a question through a comment, replying to that comment after a month may not be helpful anymore to the original person who asked the question. Even though you may respond with useful information and the best of intentions, the person asking the question may have simply moved on. Also, some people may call late responses many bad things, including ways to attract links, or simply fulfilling the obligation to comment.
Again, in one word: no. If you wish to communicate with people and sometimes need time to think, you can respond late. Sometimes, a person may find a very old post and may respond to it after a long time. Does that make the comment any less useful than other comments? Well, the comment itself may not be useless but its value in the eyes of the blogger or the original participants of that post may have changed.
For example, a person may comment on a 6 month old post of yours, or you may feel inclined to post a comment on a site where that has been no activity for more than 6 months. Does that mean you are doing something bad? Well, some people may think that you are, because of the concept of time in the blogging world. More and more people are focusing on immediate nature of responses and actions instead of the actual responses and actions themselves, which is why many times it can be confusing to realize whether time is more important, or the message, or both in different degrees.
I personally value each and every comment regardless of their time frame. If I ask someone a question and they respond back after a month, sure, I may not need the answer anymore, but I will still value their response if I know why they responded. Similarly, if a person asks me a question on my site through a comment, I try to respond right away, unless I have to research the answer and then respond. I usually try to let the person in question know via e-mail or some other method that I am going to respond to their comment, but that it may take a while. Sometimes, other things get in the way of my comment response times.
For example, I was moving recently and thus had to reply to many comments and ask many people questions after about 10 or so days of their original comments. I needed time to think as I do not respond and talk to people simply because of obligation. For me, responding to people late late can be better than never responding.
Take for example my post about preferring the smell of gasoline at certain gas stations. Originally written on May 23rd, 2006, the post gained Brianna’s attention, who started commenting on it more than a year later, this month. For me, her comment is a comment; time did not affect my value of it at all. I am somehow more pleased that the older my writing gets, the more tests it can withstand and pass and still gain more and more value as time passes.
Similarly, as a new commentor to my site, Chrissy responded to my almost 2 year old post titled “Falling asleep because of medication.” My personal preference is that everything I write should at least be heard by someone, and thus I am happy that Chrissy responded to an older post. That is how I look at it. However, I go through my own phases of wondering when I should feel guilty, bad or something else because of responding to a comment late, whether or not I respond late to comments on purpose.
There is no right or wrong rule to whether or not comments should be posted within 5 minutes, or if they should be posted within 2 years. Many business and news blogs where there are many rotating articles and posts every few hours or even minutes, posting a comment on an old thread may not generate any interest for the people participating on the blog. Similarly, many personal blogs may not prefer having comments on posts that are old.
Along the same limes, some people will prefer comments on anything, whether old or new. Also, some people may prefer your comment responses to their comments even if it is late, as long as you are doing something. I prefer opinions and input on almost everything, whether it is publicly via comments, or privately via chats, emails or even text messaging or phone calls, among other things. Among many other things, I value the understanding, the response and the message, and thus even old comments or new comments to old posts are very, very valuable to me.
Depending on how you value your blog, how your blog values comments and why comments are important to you, you can figure out for yourself whether or not late comments are valuable to you and your specific situations.
Sun 30 Sep 2007
In its simplest form, late commenting is simply responding to a comment late. When is replying to a comment late? The answer is more relative than absolute. Based on your own preference, the preference of your readers and among several other things, the expectations you have from your readers and vice versa, you can easily find out when responding to a comment late.
I have been revolving around this topic for several years, and I am thankful to Ronald for bringing up this question which inspired me to write this post. When is it too late to leave a comment, both as a response and also as an initiation of a conversation of some sort. To help us find out the answer, let us look at the idea of when late responses are good, when they are bad, and my own personal examples to show how to treat this question.
In one word: no. Late responses are not always good in all situations. For some situations, timely responses can be of the essence. Most typical blogs where newer posts push older posts away from the direct main public view, commenting on something after a long time may result in no one being interested in the comment.
For example, if a person asks you a desperate question on a blog or if you ask a blogger a question through a comment, replying to that comment after a month may not be helpful anymore to the original person who asked the question. Even though you may respond with useful information and the best of intentions, the person asking the question may have simply moved on. Also, some people may call late responses many bad things, including ways to attract links, or simply fulfilling the obligation to comment.
Again, in one word: no. If you wish to communicate with people and sometimes need time to think, you can respond late. Sometimes, a person may find a very old post and may respond to it after a long time. Does that make the comment any less useful than other comments? Well, the comment itself may not be useless but its value in the eyes of the blogger or the original participants of that post may have changed.
For example, a person may comment on a 6 month old post of yours, or you may feel inclined to post a comment on a site where that has been no activity for more than 6 months. Does that mean you are doing something bad? Well, some people may think that you are, because of the concept of time in the blogging world. More and more people are focusing on immediate nature of responses and actions instead of the actual responses and actions themselves, which is why many times it can be confusing to realize whether time is more important, or the message, or both in different degrees.
I personally value each and every comment regardless of their time frame. If I ask someone a question and they respond back after a month, sure, I may not need the answer anymore, but I will still value their response if I know why they responded. Similarly, if a person asks me a question on my site through a comment, I try to respond right away, unless I have to research the answer and then respond. I usually try to let the person in question know via e-mail or some other method that I am going to respond to their comment, but that it may take a while. Sometimes, other things get in the way of my comment response times.
For example, I was moving recently and thus had to reply to many comments and ask many people questions after about 10 or so days of their original comments. I needed time to think as I do not respond and talk to people simply because of obligation. For me, responding to people late late can be better than never responding.
Take for example my post about preferring the smell of gasoline at certain gas stations. Originally written on May 23rd, 2006, the post gained Brianna’s attention, who started commenting on it more than a year later, this month. For me, her comment is a comment; time did not affect my value of it at all. I am somehow more pleased that the older my writing gets, the more tests it can withstand and pass and still gain more and more value as time passes.
Similarly, as a new commentor to my site, Chrissy responded to my almost 2 year old post titled “Falling asleep because of medication.” My personal preference is that everything I write should at least be heard by someone, and thus I am happy that Chrissy responded to an older post. That is how I look at it. However, I go through my own phases of wondering when I should feel guilty, bad or something else because of responding to a comment late, whether or not I respond late to comments on purpose.
There is no right or wrong rule to whether or not comments should be posted within 5 minutes, or if they should be posted within 2 years. Many business and news blogs where there are many rotating articles and posts every few hours or even minutes, posting a comment on an old thread may not generate any interest for the people participating on the blog. Similarly, many personal blogs may not prefer having comments on posts that are old.
Along the same limes, some people will prefer comments on anything, whether old or new. Also, some people may prefer your comment responses to their comments even if it is late, as long as you are doing something. I prefer opinions and input on almost everything, whether it is publicly via comments, or privately via chats, emails or even text messaging or phone calls, among other things. Among many other things, I value the understanding, the response and the message, and thus even old comments or new comments to old posts are very, very valuable to me.
Depending on how you value your blog, how your blog values comments and why comments are important to you, you can figure out for yourself whether or not late comments are valuable to you and your specific situations.
Sun 30 Sep 2007
Karl Rove will not be charged in the Plame leak case.
Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed top White House adviser Karl Rove that Rove will not face indictment in the CIA-leak investigation, National Review Online has learned. The word came yesterday, when Fitzgerald told Rove lawyer Robert Luskin that he, Fitzgerald, did not plan to seek charges against Rove.
Mass suicides at YearlyKos expected.
Update: A photo from Reuters.
Sun 30 Sep 2007
Jairo and Anthony lost teeth this week. Jairo lost his tooth at lunch on Wednesday. We’ve had 26 lost teeth in our class now.
On Wednesday, it was Morgan’s birthday. She wore a hat that Miss Dyer made for her. She turned 7!
On Wednesday, Ryan read a story on the news show. He wrote a good story. We voted as a class to pick who would go on the news show to read their story. Four people read their stories to the class and then we voted to see who would read their story. Miss Dyer recorded people reading their stories and they are on our class website. You can hear them at http://nhe.dare.k12.nc.us/websites/14_35/index.shtml.
This week we read a story called Celebrating Chinese New Year. We are learning about Chinese New Year this week. We learned that they hang up lanterns at night and they have firecraskers and dragon parades. They also have a lion parade. The dragons are very colorful. We have read a lot of stories about China this week. In computer lab we did something new. We made Chinese symbols in KidPix. We made the symbol for good luck. We also colored animals on the internet.
In Fundations we started a new unit. We learned about blending sounds like cl and bl. Blends are two sounds that you can tap out. They are different then diagraphs.
Sun 30 Sep 2007
We had a scavenger hunt yesterday. We were looking for clues around the school. We were in three different colored groups. One clue was outside on a climbing thing, so Scarlet climbed to the top to get the clue for her group. One of the clues was even in the girls’ bathroom! There was a clue left out on the flag pole when everyone left. It was fun. When we got back to the class there was a fun surprise waiting for us. There were buckets filled with eggs for all of us.
Today we made an Easter egg project. We decorated the egg and wrote about them too. They had all kinds of different colors and designs on them. Everyone’s looked different. We made them because we watched a movie about painting eggs. It was a Reading Rainbow about Rashinka’s eggs. It was about a goose who laid eggs and the old lady who sold them. At the end there was an egg that started to move and then it hatched!
Today we have an early dismissal from school. Today is Good Friday. Spring Break starts today!!! YEA!!!! We are very excited. Ikeim’s birthday is during the break.
Have a nice Spring Break and a Happy Easter.
Love,
Miss Dyer’s class
Sun 30 Sep 2007
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Sun 30 Sep 2007
Inside Angelina, Jen and Tori’s StockingsWith the last-minute holiday shopping season in full crush, TMZ has learned what gifts celebs Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and Tori Spelling are giving as stocking stuffers.
Jennifer Aniston is finally getting rid of all her baggage this season, and no, we don’t mean Vince Vaughn. After “The Break-Up” star bought two fold-over handbags by poppiecouture.com for herself, she had to make sure her closest buds had them too. Aniston spent over $3000 on ten handbags for her inner circle of gal pals. With her “Friends” salary gone, looks like Jen has become quite the bag lady.
The Jolie-Pitts are sure to have a clean Christmas this year, as Angie picked up two dozen sets of baby animal-shaped goat milk soaps from eZoetic.com. Each $14 set includes soaps in the shape of a dog, lion, fish and frog, and were developed especially for sensitive skin. Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh, you’re not in the Third World anymore!
Tori Spelling may have sold most of her castoffs in a highly publicized garage sale, but one thing she didn’t give away; her favorite makeup brushes by Vox Cosmetics. Tori was introduced to the brushes by her makeup artist, and along with Molly Simms and Jaime Pressly, became an instant fan. The sets come in various sizes and make great stocking stuffers. Maybe Mama Candy will be getting something other than coal in her stocking!
Sun 30 Sep 2007
Celebrity Wish List: Cameron DiazSeeing as Cameron Diaz is dating Justin Timberlake, some would say she doesn’t need a Christmas gift. Talk about the gift that keeps on giving.
Cam already gave herself a present this year — a new nose (she had work done to help her breathe). But that’s not stopping Celebrity Wish List from trying to find the perfect gift for Miss Diaz.
Watch the video to see our suggestions. Did we miss anything? Leave a comment with your own ideas!
Sun 30 Sep 2007
Después de perderme y dar vueltas en el coche durante 2 horas conociendo Coslada y los polÃgonos industriales de la zona, conseguà llegar por fin al Hotel Auditorium a disfrutar del congreso.
Las charlas de hoy Jueves no han estado todo lo interesante que esperaba. Varias veces me pareció que el nivel era más alto en la ronda de preguntas del público que en las propias ponencias. Una pena que esté todo tan encorsetado y no se puedan alargar algunas charlas…
En cuanto a los ponentes, ha sido curioso ver a Ismael El-Qudsi, Search Manager de MSN España. Uno de los pocos que consigue que sean amenas las charlas, es una pena que trabaje para Microsoft 
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Igual de interesante la charla de Héctor GarcÃa Puigcerver (Kirai) le leo desde hace ya casi 3 años, sus vivencias en Japón son fascinantes. Habló de Technorati Japan, de cómo Japón es de los paÃses con más bloggers y mayor actividad de la blogosfera mundial y que curiosamente los japos no postean desde sus PC’s sino desde sus móviles.
Mañana el congreso se divide en tres Tracks diferentes: Uno centrado en SEO, otro en SEM y un último en Usabilidad. Pienso asistir a la mayorÃa de las ponencias SEO, esperando poder aprender algo, cosa que hoy ha sido difÃcil 
Lástima que la ponencia de Microformatos de Kirai se solape con la charla de ¿Existe la ética SEO?
Update: Impresiones segundo dÃa Congreso Ojobuscador 2.0
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A shame YearlyKos is over already, with Zarqawi getting killed AND Rove off the hook that would have really ruined it for them!
Comment by Mark — 6/13/2006 @ 9:39 am
It’s over? Well, that shows you how much I pay attention!
Comment by Michael — 6/13/2006 @ 9:51 am
The shrieking and rending of garments commences at Huffington Post.
Comment by Tom — 6/13/2006 @ 12:37 pm