Thanks to September Commenters
October 14, 2008 by Lillie
Though I’m late thanking my September commenters, that doesn’t mean I appreciate you any less. It just means I’m behind. 
Thank you for continuing to visit and comment while I was revamping my blog.
I also want to thank the “silent readers,” those of you who visit and read without commenting. Joanna Young’s post In Appreciation of Silent Readers reminded me to let you know I appreciate you, too!
Top Contributor (9 comments)
kouji, A Haiku Poem Blog
Major Contributors (8 comments)
Wilson, Will You Mind
Jennifer, Uptake
Outstanding Contributors (3-7 comments)
Karen Swim, Words for Hire
Renae, Morning Coffee
Tertius, FreshUp
Amy Derby, Write from Home
Joanna Young, Confident Writing
Justin, Going Green, Green Experience
Melissa Donovan, Writing Forward
Rita, Rita’s Digest
Significant Contributors (2 comments)
A-1 Medical Supplies
Bonnie @ Data Entry, Data Plus+
Cath Lawson
China Company, Get Set Exchange
Jim Becker, Joomla Revolution
Justin @ Airsoft Pistols, East Coast Airsoft
Internet Business, First One There
Kevin, Logorama
Laura Spencer, Writing Thoughts
Linda Morton, Strategic Market Segmentation
Lori Widmer, Words on the Page
Mike Goad, Exit 78
MonaVie
Offshore Hosting, Trilight Zone
Robyn McMaster, Brain-Based Biz
Small Business Merchant Accounts, Merchant Hotline
Helen Ginger, Straight from Hel
Important Contributors
aircon, Repair Air Conditioning
Alina Popescu, Words of a Broken Mirror
An American in France
Andy@Manage Domains, nSym
Apple Baker, Laney Pottery
Autism Game, Pec’s Place
avatar community, Online Life
Banking, Canada Banks
Best Man, Ultimate Best Man Speeches
Bird Feeders, Birding Depot
Blogging Tips, Blog About Your Blog
Bluestocking, The Bluestocking Guide
Brad Shorr, Word Sell, Inc
Buy Essay
Captain Falcon
Casey Madaline, Bodylastics Reviews
Cher, The Texas Woman
Chris Hutcherson, Wikipedia-Josh Hutcherson
ClearView Writing
Curling Irons, My Hair Styling Tools
Custom Printing, Eman Printing
Dallas Web Design
DaMan, Hot Sports Shop
Davina, Loving Pulse
denana, Voucher Star
Diabetic Diet Sample
Diamond Stud Earrings
Diane , Her SCA Blog
DMC Annapolis, GEP Baltimore
Do Follow Blog List, Sites Reviewed
Ed, Educational Faculty Jobs
Equity Line Interest Rates
eulogy samples, Best Eulogy Speeches
Eve Guide, Guide Loft
Fat Foogoo
Fender Guitar, Gear Vault
Freelance Writing, Essay Writers
Funny T-Shirts & Blank Tee Shirts, T-Shirts T-Shirts T-Shirts
G1, Google Android G1 Phone
Great Wall of China
Gustav, Dentro De Mi
Harrogate Web design, Stag Marketing
Hummer H2 Forums
Invisiline, AntiBraces
Jake. Nonsense News
Jamie, Hazelhut
Jason, Support Cave
Jeanne Dininni, Writers’ Notes
Jen Brister, The Green Ninja
John Taylor, John Taylor’s Blog
Justin Wright, Life of Justin
Ken, Acne Help
Ken, Digital Overcast
Landscaping Wilmington
Laptop Covers
Larry, Damn I Need a Job
Mark, Ebiz Valuations
Mark, Analyzed Marketing Solutions
Mihaela (Mig) Lica, Online Public Relations
milo, New iPod Nano
Mobius, Web Tech Reviews
Neil, Write to Write
Oliver Carding, Tokyo Sound Lounge
Olly, JBO Solutions
Penny Bright, Thermaclear Reviews
Personal Loans, Rupee Times
philip tang, Anti Aging Duke
PR @ Social Bookmarks, PR Counter
Provilius Scam, Buzzle
Quotes from Science of Identity Foundation, Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa
Peter C, Budget Silk Wedding Flowers
plumbing ny, Karls’ Plumbing
Rainbow Painter
Resume, Best Sample Resume
Robert Hruzek, Middle Zone Musings
Ryan, Eurail Deals
Sam Vander, InHairIt
Sarah, Clothes Best
Science of Identity Foundation, Chris Butler Speaks
SEO Services, How to Do SEO
Simon, Pingable
Soham|Debt Collection, Discover Your Power
Spyware & Adware Remover
Susan Davis, Replica Watch News
Sydney Johnston, Bliss Plan
Tammy, Dedicated Writer
Tarot, Psychic Reading Online
Tech Blog, Tech Treak
tee shirt designs, 4 The Hood
Thomas SG, InHairIt
Tina, Charity Golf Tournament
Trent, Home Business
Totally Home, Totally Home
Travelinoma, Travelinoma’s Library
Andy, West Florida Components
Will, Buy Private Label Content
If I’ve overlooked anyone, leave a comment or send me an e-mail. And thanks again to both commenters and silent readers.
Lillie, isn’t it wonderful to have commenters… and silent readers too! We’d be lost without both.
Your list is most impressive but makes me think it’s a lot of work… do you have an automated way to generate the names and links?
Joanna,
I’ve developed a good system for the thank-you post, and it gets easier each time. The first thank-you I did was for a whole year, and it took forever. I had to go through comments in WP admin, then create the link for each listing.
After that I started keeping an Excel spreadsheet. The commenter’s name is in the first column, and the link is in the second column. Every time the person leaves a comment, I record the date in the third column. This column could be just tick marks, but I use the date just to be able to verify whether or not I’ve recorded the comment.
At the end of the quarter, I count the number of comments for each person and record in another column, then I sort the list by number of comments. Until this quarter, I just copied and pasted the first two columns into a post, but as usual when copying and pasting from an Office program, some of the old formatting crept in. The thank-you posts never looked quite right because of it.
For this post, though, I pasted the list into Dreamweaver (HTML editor), which removed the formatting while keeping the links intact. Then I copied and pasted into the post—and this list looks better.
It took me hours and hours the first time, but now I can create the post in less than an hour, which is right in line with the time I usually spend on a post. It takes a little more time when I reply to comments to record the comments on the spreadsheet, but it’s not significant.
Lillie, thanks for the detailed explanation. It sounds like you’ve got a good system in place.
I still think it’s very generous of you when you have so many commenters. I fear my previous good habits have fallen by the wayside… though I do try and say thanks in other ways.
Joanna,
You certainly do say thanks in other ways. You are very generous to your commenters and silent readers.
OMG, Lillie. I’m the second runner up for the September commenters and I’m felt excited about this lol
Thanks for listed me out here, Lillie
wilson,
I appreciate every one of your comments, wilson! No ribbons or trophies, though.
Thank you for the mention, Lillie! Thank you as well for being so considerate and taking the time to come up with this list each month!
Alina
You’re welcome, Alina.
Thanks for the link, Lillie!
You’re welcome, Jeanne. I’m glad to see you’re back to your normal rate of commenting this month!
Unfortunately, I’m quite a bit behind in leaving comments on everyone else’s blog this month!
I know what you mean, Jeanne. I’m behind commenting on other blogs myself.
Wow, you really have a lot of patient. I can’t think under what circumstances would I create all those links, because it’s a pretty big list. You really are something special.
Thanks, Jamie. I’ve developed a pretty good system to keep track of links throughout the month.
Wow. I was scrolling through your archives and was mighty surprised to find this with my name on it! Thanks so much Lillie! Good luck on your Blog Book Tour!
Thank you for visiting and commenting and for the good wishes on my blog book tour.