Thanks to December Commenters
January 26, 2009 by Lillie
I appreciate the 178 comments left by 104 commenters in December, and, as usual, I responded to each one. I’m also thankful for the silent readers, so accept my thanks even if you don’t comment.
This month, I’m pleased that I have fewer comments from “Hawaii Private Eye” and more from “Joe Blow@Hawaii Private Eye.” I can address the commenter as a real person instead of a keyword, and he still gets his keyword link, courtesy of KeyWord Luv. I really don’t like to carry on a conversation with keywords. 
Top Contributor (18 comments)
Wilson, Will You Mind
Major Contributor (15 comments)
JeanHenryMead
Outstanding Contributors (4-9 comments)
Helen Ginger, Straight from Hel
Janet Kaderli
Bluestocking, The Bluestocking Guide
Brad, A-1 Medical Supplies
Renae, Morning Coffee
Significant Contributors (2-3 comments)
Andy, Cheap Queensland Housing
Justin, East Coast Airsoft
Mihaela (Mig) Lica, Online Public Relations
MJ, Mary Writes Romance
Morgan Mandel
Alina Popescu, Words of a Broken Mirror
Andy, Hart Granite
Brad Shorr, Word Sell
Charlotte Phillips, Char’s Book Reviews
Gary Sims, BibleBase Second Thoughts
Jeanne Dininni, Writers’ Notes
Joanna Young, Confident Writing
Matt Keegan, Matt’s Musings
Robert Hruzek, Middle Zone Musings
Tina, Tina Fountain Realtors
Titan, Bags Online
Important Contributors
Adam, Hayalet Yazar
Andrew Koen, AM Horizons
Andrew, Good Honest Dollar
Andrew Jacob, Stream Max
Ashwin, Software Hacker
Bill, Newport Financial Services
Carloss, Lacotera
Carrie, Canon XSI
cel, Simple Delights
Chicago Cardiology, North Shore Cardiology Clinical Service
Dae, Hypotheque Quebec
Dani, Blog Book Tour Guide
Daphne, Acne Remedy
Deborah Bradley, Trusler Menduni PLLC
Don, Storm Reviews
Donna Malone, Granbury Home Center
DTV Antenna, Indoor HD Antenna
e-file, Eastrovedica
Elaine Hopper, Happily Ever After
Erwin Tan
Essay Writer, Best Buy Essay
Essay Writing, Essay on Time
Farhan, Mester Web
Franklin, Hearthstone Homes
Franklin, Teachers Paradise
Gini, Gini’s Magic Blog
Gwyn Ramsey, Ramsey’s News Corner
Heather, BB Size
Jackie, Smoking Helper
James Lloyd, Presentation Fire
Jean, Indoor Crafts
Jean, Komodo Dragon
Jenny, Delta Burke
Jenny Crystal, Jenny’s Life
Jessica Bradbury, Debt and Credit
Jessie, MiB Smarter Money
Jill Hin, Price Comparison
John, Fiskehistorier
John, Miele Canister Vacuum
John Henn, Price Comparison
Jordan, Jordan Taylor
Joyce Porter, My Window Treatment Pro
Karen Swim, Words for Hire
knight23
Latif, Delta Debt Management
Lex Harrow, Web CPE
Lilla, Social Media Helper
Lisa Watson, Karate Mart
Lori, Words on the Page
Luke Gedeon
Mark, Anniversary Rose
Marketing Ideas, Marketing Minefield
Martha Hilliard
Marvin Wilson, Free Spirit
Merry, Mom and More
Mike Linley, Top 10 Scariest Movies Ever
Monique, Elite Submission Services
Monty J, Price Comparison
Nasia, Freelance Zone
Niels, Easy Blog
Nina, Toykin
PaddyPower, WOSB
Paul, Paul Counts
Paul. Think Horses
Paxil Defects
Peter Parker, Streamline Alliance
Product Reviews, Rating HQ
Robyn McMaster, Brain Based Biz
Sam, Ask Sam Knoll
Shaant, Religion and Esoterik Bucher
Shaneen Clark
Shari Lyle-Soffe
shirazi, Light Within
Simon, PC Software Reviews
Susan, Oceanside 411
Tania, Free Ipods Etc
Utah Property Insurance, NAI Utah
Van Theodorou, World Net Long Distance
Writing on Writing
Yvonne, Pest Control Aid
Zeriva, Your Power 2 Be
This marks a full year of thanking commenters monthly (though often belatedly!). I’m glad that each commenter and each reader spent some of their time in the blogosphere with me in 2008 and look forward to your continued visits this year.
Lillie, there’s no doubt you make commenting here both fun and extremely rewarding. Rewarding because you are so kind to all those that stop by to share a thought, but also because you always take conversations further.
Alina Popescu´s last blog post..Three Years of Blogging
Thank you, Alina.
I was surprised to see your comment so fast. After I published the post, I realized the formatting was all messed up and I’ve been fixing it for the last hour. When I finally saved it again, you had already been here to comment.
When I first started blogging, I thought I was going to share my vast wisdom—well, the little I’ve learned through the years, anyway
—with readers. I’ve been surprised and happy to discover my blog is a dialogue, not a monologue. Sometimes there’s far more in comments than in the original post.
Yay! I made it on the list!!
Bluestocking´s last blog post..The Lexicon
Bluestocking,
I’m delighted to have you on the list! Thanks for reading and commenting.
It seems that your site is very popular with so many replies.
Pariu Combinat´s last blog post..Pariu combinat
Pariu,
People like to leave comments on Do-Follow blogs, especially when they get another link in the thank-you post. I just hope people also like to discuss my posts.
Comments are so important to a blog success and a bloggers motivation. Comments do seem to increase when the blog is dofollow.
So I want to let you know that I have listed this blog as a dofollow blog and send a few readers your way. I’ve linked to
the page above.
I’m in the process of updating the rankings and providing a bit of information about each site. Updates should be up by Wednesday. Let me know if you’d like to change yours.
Warmly,
Linda P. Morton
linda´s last blog post..Surveys Sample Questions, Part 2
Thanks, Linda. You’re doing a service for bloggers who want to find relevant blogs to comment on as well as bloggers who enjoy receiving comments.
your blog looks full of comments. really great job..
i liked your blog . Really fantastic job..
ajay,
I am blessed to receive a lot of comments, especially since my blog doesn’t have huge traffic.
Im surprised you have not got much traffic.With all the comments you shoud have a lot of visitors.
mark,
Thank you. I seldom check stats but took a look just now to see if there have been any changes. I have about a hundred visitors a day. So you can see that the percentage of visitors who comment is pretty high.
Lillie, you are doing rewarding work . Rewarding because you are so kind to all those that share a thought with you, you always reply to them.. thats not easy for everyone, I really appreciate your work…
snv,
Thank you. I enjoy “chatting” with my commenters.
This is my first comment. Its a commemt on comments! I do read this blog actually and do find it interesting.
Andrew,
I thought I responded to your comment … but the reply isn’t here so I’ll try again.
Glad to have you as a reader and commenter.
Hi Lillie, I pop by from time to time, but thought it was about time i just said “Hi” and maybe now you have a list of contributors I might start writing some more. Take care and keep up the good work on the site/blog.
Alan,
Glad to have you as a reader and now a commenter. I have been thanking commenters for a couple of years and will be glad to add you to the next thanks.
Oops, what a big surprise, Lillie! I’m just backed from a 10 days holiday and found my name being listed in the December commenters!
Thanks again, Lillie.
wilson´s last blog post..Too Hot and Too Spicy is Bad For Your Health!
wilson,
Hope you had a great holiday. Congratulations on being my top commenter.
Hi, you have created a small community of people who comment here. If you don’t get enough visitors you can always know that you have created something anyways. Besides, if you had 10000 visitors a day, you would have big problems answering all the comments.
John,
You’re right.
I certainly couldn’t keep up with comments with that kind of traffic.