Thanks to April Commenters
May 11, 2009 by Lillie
 |
Thank you to the 125 commenters who left 175 comments in April. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest. |
| Top Contributor (12 comments) | |
| wilson | Will You Mind |
| Major Contributor (9 comments) | |
| Sriraj | Sriraj.org |
| Outstanding Contributors (4-8 comments) | |
| Andrew | Good Honest Dollar |
| Helen Ginger | Straight from Hel |
| Anne | EZ Insurance Quotes |
| Bluestocking | The Bluestocking Guide |
| Terry | Pulse Uniform |
| Significant Contributors (2-4 comments) | |
| Jeanne Dininni | Writers’ Notes |
| Jennifer | Piper Partners |
| Beatriz Kim | Beatriz Kim’s Memoir |
| Karen Swim | Words for Hire |
| Matt Keegan | Matt’s Musings |
| Renae | Morning Coffee |
| Rick | Velocity Networks |
| Stacie Vander Pol | n/a |
| T42P Laptop | T42P |
| Truby | Easy Stress Relief |
| Important Contributors | |
| 12mim | 12 Month Internet Millionaire |
| air purifier | Breathe Better Air |
| Alex | WordPress 2.0 Spot-Er |
| Alina Popsecu | Words of a Broken Mirror |
| Amanda A. | Acai Berry Supreme |
| Andrew | Connectra |
| Andrew | VRTNO POHIŠTVO |
| Atmosck | n/a |
| Bakugan | Bakugan Buzz |
| Barbara Ling | Virtual Coach |
| Betty Sullivan La Pierre | Betty Sullivan La Pierre |
| black pride | Black Pride |
| Brad Shorr | Word Sell |
| Brandon | Hammond’s Video |
| Brandon Simpson | n/a |
| Cath | Cath Lawson |
| Cesar Alagar,Jr. | Cealagar |
| cheating spouse | Is Your Spouse Cheating? |
| Chaitanya Sagar | P2W2 Excel Expert |
| Chris | Executive Search Chicago |
| Chris | ITC Electronics |
| Christian Church Pastor | GospelHall.org |
| Connie Arnold | Inspirational Poetry of Joy and Peace |
| cookies franchise | Mrs. Fields Franchise |
| cooking games | Cooking Games |
| Dan | Daniel Molano |
| Dave | Workitect |
| David | Bloom House |
| David | SEM Labs |
| David White | Golf Gear |
| Dawn Colclasure | Dawn Colclasure Blog |
| Deb S. | Media by Sistrunk |
| Dr. Bruce | Faith and Facts |
| Ebony Tan | Reverse Cell Phone Lookup |
| Elaphotography | Elaphotography |
| Fantasy Girl | Best Fantasy Stories |
| flyer printing | Outsource.net |
| gagan | Miami Web Designs |
| George | Digital Third Coast |
| Gus | Geschenkewunder |
| Hilary | Employment Background Investigations |
| Jack | Gry dla dzieci |
| Jacob | Chronic Bad Breath Cure |
| Jeff | Jeff o Now |
| Jermaine | Love Poems |
| Jimmy | Post Classifieds Blog |
| Joanna Young | Confident Writing |
| Joe | California Home Loans |
| John | J Squared Web Design |
| John P | US Free Ads |
| Julie | Williamsburg Golf Vacations |
| Laura | Montepellier Beauty Blog |
| Leo | Variable Annuity |
| Life Coach | Life Coach UK |
| Lloyd | Craison Legal Marketing |
| Lloyd | Perfect Bar Stools and Chairs |
| MarcyOne | 1 Wedding Source |
| Marites | Pinay Lighter Side |
| Matt Keegan | Word Journey |
| Meryl K. Evans | Meryl’s Notes |
| Mickymar | Lilyputts |
| Milo | Phil & Ted’s Vibe |
| my web design | iNowWeb |
| Nancy | Insurance Quotes 4 Free |
| naru to | Scriptse |
| Nico Lorenz | The Brewed Life |
| Nussaibah | Ode to My Tainted Dreams |
| Paul | Microlise |
| Paul | Mini Marquees |
| Paul | Quick Property Sale |
| Paul | World of Mowers |
| Philip | Philip James Salon |
| pluto facts | Planet Facts |
| Portugese Embroidery | Portugal Web |
| PPCF 2.0 | The Pay Per Click Formula |
| Real Estate Videos | RealeFlix |
| Rebecca Talley | Pursue Your Writing Dream |
| Review | Uprinting Reviews |
| Richard | Littman Brothers |
| River | Ezine Articles: Reverse Cell Phone Lookup |
| Robin | My Two Blessings |
| Robert Hruzek | Middle Zone Musings |
| Robyn McMaster | Brain Based Biz |
| Rosy | Goji Juice Goodness |
| Ruth Searle | Learning to Play Piano |
| Salwa | Blogriffic |
| San Diego Marketing | OTOI Marketing |
| Saudi Arabia | Unboxed |
| SEO Freak | Ecombase |
| SEO Tips | Lazy Jon |
| Sharon | Scraptown |
| Solomon | Creative Solomon |
| Spot | Spot Cool Stuff |
| Sriraj | Green Card Through Marriage |
| Stefani Twyford | Legacy Multimedia |
| Steve | Muscles Web |
| Sunlight Bingo | SuperFree Bingo |
| Susan | Neuroscience Blog |
| Terro | The Plum Duff |
| Thomas | PC Territory |
| Tom | Adjuvant Chemotherapy |
| Tom | DataLab |
| Tom | Netrostar |
| Tony | AC Doctor |
| Tracy | Science with Me |
| Van | WorldNet Long Distance |
| West Sussex Orthodontist | Forty Five Dental |
| Word Search Puzzle | Free Word Search Puzzle Games |
Wow, this is a cool idea. I should implement something like this on my blog so I can thank my users for commenting. Thanks for the idea!
Melanie´s last blog post..Getting the Money You Need From Your Employer
Melanie,
This isn’t an original idea—I copied it from another blogger, and several others I know regularly thank commenters. But it’s a good thing to do—it lets people know you appreciate their participation and gives them a little reward of an extra link.
Thank you for remembering me
Nussaibah´s last blog post..The Path to Downfall
You’re welcome, Nussaibah. Thank you for commenting.
Thank you so much for the recognition and the link, Lillie! I only wish I could have commented more than I did in April!
Jeanne
Jeanne,
I’m delighted you were able to stop by at all. I’m praying for you and your mother and understand she is your first priority right now.
Thanks so much for your understanding and your prayers, Lillie! Both are a true blessing!
Jeanne
Jeanne,
I’ve gone through what you’re going through now. While none of us can ever know exactly what another person is experiencing/feeling, I have a pretty good idea.
There’s nothing like experience to instill empathy into a person’s heart. Thanks for yours!
Jeanne
You’re welcome, Jeanne.
Hi Lillie, I smile each time your posts arrive in my email. Sometimes, I get overwhelmed and cant’ get over to comment but each post always gives me a lift. I read often nodding and smiling after a “visit” with you. I am so glad you are here and even more thankful when I can stop in and join the conversations!
Karen Swim´s last blog post..Let’s Connect – Maybe
Karen,
You are so sweet! You make me smile with your kind and generous words.
Hi Lillie! Thanks so much for doing this every month. You really know how to make people feel special! My PC died a few weeks back, and I’m typing this from my new Mac! So I haven’t been able to visit as frequently in the last month, but hopefully all the kinks are worked out now.
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!
renae brumbaugh´s last blog post..Strangers
Renae,
Congratulations on the new Mac! It must have confused WordPress—your comment was held in moderation apparently because it didn’t recognize your computer.
This is indeed a cool idea! It makes commenters feel so loved.
Leon,
Commenters are loved here!
Ahhh, pushed to second spot by Mr.Wilson
My Internet problems are to be blamed for this.
Any way, great way to thank your readers and one improvement from previous month, no repetition in Important contributors list
Sriraj´s last blog post..Clerks vacancies in Karur Vysya Bank
Sriraj,
Glad you’re done with your Internet problems and look forward to more comments from you this month.
After you pointed out my mistake last month, I was extra careful this month to get it right.
Hi Lillie – Thanks for including me. That’s a lot of comments. I like it when you do this as it gives me some interesting blogs to check out. It must take you a long time to put together.
Cath,
It used to take a long time to put it together, but I improve the system each time, and it took only a few minutes to put this one together.
I keep a spreadsheet in Excel throughout the month listing all commenters, their URLs, and the date(s) they comment. I update the list every time I moderate comments—it doesn’t take much time each time I moderate, and I have all the information in the spreadsheet by the end of the month.
Then when I’m putting the post together, I add a column and enter the number of comments. Since most are only one comment, it doesn’t take long—I fill in the numbers greater than one then copy and paste many rows of “1″ at a time. Then I sort by the number of comments from largest to smallest. Then I copy the first two columns of the spreadsheet (commenter name and URL) into Dreamweaver (any HTML editor would work). I use the previous month’s post so the headings are in place; all I have to do is delete the table rows from the previous month; then copy and paste in the table rows from this month. The last step is to copy the HTML code into the WordPress code editor.
Writing out the explanation took almost as long as doing it does.
That was a lot of work compiling your list. Great idea.
Morgan Mandel
Morgan,
It’s taken many iterations to get the system down, but now it’s pretty quick and easy to compile the list.
lillie,It is my first time that i saw a blogger to thank the commentors in this way.I am sure more and more visitors will come to subscribe your blog because your are so kind.
Thank you, Jordan. I am not the only blogger to regularly thank my commenters, but I probably get more comments than most who write monthly thanks posts because this is a DoFollow blog. I enjoy the conversations and appreciate comments.
Thanks for the mention Lillie,
I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog and participating in your discussions.
I look forward to reading more from you during the rest of May.
Andrew´s last blog post..Animal testing – a positive EU proposal to eliminate unnecessary suffering
You’re welcome, Andrew. Thank you for the comment. I thoroughly enjoy having you participate here.
Lillie, how’s your living life? With the existence of A H1N1, life would not be the same anymore in my living place!
I wished you all the best and the most importantly, may god always blessing you…
wilson´s last blog post..For The Health’s Sake, You Should Stop Eating the Hot Breads Fresh Out of the Oven!
Thank you, wilson. The virus has not affected us. I seldom get out normally but haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary. God bless you and everyone around you. Let’s pray this virus goes away soon.
that is a really creative way to show all the work that goes into an online community and blog.
C,
My blog wouldn’t be what it is without all the readers and commenters. It’s no fun talking to myself.
Yes, thank you for the acknowledgement. It’s tremendously kind of you and such a great idea. I can imagine a WP plugin written for this purpose exactly.
You’re welcome, Tom.
If you find a WP plugin that does this, please let me know. I have not been able to get the Top Commentators plugin to work on my blog, but I believe it counts the total number of comments. I haven’t found anything that has the option of counting for a specific time period.
Wow…great idea i will do this to my blog..
Kurt´s last blog post..Rental Terms and Conditions
Kurt,
I can’t take credit for the idea. I borrowed it from other bloggers. But it is a great way to show commenters you appreciate them.
[...] a comment here and often subscribe to their blogs as well. I reply to every single comment, and I thank commenters monthly for being part of the [...]
Kudos to you and hats off, rarely do you see a fellow blogger thanking and rewarding the effort of those who leave comments – like this post. Might have to browse around and see if I can make it to the next list …
Jase,
You just made next month’s list.
Hope you do browse around and find things you like here.
You don’t see bloggers giving shoutouts to people who comment all that often. It’s a very cool idea, I may have to try it myself.
Mike´s last blog post..Car Insurance Goes Up On Tricked Out Cars
Mike,
I got this idea from other bloggers who regularly thank commenters—I know several that do so.
nice idea…but how you do it…how you sum up those? please share…
Dharma,
I explained this to a previous commenter, but it takes a while to dig through all the comments to find it. So I’ll just copy and paste it below.
This is indeed a very good thing to do in order to thank the people who had contributed into your site. Gratitude builds relationships.
Lea,
I am very grateful to my commenters.