Thanks to January 2012 Commenters
February 10, 2012 by Lillie
Thank you to the 112 commenters who left 160 comments in January. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them.
Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my system in detail in Compiling Thanks to Commenters.
You always amaze me Lillie when you do this list every month! Wow! Incredible!
Dominique,
It really doesn’t take long now; I’ve got a great system.
Hi, Lillie. Thank you for including me. I always enjoy reading your blog.
Thank you, Dawn.
Lillie, First time I see this kind of list. It is a very smart idea to interact with you readers.
Jennifer,
I borrowed the idea from other bloggers, but most of the ones that used to do it no longer do so.
Its really great of you to take out time from your routine and thank all your commenters. I seriously appreciate that a lot. Hardly anyone has the time these days to do that. Usually only the people who are guest posting are mentioned or many of the blog owners reply to the comments. You take out time to reply to us and even thank us at the end of every month. This just encourages me to comment more and more on your various posts.
Marshall,
When I started blogging, I thought I would just be writing articles. I didn’t understand about comments, and it was several months before I got my first comment. But as soon as I started getting comments, I realized how much they add to the blog, so I really appreciate commenter’s contributions.
Lillie, I think that the biggest positive thing is that you write such great posts here on your blog, that people are in some way made to comments and express their views about it. I must say that in some way the thanks should also go to you for the excellence you maintain on your blog. May the Lord continue to bless you so that we get such great sharings every week. God bless.
Thank you, Evans. I appreciate your kind words.
A friend of mine told me about the way you thank your commenters every month for the time they spend to reply on your blog and I just couldn’t stop myself from posting my first comment here. Its a very time taking task you perform by mentioning everyone’s names along with their links and not only that, you have even categorized them according to the commenters frequency which is seriously admirable. I guess this has encouraged me a lot to keep visiting your blog often.
Jordan,
I have developed a system so the thank-you post doesn’t take a lot of time at the end of the month. It does take a few extra minutes every day to record the comments, but it’s definitely worth it to let commenters know how much I appreciate them.
You’re welcome =) keep inspiring everyone with your posts. I’m glad I was among the others you’ve thanked. =)
Olga,
I hope to be thanking you every month.
Well I guess the system you use to record the comments is truly remarkable. Just a few extra minutes a day and you get to appreciate your commenters very well. I would really love to know what system you use and how it works, ofcourse only if you don’t have any problems sharing it with us.
Janet,
I have explained my system in Compiling Thanks to Commenters, and I link to it in the introduction to the list in each thank-you post.
This time my name is not in the list as I was very busy in off line work. Now I am back.
Glad you’re back, Maja, and looking forward to lots of comments from you.
Congrats to people who comment!
Is David the one who have more comment then others? 
John,
Actually all three people listed under Top Contributors had the same number (7) of comments. David is at the top of the list simply because the list is in alphabetical order.
Is it that time again! Again my thanks, it just shows what a great blog you have by the huge number of comment you receive
Ahh, my fast fingers, I meant comments, not comment, that would be rather ironic!
It would be pretty hard to have a vast number of comment, Christopher.
Christopher,
I’m trying to post the thanks a little earlier in the month. I generally have it on my editorial calendar for the middle of the month, but when something that is time-sensitive comes along, I bump it until sometimes it doesn’t appear until the end of the month.
A good idea, I guess it should make sure that it comes out before the month after the month after the comments were written!
Sorry for my grammatical error in my earlier comment :-/
Yeah, Christopher, on occasion I have posted the list so late in the month that I suspected some people would think it was for the current month!
I am actually not surprised with the numbers of followers and commenters you have here in your blog. I enjoy reading your site and definitely I am just one of the many readers out there who supports you. Congratulations Lillie!
Thank you, Jane. I am very blessed to have loyal and wonderful readers and commenters.
Wow, this is really nice of you to make your commenters have their special list of page on your site.
Brad,
I appreciate commenters and prepare a thank-you list each month.
it’s very nice to have the list of the names in your comment area.
Thank you, Gabriel.