The End of Comments

I have had comments on my blog since I started blogging almost nine years ago. Of course, I didn’t actually get my first comment until some time later, and boy, was that exciting! Although I’m not sure of the exact count, I’ve had somewhere around 25,000 comments through the years. However, comments are no more. … Read more

Thanks to Commenters 1st Qtr 2013

Thank you to the 94 commenters who left 163 comments in January, February, and March. 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 … Read more

The Next Commenter …

Update #2: A loyal reader pointed out that perhaps I shouldn’t be writing posts at 3 AM…or maybe I just can’t count. I was still 800 comments away from 25,000. However, since several hundred comments were lost when I moved my blog, I think it’s still a legitimate claim even though the official count is … Read more

Thanks to Commenters Goes Quarterly

My regular readers know how much I appreciate comments—so much so that I post a thank-you to commenters once a month. Since I started that practice, a couple of things have changed. One is that I have reduced by posting from three times a week to twice a week because of time limitations. The other … Read more

Thanks to December 2012 Commenters

Thank you to the 69 commenters who left 86 comments in December. 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 … Read more

Thanks to October 2012 Commenters

Thank you to the 57 commenters who left 71 comments in October. 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 … Read more

Thanks to September 2012 Commenters

Thank you to the 69 commenters who left 114 comments in September. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. I especially appreciate comments because I haven’t posted much since my husband’s death. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions … Read more

Thanks to August 2012 Commenters

Thank you to the 77 commenters who left 122 comments in August. 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 … Read more