Remember when we all left comments on blogs? I looked at some of my old blog posts from 2007-ish, and they’re full of discussions, friendly notes, silly pictures, and occasionally spin off into random banter. I have made friends via blog comments, and found interesting other blogs through the links left by commenters.
Now, all conversation about blog posts seems to happen externally – mostly on social media – and blog comment sections themselves are either empty or filled with spam. Very few of my posts get comments anymore (although I did get this really nice one from a museum in Chile!)
It’s easy to blame others for not leaving comments, but be honest, when did you leave a friendly blog comment yourself?
That’s why I’m planning to spend the month of July actively leaving comments on blogs again. I’ve started a pledge on PledgeBank where you can indicate if you want to join (pseudonyms allowed!) and several people are on board. There’s also a FAQ on my personal blog. Join me!
(And if you want to write blog posts rather than comments, I also recently revealed my secret for keeping track of writing ideas.)
The Finch and Pea 
This is a really good idea, and I absolutely agree with you. Where did the worthwhile discussions go and why do people only bother to post spam? Really liked this article 🙂
What a great idea 🙂
MOAR SF REVIEWS 🙂