Comments on: Comments: The Lifeblood of Community (part 3) http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/comments-the-lifeblood-of-community-part-3/ Talking about Purposeful Online Conversation in Communities Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Justin http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/comments-the-lifeblood-of-community-part-3/#comment-40 Justin Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:09:56 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-40 Yes, quite relevant -- thanks for the pointer! Yes, quite relevant — thanks for the pointer!

]]> By: metahacker http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/comments-the-lifeblood-of-community-part-3/#comment-39 metahacker Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:45:23 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-39 Cross-pointing another view on this: http://robertdfeinman.livejournal.com/40353.html (whom we can try to drag over here, too) Cross-pointing another view on this:
http://robertdfeinman.livejournal.com/40353.html
(whom we can try to drag over here, too)

]]> By: Justin http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/comments-the-lifeblood-of-community-part-3/#comment-38 Justin Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:31:35 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-38 Good point. The distinction is sometimes subtle, but it's important to remember, especially as conversations can cross category lines as they evolve. (All the moreso in media that don't draw sharp lines between specific conversations...) Good point. The distinction is sometimes subtle, but it’s important to remember, especially as conversations can cross category lines as they evolve. (All the moreso in media that don’t draw sharp lines between specific conversations…)

]]> By: Chad http://artofconv.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/comments-the-lifeblood-of-community-part-3/#comment-37 Chad Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:04:08 +0000 http://artofconv.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-37 Well. The automatically generated related post is amusing. Or not. Regarding the post itself: It's important to recognize the difference here between the conversation and the post. Posts are often the start of a conversation, but sometimes are simply posts. Commenting is fine, but the 'me too'ism tends to be left out here for good reason. For example, a post may simply be used to declare some factual content, or to 'boost the signal', and draw wider attention to content or information originally broadcast elsewhere. Your post is definitely about the comments and the conversation in the comments, but your categories are also a subset of why people make initial posts, and I wanted to remind myself and others that this isn't about that. *grin* Well. The automatically generated related post is amusing. Or not.

Regarding the post itself: It’s important to recognize the difference here between the conversation and the post. Posts are often the start of a conversation, but sometimes are simply posts. Commenting is fine, but the ‘me too’ism tends to be left out here for good reason. For example, a post may simply be used to declare some factual content, or to ‘boost the signal’, and draw wider attention to content or information originally broadcast elsewhere. Your post is definitely about the comments and the conversation in the comments, but your categories are also a subset of why people make initial posts, and I wanted to remind myself and others that this isn’t about that. *grin*

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