There is the question for today. I can see no valid reason. I have already written about how comments are the fire of the blogosphers, how they are (in most cases) vital to success.
Technology Bloggers readers, I ask you why would you turn off comments and prevent people from broadcasting their opinion via the medium of commenting?
When I find a blog that has turned off comments, it really annoys me. I can’t work out why you would turn them off.
Do you turn of comments? Why?
Do you know someone who has turned off comments? Ask them why.
The real juicy content in this article will hopefully be in the comments!
For 99% of blogs, comments are vital. They are the power behind blogging. People voicing their opinions on things that matter to them.
Not getting me? The comments are the fire of blogging, leading me perfectly onto my analogy of what comments are.
The analogy!
When creating fire you need three things:
The right atmosphere (oxygen rich)
Fuel
Heat
These create fire.
Comments works in a very similar way. Comments also need three things:
The blogosphere – when and where everyone meets and interacts (like the atmosphere)
Articles – the substance to debate argue and discuss (like the fuel of the blogosphere, what it runs off)
Opinions – these are people’s views on things which then cause them to write (like heat)
These three powerful elements create comments. The environment is set, the content is there, people’s opinions are brimming, bring on the comments!
Without comments I doubt that blogging would still be going now. Yes blogging is said to have died multiple times in the last decade, but it still lives on strong, and people like us are leading the community, pushing the boundaries to find new frontiers!
Thank you
As comments are so valuable, I though it would be a great idea to thank the commenters of this blog, as a way of saying ‘welcome to the community’!
Below is a list of the names of all the authors and commenters that have helped Technology Bloggers through the first 18 days of it’s life.
Over 100 comments from 26 authors (including me) – Wow! Well done everyone 😀
When I find a blog that has turned off comments, it really annoys me. I can’t work out why you would turn them off.