This Weeks "I want to Know" Poll

Are U a comment Whore?

O (father of HNT) recently posted his discontentment regarding blogging behaviors on Half-Nekkid Thursdays. Behaviors mentioned included:

• Bloggers who scan HNT postings for porn pics
• Only commenting on sites that have Boobies or Buns
• Bloggers not reading the "history" behind the HNT pic.
• Comments that make no sense because they are of a "cut & post" variety.
• Lurking and not commenting at all.
• Comments which were obviously a result of zipping to the bottom of the comments and quickly adding "HHNT" or some other generic remark....
• Comments which ask questions that are previously answered by the poster a few comments back.
• Comments from people who only come out of the network on HNT.

The responses O got on this posting varied from:

• I only have a little bit of time to get thru all HNT's, so I scan.
• Some of the stories are too long to read.
• If its interesting I'll comment, otherwise not really anything new to say.
• I go thru my favorites & comment, the rest I TRY to,but may not.
• I take the time to read & comment. It means more to some than others.
• I don't rush thru just to comment, if I get to them all, I will...the important thing is to write something that applies to their picture.
• I look forward to reading comments from my regular visitors..the others who show up on HNT only kind creep me out.
• Alot of people confessed to rushing thru & but vowed to slow down.

I created a poll that basically asks WHY U BLOG? -->

Some people write because they need a place to vent.
Others live in remote locations & depend on their blogfriends for interaction. Some care what others think and write with censorship. Others keep separate BLOGs...one because close friends and family read it and the other where they can let go and really say whats on their mind, anonymously. I visit some BLOGs that don't allow comments. They say what they want and move on.
Which leads me to my last ponderance. Why do we need comments? Are some people addicted to these responses? Have they created another identity on the net? Is this identity one that their daily friends and family do not know?

Would those who adore us on paper feel the same in person? Is there a safety net that allows us to just BE in our BLOGs? Be that person we want to be but are afraid or not allowed to be IRL? Is this a new Psychological phenom? Really, think about it....what did jounalists do before the internet or email? They courageously put their thoughts down on paper without the instantaneous opportunity to interact with their readers.

so....on that note, I needs some BLOG-LOVE!......GO TAKE the POLL...I gotta KNOW! .....NOW!