If anybody from Blogger reads this (yeah, right) or you use Blogger: LISTEN UP!
I absolutely HATE commenting on Blogger blogs. Some of them have separate "view comment" links from "make comment" links. Dang it! When I have something to add, I don't want to figure out which I have to hit to actually start my comment. What's wrong with putting the comment entry fields right after the previous comments like normal people do? Also, have the comments open in a new window or have the entry, comments and comment field all in one like I do. I sometimes want to refer back to the original post (especially on Thursday Thirteen) and if I forget to open it in a new tab myself, I'm screwed.
If you do follow the maze and get your point out, then I always have to put in my blog info. Unless I want to use my blogger ID (which I don't), there is no mechanism to save the "other" info. I found this especially annoying during the Blogathon. There was so much I wanted to comment on, but refused to go through the whole proceedure each time.
If I have persevere long enough to get to this point and actually post the comment, I can't get back to original post easily. You have to hit the back button a couple of times and each time you get that annoying "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" message. Yes, I am sure, dammit! Just let me go away if I want. I've already posted my comment. Geez.
Of course, some of these gripes apply to other blog platforms, as well. Livejournal comes immediately to mind. Fortunately, I don't run across many LJ sites in my daily surfing. It seems like 2/3 of all the sites I go to are Blogger.
People complain that nobody ever comments on their blogs. Maybe it's time you take a look at the process your readers have to go through to leave one.
I absolutely HATE commenting on Blogger blogs. Some of them have separate "view comment" links from "make comment" links. Dang it! When I have something to add, I don't want to figure out which I have to hit to actually start my comment. What's wrong with putting the comment entry fields right after the previous comments like normal people do? Also, have the comments open in a new window or have the entry, comments and comment field all in one like I do. I sometimes want to refer back to the original post (especially on Thursday Thirteen) and if I forget to open it in a new tab myself, I'm screwed.
If you do follow the maze and get your point out, then I always have to put in my blog info. Unless I want to use my blogger ID (which I don't), there is no mechanism to save the "other" info. I found this especially annoying during the Blogathon. There was so much I wanted to comment on, but refused to go through the whole proceedure each time.
If I have persevere long enough to get to this point and actually post the comment, I can't get back to original post easily. You have to hit the back button a couple of times and each time you get that annoying "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" message. Yes, I am sure, dammit! Just let me go away if I want. I've already posted my comment. Geez.
Of course, some of these gripes apply to other blog platforms, as well. Livejournal comes immediately to mind. Fortunately, I don't run across many LJ sites in my daily surfing. It seems like 2/3 of all the sites I go to are Blogger.
People complain that nobody ever comments on their blogs. Maybe it's time you take a look at the process your readers have to go through to leave one.
Name: LaDonna
