Comments on: My site got shot by Men With Pens! http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/ When you need some destuckification. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Havi Brooks http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-171 Havi Brooks Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:34:29 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-171 @James & Harry (aka Men With Pens), right on. Thanks for the feedback on the feedback on the feedback. This might give an entirely new meaning to the phrase "feedback loop" ... that would be terrible. I should erase that. Anyway, you guys are the awesomest. @Kathy Whoah, I was unclear. Again. Sorry! The thing I was working on was the situation when you've arrived at the blog and are scrolling down the page of posts. On a post where there is no comments, there was this tiny "comment away!" hidden next to the categories. Now it has its own line and is much more noticeable. However, just realized that if there ARE comments, it just says "6 comments" or whatever and you're supposed to figure out that this means join the conversation. So back to the code on that. And when you follow a link directly to a specific post, you get the standard "Leave a Reply" below the other comments ... @Girlpie Mwah! Thank you. And will think about if/how I can implement your suggestion. I laugh when I think about those super-popular blogs where you "have to" wade through say, 70 comments. I always feel a tiny bit guilty for not reading them all. Is there a word for that? I mean, for not wanting to read everyone else's comments and then feeling guilty about that? Comment complex? @James & Harry (aka Men With Pens), right on. Thanks for the feedback on the feedback on the feedback.

This might give an entirely new meaning to the phrase “feedback loop” … that would be terrible. I should erase that.

Anyway, you guys are the awesomest.

@Kathy
Whoah, I was unclear. Again. Sorry!

The thing I was working on was the situation when you’ve arrived at the blog and are scrolling down the page of posts.

On a post where there is no comments, there was this tiny “comment away!” hidden next to the categories. Now it has its own line and is much more noticeable.

However, just realized that if there ARE comments, it just says “6 comments” or whatever and you’re supposed to figure out that this means join the conversation.

So back to the code on that.

And when you follow a link directly to a specific post, you get the standard “Leave a Reply” below the other comments …

@Girlpie Mwah! Thank you.

And will think about if/how I can implement your suggestion. I laugh when I think about those super-popular blogs where you “have to” wade through say, 70 comments. I always feel a tiny bit guilty for not reading them all.

Is there a word for that? I mean, for not wanting to read everyone else’s comments and then feeling guilty about that? Comment complex?

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-169 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:46:20 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-169 Just a quick note - we drive by at the blog owner's request and never by random choice, keyword search or happening through via a link. That's how we ended up shooting up Havi's blog - she asked :) Just a quick note - we drive by at the blog owner’s request and never by random choice, keyword search or happening through via a link.

That’s how we ended up shooting up Havi’s blog - she asked :)

]]> By: GirlPie http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-168 GirlPie Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:42:15 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-168 Lovely idea for a series (although I suggest that maybe a portion of your first-time visitors may know a bit more about you and what to expect than MWP did because they either used keywords to find you, or read about you with a link like I did (IttyBiz), or are some other once-removed-but-not-from-another-planet type visitor.) Not that MWP are from another planet. Although, now that I think about it... Am thrilled to be learning from your learning; especially that COMMENT/REPLY request. I see it here at the end of the comments... might I ask if it'd be kosher to also add it to the end of your post -- in case someone just MUST reply before reading your comments... or is that rude? (I always read all the comments, first!) Or maybe it's only showing below the comments because it's still the featured post? Anyway -- looking forward to seeing what you share -- thanks so much, where do we chip in on that $30 fee you paid for our take-aways? Lovely idea for a series (although I suggest that maybe a portion of your first-time visitors may know a bit more about you and what to expect than MWP did because they either used keywords to find you, or read about you with a link like I did (IttyBiz), or are some other once-removed-but-not-from-another-planet type visitor.)

Not that MWP are from another planet. Although, now that I think about it…

Am thrilled to be learning from your learning; especially that COMMENT/REPLY request. I see it here at the end of the comments… might I ask if it’d be kosher to also add it to the end of your post — in case someone just MUST reply before reading your comments… or is that rude? (I always read all the comments, first!) Or maybe it’s only showing below the comments because it’s still the featured post?

Anyway — looking forward to seeing what you share — thanks so much, where do we chip in on that $30 fee you paid for our take-aways?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-166 Kathy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:50:20 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-166 P.S. The irony that I'm leaving a comment about being stuck on the De-stuckification expert's blog about not being able to find your LEAVE A COMMENT thingy is not lost on me. *cough* P.S. The irony that I’m leaving a comment about being stuck on the De-stuckification expert’s blog about not being able to find your LEAVE A COMMENT thingy is not lost on me. *cough*

]]> By: Kathy http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-165 Kathy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-165 Love the post, love the idea, love Men With Pens -- and I just spent at least 4 minutes scrutinizing every inch of your blog trying to find the above referenced LEAVE A COMMENT thingy. Of course, I KNOW how to leave a comment, cuz I'm also a blogger, so here's my comment. But it's making me crazy and totally messing with my inner smarty girl that I can't find the frickin' LEAVE A COMMENT thingy. Pls point out the obvious so I can stop obsessing. Love the post, love the idea, love Men With Pens — and I just spent at least 4 minutes scrutinizing every inch of your blog trying to find the above referenced LEAVE A COMMENT thingy.

Of course, I KNOW how to leave a comment, cuz I’m also a blogger, so here’s my comment. But it’s making me crazy and totally messing with my inner smarty girl that I can’t find the frickin’ LEAVE A COMMENT thingy.

Pls point out the obvious so I can stop obsessing.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-164 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:45:14 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-164 Woot! This was the best review, the coolest post (hey, all about me!) and the neatest thing to read today. No one has ever critiqued our critiqued, and I'm going to be stuck on your series until they're done. We truly enjoy the outside perspective and this is very, very coolness. Cheers, Havi! Woot! This was the best review, the coolest post (hey, all about me!) and the neatest thing to read today.

No one has ever critiqued our critiqued, and I’m going to be stuck on your series until they’re done. We truly enjoy the outside perspective and this is very, very coolness.

Cheers, Havi!

]]> By: Harrison McLeod http://www.fluentself.com/blog/biggification/my-site-got-shot/#comment-162 Harrison McLeod Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:19:34 +0000 http://www.fluentself.com/?p=100#comment-162 Wow! Knock my socks off now, why don't you? Excellent post and I'm so pleased to see you're taking our advice to heart! Can't wait to see the rest of the series. Wow! Knock my socks off now, why don’t you? Excellent post and I’m so pleased to see you’re taking our advice to heart!

Can’t wait to see the rest of the series.

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