See, this is an example of why I think a response like "Read & enjoyed; thanks" would be useful. I don't have time during the week to create thoughtful responses. But I do enjoy the things I read during the week. *Aaaaand* I'm not going back to previously read stuff for thoughtful comment because on the weekend there is a flurry of new things to read.
So, like I did with this comment, it just sits here until I get time to unscreen it, as well as respond.
For a lot of the high-volume posters, this is not a problem - they get reaffirmation every day on every post because a lot of people with time are reading them and say something cogent at the time. For many of us low-volume posters, we post seldom, so not many people are reading us and we rarely get any response, cogent or otherwise. It feels a bit lonely. It feels like one should give it up.
But I like reading the posts of my low-volume posters as much as the high-volume posters, and so I want to indicate that I have read them and appreciated what they wrote - but we are back to my weekday constraint of no time for cogent replies.
And - people have been moaning that LiveJournal is fading into the mists as people abandon it for more responsive platforms. Well, then, let's bloody well get more responsive here, shall we, eh?
And really, if one is reading Livejournal, then extra comments (no matter the size) shouldn't take up more room, since the reader must request to see the comments - the posts scroll by with the comments tucked away.
Also, I doubt many of us are going to post "Read & enjoyed; thanks" on a high-volume poster's posts. We might; it could happen - and then LiveJournal will have more activity and be less moribund.
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So, like I did with this comment, it just sits here until I get time to unscreen it, as well as respond.
For a lot of the high-volume posters, this is not a problem - they get reaffirmation every day on every post because a lot of people with time are reading them and say something cogent at the time. For many of us low-volume posters, we post seldom, so not many people are reading us and we rarely get any response, cogent or otherwise. It feels a bit lonely. It feels like one should give it up.
But I like reading the posts of my low-volume posters as much as the high-volume posters, and so I want to indicate that I have read them and appreciated what they wrote - but we are back to my weekday constraint of no time for cogent replies.
And - people have been moaning that LiveJournal is fading into the mists as people abandon it for more responsive platforms. Well, then, let's bloody well get more responsive here, shall we, eh?
And really, if one is reading Livejournal, then extra comments (no matter the size) shouldn't take up more room, since the reader must request to see the comments - the posts scroll by with the comments tucked away.
Also, I doubt many of us are going to post "Read & enjoyed; thanks" on a high-volume poster's posts. We might; it could happen - and then LiveJournal will have more activity and be less moribund.