So I'm going on the assumption that most, if not all, bloggers yearn for comments.
I know I do, unless they're from the "wanna see dirty pictures? click here at www.pervsRus.com" folks. (Let's hope that's not a real web addy!)
So I enjoy giving comments almost as much as I enjoy receiving them.
But...
There's an elephant comment in the room.
And yes, I am going there.
Cuz I'm loony that way.
And I like peanuts just as much as the next elephant stomping out there.
Here it is.
WHY MUST YOU PLACE THE COMMENT WIDGET AT THE TOP OF YOUR POSTS?
Yes, it deserves a well-screeched scream.
Hence, I gave you one.
Now let me fill you in a little not-so-well-known fact about bloggers.
Some of us, if not all, are lazy.
So we read and scroll all the way through your post or pics and we're having a handy dandy good time and the comment light-bulb flashes, "Oh, I've gotta write this comment!" And then...
Where are the damn comments?
They're not there.
Oh, I know.
They're at the TOP of the post.
Gah.
So now I've got to scroll all the way back up to the top of the post and by the time I get there... that wonderful, witty, hilarious comment?
Gone.
So do yourselves and a loon a favor: keep the comments where they naturally belong, where they look best, and most importantly, where they are the most easily accessed: THE BOTTOM!
There.
And.
You're most welcome.
Oh, and don't forget to leave a comment.
They follow at the BOTTOM of this post.
It's a lovely thang.
B.S. No comments were harmed, deleted or edited during the production of this post. Oh and, no elephants were harmed either.
16 comments:
:D just what I needed for the quirky wind down this morning! And I love just where your comment window is… you have made me doubt for second where is mine… :D
As long as people turn those word verifications off then I have no problem writing comments!
Love the post! Unfortunately, I tripped over the elephant on my way to comment ;p Have a great day!
You're looking for comments on your bottom? Okay, nice bottom Quirks.
Maybe they want you to scroll up and potentially click on their ads?
Ha! Not gonna happen.
Comments are a tricky thing. Finding where to place the comment is part of the challenge but I agree that those word verifications are the worst.
Scrolling back up is a pain, and really a pain if the post sucked in the first place, then you have to go all the way to the top. It is not any better in reverse.....
I agree with you about comments being on the bottom, but as a guy I always prefer being on top.
I hate those "at the top" comments. I usually end up leaving a comment on the post I'm reading..........then realize I left it on yesterday's post!
I agree! And also for the love of God people, puh-leeze get rid of those time-consuming, dastardly word verification thingies.
Thank you for your service, Quirky!
I'm with you, Quirks, but am confused by commenter Stephen Hayes. "As a guy" he always prefers being on top? Where does he prefer to be as a gal? Because as a gal, I kinda prefer it up there as well. Come and get me, TMI police.
Some folks prefer being in the middle.
(I'm not saying me, specifically. Just some folks.)
Hmmmmmmmmmm. Your comments section is veering dangerously close to porno territory. Sorry about that.
On Wordpress they default to the top. I have no idea how to move them to the bottom. I just have to remember that Blogger is on the bottom and WP is on the top. I'm kinda used to it now. Sorry I go against your grain. LOL
I had to leave a comment, just because its a comment :)
miss ya!
I want to give everybody an opportunity to comment, so I also try (and I do mean TRY) to have a comment link in my feed so those who get my feed can comment. BUT I notice that the link is just not there (DAMN you Feedburner)
I left a comment about responding to comments at the end of your comment post, and now it's gone. Any comment?
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