Comments on: #1 Most Important Thing… About Guestbooks

By: MrLewisSmile

MrLewisSmile — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:22:23 +0000

I agree completely!

I still remember the first comment I got on one of my lenses. I said out loud: “Wow! A REAL PERSON read my lens!”

By: Alexkazam

Alexkazam — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:40:40 +0000

In some ways comments are like currency- when you are new and have no comments you’re more likely to accept poor comments and as your lenses grow in lensrank which attracts more comments you can afford to be more selective.

I have a plexo on one of my lenses where I have to weed out irrelevant links with people simplying spamming their links. I do, however, allow more relevant links in.

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:42:22 +0000

Hope I am not too late to join in this discussion which was in October. I have only recently started posting lenses on Squidoo, and every time I get a comment I am still momentarily thrilled as it means someone somewhere in the world has seen fit to read my production and tell me that they have done so. Some of the comments might be as bland as vanilla icecream on a white plate, but they are mine, all mine. I haven’t really received all that many, and I must confess it has crossed my mind that, if I do eventually receive a string of comments, I might delete the less meaty ones. I’m still waiting for a rude one, so that I can respond with acerbic wit and heap contumily on the abuser’s virtual head.

By: MrLewisSmile

MrLewisSmile — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:27:25 +0000

Opinion seems divided!

thefluffanutta’s last comment sums up the issue I think:

“Don’t get my wrong – I like to receive comments on lenses that let me know people have visited and liked them. I read and appreciate every one.

That doesn’t mean I have to publish them all on the lens though…”

Some comments are for YOU to see, some are for the world to see.

By: Mickie G

Mickie G — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:29:09 +0000

I usually try to have a question or a leading remark in my “guestbooks”. Sometimes it really bugs me that visitors do not read the intro to it and do not make a comment that applies. Still, I know that group leaders are really busy and I appreciate it when they take the time to leave a short message.

Right now, unfortunately, not enough people leave comments on all my lenses for me to worry about deleting.

By: thefluffanutta

thefluffanutta — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:55:05 +0000

Don’t get my wrong – I like to receive comments on lenses that let me know people have visited and liked them. I read and appreciate every one.

That doesn’t mean I have to publish them all on the lens though…

thefluffanutta

By: Barbara Radisavljevic

Barbara Radisavljevic — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:39:33 +0000

Many of us belong to groups on Ning and are often asked to visit and rate lenses by other group members. Sometimes I read several in a row and I know others do the same. Sometimes these are lenses I would never otherwise visit about topics I have little interest in, but I do want the lensmaster to know I was there and took the time to read it, even if I can’t think of a lot to say about it. I do try to say something unique, but sometimes if it’s really late, my brain just isn’t working any more. I think this is probably the case with others as well. Although I wish a generic commenter might have said something more specific, I would not delete such a comment. I think I’ve only deleted one comment, and it was pure spam. I appreciate knowing who visits my pages, even if they don’t say a lot, and someone who rates and leaves without commenting leaves me in the dark as to who was there.

By: patinkc

patinkc — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:13:00 +0000

Thanks for this conversation. I am one of those that leaves short notes sometimes. I will make more effort from now on to add to the conversation. Many times I just want the lensmaster to know that I appreciate their work. In that case, it’s just for them and ok if they delete. If I have featured their lens on one of my lenses, or if I have lensrolled their lens to my lens, I like to let them know.

I really hate the messages that says “please visit and rate my lens xxxx”.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:36:14 +0000

Tim Ferris gives instructions for his readers. Here is what swiped from one of his blog posts on his blog http://www.fourhourworkweek.com

(Comment Rules: Remember what Fonzie was like? Cool. That’s how we’re gonna be — cool. Critical is fine, but if you’re rude, we’ll delete your stuff. Please do not put your URL in the comment text and please use your PERSONAL name or initials and not your business name, as the latter comes off like spam. Have fun and thanks for adding to the conversation!)

By: Cherylk

Cherylk — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:50:48 +0000

thefluffanutta has a point. I do try to make my comments specific to the lens but I also do read the lenses so it’s not difficult. So how do you generate quality comments from others?