Comments on: Do Blog Comments Have Value ? http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/ the mark cuban weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paul http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37718 Paul Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:18:09 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37718 It\'s a lot easier to moderate comments when you don\'t allow anonymous comments. But, reading some of the anonymous comments is sometimes worth a good laugh. It\’s a lot easier to moderate comments when you don\’t allow anonymous comments. But, reading some of the anonymous comments is sometimes worth a good laugh.

]]> By: Bill Burniece http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37713 Bill Burniece Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:35:31 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37713 The best way to moderate is simply not to.<br><br>You\'re going to get the nuts anyway so you might as well not waste time with them and allow them to establish their own pecking order. Works every time. :)<br><br><br><br> The best way to moderate is simply not to.

You\’re going to get the nuts anyway so you might as well not waste time with them and allow them to establish their own pecking order. Works every time. :)

]]> By: Thom http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37712 Thom Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:48:47 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37712 I\'ve actually struggled with this for some time and gone back and forth on it. On the one hand, I want to run a (reasonably) clean, family establishment here, on the other hand, it is the Internet after all and people are entitled to their opinions, no matter how bad they smell. <br><br>As to the value of comments, isn\'t that what \"social networking\" is all about? I know, blogs are really social networks (like MySpace and Facebook) but they are generally considered communities. Shouldn\'t communities dialog rather than monolog? I\'m no expert by any means and it\'s through the free exchange of ideas that we learn (wow, that sounds remarkably liberal for me!).<br><br>But just as in real-life, face to face conversation, I should be able to choose when to disengage when one of my community members becomes disrespectful or intentionally hurtful. One of the things we\'ve lost as we\'ve moved from real-space into cyber-space is the sense of simple manners that seems to exist more freely when we have to looks someone in the face. I should be no more willing to speak ill of someone or their ideas here that I should if we were meeting face to face.<br><br>At least that\'s how I see it.<br><br>- Thom I\’ve actually struggled with this for some time and gone back and forth on it. On the one hand, I want to run a (reasonably) clean, family establishment here, on the other hand, it is the Internet after all and people are entitled to their opinions, no matter how bad they smell.

As to the value of comments, isn\’t that what \”social networking\” is all about? I know, blogs are really social networks (like MySpace and Facebook) but they are generally considered communities. Shouldn\’t communities dialog rather than monolog? I\’m no expert by any means and it\’s through the free exchange of ideas that we learn (wow, that sounds remarkably liberal for me!).

But just as in real-life, face to face conversation, I should be able to choose when to disengage when one of my community members becomes disrespectful or intentionally hurtful. One of the things we\’ve lost as we\’ve moved from real-space into cyber-space is the sense of simple manners that seems to exist more freely when we have to looks someone in the face. I should be no more willing to speak ill of someone or their ideas here that I should if we were meeting face to face.

At least that\’s how I see it.

- Thom

]]> By: night club los angles - james http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37680 night club los angles - james Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:24:12 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37680 I LIKE READING THE COMMENTS, WHEN THEY ARE RELATIVE TO WHAT IS BEING BLOGGED ABOUT, THEY CAN BE VERY INFORMATIVE.<br> HATE COMMENTS ARE USUALLY GOOFY AND ARE USUALLY POSTED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOFY!<br> TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT USUALLY REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SUBJECT.<br> HALF THE FUN OF READING BLOGS IS TO READ COMMENTS AND SPOT THE GREAT COMMENTS AND LEARN FROM THEM! James I LIKE READING THE COMMENTS, WHEN THEY ARE RELATIVE TO WHAT IS BEING BLOGGED ABOUT, THEY CAN BE VERY INFORMATIVE.
HATE COMMENTS ARE USUALLY GOOFY AND ARE USUALLY POSTED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOOFY!
TO COMMENT ON ANY SUBJECT USUALLY REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
HALF THE FUN OF READING BLOGS IS TO READ COMMENTS AND SPOT THE GREAT COMMENTS AND LEARN FROM THEM! James

]]> By: Echo http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37707 Echo Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:17:56 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37707 I think blog is a place where people can talk,communicate,and of course, open up to all. I think blog is a place where people can talk,communicate,and of course, open up to all.

]]> By: Adam Gates http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37706 Adam Gates Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:09:37 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37706 Very little to none...<br><br>Miscommunication, misdirection, and idiots...<br><br>Your blog has some great insight, but your comments are always filled with brown nosers and haters.<br><br>Another blog I read \"Schneier on Security\" replaces the brown nosers and haters with idiots and people that wear tin foil hats.<br><br>A gaming forum I used to read was destroyed by online \"witch hunting\".<br><br>Everyone has an agenda. Very little to none…

Miscommunication, misdirection, and idiots…

Your blog has some great insight, but your comments are always filled with brown nosers and haters.

Another blog I read \”Schneier on Security\” replaces the brown nosers and haters with idiots and people that wear tin foil hats.

A gaming forum I used to read was destroyed by online \”witch hunting\”.

Everyone has an agenda.

]]> By: curtis k http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37705 curtis k Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:46:14 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37705 hey mark im a big fan of you show the benefactor. i have no money for presents to give my sister for christmas. if you could send me some spare change via paypal that would be kickass. hey mark im a big fan of you show the benefactor. i have no money for presents to give my sister for christmas. if you could send me some spare change via paypal that would be kickass.

]]> By: Brad http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37704 Brad Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:17:21 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37704 Well, I know plenty of blogs that moderate comments. None, censor dissenting opinions (even stong angry ones) unless comments are racist or intended to troll. Let people have their say, even if they disagree with you. Blogs I like, echo chambers... not so much. If you have a thin skin turn off the comments or don\'t blog.<br><br>I recommend that you take one of the last two options since you repeatedly remove comments that you don\'t like anyway. Well, I know plenty of blogs that moderate comments. None, censor dissenting opinions (even stong angry ones) unless comments are racist or intended to troll. Let people have their say, even if they disagree with you. Blogs I like, echo chambers… not so much. If you have a thin skin turn off the comments or don\’t blog.

I recommend that you take one of the last two options since you repeatedly remove comments that you don\’t like anyway.

]]> By: Caleb http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37699 Caleb Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:54:12 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37699 I think these guys have it figured out...<br>The StupidFilter Project<br><br>\"The solution we\'re creating is simple: an open-source filter software that can detect rampant stupidity in written English. we\'re collecting a ranked corpus of stupid text, gleaned from user comments on public websites and ranked on a five-point scale.\"<br><br><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/13/comment-stupidity-filter-on-its-way" rel="nofollow">http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/13/comment-stupidity-filter-on-its-way</a> I think these guys have it figured out…
The StupidFilter Project

\”The solution we\’re creating is simple: an open-source filter software that can detect rampant stupidity in written English. we\’re collecting a ranked corpus of stupid text, gleaned from user comments on public websites and ranked on a five-point scale.\”

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/13/comment-stupidity-filter-on-its-way

]]> By: KindAndThoughtful http://blogmaverick.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37698 KindAndThoughtful Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:15:42 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/do-blog-comments-have-value/#comment-37698 Blogs are a lot like television. About 10% of the content is of value...but in that 10% you may find genius.<br><br> Blogs are a lot like television. About 10% of the content is of value…but in that 10% you may find genius.

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