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what types of posts are you most likely to leave a comment on? sometimes i want to comment more or receive more comments but who knows how that works? (like really, do you know? tell me so i learn)
i like commenting on
sometimes i’m like dang wish i was a gamer so i could talk to ppl abt gamer stuff but that could apply to any interest that lots of ppl are engaged in that i know nothing abt
I'm most inclined to reply to posts actively soliciting comments (like this one) but appreciate comments on anything I post. I think things I'm least likely to leave comments on are just off the cuff memes or whatever but I try and comment on art if I share it and on personal posts if I have something relevant
That makes sense, especially if I’m seeing a post that isn't soliciting comments directly i might not think to think of anything to say.
I don't comment here often, but I'm generally interested in discussions of site features and metacommentary, like this. Comment rates involve a mix of social and structural factors, I figure -- and like I discussed on that linked post, I think Cohost comment threads currently introduce more friction than they have to, just by intending too much per comment. I think this makes people more likely to go make their own post than continue a comment thread for long.
Setting that stuff aside though, for me the decision to comment is also influenced by my impressions of the original poster. I'm okay with writing comments for strangers (obviously), but if the original post sounds really snide or aggressive, I'd rather just not deal with it. There's a fine line to walk here because I'm interested to engage with posts I disagree with, and at the same time, I want a reasonable expectation that people won't just hiss at me.
Like Donnie said, it's also easier to reply to posts if they've got some kind of prompt or question. Besides overt prompts like this one, I can also approach a post like an implicit prompt if it's about trying to solve a problem or identify a pattern, in which case, I can offer suggestions or additional examples.
One other thing that comes to mind... if I'm weighing whether to reply to a post, it can be discouraging to see that all other existing comments on the post have gone unanswered. Not that I expect anyone to be online 24/7 or reply to everything, of course. I just mean that if someone is interested in comments, I'd expect them to show as much by participating in the conversation. I'm not as inclined to leave a comment if I expect to be ignored.
Read your comment on the post you linked and you’re right about the indentations of comments making it kinda impossible for conversations to keep going after a certain point.
And I agree that certain tone or aggressive vibes will deter me from leaving a comment on someone’s post, but I usually won’t comment on someone’s post if I disagree- just tends not to be the kind of experience I wish to cultivate here since it’s just too easy for people who don’t know each other or have any investment in each other’s well being to get into an argument online. If someone is saying something I don’t understand on the other hand, i will and have commented for clarification even if I don’t ultimately agree with them I appreciate the clarity.
And yeah comment replies are nice and I try to practice that on my posts but don’t usually expect it from other people.
