A good discussion between the readers of Life in the Grove and the weblog authors is vital to building an effective on-line community. We suggest you take Lifehacker’s guide to weblog comments to heart. Here’s a summary.
- Stay on topic.
- Contribute new information to the discussion.
- Don’t comment for the sake of commenting.
- Know when to comment publicly and when to e-mail privately.
- Remember that nobody likes a know-it-all.
- Make the tone of your message clear.
- Own your comment.
- Be succinct.
- Cite your sources with links or inline quoting.
- Be courteous.
- Don’t post when you’re angry, upset, or emotional.
- Do not feed or tease the trolls (those who purposely try to agitate and divide the community).
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