Wednesday, July 11, 2007

To comment or not to comment?? - that is the question

I have discovered my tactlessness or unthinkingness in what I'm saying is applicable to my blog commenting also. Twice, I have put down what I think are perfectly innocent comments on blogs that I like and read regularly - and have practically created like the cold war era on the internet.

First: I read friend's blog which was faintly philosophical and to which person had commented about how the style did not suit him - so I commented that I liked it and in response to the above comment [which I did not write actually], I said philosophical is ok as long as people don't go on and on about it. However friend reacted badly and said that is how he feels to which I had to further explain myself which resulted in around 7-8 comments to no purpose bcoz I can't seem to phrase myself properly or attribute retorts to correct people [ since it's not nice to be randomly rude to guest on other people's blogs!!]

Second: I reached this blog site through work colleague and found it extremely funny since constantly doing movie reviews etc - music also but I find the movie bits relevant! anyway today, for some reason saw pics of furniture, with descriptors and prices! basically stuff for sale!! so totally blown away by this concept - commented that had never seen that before - stuff for sale in a blog and being too lazy to sign in, chose anonymous option! got immediate annoyed response: @ anonymous, it is not stuff for sale only. So....I went back and checked post and it was stuff for sale so asked how is it not?? apparently, the blog is not about stuff for sale, it has other options and only that post was. So ended up apologising again for a comment that was nt intended to be rude or deprecating.

Third incident also: Was shouted at for revealing friend's identity while leaving comment on her blog.

Lesson from life: I must not leave comments on blogs.

Maybe if I write this 100 times on the blackboard, it will be more effective.

  1. I must not leave comments on blogs
  2. I must not leave comments on blogs
  3. I must not leave comments on blogs......

5 comments:

Brian Dsouza said...

:) ...aaw ...you can always leave comments on mine..no offense taken ever in past or present :)

Anonymous said...

Oh! keep commenting.. I foud your blog from your comment on Meenakshi Reddy's "The Compulsive Confessor", so see! It helps to comment.

The Bride said...

Ouff! You must not not comment... But I know what you mean. I do tend to dither over comments because your comment is coming out of nowhere and if there's anything remotely critical people get very defensive. That doesn't mean you shouldn't be critical.

I think for friends blogs, if there's a misunderstanding just get on msn or email and clear up like you did last time ;) For people you dont know - just leave one comment in explanation and then disappear for some time.

Anonymous comments are very anonying though. They just irritate me on sitght.

Anonymous said...

i see u are badly behaved on the internet also.......... how u like this!!!!!!

Arun Nair said...

OK, First of all: Comments from Anonymous dudes (in your case otherwise) is quite annoying (the bride is right).

Next: I am happy to see comments cos' I rarely get them. :-)

Finally: Thank you for finding the blog interesting. Hope to amuse you further with my thoughts - also please keep visiting. And plz to be commenting.

I figured you are from my former company. Anybody Shridhar hires can't be bad. Well... hmm. OK, minus Anarkali.

Rest I shall understand from AS and DF.

Tuh Tah