Comments on: Comments: valuable contributions or ramblings of the inebriated homeless? http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Surprise: Another journalist hates the blogosphere http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-166957 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Surprise: Another journalist hates the blogosphere Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:43:16 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-166957 [...] website. While I’ve written about this topic fairly extensively before (see here, here, and here in particular), a few of her points - all centered around the negative effect blogs are having on [...] [...] website. While I’ve written about this topic fairly extensively before (see here, here, and here in particular), a few of her points – all centered around the negative effect blogs are having on [...]

]]> By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Wikinomics Roundup: Week in Review http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-153220 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Wikinomics Roundup: Week in Review Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:12:54 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-153220 [...] Be sure to read on (and comment!) @ Comments: Valuable contributions of ramblings of the inebriated homeless [...] [...] Be sure to read on (and comment!) @ Comments: Valuable contributions of ramblings of the inebriated homeless [...]

]]> By: Andy Warren http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-150619 Andy Warren Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:06:11 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-150619 No comment No comment

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-150379 Chris Brogan... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:56:40 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-150379 Comments have become the best part of my blog. It makes me angry and fist-raising at RSS, because comments aren't part of the back and forth that gets captured via RSS. I read this post, but what if I didn't read Jude's comment? I'd miss the next evolution of the story. The story doesn't stop at the end of the post. That's why Jeff Jarvis and Rafat Ali get to blog almost daily about newspapers falling off. We've discovered the next step. They just don't know how to get rich off it yet. I love your thoughts on my blog as well as on your own. Thanks for the kind words. Comments have become the best part of my blog. It makes me angry and fist-raising at RSS, because comments aren’t part of the back and forth that gets captured via RSS. I read this post, but what if I didn’t read Jude’s comment? I’d miss the next evolution of the story.

The story doesn’t stop at the end of the post. That’s why Jeff Jarvis and Rafat Ali get to blog almost daily about newspapers falling off.

We’ve discovered the next step. They just don’t know how to get rich off it yet.

I love your thoughts on my blog as well as on your own. Thanks for the kind words.

]]> By: Jude Fiorillo http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-150093 Jude Fiorillo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:35:24 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-150093 I agree absolutely that the greater the scale, the greater the volume of poor comments. I believe that the proportional number of poor comments increases with size, because greater scale normally results in more opportunities for disagreement, which can otherwise derail comments into flame wars. I would take your 'topic area' thought a step further and say that it's the demographic that plays a large part in the quality of comments. Consider for example, who might read this blog, compared to say, YouTube (some of the worst comments on the Internet). Although topic area may be an indicator of who the demographic is at a broad level (e.g. sports: male), it would not identify the demographic specifically (e.g. I bet male teens post less engaging comments than male 30 somethings). An interesting discussion to be sure. I agree absolutely that the greater the scale, the greater the volume of poor comments. I believe that the proportional number of poor comments increases with size, because greater scale normally results in more opportunities for disagreement, which can otherwise derail comments into flame wars.

I would take your ‘topic area’ thought a step further and say that it’s the demographic that plays a large part in the quality of comments. Consider for example, who might read this blog, compared to say, YouTube (some of the worst comments on the Internet). Although topic area may be an indicator of who the demographic is at a broad level (e.g. sports: male), it would not identify the demographic specifically (e.g. I bet male teens post less engaging comments than male 30 somethings).

An interesting discussion to be sure.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/15/comments-valuable-contributions-or-ramblings-of-the-inebriated-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-150072 Tony Hung Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:26:52 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-150072 Nice post -- I like your idea that comments can be nuanced, and it may be a function of the topic or niche at hand. My feeling is that comments are what you make of it, and in turn proportional to the kind of community that the blog owner has fostered. Plus, there's nothing wrong with moderating them as you see fit; moderation encourages the interesting and noteworthy contributions, while discouraging the ones that sound like they're from the inebriated mouth-breathing masses. cheers t @ dji Nice post — I like your idea that comments can be nuanced, and it may be a function of the topic or niche at hand.

My feeling is that comments are what you make of it, and in turn proportional to the kind of community that the blog owner has fostered.

Plus, there’s nothing wrong with moderating them as you see fit; moderation encourages the interesting and noteworthy contributions, while discouraging the ones that sound like they’re from the inebriated mouth-breathing masses.

cheers
t @ dji

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