Comments on: Toward a comprehensive set of expectations for commenters http://www.writinghurts.com/2008/10/12/toward-expectations-for-commenters/ Media as a contact sport Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A. J. Mahler http://www.writinghurts.com/2008/10/12/toward-expectations-for-commenters/comment-page-1/#comment-105 A. J. Mahler Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:10:14 +0000 http://www.writinghurts.com/?p=58#comment-105 Jamie, My favorite way to summarize being a good netizen is to refer to the Rotary Four Way Test. From Rotray International Site: The Four-Way Test In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test, a code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions: Of the things we think, say or do 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Jamie,

My favorite way to summarize being a good netizen is to refer to the Rotary Four Way Test. From Rotray International Site:

The Four-Way Test

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test, a code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:

Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

]]> By: Darcy at LWM3B http://www.writinghurts.com/2008/10/12/toward-expectations-for-commenters/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Darcy at LWM3B Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:51:05 +0000 http://www.writinghurts.com/?p=58#comment-101 I wrote about comments in the general blogosphere not long ago. I'm surprised by the number of hoops some commenters have to jump through to leave a thought. I feel that if a blog/site wants feedback, they need to make leaving a comment easy. I despise difficult to read word verifications and the delayed gratification in moderated comments. I find it's harder to leave comments across platforms. Xanga for example - can ya' make any harder? Homeschool Blogger. Same. But leaving them on Blogger if you're a Blogger blogger? Super easy. I've got a lot of blogs and only a little time. So I only leave comments when... ...it's easy. I wrote about comments in the general blogosphere not long ago. I’m surprised by the number of hoops some commenters have to jump through to leave a thought.

I feel that if a blog/site wants feedback, they need to make leaving a comment easy. I despise difficult to read word verifications and the delayed gratification in moderated comments.

I find it’s harder to leave comments across platforms. Xanga for example – can ya’ make any harder? Homeschool Blogger. Same. But leaving them on Blogger if you’re a Blogger blogger? Super easy.

I’ve got a lot of blogs and only a little time. So I only leave comments when…

…it’s easy.

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