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TipsforLeavingaGoodBlogComment-
ByBillFerriter(@plugusin)
Thebestblogsaretrulyinteractive—withuserslisteningandrespondingtooneanother.Theyaresuperinterestingdigitalconversations!Highlyaccomplishedcommentersareconstantlythinkingwhileinteractingwithotherswhoareleavingcomments.Theycometotheconversationwithanopenmind,willingtoreconsidertheirownpositions—andwillingtochallengethenotionsofothers.Blogcommentingrequiresuserstodeveloptheskillsthatactivethinkersbringtoanylearningexperience.ThefollowingtipsforblogcommentersareadaptedfromthecollectiveworkofKellyGallagher,MattCopelandandProjectCRISS:Tobeanactiveblogcommenter,startbycarefullyreadingtheoriginalpostandthenworkingyourwaythroughthecommentsthathavebeenleftbyothers.Whileviewingthecommentsthathavebeenaddedbyotherusers,youshould:
Gatherfacts:
Jotdownthingsthatareinterestingandnewtoyou.
MakeConnections:
Relateandcomparethingsyouarehearingtothingsyoualreadyknow
AskQuestions:
Whataboutthecommentsthathavealreadybeenmadeisconfusingtoyou?Whatdon'tyouunderstand?Howwillyoufindtheanswer?RememberthattherewillALWAYSbequestionsinanactivethinker'smind.
GiveOpinions:
Makejudgmentsaboutwhatyouareviewingandhearing.Doyouagree?Doyoudisagree?Like?Dislike?Doyousupportoropposeanythingthatyouhaveheardorseen?Why?Usethefollowingsentencestarterstoshapeyourthoughtsandcommentswhileviewingorparticipatinginblogconversations.Commentsbasedonthesekindsofstatementsmakeblogconversationsinteractiveandengaging.
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