Thing #4 - Why Commenting is Important

Commenting on people's blogs creates a sense of community because you are interacting with one another. You are communicating your thoughts, opinions, feedback, advice and so on. Sometimes it is the most interaction people have with each other. I believe a community is a place where you feel at ease and comfortable with your neighbors. Although we are not in physical proximity we are virtual neighbors. This is a place where we can all share whatever is on our minds, whether it is seeking help, asking for other perspectives, or just looking to chat and be apart of something bigger than ourselves.

A very important point I picked from one of the blogging sights was to be kind. It is okay if you have different opinions, but there is a right way of expressing your thoughts. This person spoke of Darth Vader - the person who tries to destroy the spirits of bloggers (especially new ones). There is no reason to take out your aggression and hostility on fellow bloggers. I truly believe in expressing yourself and any opinions you may have, but you can have different opinions without being negative. Debates are a fabulous interaction that I personally thrive on and think is a great thing. Another excellent point is to make sure that your comments are heartfelt and meaningful. I only comment if I have something to really say. I don't waste my time or the bloggers time by posting meaningless words. I want to contribute to the topic is some way. For example, I was having a very difficult time with setting up my blog. Someone said they were too, that made me feel better because I knew I wasn't alone. It's always nice to know that someone is going through the same thing as I am.

I commented on akkettle and watson wisdom. I chose these two blogs to comment on because we have different takes on blogs and other technology. I think it's always important to look at other views and see how it compares to my own. Akkettle is an up-to-date on technology person where I tend to sit back and observe rather than jump in. I've never been very good at staying on top of technology. I agreed with her that high school students are all over technology. Most of them tend to have the latest trendy equipment such as iPods, iPhones or they are all over facebook, myspace, and twitter. I also briefly mentioned a paperless society that would eventually come into play.Watson wisdom said she doesn't usually comment on other people's blog, but was going to start. In this aspect, I always have something to say. It was interesting to see why someone doesn't comment verses why they do. I picked these two blogs because I felt comfortable enough to engage myself and add my opinions or comments.

Two other sites that I am interest in are wordpress.com (blogs about high school) and moviedearestblogspot.com. I have not interacted on these sites yet, but I intend to. I choose these two sites because I am going to be a high school English teacher and I think it's important for me to see what debates or problems are going. The more educated I am on topics the better I will prepared. The movie one is for my passion about movies, particularly Hilary Swank. I absolutely love movies (I have a collection of over 500 dvds) and I believe in the movies Swank does. She promotes the positive image of women and think she is a huge role model for women and teenagers.

Update: I have been posting on Sylvia's, Morgan's and Cynthia's blogs.