Comments on: Bitdepth Year 6 http://bitdepth.org/2008/05/19/bitdepth-year-6/ widening the web Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:35:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris http://bitdepth.org/2008/05/19/bitdepth-year-6/#comment-182 Chris Mon, 19 May 2008 18:50:22 +0000 http://bitdepth.org/?p=365#comment-182 The conversation is great and I do like the flexibility of comment-reply emails. Flickr originally was supposed to be a multiplayer online gaming system called "Game Neverending" which is why the extension they use is .gne and there was a chat system that didn't continue when the focus shifted to photos. Human contact is great and that's what it's all about. We'll definitely have a beer, share camera dorkiness and talk films one of these days! The conversation is great and I do like the flexibility of comment-reply emails.

Flickr originally was supposed to be a multiplayer online gaming system called “Game Neverending” which is why the extension they use is .gne and there was a chat system that didn’t continue when the focus shifted to photos. Human contact is great and that’s what it’s all about.

We’ll definitely have a beer, share camera dorkiness and talk films one of these days!

]]> By: Reese http://bitdepth.org/2008/05/19/bitdepth-year-6/#comment-181 Reese Mon, 19 May 2008 18:43:22 +0000 http://bitdepth.org/?p=365#comment-181 Ha... the whole reason for why I blog is to initiate a conversation between people, either between myself and a reader, or between readers. Comments are the way to get this done, and handy features like comment-reply emails and such are the best way to get it started. It's funny... I do the same thing on Flickr, but recently discovered that other people did not see Flickr for that use. I'm not sure if that's what Flickr's initial intention was, but a lot of people use it as a way to record ongoing comment conversations. I always tend to keep an eye out for people who reply to their comments and give them a little more of a chance, even if I don't initially like their site. A little human contact goes a long way, right!! After all, I suppose that we're all just people looking to connect with someone else out there in some way, whether through online or in real life. One of these days, we'll connect in real life and grab a beer at a pub, share camera dorkiness, and talk films. Ha… the whole reason for why I blog is to initiate a conversation between people, either between myself and a reader, or between readers. Comments are the way to get this done, and handy features like comment-reply emails and such are the best way to get it started.

It’s funny… I do the same thing on Flickr, but recently discovered that other people did not see Flickr for that use. I’m not sure if that’s what Flickr’s initial intention was, but a lot of people use it as a way to record ongoing comment conversations. I always tend to keep an eye out for people who reply to their comments and give them a little more of a chance, even if I don’t initially like their site. A little human contact goes a long way, right!! After all, I suppose that we’re all just people looking to connect with someone else out there in some way, whether through online or in real life.

One of these days, we’ll connect in real life and grab a beer at a pub, share camera dorkiness, and talk films.

]]> By: Chris http://bitdepth.org/2008/05/19/bitdepth-year-6/#comment-180 Chris Mon, 19 May 2008 17:28:21 +0000 http://bitdepth.org/?p=365#comment-180 Thanks Reese! It's hard to fit all of the online parts together to construct someone's identity. I think that I can configure things a bit differently with the comments and you can subscribe to a feed of a comment that you've left, but it's not the same as getting email when it's updated. But it's a lot better for me since I didn't haven't any comments on the site before. I haven't really spent a lot of time diving deep into WordPress yet, but I want to balance out the time I spend in the back room of the site and the time I spent out in public! Thanks Reese!
It’s hard to fit all of the online parts together to construct someone’s identity.
I think that I can configure things a bit differently with the comments and you can subscribe to a feed of a comment that you’ve left, but it’s not the same as getting email when it’s updated. But it’s a lot better for me since I didn’t haven’t any comments on the site before.
I haven’t really spent a lot of time diving deep into WordPress yet, but I want to balance out the time I spend in the back room of the site and the time I spent out in public!

]]> By: Reese http://bitdepth.org/2008/05/19/bitdepth-year-6/#comment-179 Reese Mon, 19 May 2008 17:18:24 +0000 http://bitdepth.org/?p=365#comment-179 I'm glad that you are writing more on here. I enjoy reading your posts and seeing what you've been up to in blog form. I like 43T, but the entries are so short that I find it difficult to really piece together people's lives. I guess I'm just a lazy reader, when it comes down to it. It's funny that you like Wordpress for the comment features when I really find it not to be handled so well. There's no reply button on the blog. I'm used to blogs that allow you to reply via a link that will both post it to your blog and also email the original commenter. I've been doing double-duty since switching to WP and posting replies and also emailing the person through my account. Turns out that I miss a lot of comment replies since not many other people go through the motions of replying this way. Oh well... I guess one day all the services will have better comment handling, but for now I just come back and check to see if someone replied. I’m glad that you are writing more on here. I enjoy reading your posts and seeing what you’ve been up to in blog form. I like 43T, but the entries are so short that I find it difficult to really piece together people’s lives. I guess I’m just a lazy reader, when it comes down to it.

It’s funny that you like Wordpress for the comment features when I really find it not to be handled so well. There’s no reply button on the blog. I’m used to blogs that allow you to reply via a link that will both post it to your blog and also email the original commenter. I’ve been doing double-duty since switching to WP and posting replies and also emailing the person through my account. Turns out that I miss a lot of comment replies since not many other people go through the motions of replying this way. Oh well… I guess one day all the services will have better comment handling, but for now I just come back and check to see if someone replied.

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