Comments on: Looking for your opinion

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Mon, 01 May 2006 17:26:26 +0000

Given this is the net, I do wonder what cultural, age or other forces come into play. That’s interesting, I think my email is around 50-50 and receive email from females hesitant to speak publically in comments. Like many of us they indicate that they don’t feel like fighting in a comment thread over various topics.

The biggest difficulty I’ve faced as a blogger is anger on evangelical blogs in the US - I think some of that is cultural misunderstanding and some may reflect the topic. However, I don’t believe the anger reflects the norm on any reasonable level.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 01 May 2006 17:11:43 +0000

I think I have more male commenters on my blog than female, but I also have another gender specific phenomenon which grows out of blogging. I have received a number of private emails from my blog - usually follow up questions or longer observations - which to date have been (as far as I can tell) almost entirely from females.

I’m not sure if this indicates a gender preference for style of communcation.

By: Billb

Billb — Mon, 01 May 2006 16:26:34 +0000

It seems to me that “a healthy comment section” grows out of posts that touch on the core issues of life and / or the challenges of living in relationship with others.

By: Bene D

Bene D — Mon, 01 May 2006 05:17:10 +0000

Not sure what measurement you use for big time blogger - thanks for the link. What would you attitribute a healthy comment section to?

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 01 May 2006 00:30:10 +0000

Though I am not a big-time blogger, I have been looking in on one particular blog for some time now that seems to have decent balance of male/female readers/commenters. You might want to take a look-see at this site: http://www.preachermike.com. God bless!

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:49:45 +0000

I wonder what factors come into play with blog comments and whether they are measurable (or need to be). There are bloggers by the nature of their personality who have a remarkable ability to draw others out.

I wonder what factors we are dealing with for conversation online that extend beyond one issue or either/or.

And I wonder what the ‘none experts’ have to say.:^)

By: MMM

MMM — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:52:37 +0000

Funny, I never saw myself as being dominated. I open my mouth whenever I wish. Inserting my foot is happening less and less. But I’m okay with the way you do things here.

Besides, I shout louder than most folks. So Blog On, Bene. I’ll keep dropping by.