Poll...and Query

[wyld_dandelyon]

First the poll: [Poll #1592044]If, assuming that you had plenty of money and no urgent need to pay bills or put it in savings or the like, you answered the above questions differently, my query is simple:

Why?  

What factors led you to take one imaginary action or another in these situations?

Comments

[lissa-dora.livejournal.com]

Although, I'll confess, and it galls me to do so, that commenting is often a matter of time for me. I don't like leaving banal comments, even though, as a writer, I'm pleased even with "Great chapter, wow!" so if I can't think of anything great to say (or if their forums overwhelm me with the number of posters), I'll move on.

[sweetmusic-27.livejournal.com]

Me, too!
(*laughs at self* See, kinda banal... but it's true.)

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Welcome! Thanks for your thoughts.

As a reader, I find that I make more effort to comment if someone doesn't have a lot of regular commenters than if they do.

But as a writer, I really appreciate anything that lets me know someone is reading. No matter how shy a person is, if I'm singing, I can get a sense whether they're listening, whether they're enjoying. But online, I can't see a person, can't see how their movement changes, how their expression changes, when they start to notice what I'm doing. I can't see if someone walks away because they're not enjoying it. I can't even see if they're there.

Sure, I love substantive, thought-provoking comments. But even a smiley-face lets me know you are there too.

[lissa-dora.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly! I had to infuriate my readers to get a couple more to post in the forums - otherwise, it's just The Usual Suspects.

[rowyn]

I do that same thing, much more likely to comment on a story I like that has 0-5 comments than one with 60+.