Must Comment Monday
What Is It?
You see these things all the time: Follow Friday, Talky Tuesday, Question Saturday. Some ideas are genuinely cool things to take part in, while some of them are just a way for people to fill their blogs. Sidepodcast doesn't like to miss out on any opportunity, so we're resurrecting one of the best: Must Comment Monday.
This is something from the days before Sidepodcast - those long, long hours spent thinking about things other than Formula 1. What was that like? However, it was a good idea, and that's why we're bringing it back.
What Does It Mean?
Everybody loves to read blogs, but sometimes it's only when you feel exceptionally compelled that you might leave a comment. Comments take extra time, and does anyone read them anyway? As a blogger, I can tell you that comments are about 70% of the reason we blog.
Here at Sidepodcast, we live to read your comments. You guys add so much to the conversation and are incredibly intelligent, calling us out when we're wrong, and teaching us things we don't know.
Anyway, Must Comment Monday is an attempt to make commenting a part of the routine. Each Monday, every F1 blog post we read, we're going to leave a comment on. It's as simple as that.
Are There Rules?
Generally, I stick to a few rules.
- You comment on a Monday, therefore the blog post should be written or published on a Monday.
- If there's more than one post published that day, you only need to comment on one article, but feel free to do more if you want.
- You don't have to comment on blogs that require you to sign up / log in.
As a Blogger, What Do I Have to Do?
Nothing. You can sit back and appreciate the increased conversation.
Or you can take part, join in the fun and make Monday your commenting day too. If I'm not convincing you yet, here are two more things I'm gonna try.
First, leaving a comment can seriously make someone's day. You can be happy in the knowledge that you made a blogger smile. You might start a conversation, make new friends, revel in a new found social circle.
No? Okay, fine, then we've made you a badge.
Isn't it pretty? You can't possibly resist the badge. Feel free to add it to your blog if you're taking part.
Must Comment Monday. You know you want to.
