''you know you have a whole bunch of people telling you how wonderful your blog is.
I am not one of those.
so if you don't want to know what i have to say, don't read any further.
1) your english is terrible. you write the way someone who speaks the vernacular and translates it into english would. get a dictionary and get a lesson or two in writing. or write your blog in whatever the hell your mother tongue is or maybe your readers are the kind who have been living in a cave and don't know anything.
disable your "approved by author" comment selection. i don't think you are honest enough for that.
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Well, Well, Well...shocking na? Yes, it is. Just two days back, I got this as a message from one of my friends on facebook. The person who is a female and being a very good friend of mine, was hell-shocked to see such comment being posted on her blog. There was absolutely nothing wrong with her blog. Infact, I have found it as one of the best personal blogs. What shocks me is the way the commenter has criticized the blogger. There has been some cases with me too where I have also felt like speaking negatively but I make sure that I do not cross my limit. But this is just too much..don't you people think so. As a blogger, I feel we do have some think to say against someone but should we cross our limit like this ? Aren't there any commenting etiquette?
I have often felt that the best way to get in touch with any blogger is to motivate him/her by visiting his/her blog and making sure that we have something to say. Not necessary that we are doing the same thing for each and every post. But at least, if we are leaving comments and even if we want to criticize someone, why not do it an acceptable format ? Why not criticize in a +ve manner? Why to spit out each and everything that we have in our minds?
Comments are great motivator and especially good ones. but if they are bad, they can demotivate you like anything. I've felt the same in the past. I remember I have never criticized someone so badly and also, I've absolutely not seen people criticizing me so badly also. No one is perfect but is it the way......
What do you people think ?
January 11, 2010 8:18 PM
awh man! That suck! I've been through it before, not on my blog though, on other site, those comments can make us down : (
Why do people even people bother to see/read/even comment something they don't like? Can't the just leave it alone D:
January 11, 2010 8:55 PM
Yes, such comments look like a big slap on your face. Not acceptable by any means. Please do not comment then if you hate or dislike anything..very simple!
January 11, 2010 10:26 PM
I really sympathise with your friend Aswani. It was really harsh....... but i think as bloggers we all go through these things at some time or the other.
It is better to take things in a positive spirit....... buck up!!!!!
January 11, 2010 10:41 PM
Yes, B+..the only mantra that works. well said, Shabnam :)
January 12, 2010 1:08 AM
that was a so mean comment to your friend. anyway, people think different and maybe that person who commented makes him/her happy by doing it, so just let it go. :)
January 12, 2010 6:51 AM
yes it happens but just ignore it
January 12, 2010 7:49 AM
I can't help but wonder how many languages this commenter knows well enough to communicate with others. Me? I know one, and not as well as I thought I did. Take it for what it is. Make changes as you feel you need. Let go of the rest.
January 12, 2010 9:32 AM
ok..thanks!
January 12, 2010 9:33 AM
Yes Samy, just forget it and move ahead :)
January 12, 2010 9:35 AM
Lol;) that was a good one. Thanks Anne for your views. Hope you are well. Have a nice day :)
January 12, 2010 1:26 PM
Dear Aswani,
Quite a conincidence... saw your blog with the little boy post on StumbleUpon, then got your invitation to be a Blogcatalog friend. Sure! I think we have blog synergy.
The cruelty you describe is sad. Your friend needs to just move on... and concentrate on people that give her positive feedback.
Are you also a Stumbler? What nickname do you use?
All the best,
Observing... RobbieMac0 SU
American Russia Observations
http://www.amrusob.blogspot.com
January 12, 2010 2:33 PM
Hello, I am so glad to see you here. Yes, I am also a stumbler but not a frequent one. My nickname there is - aks4u2007. Will connect with you there. no probs. Thank again for dropping by and leaving your comment. really appreciated:-D
January 12, 2010 7:25 PM
OH.. is an especially interesting post for people who do not write standards in English, thank you; best reguards from BARCELONA!
January 12, 2010 7:32 PM
That was terribly bad, but the thing is it serves as an eye opener at times... !!
I'm personally too good to say all that! :P
Shravan
deliciousfingers.blogspot.com
January 12, 2010 7:40 PM
When someone has something negative to say or do or show.... in such a way that it is meant to hurt the other person or any creature for that matter... it is a sign that the person who is displaying such behavior needs help ! He might be right or he might be wrong but his intention has to be right , I believe in intentions as a very imp part :)
January 12, 2010 7:55 PM
To be critical can sometimes be helpful. What will the world be if we speak with only one voice and the blogosphere becomes one cavernous echo chamber? Dreary, dreary place, wouldn't it. That's why I have a soft spot for biting comments, a reader who plays devil's advocate.
Up to a point, however. The critique must be tempered with respect, civility and open-mindedness. The moment it descends into name-calling, meanness? I will have none of that. Go vent your venomous bile elsewhere, I dare say. 8-)
January 12, 2010 9:34 PM
Thank you Mr. Reporter. So glad to see you visiting my blog. Keep in touch and have a nice day :)
January 12, 2010 9:35 PM
Thanks Shravan. It was all terrible>:o
January 12, 2010 9:41 PM
Yes, very well said. It was all done knowingly and I am almost sure that he/she must have been her close friend*DONT_KNOW*
January 12, 2010 9:45 PM
Thank you so much bro for your views. Seeing you here after such a long time. Hope you are well. Keep in touch :)
January 13, 2010 12:10 AM
Negative critisim is not al that bat some people do it to get attention i commented on someone's blog once and the blogger's response was not encouraging but i ignore it and i wrote a post once and one commentator's comment was really harsh i politely went over to his blog read some of his post and left him avery polite comment. blogs are places where we have freedom of speech but i do agree with you we can always crtisize as long as it is constructive.
January 13, 2010 12:35 AM
Yes bro, you have highlighted a very important thing here - freedom of speech. Everyone has the right to use it but why not use it in a constructive manner*DONT_KNOW*
January 13, 2010 12:11 PM
I believe that no one is perfect. I write/blog because I wanted to share my feelings. If someone corrected me of my wrong grammar, Thank you, I will correct my post right away. But correcting me in the manner like that, or indirectly telling me to stop blogging, that was really an insult. And by the way, if he really do not like what I am saying nor understand because of my terrible English, why did he got the guts to visit and read my entry by the way? Those were losers! There will always be a positive way of correcting someone's mistakes.
January 13, 2010 5:03 PM
Hello Aswani, I think its unfair for such a blogger to do that, I mean ppl are just unfair... I wish we bloggers could have that blogger's address address and we do some mob justice to him or her... >:o
January 13, 2010 5:19 PM
Thanks Paul..gald to see you here again. Yes, that was...=-X
January 13, 2010 5:21 PM
Thank you so much Minnie for your thoughts. Yes, those are big loosers..never mind. go ahead always ;)
January 14, 2010 9:53 AM
I always felt like people are much nicer or Twitter than they are on FaceBook. FaceBook can become so informal that it's like hanging on the corner in a back neighborhood at times. I'm sure your friend didn't deserve to be talked to that way but some people are just plain old rude.
Well, I try to avoid those types and please tell your friend it might be best to do the same.
Thanks.
January 14, 2010 10:55 AM
Thanks Ileane. very well said :)
January 14, 2010 11:21 AM
Your points are absolutely wonderful, Aswani..Bloggers should follow some Code of Behaviour..http://businessvartha.blogspot.com/2010/01/add-top-commentators-widget-in-blog.html
January 14, 2010 12:06 PM
Thanks Reetha..hope you are well. Have a nice day:)
January 15, 2010 8:59 PM
Hi Aswani,
Your English is great and the message you're giving a very positive one.
Don't worry about criticism -
just stay true to yourself,
respect others
and give your best.
No-one can ask for more
All the very best from Hamburg
Will
January 15, 2010 11:28 PM
Thanks Will. I think this is your first visit. glad to see you here and yes, many thanks for the great advise. really appreciated :)
January 17, 2010 3:00 AM
Hello,
This page was recommended by a friend since I current have a blog with a holistic health focus. I have work all of my adult life as a clinicial social worker and am therefore intrested in improving quality of life where i can and creating awarness around health.I look forward to visiting here and reading your work in the future..
please visit me as your time will allow. I would be interested to recieve your thoughs/suggestions as well.
http://carlsvilleproject.blogspot.com/
Regards,
Carl
January 17, 2010 10:02 AM
Thanks Carl. It is my pleasure to see you here on this blog. Great to know more about you. Hope we can be in touch each other more often. Ok, I will surely visit your blog. no probs. Have a nice day :)
January 18, 2010 11:31 PM
OMG!!What a comment for your friend Aswani. I feel bad for her/him. But you know what? I wouldn't mind the said commenter If ever he will comment on my page. Who cares? And it's my page so I will write in whatsoever way I can. I can't change the level of the way I write any language.
January 18, 2010 11:53 PM
Thanks Vicy for your thoughts. You are a great friend. Keep in touch :)
January 19, 2010 7:44 AM
Who gets to write this code of behavior? By whose authority to they get to determine it?
It would be better, I think, if we all just tried to treat one another with respect, and assume that people who lash out like that are having a bad day - perhaps someone has mistreated them, and they think this is a safe way to retaliate, to make sure that misery has miserable company. That's exactly what happened to me, once - it was clear that the commenter hadn't actually READ what I wrote when they harshly criticized it. I told him I hoped that lashing out at me had made him feel a little better, and that he could now move on with his day in a cheerier frame of mind. The next day I had a very nice, rather sheepish apology.
Perhaps if we were all a bit nicer to everyone we met, they would be nicer to others in turn.
January 19, 2010 10:01 AM
Absolutely right..Holly. Thanks so much for dropping by. Have a nice day :)
January 20, 2010 1:53 AM
Thank you Aswani..You are such a great friend and person too..Take care always
January 20, 2010 9:29 AM
You are most welcome:-D