I only comment if there's a reason for me to do so. And usually it's because I like the piece and want to tell that to the writer, not rag on them. I don't deliberately seek out places to be a troll.
And I think it has worked. My relationship with most of the people I have interacted with most strongly began this way.
(BTW: I think this approach can also work for Substack and Vocal as well as Medium).
I always enjoy your comments David, they're always sincere with something to say. All writers appreciate reading a comment. It's a shame when they get excited about a notification only to be heartbroken by an insult. There are quite a few readers that I look forward to hearing from.
I'm glad you wrote this Walter. I cannot count the number of times I have checked out a profile because of an insightful or brilliant comment. But I can honestly say I have never checked out a profile because someone asked me to. Medium isn't Facebook. People need to learn that. Have an actual conversation. Add something. People will check out the person who does that.
"Medium isn't Facebook" and thank goodness for that! I didn't realize how much I disliked Facebook until I found Medium :) I guess comments are just another thing people don't think about. It's comical that so many writers who are trying to get ahead never bother to read the staff pick articles.
I only comment if there's a reason for me to do so. And usually it's because I like the piece and want to tell that to the writer, not rag on them. I don't deliberately seek out places to be a troll.
And I think it has worked. My relationship with most of the people I have interacted with most strongly began this way.
(BTW: I think this approach can also work for Substack and Vocal as well as Medium).
I always enjoy your comments David, they're always sincere with something to say. All writers appreciate reading a comment. It's a shame when they get excited about a notification only to be heartbroken by an insult. There are quite a few readers that I look forward to hearing from.
I'm glad you wrote this Walter. I cannot count the number of times I have checked out a profile because of an insightful or brilliant comment. But I can honestly say I have never checked out a profile because someone asked me to. Medium isn't Facebook. People need to learn that. Have an actual conversation. Add something. People will check out the person who does that.
"Medium isn't Facebook" and thank goodness for that! I didn't realize how much I disliked Facebook until I found Medium :) I guess comments are just another thing people don't think about. It's comical that so many writers who are trying to get ahead never bother to read the staff pick articles.