Comments on: Grumpy Kvetching of the Day

By: Kai

Kai — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:04:38 +0000

I liked the article very much! But I guess it’s also just human to keep silent (and lurk) if you like something, even if you like it very much and only raise your voice to complain. At least this post ended my (years long and very enjoyable) time as a lurker here on CV.

By: Joe Shobe

Joe Shobe — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:27 +0000

I would feel jilted having wasted the time it took to learn to read should you give up blogging.

By: Alan in Upstate NY

Alan in Upstate NY — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:57:38 +0000

There seem to be a lot of “glass is half empty” folks in the world, people who simply don’t like much and enjoy complaining. I see the same thing reading book reviews on Amazon.

I read several blogs. The author decides what to write about. I decide if the entry is worth my time, and sometimes an entry just doesn’t catch my fancy, so I just skip it. It’s easy to do.

Clear skies, Alan

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:51:32 +0000

[/i]Please don’t let a vocal minority put you off – lots of people read with pleasure what you write but do not put finger to keyboard. You inspire and care for your subject, which makes you a special blog to read, but also makes it easier to be knocked back by negativity.

By: John Hawks

John Hawks — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:32:06 +0000

Apparently, commenters also feel entitled to leave open italics tags cluttered about.

By: Of interest around the web & elsewhere – November 22nd, 2010 | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:10:26 +0000

[...] Grumpy Kvetching of the Day. One of Sean Carroll’s readers complains about the content he’s posting up. If I ever get one of those blogs where my readers “sponsor” me, then I would listen to this sort of input. You paid for the privilege. Until then, shove it. Anyone who leaves a comment like that would be on my permanent “sh*t list.” I’m not really that disagreeable in person, but in person people rarely make demands on my own time as if such requests are the nature of things. Not so on the internet. [...]

By: Lonely Flower

Lonely Flower — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:40:52 +0000

@61 George
There is a big difference between expressing disagreement polietly and offending and hurting others.

I am expressing my view as reader, Dr. Sean don’t offend his readers or disrepect them, so why his readers don’t do the same.

There are blogs, I am really afarid even to comment in it, I am worry that the author may insult me if he didn’t like my post or at least critcize my comment viloently. The author sometimes disribe some of his readers as stubid, non intelligent and worse than that.
I don’t find that disrespect to me in Cosmic Varience honestly!

By: George

George — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:29:51 +0000

I suggest ignoring any comment that has ” you should” contained it it as a comment for what to blog about. You are free to write whatever you please. Readers are free to tune in or out.

Perhaps you need more folks to simply comment – nice job, keep it up, I enjoy your blog posts and have followed for years.

By: LowT

LowT — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:30:37 +0000

Jack, I feel for you, man. Slip up once around here and they swarm on you like bees – even if you apologize. Sheesh!

By: JimV

JimV — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:25:59 +0000

I like the posts on personal beliefs – much more interesting than the ones on non-personal beliefs, or even some of the ones on science (the ones I don’t understand well). I’ve often considered commenting just to say there should be many more such posts, but then I realize, whoa, probably not cool.