This "thing" probably should have been easy, but for me it was not. I don't really like commenting on other peoples' work unless I am asked for my opinion and even then it makes me uncomfortable. And, thanks to this "thing", I will now be even more paranoid in my own blogging, waiting to see if 1) anyone is reading it and 2) if anyone feels the same way!
As with all technology, commenting and social networking can be used for good or evil...dependent completely upon the writer. It's an amazing tool for idea sharing and for getting a feel for what others think, but the author has to be willing to put their work "out there", and then be ready to hear the feedback.
I agree! I have to comment on students' work all day long, but I still get very nervous about commenting on colleagues' ideas. As with everything put into written words, the content of a post is subject to writer and reader perspectives. It's hard to know how what you say will be interpreted.
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