Comment “Thank You” Annoying?
On November - 6 - 2008
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I was just speaking with one of my readers and he mentioned that my comment relish plugin was emailing him every single time he left a comment.
Basically, the comment relish plugin emails people a “thank you” after they have left a comment. It is used to increase RSS readership because it includes links to my RSS feeds. Since it emails people every single time I can see how it would be annoying.
That being said, is it annoying enough for me to remove the plugin? Unfortunately there is no way to change the settings to make it email only new visitors, or only first comments, so it’s either on or off. What does everyone think? Leave it or kill it?
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Hey Matt,
I remember reading some tips about building readership and popularity when I first got started. One of the tips was to be sure to thank new commenters.
That being said, I personally would find it annoying to get a thank you email after every comment. Think about it, what if I leave comments daily on 5 or 10 blogs with the relish plugin, thats a lot of extra bs in my inbox each day that I have to weed through.
good points, ill take that as a “remove the plugin”
You already know my thoughts Matthew.
If the designer would just update the plugin so that it only emailed new commenters and only once, the plugin would be outstanding.