AC Experiment: A Modest Comment Proposal

Dear AC Writers,

First, let me begin with a heartfelt "thank you" for comments any of you have left on my articles. We all know the value of comments. They are proof of a page view. They give us a real opportunity to meet other authors. And for many CPs, they're the bread-and-butter of their exposure.

But let's be honest, you probably didn't read all ten pages of my tirade against the post-consumerist communist community depiction in the recent Pixar film, Wall-E, relating it to Adolf Huxley's Brave New World and contrasting it against the Rush's 1981 album Moving Pictures. (Thankfully, I never actually published that, but you get my point.)

Usually, when we're commenting around here, what we're really trying to say is:

1. Hi!
2. I gave you a page view.
3. Would you mind giving me one too?

And that's cool. I like sharing the comment love. I try to always hit authors back. Sometimes I go hunting just so I can find new peeps. It's one of the great things about AC. But instead of saying what we mean, we end up saying stuff like "Great info," "What an interesting topic!" or "(Subject X) always fascinated me!"

In short, we say bullsh**.

And we sorta have to, because otherwise we sound like... well... it doesn't sound favorable.

Tag

So I propose a new system. Let's play comment tag. Instead of writing some BS that you really don't mean, or reading pages of content you aren't really interested in, just write "Tag. You're it." Or something similar would do. It's honest. It isn't disingenuous. And it still allows you to meet new writers.

Will this catch on? Maybe not. But I'm going to give it a shot. If you get a "Tag" from me, please pass it along. Pass it forward if you like. Tag someone else. Tag your buddy. Or tag a stranger. Everyone is fair game.

Well, I'm off to spread the comment love. Be prepared to get tagged.

(In this game, tagbacks are always fair.)