Good manners are v.important to me, and I've tried hard to instil a sense of good manners in my children.
I am thankful to my followers who so kindly leave me comments regularly - I really appreciate your feedback and friendship.
It is important to me to reply to every comment where I can, because to me that's just good manners. When someone pays you a compliment, you say 'thank you'; when someone makes a suggestion you acknowledge it; when someone says something rude funny, you LOL with them (virtually of course!).
I'm a little annoyed when I take the time to comment on other people's blogs and they don't reply, but I know that there are differing opinions out there about blogs & flickr and when there is a need to respond.
As far as my own blog is concerned, I've noticed recently a few folks leaving comments, but when I try to respond they are 'noreply-comment@blogger.com' meaning there's no email address for me to reply to.
I would like to apologise to those of you who have been leaving comments but have had no responses back from me. I've tried tracking you down via flickr, but where I haven't managed to contact you, would you mind leaving me your email address for future, so that I can always reply. I wouldn't want you to think I was being rude and ignoring you!
For example, a reader suggested I write a tutorial on the recent block I made for Sarah (Brit Bee). I would like to let her know that this is a fab idea and I will get right on it. Thank you for your compliment and a great suggestion!
I appreciate every comment I receive, and while I try not to place too much credence on the number of followers I have (it's quality not quantity right?) I am touched and often amazed that I have so many and that what I have to write about is interesting enough for folks to read and leave lovely comments.
Thank you again for your patience this morning! If I could I would send you all some flowers from my garden, but as I can't here are some pics to enjoy instead.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
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Gorgeous flowers, ta sweetie! I know what you mean, I always feel like I'm bein really rude when I cant reply to a comment! but if there's no address to reply to what can you do?
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful!! I managed to get one tiny bloom on my straggly, wimpy clematis plant (I was going to include a photo of it in my post today). You definitely have a green thumb! I have noticed that you are very prompt in responding to all the comments I have left-- I appreciate that about you. I like to respond to all the comments I receive, but sometimes it takes me a few days. I'm looking forward to your tutorial. Have a good day!
ReplyDeleteNice and thoughtful post
ReplyDeleteI used to do all my replying by adding comments in my own comments, but that can get unwieldy and people have to come back and look again, and I should think once is enough!!
ReplyDeleteLove the fact that you have beautiful flowers AND you know what they are called!
I wholeheartedly agree. I try to reply to all comments via email (although sometimes a few slip through if I've been really busy), but I just don't get "no-reply bloggers"? What is the point exactly of leaving people comments and entering giveaways if you are completely anonymous. Seriously, when I held my sew mama sew giveaway, probably about a quarter of people were no-reply. Come on people!! Get it together!!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are beautiful. Love the big ball ones.. Lx
Gorgeous flowers! Amazing colours!
ReplyDeleteAww what a nice post! I totally agree...what I end up doing is tracking down the no-reply bloggers blog and then leaving a response on their blog! Which looks a bit weird because I'm replying to a question asked somewhere else (!) but it makes me feel better about it :) x
ReplyDeleteWell said Judith - I was like Hadley at first, then I used to "find" email addresses and respond and finally I found out about email alerts and replying is now so easy.
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