Slowly, more bloggers are starting to respond to comments. While comment responses are good for bloggers, comment responses are different than comment acknowledgments. You should figure out if you are acknowledging comments or responding to them. That way, you can set a style on your blog so that people do not think that you are responding to comments by only acknowledging them, in order to fulfil the “duty” of replying to all comments.

What are comment acknowledgments?

Acknowledgments can consist of, among other things, one-liners like “Thank you” or even “Comment345, you are right. Fast wind moves leaves.” This is the same as saying “oh ok” or “I hear you, interesting.”

What are comment responses?

Responding to comments can mean both acknowledging and responding with some information not contained in the comment you are responding to. This is done to interact with a person and to carry on a conversation.

Are comment acknowledgments bad?

Comment acknowledgments are good if they are done sincerely and if they are not presented as comment responses. So the next time you want to reply to a comment, try to figure out if you want to acknowledge comments or respond to them. I try to combine the two if I cannot respond to a comment with some information about my opinion. I am happy with such an approach so far, since it allows me to respond in any way I wish while also clearly showing others why and how I am responding.

You should try to avoid acknowledging comments simply to fulfil the duty of replying to all comments. That will only create an illusion that you respond to all comments; such an illusion can be shattered if anyone figures out your acknowledgment trends through your comments. Respond to comments when you can, and acknowledge comments when you can, and do not portray each one as being the other.

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