Comments on: What’s the Value of “Looks Delicious?” http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Pithy snippets about food writing Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:18:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: diannejacob http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7123 diannejacob Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:11:30 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7123 Well, Nanette. I see you have some friends here. I have been letting comments go lately, unless I see something egregious. Well, Nanette. I see you have some friends here.

I have been letting comments go lately, unless I see something egregious.

]]> By: Nanette http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7119 Nanette Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:56:00 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7119 Lenny - you so need to get out there and comment more, because your honesty and transparency is greatly needed to keep this medium in check! Matt - i think i just fell in love with you! Ilva, Jamie & Denise - the friendship and collaboration that has since transpired after our tentative first meetings in each other comments boxes has enriched my life to no end - for this I am grateful! To the rest of you, I still can't believe that you have the time and energy to edit and delete comments! Lenny – you so need to get out there and comment more, because your honesty and transparency is greatly needed to keep this medium in check!

Matt – i think i just fell in love with you!

Ilva, Jamie & Denise – the friendship and collaboration that has since transpired after our tentative first meetings in each other comments boxes has enriched my life to no end – for this I am grateful!

To the rest of you, I still can’t believe that you have the time and energy to edit and delete comments!

]]> By: diannejacob http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7110 diannejacob Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:28:20 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7110 You are hilarious, Lenny. What a great comment. You are hilarious, Lenny. What a great comment.

]]> By: Lenny http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7108 Lenny Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:47:57 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7108 I suspected my last post would not get approved as I was being facetious by just replying with "I don't agree." I never comment on anything I look at or read online. It's not because I don't have anything to say. I just appreciate what I'm looking at or reading, then I move on. Now, the fact that I never comment on a post shouldn't add any weight to this comment. It's just not something I do. Here's another thing I don't do. I don't compliment my girlfriend enough. I live with her. I work with her. I even go to the gym with her. We basically spend all friggin day together. There are about 100 times a day that I look at her and can say "Your hair looks nice. I like that shirt . Great belt. Foxy shoes. Your boyfriend is AWESOME!" but I don't. Find me one woman that wouldn't like her man-lover to say something nice to her once in a while. Unfortunately, saying something nice to a food blogger involves writing a dissertation going into how your meal-O-the-day made me feel. Is that really necessary? At the end of the day. It doesn't really matter. Lenny I suspected my last post would not get approved as I was being facetious by just replying with “I don’t agree.”

I never comment on anything I look at or read online. It’s not because I don’t have anything to say. I just appreciate what I’m looking at or reading, then I move on. Now, the fact that I never comment on a post shouldn’t add any weight to this comment. It’s just not something I do.

Here’s another thing I don’t do. I don’t compliment my girlfriend enough. I live with her. I work with her. I even go to the gym with her. We basically spend all friggin day together. There are about 100 times a day that I look at her and can say “Your hair looks nice. I like that shirt . Great belt. Foxy shoes. Your boyfriend is AWESOME!” but I don’t. Find me one woman that wouldn’t like her man-lover to say something nice to her once in a while. Unfortunately, saying something nice to a food blogger involves writing a dissertation going into how your meal-O-the-day made me feel. Is that really necessary?

At the end of the day. It doesn’t really matter.

Lenny

]]> By: Chez Us http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7092 Chez Us Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:01:11 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7092 Dianne, don't get me wrong, I wish I could engage my readers in a continuous thread on each and every post. Unfortunately, I have a company, that warrants about 80% of my time, 10% goes to another business venture I am starting and that leaves 10% for my life and the blog. If I did not love the blog, I would have quit almost 3 years ago; but, I really love it. I do reply to each and every comment though with a personal note and thanks. As well if they have a site, I will go to it first, look around and comment about something I found interesting when I reply to their comment. I respect my reader's time and appreciate, even a "that looks delicious". Dianne, don’t get me wrong, I wish I could engage my readers in a continuous thread on each and every post. Unfortunately, I have a company, that warrants about 80% of my time, 10% goes to another business venture I am starting and that leaves 10% for my life and the blog. If I did not love the blog, I would have quit almost 3 years ago; but, I really love it. I do reply to each and every comment though with a personal note and thanks. As well if they have a site, I will go to it first, look around and comment about something I found interesting when I reply to their comment. I respect my reader’s time and appreciate, even a “that looks delicious”.

]]> By: diannejacob http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 diannejacob Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:41:19 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7070 That sounds reasonable about keeping all kinds of criticism, but not about engagement.What's wrong with comments geared towards other readers? That happens here. Of course you should want to engage your readers on a food blog. To see how it's done: Ree Drummond has <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/the-right-way-and-the-wrong-way-to-make-cinnamon-toast/" rel="nofollow">a post on French toast</a> that has more than 800 hits. She has a black belt in engagement. That sounds reasonable about keeping all kinds of criticism, but not about engagement.What’s wrong with comments geared towards other readers? That happens here.

Of course you should want to engage your readers on a food blog. To see how it’s done: Ree Drummond has a post on French toast that has more than 800 hits. She has a black belt in engagement.

]]> By: Chez Us http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-7056 Chez Us Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:01:43 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-7056 I am a firm believer in criticism whether it is good or bad. I keep all comments, unless, they are name calling; but, whether they like the recipe or not, I keep it. As well I think comments should be geared towards the blogger and not the readers. If I want to engage my readers , I would start a forum and have everyone engage that way. I am a firm believer in criticism whether it is good or bad. I keep all comments, unless, they are name calling; but, whether they like the recipe or not, I keep it. As well I think comments should be geared towards the blogger and not the readers. If I want to engage my readers , I would start a forum and have everyone engage that way.

]]> By: diannejacob http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-6861 diannejacob Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:02:10 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-6861 Okay Nicole. I get your point. I just figure that food writers should do a little better than that. I'm giving a pass to readers who are not writers. Okay Nicole. I get your point. I just figure that food writers should do a little better than that. I’m giving a pass to readers who are not writers.

]]> By: Nicole http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-6622 Nicole Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:45:19 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-6622 Like many above had said... the "looks delicious" comment is the blogging equivalent of "I was here" or "hello, I read your post". I don't take offense to it at all. I think if you want to get quality comments you need to engage your readers, ask them a question or start a conversation. Like many above had said… the “looks delicious” comment is the blogging equivalent of “I was here” or “hello, I read your post”. I don’t take offense to it at all. I think if you want to get quality comments you need to engage your readers, ask them a question or start a conversation.

]]> By: Stephanie Manley http://diannej.com/blog/2010/02/whats-the-value-of-looks-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-4927 Stephanie Manley Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:05 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-4927 I do delete comments once in a while. If they are promoting their stores on etsy, if they are saiyng something like cool, but have enough savvy to backlink back to their site, I will delete. Love comments, I don't like folks who want to be opportunistic. I do delete comments once in a while. If they are promoting their stores on etsy, if they are saiyng something like cool, but have enough savvy to backlink back to their site, I will delete. Love comments, I don’t like folks who want to be opportunistic.

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