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de-lurking day

Get out there and comment!

by Marilyn on October 3, 2007

The Great Mofo Delurk 2007You know what this means, right? It’s De-Lurking Day and that means it’s time to step out from behind that potted plant over there (yes, I SEE YOU) and leave a comment. That goes double for me. I’ve always been a poor commenter. I’m infamous for reading a blog for months on end and never commenting and then I wonder why the author doesn’t know who the heck I am. Uhm, hello? It’s become worse since Google Reader entered my life. Now it’s even EASIER to not comment on my favorite blogs!

But today, I’m going to change all that. I’m going to go out there and comment and fill the blog world with my grains of wisdom, pith and support. And I’d like to encourage all of you (all five of you) to do the same. Not just here (though some comments here would be LOVELY because each and every one of them totally makes my day. SERIOUSLY), but everywhere you read. Spread the love! Share yourself! Let the comment love begin!

Zoot had a great idea over on her blog, giving her faithful commenters something to comment about (it’s helpful, no?). So I’ve been trying to wrack my brain, to think of a good conversation starter. It’s not as easy as it sounds. So here goes: Do you think it’s strange in the slightest that I had a dream about “The Office” last night? And not like I was IN “The Office”, but more like I was just watching it. And it was all about Pam and Jim getting it on. Does this mean I’m watching too much television? Or can I blame it on the pregnancy hormones?

Also (before I go off and comment myself into a stupor): I downgraded my blog to WordPress version 2.2.3 for now. It fixes the errors that were popping up everywhere and making me angry. However, my categories seem to have disappeared. Oh well, I guess I can’t have everything. But hopefully you would-be commenters won’t get any errors and that’s the important thing.

De-Lurk or Die

by Marilyn on January 8, 2007

Once upon a time, there was De-Lurking Day. Then, last year, there was De-Lurking Week. The week continues this year, this week, to be exact. I don’t know if I have many lurkers. I don’t even think I have many readers, to be frank. But that’s all good. If you have ever lurked here, you need to comment. If you are a regular reader who never comments, leave a comment. If you’re just stopping on by on your way here from another site, why don’t ya give me some love? If you read and comment here often, you should still shout out, “what’s up, sistah?” So yeah. Please leave me a comment. I need some love today. It’s been a rough one (long winded whiny post to follow).

While I’m not able to donate to charity for each comment like these totally awesome babes are, it will brighten my inbox and cause me to smile. Is that a good enough reason? (Seriously, go visit those gals, leave comments and go to bed tonight confident that you are bettering the world through their donations and know that all you had to do to achieve that is comment on their blogs. Hot damn!)

Doh, I almost forgot: 451Press is having a contest that ties into this whole “de-lurking” thing.? From now until January 31st, if you post on any blog in the 451Press network, you will be entered to win $100 or even $500.? Just for leaving a comment!? Good deal, huh?