One of the things I like about blogging is the opportunity for debate on issues that I think are important, and that is why I place such a high priority on the comments that readers leave on my columns. Observations has a small but loyal set of readers whose comments I value highly, and I especially appreciate that they often do not agree with me, as it gives me the opportunity to perhaps see points I haven’t thought about.
Regulars have probably noticed that there are some topics that I address fairly often, such as journalism, global warming, government’s rights and wrongs, crime and punishment, cultural issues, etc.
Whether people do or do not comment has become an item of fascination for me. It isn’t unusual for a column that I expect to get a lot of comments to receive only a couple, or perhaps none and, conversely, sometimes a column that I think won’t get many will get a bunch. My most recent effort, a piece that dealt with both journalism and global warming, surprisingly hasn’t had a comment, whereas the piece on Ahmadinejad’s appearance at Columbia University had a bunch, and both of those surprised me. What all of this means, apparently, is that I really don’t have a clue as to what people think is interesting or important.
I also continue to be surprised at the exotic variety of locations that people who visit Observations connect to the Internet from, and have posted pieces on that occasionally. Here are some recent results, some not so exotic, but new, and some from you regulars:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Redmond, Washington
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Bene Beraq, Tel Aviv, Israel
Madrid, Spain
Raleigh, North Carolina
Williamsburg, Virginia
Oleiros, Galicia, Spain
Buford, Georgia
Framingham, Massachusetts
Portland, Oregon
Colleyville, Texas
Lewisville, Texas
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Little Rock, Arkansas
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Quezon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Syracuse, New York
Coventry, Rhode Island
Shepley, Kirklees, United Kingdom
Belfast, United Kingdom
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Honolulu, Hawaii
Buffalo, New York
Spanish Fort, Alabama
Wouldn’t it be great if even half of them left comments?
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