When it comes to responding to comments, I take it quite seriously. As long as its not a bot I tend to respond to all of them. Though my response times are not the best, I still do my best to get back to nearly every comment eventually.
Sometimes I wait a few days to respond to comments, things come up and just do not have the time to kindly respond to nice comments and give a good insightful response. So I tend to wait until I have the time and respond in mass.
Due to this it may take up days for me to respond. I always hope I do not offend by doing this, I am not ignoring. Just waiting for a good time to respond.
So for you, what do you consider waiting too long?
For me its over 7 days. I think at that point the commenter probably forgot or moved on from the comment. So I do my best to respond before that. Sometimes I respond in a day or two.. but have been up to a week before. So that is where I draw the line unless I honestly forgot about someones comment.
I think we should respond to comments as quickly as is convenient, but I also have trouble responding in short-time, too. Sometimes, I can't think of the perfect thing to say for a day or two. Some comments are also not structured for an easy reply. Sometimes, I read a post while I am curating for a project and and have to wait until I am logged-in with my personal account, then I forget for a day or two. Plus, my time is so disjointed between playing Admin/Mod in Communities or on Discord, then hopping back to Hive for comments/posts, it gets crazy sometimes! 😆 This was a good question you asked, and it will be fun to see how the poll and comments here go!
I have the same problem... I just don't want to answer "Thank you for your comment" when the comment is well thought out. But sometimes the comment is just so perfect, that there isn't much more to say, so I sweat about it for a day or two until I come up with something that connects.
Sometimes our comment discussions are much longer than 95% of hive posts. I say that is statistically significant. I can prove it :)
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I have to admit I don't always have time to reply, and this is not just cause the replies would just be generic ones at times, I've already made deals with not doing those at all. I do hope however that my readers and commenters understand that at times I am simply just too busy to respond to all the comments, and I hope that me simply having read and thrown a vote as acknowledgement of that is enough.
I do hope however that I can get back to being the engaging curator I used to be in the first couple years of this chain's age in the near future when many of my project's don't need my time and attention as much.
Some times I'm happy when I'm on the road and can spend time replying to comments, at that point I do some times reply to very old ones which may come off a bit weird, haha.
I also some times have this habit of reading comments as they come in through FRIDAY but then voting them later on, hope people don't think I'm just voting them quick in a row without having read as reality is I'm just voting them at a later date because I've already read the comments at an earlier time, lol.
In all honesty, you do an amazing job with comments because if I were in your shoes with that number of comments daily and the length of comments that could serve as a detailed post? I'd probably faint and wake up every time then continue again. I spend close to an hour or more reading comments on some of your posts because of the length and in my head, I keep wondering how many weeks it will take you to reply to them.
More power to your elbow!
Haha yeah it'd be impossible to reply to all of them honestly, but I really appreciate when others engage in my comments as well, especially those who may help out replying to basic questions or things they know so I don't have to which I gladly reward with a vote as well.
I do feel bad some times, especially when I make "ask the hive" posts that I can't reply to all of them, there's times where I also think I'm going to have extra time but something gets in the way so I regret having made such a post to begin with, even if I don't accept rewards on them, since I can't reply to everyone. So I really hope they don't get discouraged and that me having read them all at least is enough. :D
Ohhh yeah, this helps a lot too. It makes the work a lot easier for you.
Please don’t regret, they are always educating. You know Hive doesn’t really have a manual that aptly describes everything but reading those kinds of comments helps a lot.
A lot of people are reading and it’s always nice to see veterans talk about these topics, it feels like going into “Hive archives” hehehe.
So please don’t stop, you are helping so many of us in ways you don’t know😃
On another note, it's nice to see that there are posts from very active users such as myself, or who used to be very active socially in the past and/or continues to be active manually curating - to receive so many comments at times like these where many (or at least the market) seem to think that hive is at its worst because of the price. Really goes to show that this is far from the truth and that we just gotta weather these low price times.
Absolutely!! It also shows that there are true Hiveans that will forever love Hive despite the price and that's inspiring.
I don't think there is a "too late" but
It depends an the comment.
If i ask you, what do you think, who will win the Electronic 2025... and you answer in 2026, ok thats too late.
But other answers could be also interessting in 2 years.
It's really a more complex question than immediately meets the eye... for me, it goes back to "Am I just responding for the sake of responding, or because I want to have actual engagement with others?"
I have a really busy schedule that typically does not revolve around being online 24/7 and I typically access Hive only from my desktop at home... and much of the time I either have my phone on silent, or not even with me. Historically, I've at least tried to respond within 3-4 days.
I don't publish often, but I have started using @commentrewarder on all my posts, mostly as an incentive for me to get back and curate comments, and it has helped me get to most comments within 48 hours.
Underrated comment right here.
It must be for the engagement. I did some analytics recently that looked at non-unique comments on the chain, and apart from people calling bots for layer 2 tokens on hive-engine, there was an overwhelmingly large number of non-unique comments, eg people just saying "great post", "thanks" "thank you", "have a good day", etc
Those posts probably don't count as genuine engagement.
I agree, after seven days it's just too long. I try to respond to everyone within a day or two, but it doesn't always happen if life gets in the way!
I probably respond to most within a day as I will be online most of the time. I will give them some reward as long as it looks like they at least read the post and did not generate a response with 'AI'.
Replying to comments as soon as we can is very important for me. I believe that someone make out time to comment on our post as they see the post or come across it. The best way to acknowledge the comments is by replying to the comments. However, we might be busy with some other activities away from our post that can make us not to respond immediately. I do make posts and take my time the following money to respond to the comment before making another post that's my own way but it might not work for others.
For me, I will give a maximum of 2 days. I have a reason for this. If you post everyday then you should be able to respond to comment everyday. It is a total different thing that you don't post everyday, then it is quite understanding that you have a lot of engagement outside your blog. Maximum of 2 days is okay for those that post daily to respond to comments.
At least it will encourage those that commented to continue reading and dropping comments. Honestly, If I should read a post and drop and comment without getting a feedback as soon as the author could it always weaken the spirit of engagement...
The disadvantage of replying to comments late is that it will kill engagement from that commenter. Sometime many of them will tend to forget about the post or keywords or points of the post, which is okay really okay...
For me, maximum of 2 days.
I think till 3-4 days are ok …😅
"Better late than never" is a good general rule in my opinion. I even like seeing comments on my old posts long past payout because it means someone is engaging with what I created.
If people take longer than a week, I generally don't bother replying back to them again - I've forgotton what the conversation was!
Something @tarazkp said to me a while ago was that 'you don't have to respond to all comments'. This blew my mind as I was so pedantic about it. But he's right - if they dont' add value some aren't worth getting back to. Things like 'nice post' or clearly AI written summaries of my post, or repeating things other people have said, or brief comments that misunderstand the thread of my post becaue they've clearly just commented on the picture or the first paragraph.
But yeah, I'm not online 24/7, I do have a life = so I'll get back to them when I can, and hope that they don't get mortally wounded if I'm too busy to reply at all.
Some conversations fizzle naturally, others, I stop by upvoting the last comment the person made and then going whoooosh into the night (or the day)
I've recently been replying to comments almost instantly, because I presently have no life!
I noticed
To the contrary, the comments give me lift, like some sort of demented vampire that feeds off comments instead of blood.
But maybe they're the same thing?
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As for people responding to my comments, I don't care. I'm always happy about engagement. A lot of times, I don't get any answers, though it was topic related and of good quality, mostly inviting to engage as well.
When it comes to other people's comments, I try to get back within 6 days, so I can up-vote their comment and then reply before the pay-out-time is over. At least I think that's how it works 😅 Since I don't get many comments (yet), it's an easy task.
I got a comment for one of my OOOOOLLLD comments about chilli sauce making the other day. It was a pleasure to go back to something so old, and talk about it with a new person. It gave me the taste of "what if HIVE content was evergreen?" and I loved it.
Hive content IS evergreen, it's just the pay window that closes.
Then why don't we see more comments on older posts? Why don't we continually see engagement on things that were written weeks, or months ago?
Those things aren't what keeps content green, interest in the content is what does it. Not everyone who reads a post comments, but that doesn't take value away from the post.
I still get occasional comments on my homesteading posts from YEARS ago. Anything with enough educational or entertainment value may fade, but will never die.
I guess the inability to see the "views" makes it feel like the content is sent off to the back paddock after a few days :)
I really do with HIVE had better search capabilities, it would have me going to look for the type of content I enjoy. There's nothing stopping me scrolling back in an author's feed (and I have!) to find their earlier thoughts on a theme or a topic, but if I want to say... search for posts about a particular topic - all the hive search engines are awful when using literal terms.
No disagreement about that. PeakD seems to have the best search, and it's still practically useless.
Imagine HIVE becoming so relevant that one day the first search result in every LLM would be a hive post...
I mean, if you trained a LLM exclusively on HIVE content :P
I clicked on 30 plus days but in fact it is never too late to reply.
Online, offline world, whatever, it is the same.
Works for both sides, though. It is never too early to reply. :D
Need another option that says, when they dead lol
Now this is funny😂
How’s that even possible? When the comments are dead? Really?
I love your sense of humour friend💯
I don't know that's it too late at any point if the conversation still seems relevant.
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The top-voted choice is 7 Days with 11 accounts voting for it.
It's very good to reply as quick as possible but when you are too busy you can as well respond later, that's is fairer and better than not responding at all
No worries, just reply when you're not busy.
For me, probably 3 days.
I always try to respond within 24hrs , i don't always upvote comments , but i often use tokens
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I think it's never too late to respond.
How valuable it is to read this reflection of yours. In a world that moves so fast, where everything demands immediacy, finding someone who takes the time to respond with intention and care is truly golden.
Personally, I believe replying is not just a mechanical action, but a way of being present. And being present —even days later— is more meaningful than replying just for the sake of it.
I take engagement and replying seriously too. I don't think there is a limit on the time to reply except for upvoting comments (which I am vigilant about to share the wealth and build community.) A reply 2 weeks afterward is as pleasant a surprise as one made immediately to me.
The only person it is important to answer quickly is your fiscal controller all the other it's fine
Try applying that same philosophy with your wife and tell me how it goes!
Aren't most wives also fiscal controllers?
Ahhh!! A wise answer!
Do i dont understand because i have no wife ?
Or i dont have a wife because i dont understand
I try to have a look at my notifications to answer at comments every day. Sometimes I don't have the time for what ever reason.
I try my best to reply to comments but sadly I reply late most times and whenever I do, I feel a bit guilty and I wish I could just hug the person and tell them how sorry I am for replying late.
I try to reply to certain comments when I am in the right frame of mind. Someone just poured their heart in the comment section and I’d be damned to reply haphazardly just because I want to reply ASAP. So I take my time to reply to such comments and I wish people understood that I am not snubbing them.
Good question, in my opinion it's not worth go make people wait too long. But as I feel on myself sometimes it's needed to wait a little bit because I can see new comment in notifications when I'm working or busy with other chores. Also sometimes I feel that I need to think about received comment and give thoughtfull answer. On the other side of hand sometimes first thoughts can be more honest or more emotional depends from each case.
As a conclusion I can say if you see the comment and it's not a spam it's worth to vote on it asap and try to give answer not later then 3-5 days.
My own rule is to try to answer all replies on the same day, or at least on the next day. There are exceptions of course, as at times we are very busy with our Papillon charity work, or I am in hospital, as then things can get a bit difficult to go online.
I put down 30+ days as at that point the topic might be out of date. Why 7 days? Does 7 days has to do with the payout?
I don't know - but I would be upset if I sent an email or a text message and didn't get a reply within 30 days. Let alone something that I would proscribe "less friction" like an online message.
That is a good point :)
Yeah it has a little bit to do with that. If I want to reward the comment I need to do it before then. but in general I just tend to get to comments before then.
2-4 days is upper limit for me. Beyond that I have forgotten to respond
24 Hours, otherwise I start worrying about the other person's health, safety and well being, if I care about them.
I hate when i get late answer, thus i give quick one haha
Always fast, like sonic
Maybe we just have a dead life
No maybe about it for me :)
I don't think 7 days is too long. But I always try to reply as quickly as possible, within two days at most. The ones I usually missed are those who comment in the middle of the night while I'm sleeping. So I missed them.
I try very hard to answer all my comments, but life sometimes gets in the way. If that happens, I will revisit the comment weeks later to acknowledge it, so they know I saw it.
If I see a comment, I really want to leave a long message back, so I will write a short comment so they know I saw it, but that my brain is "working slow" and I tell them I will be back when I am more awake to answer them more fully.
It's not necessarily the timing that seems relevant to me, but rather the content. To put it in culinary terms, I would describe it as follows: You could quickly whip me up a pancake. That's okay, but I would be happier if you took some time to create a surprising filling.
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It's more about when you're online to me. When I travel, I sometimes reply up to one week late, but that's simply because I couldn't really do it earlier. When I'm home, I usually often within 24 hours, just because I can.
I like to reply within 24 hours but it's never to late to reply
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7 days is fair enough in this platform but I always make sure to respond within the day to tell me thoughts to the users who passed by in my blogs. Within a week, responding unresponded comments is fait enough for us, especially if we have a writer's block that we cant create a well-versed response. We should respond in our early convenience but a month of unresponded comments can be so cruel and harsh🥲❤️
"Better late than never" is a phrase I heard a lot as a kid, and I still believe in it today.
Like most things, though, this doesn't really have a 'one size fits all' answer.
For example, if someone asks a question in your comments with some urgency for the answer (like how to treat some problem with their plants) they aren't going to want to wait.
Some people are all about rewards, so after 7 days, your post disappears to them.
Some people, like me, are happy to let you live your life, and know you don't owe us anything, so we're just happy if you reply at all, ever.
It should be noted that in some busy situations, it takes more than two days to respond to the comments received. However, I think it would be more appropriate if we can respond within at least three days. However, when we look at the large number of comments received on the content of some authors in this community, it is not uncommon for there to be times when it is difficult to respond to them. However, it is better to take the time and give a meaningful response rather than a spam response like "Thank you very much for your comment".
Lets see how fast you can reply my comment