I experience the flakiness on CoComment too and shut it off in October. It can be annoying when it asserts itself on any web form textarea. Sue Waters recently had a nice post on managing blog comments and a different tool http://co.mments.com/

I think your strategy of leaving a comment that may acknowledge the post and say, I decided to blog further about it here- I see all that time, and dont think it takes any flow out of the conversation- these conversations are not at all self contained.

And to be honest, I am not any arbitrator of rules- we just all try to do what seems sensible and maybe some consensus emerges, or not.

Carry on commenting, blogging, in the fashion that works for you.. that’s this dog’s way…

However, I often would base my own blog posts off the posts of others – continuing the conversation in my space. Of course, that doesn’t really continue the conversation – it only works if I post a comment suggesting I blogged about it or if they read my blog as regularly as I read theirs. Is it appropriate to post a comment pointing to my own blog reaction to the entry in question, or should I not add my thoughts to my blog and post it as a comment instead?

Having asked that question, following your “No Blogs Comments Only” I’m working to comment more on other blogs.

The 366photos project is something I overlooked during my month long hiatus from blogs and news feeds. I may join in; sounds very entertaining. AND, at the very least, 366photos at Flickr provides for a fantastic demonstration of PicLens for Firefox

Appreciate your blog, your work and your comments.

-Chris
SL: Topher Zwiers
http://www.muveforward.com

And one of the best things about 366 has been discovering new colleagues, and not through their blogs, or presentations, or projects, buy how they see the world through a camera.

I picked the wrong week…. there is a reason, details not what I feel like putting on a web page, but to be short, life was in upheaval this week, having to move, and being completely unfocused.

So my weak comeback is to make the comment spreading more of a normal habit, then just a one week special.

Or would you believe dog ate my comments?

As a school based occupational therapist, I focus on student participation in all aspects of school. Although there are many levels of participation, certainly active engagement is at the top of the list. We can all benefit from looking in the mirror and asking how actively are we participating in the various areas of our lives. Are we passive observers (nothing wrong with that at times) or are we actively contributing to our world around us?

I think being a member of the 366project is a hoot. It has been great to view the world through a daily lens and to see it through the eyes of others.

Adding our voices to the mix is so essential in keeping the stream of life going!

Why do you think that is?