I didn't know I cared

[dsrtao]

I just unsubscribed from an RSS feed of a blog that I frequently enjoy. Why? Because I wanted to make a comment, went to the blog, and discovered that the author had decided to turn off commenting. This strikes me as so antithetical to my conception of what a blog is -- a microcommunity -- that I felt disgusted, and stopped reading.

Comments

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

In a commentless blog, no one can hear you flounce!

[dsrtao]

No, I'm just a drop in the bucket, who is responsible for my own actions.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

It's my face, and I'll spite if I want to?

if you were enjoying the posts, is it worth giving that up or can you just change your mental model? I imagine there are columnists that you enjoy without that same opportunity for immediate feedback (short of emailing them).

[dsrtao]

It's worth it to me to stop reading him. One of his major topics is building community, and I now feel that he is hypocritical at best.