Question of the Week:
How do you handle negative comments left on your blog? (submitted by Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books)
My Answer:
I normally do not get negative comments, but I occasionally do get spam.
I would treat the negative comments the way I treat spam. I wouldn't confront either the spam person or the negative comment because I am not a confrontational person.
I would simply delete the comment and move on.
I haven't had to deal with that either.
ReplyDeleteI think it is rare that folks leave negative comments on blogs.
DeleteThanks for stopping, Kathy.
I'm the same way; I delete and move on. I don't waste my time responding. Of course that's only if the comments cross the line that I have set. :)
ReplyDeleteNo sense responding - just causes more aggravation. Glad you do the same.
DeleteThanks for stopping, Erica.
For sure!
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DeleteI can't imagine ANYONE ever leaving you a negative comment, Elizabeth! You're just such a sweet person! :) But, if they ever did, I agree with your approach -- just delete the comment and move on.
ReplyDeleteWriting blog posts is supposed to be a stimulating, pleasant, and, at the same time, a relaxing hobby. Thankfully, most bloggers -- especially book bloggers, I think -- see it that way, too. Thus, they don't usually get confrontational. At least it hasn't been that way, in my experience, thank God!
There are bloggers who do write controversial posts, and they would be more liable to receive negative comments. In those cases, I think your way of handling things is really the best. Confrontations do not solve anything, and create an unpleasant atmosphere on a blog.
I think one of those "Keep calm and...." sayings would work well in such situations! Lol.
Have a great weekend!! Happy Hopping, and thanks for sharing!! <3 :)
Awwww...thanks, Maria.
DeleteI agree that book bloggers usually have only good things to say.
A Keep Calm comment would definitely work.
Thanks for stopping, Maria.
You're very welcome! And thanks for ALWAYS leaving such positive, really NICE comments on my BBH posts!! Have an AWESOME weekend!! <3 <3 :) :)
DeleteThanks for coming back!!
DeleteI've seen some really negative comments on food or lifestyle blogs but never really on a book blog. I think book people are just nice people! I agree with the way you deal with the occasional negative or spam - ignore and move on!
ReplyDeleteI agree that book bloggers are all very nice.
DeleteYep...ignore and move on is the best.
Confrontation doesn't solve anything, and the person doing the negative stuff is most likely unreasonable. :)
Thanks for stopping, Katherine.
I do get spam sometimes, but not negative comments. Book bloggers are especially kind, I think!
ReplyDeleteBook Bloggers are AWESOME!!
DeleteI have always said that...love my blogger friends and the blogging community.
Thanks for stopping, Kym.
I do the exact same thing. I don't like confrontation myself and I try to avoid it as much as I can.
ReplyDeleteHere’s my Book Blogger Hop!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
Confrontation solves nothing if you ask me. :)
DeleteThanks for stopping, Ronyell.
Haha! Yes, that's exactly it. I would treat it like I do spam.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week, Elizabeth!
Thanks for stopping, Literary Feline.
DeleteNo need to reply to any comment not on topic or rude.
Sometimes I find moving on to be challenging. Though I don't engage with people who have left negative comments, I did find it difficult to let it go, wondering what I'd done to provoke the person.
ReplyDeleteeli @ the (book) supplier
My Blog Hop Answer
It is interesting to wonder why someone feels the need to be negative.
DeleteThanks for stopping, thebooksupplier.
As eli says, if it's a comment about my books that's unjustified, I find it hard to move on... but I've not really had negative comments left on my blog, so like most of us, I'm lucky.
ReplyDeleteI'm also lucky to skip from Skibbereen to Portree on this Hop today - what an excellent choice of destinations we have on this meme!!
Love that you were able to travel around and to stop here at my virtual Portree. :) Love that place.
DeleteThanks for stopping, Jemima.
I get some passive aggressive comments on the blog now and then and I reply with a simple, "Really?" I have only gotten a couple of bad comments and I deleted them. :)
ReplyDeleteSome comments aren't necessary. Not sure why folks leave mean comments.
DeleteThanks for stopping, La La in the Library.
Yes I am glad and happy I am not the only one who does the same thing. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog hop Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteYes...no need to see some comments.
DeleteThanks for stopping, Katiria.