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Sometimes when I make a post I get a lot of nice but similar comments I really appreciate, but I have nothing interesting to say to in response beyond, like, "thanks". Thinking about a unique variation on "thanks" for each comment is a lot of mental work for little benefit, but a wall of identical replies, or no replies, might make people assume I didn't like their comment. Especially since sometimes I do happen to have something interesting to say to one or two comments in particular, but not all of them, which could make everyone else feel weird.

Or maybe people won't notice or care!

So! Help me find replying to comments less mentally tiring.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 44

What reply would you prefer?

the same short reply as almost everyone else on the post
27 (61.4%)

no reply
7 (15.9%)

I would strongly dislike both of those
0 (0.0%)

I genuinely don't care
16 (36.4%)

other
3 (6.8%)



Please don't feel obliged to say you don't mind when what you mean is "It would make me feel a little bad, but I'd prefer that to you getting stressed". I just want to know what people prefer out of these two options so I can make an informed decision.

If other, please explain in the comments!

Date: 2020-12-15 07:07 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jesse_the_k

I'm such an obsessive completist that I go back to read most replies. Don't know if most folks read replies via email or?

Anyway, for some reason a stylized answer like ♥ or <3 or !!! feels closer to the +1 / 👍 / esthetic so loved in Web 2.0.

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