Someone left a comment on my note about age, time, and art – went over to look at his art blog and subscribed to it. It is encouraging and comforting to see someone working on their art at a later age too. I also enjoy seeing people’s work-in-progress.
This is why I like having comments, though I may not have the capacity to respond to them in a timely manner. Taking the time to leave a comment creates this tiny temporary moment of resonance, and it is very interesting to get to know who they are, how they think and what they do. More often than not, I like their stuff too.
And these comments serve as an on-going encouragement for me, since I cope with loneliness all the time. They are also linked to a very specific context so I know what people are relating to. I don’t get a lot of feedback on my writing so these are really meaningful to me.
I also like the idea of having a guestbook.