It's a little random for me, but usually I find I'm more coaxed in by posts that represent some sort of interesting thought or observation someone is having and that they'd like to discuss. In my case, I usually post thoughts and expect responses and post updates on my life and expect not to get responses. That is about what happens. I think people still read some of my life updates, but there is nothing to respond to.
Definitely somewhat random for me; sometimes I don't even read LJ. I respond if the post makes me think of something that I think other people haven't thought of, or a personal experience I can relate on a subject that interests me. I'll respond to a "philosophy" question if the topic seems interesting to me.
Last night I almost responded to the "Remind me not to care" post you made, but I didn't finish it, and this morning I decided it didn't make much sense. (I was sick last night and kind of dazed.) Sometimes I do that.
The one that's gotten the most responses on my livejournal was my post about cheating and being mad at the person your SO cheated on you with. I think the second most responses was one about weddings. Stuff like... "this is my hypomanic rambling" doesn't get many comments. :)
Incase you were curious... the post I got the most responses to was my variation of the "it's my birthday so say hi to me." If you subtract the responses that were mine, it is still the post I have with the most responses.
i can't really say for sure, but usually i respond to silly things, and to posts that are people who seem to be having a rough time. i think i tend to not respond to like regular this-weekend-i-did-this______ posts. and posts that seem to be none of my business. sometimes. i do like to blab.
I wonder how many real categories of posts there are.
I mentioned the "it's my birthday so say hi to me" post. You just mentioned the "this-weekend-i-did-this" post. I wonder how many real categories there are.
I NEVER respond to posts where I think the person is just being inane. I won't respond to a post if I think what I have to say won't be taken seriously. I rarely respond to a post about XYZ (often because they're inane) unless I have some related anecdote or found something amusing. I will almost always respond to posts about general human nature (psychology), philosophy, or someone talking about a medical problem. (This post fell under the psychology category.) Repetitive themes in posts don't get much response. Someone who writes simply, "I was sad today because x y and z happened", and x y and z don't vary much from day to day, don't get a response. A lot of the time it depends on my mood. If I'm feeling cranky, I'm much less likely to respond to a post.
I think two good variables to look at would be how interesting it is, and how much the potential commenter can personally relate to the content.
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Last night I almost responded to the "Remind me not to care" post you made, but I didn't finish it, and this morning I decided it didn't make much sense. (I was sick last night and kind of dazed.) Sometimes I do that.
The one that's gotten the most responses on my livejournal was my post about cheating and being mad at the person your SO cheated on you with. I think the second most responses was one about weddings. Stuff like... "this is my hypomanic rambling" doesn't get many comments. :)
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I mentioned the "it's my birthday so say hi to me" post. You just mentioned the "this-weekend-i-did-this" post. I wonder how many real categories there are.
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I won't respond to a post if I think what I have to say won't be taken seriously.
I rarely respond to a post about XYZ (often because they're inane) unless I have some related anecdote or found something amusing.
I will almost always respond to posts about general human nature (psychology), philosophy, or someone talking about a medical problem. (This post fell under the psychology category.)
Repetitive themes in posts don't get much response. Someone who writes simply, "I was sad today because x y and z happened", and x y and z don't vary much from day to day, don't get a response.
A lot of the time it depends on my mood. If I'm feeling cranky, I'm much less likely to respond to a post.
I think two good variables to look at would be how interesting it is, and how much the potential commenter can personally relate to the content.
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Response Factor = (interesting * personally relate) / Responder's free time
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