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Say My Name, Say My Name, If you ain't running game

By Melissa Marro

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team

November 29, 2012 10:14 PM

Destiny's Child runs through my head this morning as I read the comments from my 29th post of the 30/30 contest. As has happened several times, the commentor has used the wrong name when addressing me. It wasn't even as simple as calling me Michelle when my name is really Melissa. I'm used to that one. No, these are mistakes big enough that they are completely off base.

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I removed the faces and names to protect the not-so-innocent.

Was it malicious? Of course not. What it probably was comes down to a rush to get their ten daily comments in. Hey, at least they tried to do better than, "that looks great. good idea." Still, as a basic rule of courtesy, if you aren't 100% confident you have the author's name right, double check it. Most of the time I double check it to be sure that I've spelled it right. Is is Joanne, Joan, Johnie, or Jeanne. Is it Michele or Michelle. To them, it makes a difference.

So, as my final 30/30 blog, I would just like to remind everyone that they they should know who they are talking to. How do you feel when someone calls you the wrong name? If you really don't know, don't say it. Or better yet, take the extra few seconds to scroll up and look.

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Tamara Inzunza

Realty One Group Capital - Alexandria, VA

Close-In Alexandria and Arlington Living

Ok, that's just weird. Is someone just copying and pasting comments just to get points??? Sad.

Nov 29, 2012 10:16 PM

Janis Borgueta

Newburgh, NY

Retired RE Salesperson

I wonder if one of those was for me.. I hope i didn't write it.. I never copy paste comments though .. so I would hope not.. BUT many are here for a quicky... we all know that!

Nov 29, 2012 10:23 PM

Julie Bentley

Watson Realty Corp, Jacksonville, FL - St Johns, FL

Saint Johns, FL REALTOR

Awkward. That's something I haven't seen on here yet. It would be better to use no name at all than the wrong name.

Congratulations on completing your 30/30 challenge! I have a few more days to go - I started a few days late but the AR Gods were gracious enough to let me participate anyway as long as I go a full 30 consecutive days. The challenge has helped me commit to blogging regularly and not be paralyzed by my desire to write the perfect blog.

Have a great weekend!

Nov 29, 2012 10:36 PM

Lanise Warrior-Johnson

Real Estate Brokers Services, Inc. - Compton, CA

Real Estate Specialist

Hilarious Bertha (just kidding Melissa). I don't think I every address my comments to the blogger, although I know that several Active Rainers do....I'm new to the rain, so not sure if I missed that in 'etiquette school'. Thank you for giving me a good laugh this morning and CONGRATS on the 30 day Challenge!

Nov 29, 2012 10:46 PM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I have two first names so I get called "Tara" all the time. It's annoying, but I totally understand it. Something else I've noticed is that sometimes people use the name of the person who made the last comment rather than the person who wrote the post.

Nov 29, 2012 11:07 PM

Rich Cederberg

eXp Realty - Albuquerque, NM

eXp Realty Agent Albuquerque

Congrats on completing the challenge Melissa. Two well written comments per day are worth way more than 10 hastily written copy and paste comments

Nov 29, 2012 11:44 PM

Marie Fox

Foxy Interiors Inc. Lake Mary Florida - Lake Mary, FL

Lake Mary, Florida, Home Stager & RE Photographer

Hi Melissa, yea you did it! BTW I'm a scroller, looker and commenter. I hate being called Maria; I am Marie and I'd rather have a nameless comment than be called the wrong name.

Nov 30, 2012 01:09 AM

David Grbich

Realty One Group - www.FindCARealEstate.com - San Juan Capistrano, CA

Orange County Real Estate - 949-500-0484

Hi Melissa - with a name like "Grbich" you can just imagine how often people get this one wrong!!! Have a great day . . . Regards Dave

Nov 30, 2012 01:28 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Great post, Mary! Uuuuuuh, I mean Melissa... ;-) Kudos to you for finishing the challenge! A flamed out at day 7 :( Still, there's always next time...

Nov 30, 2012 02:07 AM

Melissa Marro

Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Tamara - I think a lot of times it's like Sharon says. They read the name above, or just aren't paying attention.

Janis - you had commented right before them - again, pretty much exactly what Sharon said. Their comment, however, did not make any sense to what you had just commented.

Julie - good luck! The last few days were about to kill me!

Lanise - I usually do in comments on comments (like now) but only sometimes when I'm commenting on someone's blog. I don't think you missed any training =)

Sharon - I think I might have been guilty of going this a couple of times with you. Especially because for a while Tara Beottger (now I can't even remember her maiden name) used to write in SIF a lot too. At least it still is part of your name though. I'm definitely not Christine or Janis.

Rich - totally agreed. To be honest, my blogging was much better without this challenge, so I don't know if I'll do another one.

Marie - I certainly hope I'm not guilty of having done that! I try to be very careful, like I said, I know that a lof of people have very similar names.

David - Uh, yeah. I always get a "w" on the end of my name too.... My maiden name was Sehmer and the e was always replaced with a c. People do not pay attention.

Nov 30, 2012 02:08 AM

Melissa Marro

Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Sally - look at you sneaking in there... OK, I'm the first to admit that I like to leave the "e" out of your ley ending. UGH!! I think I always at least get the Sally right though =)

Nov 30, 2012 02:09 AM

Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR

Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV

Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

I think I have done that. Once I reblogged a post and wrote a nice intro to the wrong person. :(

Dec 02, 2012 12:27 PM

Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate

Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL

Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Dale Carnegie Chapter One! A person's name is the most important thing to them.

Great Blog, Melissa

Dec 03, 2012 11:52 AM

Peg Barcelo

Fluff My House! Home Staging Inc. 250.486.6369 - Summerland, BC

The FlufftasticStager from Summerland, BC

Thanx for the smile Melissa, I see this every once in a while on my posts. (although it's hard to screw up the name Peg) I always try to take the time to scroll up to look too, but since names are on the bottom of every reply made, I just look for a blue coloured one. I like how you point out the spelling part, I agree, it is very important to each person.

Dec 04, 2012 11:09 PM