Getting Points for Comments (In More Ways Than One)

How many times do you see a very short comment and think "I guess they didn't know there was a minimum length to get your 25 points for the comment!" We love meaningful comments! "This is an excellent post! Thank you for sharing this post." may in fact be entirely sincere by some, but it also typifies a copy/paster "I'm doing this comment JUST for the points!" type person (for more info, see Miss Manners Guide to Commenting Philosophies)

Well, let's not start counting our characters in our comments, but it does take a minimum of 50 characters in a comment to get our 25 points. (I previously relayed something that I had heard, namely that it takes 10 words or more, and while that is approximately right, it is more precisely a character count, I just now tested to confirm it!). So when you comment, you should fill up at least half a line of the commenting box (compare my red arrows in the diagram below, the 50 character point is just over half distance of comment area width). 

Points are nice to get and we might as well earn them for making a comment, so make sure you are aware of this when commenting. Don't just say it was nice... tell us why and what part in particular! (and you will have no problems with points, AND you'll be making many more points in the eyes of the author!)

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Craig Daniels is a Technology Manager residing in NYC who specializes in applied technologies in the fields of Architecture and Real Estate. Craig focuses on finding the best uses of tech as can be used to help a business be more successful. He is keen on always seeing the perspective and viewpoint of his audience and he tailors his teaching to be easily understood. He teaches by means of this blog, by means of regular webinars, as well as one-on-one remote sessions with persons located throughout the country and beyond.

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