tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post8201446307782302470..comments2023-06-02T14:59:44.533+01:00Comments on Persolaise - A Perfume Blog: To Comment Or Not To Comment: Some Thoughts On Interacting With Perfume BlogsBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806816026305227292noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-46100527397079693072013-06-01T22:28:37.151+01:002013-06-01T22:28:37.151+01:00Sarah, thanks for stopping by. Yes, I agree that t...Sarah, thanks for stopping by. Yes, I agree that the validation aspect can be important sometimes... but then I ask myself the question: 'Who am I blogging for?' Usually, I think the answer is: 'For myself.'<br /><br />Good luck with your new blog! :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-40213562301739237972013-06-01T22:18:58.431+01:002013-06-01T22:18:58.431+01:00Sophiafh, thanks very much for your kind words. As...Sophiafh, thanks very much for your kind words. As far as I'm aware, Blogger doesn't offer a subscription option at the moment, except for the usual RSS feed (someone, please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) but perhaps this is something that the service's controllers will address in the near future.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-55011702289506375892013-05-31T22:48:15.561+01:002013-05-31T22:48:15.561+01:00As a new blogger (my fume blog: http://odiferess.b...As a new blogger (my fume blog: http://odiferess.blogspot.co.uk/ is a mere week old), I think comments give a sense of 'validation', a way of saying "yep, that post intrigued me/made me start scanning ebay for that perfume/made me remember something that gave me pleasure/made me chortle etc" I want the comments to start rolling in rapidly!<br />Also I think at that enthusiasts (Sarah Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225799091497587153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-569669161552641292013-05-31T21:54:04.519+01:002013-05-31T21:54:04.519+01:00Hi Persolaise. I would very much like to be notif...Hi Persolaise. I would very much like to be notified when you post something new as I love reading your blogs, but, like you, I am often too busy to follow up on everything I would like to follow up on. A nudge reminding me of something great to read would be useful. I couldn't find a way to subscribe to your blog. Will that be possible in the future?Sophiafhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336642001073812560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-70756248740906713752013-05-31T12:30:03.241+01:002013-05-31T12:30:03.241+01:00Laurels, thanks very much indeed for taking the ti...Laurels, thanks very much indeed for taking the time to leave a comment here. I think your approach must be similar to mine: I tend not to interact unless I feel I can make a genuinely valuable contribution to a discussion. Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-15397680305580587872013-05-31T12:25:55.455+01:002013-05-31T12:25:55.455+01:00Ann, thanks very much indeed. Yes, it can get a bi...Ann, thanks very much indeed. Yes, it can get a bit hectic sometimes, but thank goodness I enjoy it :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-54633887775100569432013-05-30T23:33:05.081+01:002013-05-30T23:33:05.081+01:00Being new to the subject of perfume, I've been...Being new to the subject of perfume, I've been reading a lot of blogs, but make a point of not commenting--even when there's a giveaway-- if I have nothing to say. It's also quite often the case that someone else has already posted a comment that makes the point I was going to make. (I live on the West Coast of the US, and am a night owl, so this may be a problem more particular to meLaurelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-78232302752127037482013-05-30T15:33:56.703+01:002013-05-30T15:33:56.703+01:00No comment.No comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-57695903465903540582013-05-29T03:43:59.462+01:002013-05-29T03:43:59.462+01:00Having had a daily design blog for a year and a ha...Having had a daily design blog for a year and a half, I know how difficult it is to research and present intelligent and interesting blog posts. It takes plenty of time and dedication, believe me!<br />Many folks think we only work on the blog without any other work to attend to. If only!<br /><br />Keep up the great job! Yours is one I don't miss.<br />Annhttp://www.indigoperfumery.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-48346355370537453432013-05-28T21:12:36.831+01:002013-05-28T21:12:36.831+01:00Lucas, good point: I guess part of the problem - i...Lucas, good point: I guess part of the problem - if it is, indeed, a problem - is that there are so many blogs now.<br /><br />Mind you, I'm not complaining. I'm all for a proliferation of voices.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-84348592222947949832013-05-28T21:10:59.964+01:002013-05-28T21:10:59.964+01:00Mimi, thank you.
I think most people seem to be d...Mimi, thank you.<br /><br />I think most people seem to be doing what you're doing: enjoying reading blogs without necessarily feeling the need to comment. And of course, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Go ahead and be as quiet as you like :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-71522625239023507822013-05-28T20:45:04.353+01:002013-05-28T20:45:04.353+01:00Great post!
I think everyone of those who blog str...Great post!<br />I think everyone of those who blog struggle this problem. We don't always have time to visit and comment and I guess we wish that other would leave comments to show that our work on the writing was not futile.Lucashttp://chemistinthebotte.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-47685522070519681702013-05-28T20:33:59.559+01:002013-05-28T20:33:59.559+01:00Persolaise - very salient points mentioned. I don&...Persolaise - very salient points mentioned. I don't generally leave comments because sometimes it is a real pain to get through the security - or perhaps I am just lazy ! I removed my Google account too so if a blogger does not give the option to leave a comment as anon or type in my name - I can't do it. Wish I could.<br />Despite being * very quiet* lately - I am very up to date with Mimi Gardenia The Elusive One !noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-42214625978273491422013-05-28T16:31:43.371+01:002013-05-28T16:31:43.371+01:00Smelly Vagabond, thanks, you raise an excellent po...Smelly Vagabond, thanks, you raise an excellent point about reviews of perfumes which haven't been released yet. As you point out, most people can't engage in a discussion about such scents, because they haven't had a chance to try them. That's one of the reasons I've started posting reviews of older perfumes.<br /><br />As for discussions... I suppose we've got 'Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-26881064067872422013-05-28T15:23:28.492+01:002013-05-28T15:23:28.492+01:00You're not alone here! I'd love to be able...You're not alone here! I'd love to be able to comment on or engage in some sort of discussion with other perfume bloggers regarding particular fragrances. Unfortunately, most of the time, I either don't have time or have nothing exceptionally insightful to say, especially if I have yet to try the fragrance. I do however try my best to leave a comment saying what I enjoyed about the The Smelly Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965385885691297924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-23913289035178373082013-05-28T14:16:01.797+01:002013-05-28T14:16:01.797+01:00Dubaiscents, thank you very much for taking the ti...Dubaiscents, thank you very much for taking the time to leave a comment about leaving comments :-)<br /><br />We could probably debate the definition of 'hobby', but speaking for myself, this blog and any other perfume writing have to be juggled around a demanding, full-time job (which has nothing to do with the world of fragrance, incidentally). So yes, with the best will in the world, Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-3725487841926190582013-05-28T09:18:49.896+01:002013-05-28T09:18:49.896+01:00Thanks for the wonderful post..... :-)
I complet...Thanks for the wonderful post..... :-)<br /><br />I completely agree with all of your points. As I subscribe to more and more blogs (because there are so many great perfume blogs out there and they are each unique and bring different points of view / topics), there are times that I get so far behind in reading them that even if I do have something to comment on I don't because I feel like Dubaiscentsnoreply@blogger.com