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I’m a compulsive writer lately, but I set one rule for myself on Prose: For every post you make, go read at least ten more.

Since I tend to average now about one to three posts a day (yeah, I’m slightly stressed/bored lately - go figure) that equals at least ten to thirty posts a day, roughly.

Because I think reading makes you a better writer, just like listening makes you a better speaker. I just have to set rules to help myself remember so I don’t fall into my own trap of blathering/typing on like an idiot.

I do not always like the posts I read; I only like things I actually like.

I also do not expect anyone to thank me for liking/reposting their posts, because I believe their post earned it.

But I don’t always thank everyone who likes/reposts my posts, for the simple reason that a) I don’t want to create an un-ending cycle of obligatory thanking comments b) I’d rather spend more time going through more posts. [insert credit to rlove327] Particularly the posts of someone who has taken the time to read mine. A notification that someone has liked my post feels more worthwhile to me, so if I can give someone else that honor I feel like that's better than just saying thanks.

That and I hate tagging, I always type too fast and make typos, then realize it and can’t go back and edit my damn comment/tags, then fume over how long it takes to tag things. I’m still not convinced there’s not a better way than tagging to get through online life, but I may just be too old/grumpy to accept the new ways.

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JimLamb

Makes sense.

rlove327

With you on all counts, @TW. I try to every once in a while do a "thank you" comment and tag the people who responded to a particular post. For the most part, if instead of typing "thanks" I read something somebody wrote, I feel like that's more enjoyable for both me and them.

@JimLamb @EstherFlowers1 thank you for your kind comments @rlove327 I completely forgot that point and that is an excellent tip as well - may I edit and add to my post with a credit to you sir? I completely forgot that savvy "go read what somebody wrote and give them a like" idea, and I've done that too

rlove327

Edit however you like :)

Danceinsilence

@TW ... Because of the amount of people that I follow and who follow me, I might read 5 to 7 different people a day ... most of my time is spent in creating new poems or fleshing out ideas for story ideas to post ... when it comes to tagging, generally, I tag the ones who follow me the most and when I do a mass tag (like Roundtable Wednesday for instance), it's for something I believe to be of interest to a lot of people, a few others come to mind such as the help post that were recently displayed and yeah, even my music posts, but I don't mass tag every time I put something up but for many people, they can do as they choose, and you should know me well enough by now I thank everyone who dropped by ... it's my way of appreciating the time they took to read what I lay out before them ... (hint, next time you make a mistake tagging and post, recopy, and paste in the slot below it, and under the mistake is the word delete ... that word works wonders (I know, I use it a lot!) ... 8=)

@Danceinsilence ooh, more wisdom - thanks master tagger!

ValiantRaptor47

I love how you say that reading makes better writers, and listening makes better speakers. Just as learning makes better educators. The only way to do something is to learn it first. Nice post; well said. (:

Huckleberry_Hoo

I have a mortal fear of back-rubbing, so I go out of my way to avoid it. I never thank for a “like” and I never “like” reciprocally. I do thank those who took time to comment, however. By the way, thanks for all the past likes, now that I know they were heartfelt ;)

lysa

Hi. New here, (and this is quite random) but @TW, @rlove327 and @Danceinsilence, your comments and work provided a lot of advice on Prose and writing websites in general. Thank you!! :D

@joytotheworld yes it is @ValiantRaptor47 thank you! @Huckleberry_Hoo never doubt your own talent over the ease of a click ;) @lysa welcome again and glad you found Prose!

rlove327

I know what you mean about "back-rubbing," @Huckleberry_Hoo; a transactional like is a meaningless like. If the liking individual is someone I recognize, then I don't worry much about trying to reciprocate (though I do sometimes check in on their writing to see if there's new stuff since they've been active). It's when a person new to me hits "like" that I reciprocate more often than not. I think of it like a time in college when a friend and I exchanged notebooks of our poetry over coffee: I'll say something nice if I can, stay quiet if I can't, and if it turns out that the person's writing is really good, then I read a lot of it.

Huckleberry_Hoo

@rlove327- I will do the same, often reading entire profile pages, but time is an issue. I really like to write, and I get caught up reading posts sometimes until it takes away the time I have to write. I guess I really like to read, too.

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