I definitely don't think you should take it that way. Considering the size of most people's friends lists, it just gets really cumbersome to comment on all the entries people would like, especially when they are pretty busy.
Also, most of the friends on my friends list are people I actually know that are too far away to keep up with, and LJ lets me read up on them to see what they're doing. Just because I can't comment doesn't mean I don't care or think what they have to say is interesting.
Perhaps at the core of the discussion is just a basic questioning of what LJ is about. For some people it is just a journal, but for others, it is sort of empty without more of a community aspect. So when I don't comment on some people's journals, it is a slight or an unintended commentary on the worth of their post for comment. While in my mind, not commenting means nothing but the fact that I don't have the time or energy to comment at the moment.
I can understand why some might take away from the situation negative feelings, but I can't worry whether about others taking umbrage from my own behaviors, especially when my own lack of comments has nothing to do with the other person at all.
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Date: 2004-07-19 11:03 am (UTC)Also, most of the friends on my friends list are people I actually know that are too far away to keep up with, and LJ lets me read up on them to see what they're doing. Just because I can't comment doesn't mean I don't care or think what they have to say is interesting.
Perhaps at the core of the discussion is just a basic questioning of what LJ is about. For some people it is just a journal, but for others, it is sort of empty without more of a community aspect. So when I don't comment on some people's journals, it is a slight or an unintended commentary on the worth of their post for comment. While in my mind, not commenting means nothing but the fact that I don't have the time or energy to comment at the moment.
I can understand why some might take away from the situation negative feelings, but I can't worry whether about others taking umbrage from my own behaviors, especially when my own lack of comments has nothing to do with the other person at all.