Thing 4

Commenting on others posts does a couple of things; it shows them that you actually took the time to read their post, and it allows you to input on the conversation. Whether or not that input is constructive or not is up to you, but simply taking the time out of your day to write a few sentences about another's post is often greatly appreciated. Additionally, your comment could spark future discussions, so commenting on bits you are interested in is...well...in your best interest!

The important bits I pulled from the readings were that comments need to add to the conversation and be constructive and meaningful. Otherwise, why bother wasting your time commenting? Your comment doesn't have to inspire happiness and butterflies. It can inspire rage and frustration; that's okay so long as you're adding to the conversation!

I selected the following bloggers to read and comment on:

Nicole Petrik
Candace Small
Whitney Butts
Tyler Imhoff
Rachel Hannabass

I basically just chose 5 random people within the class to read about, then read through a few of their Things until I found a post I was interested in, then commented on it!
I didn't bother with finding the two external sources because the Thing implied that part was optional by saying "If you are familiar with... do this". So I assumed I'd be doing it during thing 10 or 11.

The comments I made were mostly either identifying with the poster personally, making some type of suggestion for them to think about, or just letting them know that I found their post interesting and was able to take something of value from it.