Comments on: Comments of the moment: use the carrot to encourage good comments http://eatsleeppublish.com/comments-of-the-moment-use-the-carrot-to-encourage-good-comments/ Thoughts on the future of publishing Thu, 26 May 2011 22:44:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Inchirieri masini http://eatsleeppublish.com/comments-of-the-moment-use-the-carrot-to-encourage-good-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 Inchirieri masini Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:21:38 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=210#comment-1932 ROFL - “carrot” method is great !!! ROFL – “carrot” method is great !!!

]]> By: Inchirieri masini http://eatsleeppublish.com/comments-of-the-moment-use-the-carrot-to-encourage-good-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-1709 Inchirieri masini Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:45:11 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=210#comment-1709 This is a great idea and an incredible way to encourage people to think about what they are writing. This is a great idea and an incredible way to encourage people to think about what they are writing.

]]> By: The ultimate guide to newspaper curmudgeon talking points — Eat Sleep Publish http://eatsleeppublish.com/comments-of-the-moment-use-the-carrot-to-encourage-good-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-349 The ultimate guide to newspaper curmudgeon talking points — Eat Sleep Publish Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:57:30 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=210#comment-349 [...] Comments of the moment (similar to hoisting) [...] [...] Comments of the moment (similar to hoisting) [...]

]]> By: Jason Preston http://eatsleeppublish.com/comments-of-the-moment-use-the-carrot-to-encourage-good-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Jason Preston Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:20:57 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=210#comment-334 @Ryan I think so, too. I know I would - I write my NYT comments carefully (OK, so I write my comments everywhere carefully) just in case they decide to highlight them. Another thing that a newspaper might do is make sure that those names are links to the commenter's web site, and remove the "nofollow" that is traditionally attached to comments. Links from high page-rank sites are worth hundreds of dollars, so it's like holding a raffle for best comment with a really good prize. I think it'd be good to let reporters pick the best two comments on each article and post them in the sidebar like that. No extra staff needed, just a little programming time to build the system. @Ryan I think so, too. I know I would – I write my NYT comments carefully (OK, so I write my comments everywhere carefully) just in case they decide to highlight them.

Another thing that a newspaper might do is make sure that those names are links to the commenter’s web site, and remove the “nofollow” that is traditionally attached to comments.

Links from high page-rank sites are worth hundreds of dollars, so it’s like holding a raffle for best comment with a really good prize.

I think it’d be good to let reporters pick the best two comments on each article and post them in the sidebar like that. No extra staff needed, just a little programming time to build the system.

]]> By: Ryan http://eatsleeppublish.com/comments-of-the-moment-use-the-carrot-to-encourage-good-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Ryan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:49:55 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=210#comment-329 This is a great idea and an incredible way to encourage people to think about what they are writing. Most individuals would be jazzed to see their comment highlighted on the site. This is a great idea and an incredible way to encourage people to think about what they are writing. Most individuals would be jazzed to see their comment highlighted on the site.

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