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Hey, Won't Someone Explain The Attitude
Won't someone explain the attitude
that sees fit to refuse or deny
to posted comments a response or reply
with the courtesy of gratitude?
John Milton said poets should set the best example;
but some are uncouthly bold
(I think) here and elsewhere (so I am told;
I could mention a name or two as a sample)
like keeping silent when insurrectionists cause a trample.
Starward
Probably not always as seems intended
I can only speak for myself, but to add to the possibilities as to why one may not respond to a comment, there have been times when I didn't receive a notification that I got a comment, and/or it got buried in spam. Every now and again, till this day, going back through my work I discover a comment I missed - sometimes from nearly a decade ago!
There are also times where I was aware of a generous comment left and honestly intended to write the reviewer back (even if just to say "thank you"), but was pulled away and forgot to do so upon my return.
The latter is something I can and do try to improve upon, though I am tasked with taking on both a faulty memory and a habit of filling my day's with more than I can possibly accomplish.
Thanks for the comment. I
Thanks for the comment. I have the same problems, but the poem addresses the deliberate disregard of legitimate comments---a disregard practiced routinely by two poets I have in mind particularly.
Starward
You're welcome.
Ah, I see. I have noticed, over the years, a couple of regular posters who don't seem to take any interest at all in comments. I'm not really sure why, but in those cases I came to conclude that they didn't wish for engagement (how ever ironic it might be when publically posting), so thus granted their apparent wishes.
You are right: that is
You are right: that is ironic for public posting.
Starward