Commenting etiqutte question

[thousandsofcandles]

Dreamwidth posts are like buses - you wait days for one, then two come along at once!

But I have a question about commenting etiquette because I'm new here and don't know how things work yet.

What's the protocol for if I've read a post, and I enjoyed it but I don't actually have anything to say - but I want you to know I read it and enjoyed it.

On other social media sites there's the option to 'like' a post but that isn't something here.

What do I do?!

Comments

[bunnyboo]

Unfortunately, there's not something like that on Dreamwidth (to my knowledge - I'm new too!). I wish there was, but I also appreciate the level of engagement that comment only system creates.

[rafqa]

I don't know anything about official etiquette, but... you're certainly not obliged to comment on everything. I see lots of people just leave brief, affirming comments, without engaging much with the content. Personally, I sometimes just leave an emoji, for exactly that purpose.

[branchandroot]

Emoji are perfectly good responses if you want to leave something but don't really have words. Some of my favorites for quick-response:

<3 (the good old heart)
^_^ or :) (basic smile)
^_^b (thumbs up)
*_* (starry eyes)
\o/ (arms up / 'yay!')

A heart is probably the most direct equivalent of a like, in Dreamwidth dialect.

♦

[foreverdawning]

If you're super worried check the person's journal to see if they have a sticky posted about their comment guidelines. Some people don't like others commenting. Most of the time though if I do comment it'll be something like "oh that's interesting, thanks for sharing" or just a heart like so ♥

[broken_record]

I comment a lot to help people feel others are actually reading and not just ignoring all of their posts. ;)

[grace_and_june]

I think, if you would like to really express it, a simple "I really enjoyed this post!" and maybe a well wish would suffice. (-: if not, like others have commented, emoji is a nice, simple way to emote and does the work neatly, I think.

[conuly]

It's okay to comment to just say "Yes, I liked this!"

Though some people have gotten paid accounts in order to make little ticky box polls on every post.