Pendantic Pickle Nipping

Got you to read this, didn't I?

All I would say to Shamus is "I feel for ya, dude." I read his blog daily. He's a techie, he writes well, he plays DnD, and his DMotR webcomic is genius.

And despite wishing I had his "problem" (that of being popular and widely read by others), I understand how he feels. Some people, unfortunately many of the people who feel compelled to comment on others' blogs, simply want to find fault with whatever you say. And see, I said "many of the people", a possibly exaggerated statement that would (if I had readership) spur someone to disagree with me. What does make a serial commenter tick?

I rarely comment on other blogs. Not if I disagree, even less when I agree. If I am ... moved to say something on-topic, I write my own damn blog post and say my peace there. I don't get comments here, (well, almost never) because practically no one (except Teh Spork) reads this. No matter. I'm not writing this for anyone else, I'm just expressing my opinions because I can.

Because Shamus is a nice guy and personally vested in what he does, he takes seriously this kind of snipery. He wants to be liked (and admired, of course), and because he's serious he feels he must treat others seriously. Of course, not all of them are worth it. Some enjoyed roasting ants with magnifying glasses, and when that thrill wore off they moved on to doing the equivalent on Teh Intarwebs. Yep, I know these kinds of guys. They enter (and win) Obfuscated C contests, and are proud of it, too.