When To Comment and When Not To Comment

Commenting is a great way to break the ice. I have always treated it like a conversation. Hopefully it will elicit a dialogue. Most of my connections come from comments. There are also people whose posts inspire me to steer clear.

I swear there are thirty thousand I would never want to connect with. It is unlikely I shall reach that plateau either way. Add connections with purpose. When I connect with someone I play up to their topics.

The ones who want to connect with anyone and everyone have little or nothing to say. I don't comment on Social Saturday posts. Some have come to me on Saturday to connect. They brought value. You can connect with me any day of the week, not limited to the alliterative Social Saturday. Why don't people connect on Taco Tuesday?

They can. I have started making comments and not sent them. If you are going to disagree with someone- that is a cardinal sin with some. If someone does not like being questioned they are not worth knowing.

There should be accord and occasional clarification. If someone is only nice when you agree with them; they are not nice. That is the greatest lesson learned on LinkedIn. You thought I would say "Be kind?" Live it or don't mention that concept.

There is one word that ends posts on the sourest note possible. I cannot make an effective Call To Action to save my life. There was a time when I could not find a job to save my life. Not currently. Anyway, the cheapest CTA, the word that kills any credibility one might have as a professional:

"Agree?"

Only men use this. Sometimes I see an interesting post and they wreck it with this cheap word. My views have not changed since:

I disconnected with someone who created an "Agree" echo chamber. If your sense of humor does not align with mine there is nothing more to say. Ending with "Agree" does not happen on any other site. Do you think they want dissenting opinions? Are they going to learn anything?

No. Only make comments with people you would want to talk to. I have wanted to take some to school. It would create nothing positive. Probably a lot of useless profile views and sound and fury signifying nothing. You should break the ice. Don't make this site more frigid than it already is.