How do I leave feedback on comments?

by Ros Taprell
(New South Wales, Australia)

How do I leave feedback when other people have sent comments to me through your website?

Thanks
Ros

Darlene's Answer:
I've decided to answer this question directly on this page because I get this asked of me a lot; and I would like my visitors to be able to find it easily, as I will have it listed on my Sitemap page for quick reference.

Providing feedback to people who have commented on your submission is very easy to do. Explaining it is a bit more complicated.

At the bottom of the page that houses your story, article, commentary or question, you'll find a form titled Comments? where a visitor can leave a message for the person who wrote the submission, OR the contributor can leave a message for a visitor who left a comment.

Tip: When leaving a reply to someone who left comments for you, refer to the person in the title box using either the name or title that person used. Don't forget to include your name (default is Anonymous) in the top box of the form.

The link just above the form "Click here to read visitor comments." takes you to the page where all the comments are housed, most recent one on top. To get back to the page with the comments form, hit your BACK button on your tool bar OR click onto the "Return to" link at the bottom of that comments page. The second "Join in and write your own page!" link at the bottom will NOT take you to the correct comments form; it will take you to the page where visitors can submit their own story, article, question, etc.

If you've requested a notification be sent to you when visitors leave comments, the automated email you receive will provide you with the URL as a link to get you to the comments page. EACH comment page is specifically assigned to ONE particular story, article, commentary or question.

Ros, I'll use your poem submission as an example of the URLs (links):

See Poem at: http://www.child-abuse-effects.com/child-abuse-story-of-healing-and-recovery-from-ros.html

See Comments to Poem at: http://www.child-abuse-effects.com/child-abuse-story-of-healing-and-recovery-from-ros-comments.html

I recognize the programming being used here is very basic; I have no control over that. Personally, I would like the link to the comments to take visitors to a page that includes the original submission, the comments to date (both for easy reference) AND the leave-a-comment form, all on one page. This would make things a lot simpler for my readers. While plans are in the works to provide a more user friendly format in the future, no ETA has been given.

Email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses AND website/blog URLs in visitor comments are strictly prohibited.