Comments on: Can I ask a favour?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:03:30 +0000

Can’t say I’ve read many of your posts but the couple dating one was great! I’ve passed it around my circle friends and they all get a kick out of it.

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:54:15 +0000

Ian’s comment is probably getting marked as spam because it has more than 2 or 3 links. I believe that the default setting for Akismet sends anything with more than 2 or 3 links to spam. Although, it probably shouldn’t apply that rule to people who have had comments previously approved, so that might not be the issue.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:48:40 +0000

Here’s a request for you: in going back through the archives, I noticed that you were hyping the release of “Where The Wild Things Are” for years. I assume that you went to see the film. What did you think of it?

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:08:57 +0000

Yeah, it’s still not letting me, so I’ll send them to you through the contact form.

By: Rhett Soveran

Rhett Soveran — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:04:56 +0000

Thanks Ian. And thanks.

I’m sorry about your comment. I’m not sure what happened. My blog should hold all comments. It shouldn’t be blocking you. I’m going to check around. If you have any further information please send it so I can figure it out.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:56:00 +0000

Okay, I’ll do the writing first, and then post the links again.

Basically, I said that your blog is a combination of humour, insight, and your personal life. I like that I can keep up with your life in such an entertaining way, and I feel like even if I didn’t know you I would really enjoy your blog. I then pointed to the couples dating post as the perfect example of balancing these three things.

Then I went on to say that I really enjoy your blog and your writing, and that I appreciated the chance to go through and re-read these posts. I hope I don’t forget any this second time around.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:53:35 +0000

NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just finished writing a huge comment with tons of links to all my favourites, and it was rejected as spam!!!!! Grrrrrrrr.

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:04:28 +0000

You’ve written some good tributes (Stormy, Charlie, JD). And maybe it’s because it was just recently written, but I really did like the couple dating post. I think it is my favourite. I’ll look through though and see if anything else catches my eye.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:26:50 +0000

You had 50 posts in January 2007? That’s insane!!

I’ll take a look through and get back to you.

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:44 +0000

Top 3 that I can think of (in no particular order):

1. http://www.bailingbucket.com/myths-arent-lies/
2. http://www.bailingbucket.com/the-smell-of-marriage/
3. I can’t remember the name or even the topic, but I left a comment saying that it was a damn good piece of writing. Apparently, it wasn’t a memorable piece (or I’m just a dick; you decide), but I did want to include it in the list. If you can figure out which post I’m talking about, give me the link!

I suppose the first one probably doesn’t count, because it’s mostly a big block quote, but I still enjoyed reading it.