Why do some long-term, high level, Answerbaggers rarely - if ever - acknowledge the "Great answer!" comments they receive from other Answerbaggers?
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Jodie44
ANSWERS: 11
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I have no idea. I acknowledge all of my comments. But, I am not a long-term bagger. Maybe they just don't realize that they are doing it. Some of the top baggers have hundreds of comments to go through. Maybe some slip through the cracks.
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I am not a long-termer but I can assure you when I get my first "Great Answer" comment I will acknowledge it, print it, frame it, and put in on my wall right in front of my computer where I can admire it every single day and remember it always! :-)
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Perhaps to them, praise and commendation are not important to them. They would rather be cut off from other users. However, they may just forget to reply. I try not to do that
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Well I'm not very high level, but I think I've recently had a change of heart on this topic. For a long time, I didn't respond to a lot of "great answer" comments if I felt that I already had a good relationship with the person posting the comment... it just seemed extraneous and unnecessary: this person is already a friend, we talk on a regular basis, etc. Now I think that's a mistake, and I try to at least say "Thanks", regardless of whether they're new or not. You never know how people are feeling from a simple little comment, and it's possible that someone who says "Great answer" and doesn't get at least a nod back will feel slighted; I don't want that.
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I apologize, sometimes the comments slip through the cracks. Sometimes I get all overwhelmed and nervous and mark all as read and pop a sedative to cool my jets. I'm the worst bagger ever.
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I always do, when I check that is.
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I think because it simply doesn't require a response, and some people get a lot of comments, and it would take quite a bit of time to go through each comment and say thank you for each time someone thought they had a good answer. Some baggers answer zillions of questions and rarely get back to their personal profile to see if they have comments. Personally, I don't find it rude, when I tell someone they had a great answer, I mean it, and I don't need a thank you in response. It's a statement, a compliment, and I did it because they had a great answer, not because I needed to start a conversation or a dance of etiquette.
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I acknowledge all of my comments. I love hearing from everyone. when i ask a question, i always go back and make a comment to all who answers it.
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I am not a high level AB'er but I am sometimes guilty of it anyway. If was in a comment thread that left two pages of comments in my activity, I sometimes miss something in there. I do try to not do it because I think it is a bit for me to do it. I am not bothered at all if someone does not say it to me. Double standard, I guess..
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They're probably too far up their own a***s to notice
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I don't know if I can be included as a long term user at this point in the day, and I cannot recall if I acknowledge the 'great answer' comments - as I do not always respond. Sometimes it seems like it is superfluous, but it would be polite now I think about it more. I like to be polite so I will make more of an effort.
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