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So in the "highest compliment" thread, someone said she hated generic compliments like "Great page!"

And it got me thinking that I really don't hate those kind at all. I always feel glad that someone took the time to click on my page and find it worthy of a compliment instead of going, "well that sucks" and closing the tab.

Recently I made a page that I really loved, like it was my new favorite, and it got zero comments, even in the FB group. And there were lots of layouts that I thought "Bleck" about that had 5 or 6 people gushing over. So I was left wondering, Does my best layout suck that bad? I mean, I still love it, but I would have been more than happy to have a generic "Great layout!" comment than nothing.

What do you guys think? {I mean about generic comments, not about my layouts, lol}
 
I think any comment is nice, as you said. I think I have left a couple "great layout" comments, and I mean them! I try to leave more detail, but don't always.
Spin off of the spin off, I know what you mean about the favorite layouts never get as many comments! Its astounding. I did a layout I thought was kinda of simple and I woke up the next morning to over 30 comments. WTheck? Then I do a layout I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE and *crickets* lol It just goes to show you, do what YOU love! Don't worry about who leaves love. I mean yes its NICE!!! But 5 years from now you are not going to remember the comments, you are going to remember the ones you love!
 
I agree, any comment is better than no comment. I guess it's just hard to know if it's really sincere if it's just something generic like "great page", but I try to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they genuinely mean it.
 
I can tell (or at least I think I can) when someone is leaving a generic comment vs. when she is not. I can count on one hand the number of heartfelt 'Great page's I have gotten in digi scrapping. 99% of the time someone may say 'Great page' as part of her comment, but also precedes or follows 'Great page' with something more specific to my page. I can feel the genuineness of her words. For people I especially like and feel that I have a relationship with *coughlikeyouKelliecough*, my comment on their pages may have nothing at all to do with the composition or post-processing, but make a joke, relate a story, or share a memory that I'm reminded of when I look at the page.

On the other hand, I know there are a handful of people at DST who leave 'Great page' for everyone as a way to boost their comment count. Every page in the gallery will have the same 'Great page' comment from the same person at the same time. It is the same with the woman at MSA who favorites everyone's pages but never leaves a comment (and does not have any pages in her own gallery). It comes off as very impersonal. If my page is #15 and this commenter leaves 20 comments per time she visits the site, then, no, I don't need or care whether she comments or not and would rather she didn't.

It's no big deal, I guess, just something that can rub me the wrong way sometimes. I try to shake it off when that happens and remember why I do this in the first place. I can be an all-or-nothing person if I don't keep a handle on myself. :giggle
 
So I haven't hung out at DST in a long time, but it used to be that the same people would leave these "great page" comments on like a hundred layouts just to get views on their own pages. Totally insincere. I don't know if it's still the same there or not.

But in a place like this (where it's a more limited group of people) or in a gallery that doesn't see a lot of people leaving love, I think the fact that someone took the time to comment says a lot.
 
I never mind that type of comment, I'm just happy someone took the time to look at my layout. I am new to this site and just starting to comment in the gallery, but if I ever leave you a "great page" comment, I really do mean it. :)
 
i've always been intrigued by comments. back in the day, people used to actually leave "constructive criticism" type comments like these...

"oh, that looks great, but i think maybe you could have chosen a different alpha" or
"love the colors but maybe if you recolored that one element a bit, it would flow better" or even
"ditch the background paper for this one >>> and it would maybe be a better fit!"

now, it seems everything has morphed so much more of the "great layout" (which i have been guilty of leaving as a comment but i truly mean it!)... i can totally understand the sensitivity of people and their hard, creative work, and how CC can sometimes be tricky, though.

these days, it just seems so much like a competition in the pure number of comments layouts receive. sigh. i'd rather ONE quality comment than 40 meh comments that are copied and pasted on every layout that person looks at.

4shanna said:
I did a layout I thought was kinda of simple and I woke up the next morning to over 30 comments. WTheck? Then I do a layout I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE and *crickets* lol It just goes to show you, do what YOU love! Don't worry about who leaves love. I mean yes its NICE!!! But 5 years from now you are not going to remember the comments, you are going to remember the ones you love!
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yes!!!! sometimes i think - ok, i ADORE this and hope that, when it is shared, people will be inspired and love it, too! then **crickets** SO, i do what i do and LOVE it... and LOVE it some more, all my myself! haha. i'm to the point, lately, i don't even bother sharing some layouts BECAUSE of that - i love them and don't even feel like putting them out there for any comment.

............and, Kellie & Shanna, your layouts are "great layouts!" ;)
 
You can kinda tell when the person that said "great page" has 100k posts. :giggle
 
i agree at times it CAN seem as though certain people's comments are not sincere, but i also notice that often they are not native english speakers. i always give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe great page is one comment they're comfortable with leaving without feeling embarrassed by a language barrier.

while i think we all enjoy a more specific comment, i don't mind 'great page' and even if they ARE post-count-boosting, that's their business... it doesn't change how i feel about my layout any. :shrug

and i have had COUNTLESS layouts go uncommented on. it's been a long time since i've let that bother me. it used to really irk me, but i scrap for me and my family, and the comments don't change the end result of that.

i DO, however, try to leave meaningful comments when i go through galleries. if ever you get a great page or a wow from me, it's certainly because i mean it.
 
Kellie, I'm like you. I don't mind the generic comments. I'm just happy someone took the time to look at my page.
 
I'm happy with any comments. As a new scrapper I appreciate that anyone comments on my obviously beginner pages.

We should start a thread where we post pages we love that we got very few comments on. I'd love the chance to comment on these pages! I have a page that I loved but I only got one comment. Maybe it is because it is about being excited to eat grapefruit again now that I am off my no grapefruit meds. I love the layout though.
 
Kellie, I doubt if it was your page that it would be "blech"! I am happy when I get any kind of comments at all! I try not to "great page" anyone! If I do use great page it's usually followed by something else.
 
Once upon a time I was a gallery ho. Big time. In that, that's where I spent most of my time connecting with other scrappers. Even more so than in forum. And I made some really wonderful connections with other scrappers simply by "seeing them" every day in the galleries and getting to "know" them through their pages. I loved to pay attention to the details of other scrappers' art and stories. It was a neat creative kind of connection. And in some cases those people I got to know in gallery, felt like friends and they've been friends to me in the community ever since.

The dynamic of the "big" galleries is a bit different these days. But that kind of feeling still lives here and I so appreciate it.

Because affirmation is THE primary love language for me I'm big on offering comments with a bit more specific feedback and that are kind of ooey gooey. And I appreciate those a wee bit more too probably, because they feel more genuine to my affirmation loving self, but I don't think that means short but sweet comments aren't genuine. Kwim?

Overall, I'm not too fussed by "generic" comments. I know that sometimes those comments seem to come from a place of "Here I am kind of looking at your page, but not really. I am commenting. Here I commented." and sometimes that's true. But most of the time I think they mean it. ♥

And I think this is particularly true in a smaller store community like this one. :beat
 
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But the weird phenomenon of people connecting with a page you think is "meh" or NOT connecting with a page you really love? I've never been able to figure that out. LOL! Happens to me quite a lot too too!

And you're right, it just goes to show..this is not about scrapping to please anyone but yourself and your family. The warm fuzzies feel good because they affirm something we poured OURSELVES in to. But that's not near as good as the warm fuzzy we get when our spouse or child or friend interacts with our pages. Or knowing that we are preserving our story. I LOVE that feeling so much more. :beat

*end cheesyness*
 
It is always hard to tell if they are sincere or not - I tend to think that most of the time, those types of comments are copy/paste, or they are trying to fulfill a quota of comments for a CT or something. I don't have a problem with someone saying nice page, but it doesn't really give me much of a boost as far as that goes, yk? I love it when you can tell someone actually looked at my page and found something they loved.
 
QUITE often.. i say some variation of great page.. or i love it! .. :p those threads make me feel poopy because my comments ARE indeed genuine.. I just feel weird writing a lot in the comment box :p
 
I try to look at who's saying it. If its a longtime friend I know they mean it. If its someone from a non-english speaking place I try to give them benefit of doubt on meaning it.
What I don't like is people who leave a "oh this looks so sweet and happy" when its a page about something depressing.
 
I try to be specific when commenting but sometimes I just know I like the page. I can't quite put my finger on it so I'll just say great job! I really mean it and I want to leave a comment because I genuinely like the page. I'm hoping people take it as genuine.
 
Ronisdragon said:
I try to be specific when commenting but sometimes I just know I like the page. I can't quite put my finger on it so I'll just say great job! I really mean it and I want to leave a comment because I genuinely like the page. I'm hoping people take it as genuine.
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A lot of times this is how I feel. English is my second language and sometimes it's hard to put into words what I feel, so if you ever get a generic comment from me you can be positive that I mean it 100%. ;)
 
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