Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/the-cross-seminole-trail...in-part

Comment #643

2007-06-05T12:46:05Z

I don't know. I'm still experimenting with them myself. What I find useful about referencing posts in my own blog is that it ties related posts together. For instance, I just made a post about a phone problem, and sent a trackback ping because I wanted each one linked to the other. But I did not send a ping to the other post I linked to (about the battery problem) because, while I wanted people reading the new post to know what I was talking about, the new post had no relevance to the old.

In my case, you can be pretty sure that if the sender is "Lift Up Your Hearts" rather than "sursumcorda," it's a boring trackback rather than a real comment. :)

Comment #642

2007-06-05T11:02:59Z

I'm using this to randomly express my frustration with trackbacks. I didn't like them much at first, but I thought I might learn. I'm liking them less and less because just when I think there's an interesting comment, I see it's just a trackback! Isn't referencing yourself a bit egotistical as well? Of course, I do it too, and my blog is rather egocentric in it's conception altogether.

Comment #641

2007-06-03T20:00:46Z

I was reminded today that in much of the world you must haggle over price before you buy anything. To encourage all of us who dislike shopping, it could be much worse!