20,000 comments and counting…

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I’ve been watching my comment counter creep up to 20,000 the last few weeks and as I write this is already up to 20,106!

It took about 15 months to reach 10,000 comments and less than half that to reach 20,000.

People always ask me if I read every one of them. The answer is yes, I do. I read and/or at least scan each and every one of them. I take comments very seriously and reading them every day is a treasured part of my job. I feel they are one of the most important parts of this site.

And while some folks have trouble playing nice and staying on-topic, I’m amazed at how few problems I’ve had. I’ve never banned anyone and I’ve only deleted and/or censored comments on a few rare occasions.

I am grateful for all of your contributions and insights. Your feedback is a rich and valuable resource to me and the community.

Thank you…and keep it coming!

(If you have questions or feedback about how I deal with comments, feel free to ask below.)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Founder of BikePortland (in 2005). Father of three. North Portlander. Basketball lover. Car owner and driver. If you have questions or feedback about this site or my work, feel free to contact me at @jonathan_maus on Twitter, via email at maus.jonathan@gmail.com, or phone/text at 503-706-8804. Also, if you read and appreciate this site, please become a supporter.

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Michael Wolfe
16 years ago

No way that I’ll ever leave a comment on a post about comments. That’s way too meta- for me.

Oh, wait.

Bearhat
Bearhat
16 years ago

Here’s another one! See you a the race Wednesday?

Jerrod
Jerrod
16 years ago

There are many who greatly appreciate your blog, so thank you very much. Please, keep up the good work.

P.S. I hope bicycles take over this world!

vseven
vseven
16 years ago

So, how are we are going to help you make a decent living ? It’s time to talk about it.

Elliot
Elliot
16 years ago

Ditto vseven. Where’s the payment plan? Money is burning a hole in this unemployed college student’s pocket. (I’m not joking: I think most all of us want to contribute).

Adams Carroll (News Intern)

“See you a the race Wednesday?”

Hey Bearhat. Unfortunately someone planned a meeting that I’m curious about attending…. so no racing for me this week. But being at the race last week did inspire me.. I’ve actually been out on the bike a few times lately and I plan to keep it up. See you out there!

Bradly Fletchall
16 years ago

There is even a few dedicated cyclists in Missouri that follow you blog.

Paul Cone
Paul Cone
16 years ago

Just think if all those spam comments had made it through!

Bearhat
Bearhat
16 years ago

Rad! if it rains i might not be out there on Wednesday. I just wanted to bring a sign that said \’i want to date someone from Team Beer!\’ oy.

I\’ll probably just run into you at Pedalpalooooza!

reader
reader
16 years ago

Congratulations as well for your photo in the June 2007 issue of The Progressive. Page 23 features photos from Earth Day activities around the world, and the Sprockettes are featured in a photo credited to Jonathan and BikePortland.org