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CalimonGraal 2016-02-25 07:44:44 UTC #1

What do you guys think about replying to comments from earlier episodes (like say months old) that you never got around to doing.
(like maybe it gives off the first impression of the creator doesn't reply to comments)
Or would that be seen as desperate ? xDD

Also I remember there being a few/some comics that had some sort of a footer or banner at the end of each page/episode encouraging subs/likes/comments, do people still do that or would that be considered distracting/tacky?

AnnaLandin 2016-02-25 07:47:19 UTC #2

You mean when you as a creator reply to the comment, or when you as a reader reply to someone else's comment?

Because if it's you as a creator, I feel it's fine to reply whenever you want - you might have been too busy to reply when the comment was new, so you're only getting to it now.

As a reader, though, I usually avoid replying to someone else's comment if said comment is really old - it feels like breaking into someone else's conversation, only AGES after they're finished having it. :T Don't know how other people feel about it, though.

CalimonGraal 2016-02-25 07:51:29 UTC #3

yeah replying as a creator is what I meant XDD
but it'd still be weird to go back to reply to those even if the creator has been replying to comments in later/current eps?
(it seems like it'd confuse the commenter having a sudden reply after a long time gap XD)

R.n.P 2016-02-25 08:02:41 UTC #4

Dunno what I would do in that kinda case where my old episodes get commented on, maybe I'll try encouraging the person to continue reading on cuz by a month the episode won't be that enticing to me after I have uploaded it
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shazzbaa 2016-02-25 08:24:57 UTC #5

I think it depends what the comment is?

Like if you're worried about "oh no! If I didn't reply to comments on my first few episodes, maybe it'll look like I don't reply to comments! ID BETTER GO REPLY TO ALL MY COMMENTS NOW RETROACTIVELY" and the comments are things like "this comic looks pretty i like it" or "oooo intriguing" then.... yes I'd say that's weird. Why are you replying? If the comment doesn't particularly need a reply, it's okay to not reply, and replying months later because you feel like YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO doesn't benefit anyone.
Like, I wouldn't be upset about getting "Thanks! xD" in reply months later, but it wouldn't... really be different from getting no response? The moment has passed.

But if the comment is something like "whoa, where did you get the idea for this" where it's asking a question or "I'm just commenting to let you know this comic changed my life for the better, and here's why" where you really feel like you wanna give them a reply, I don't think there's any unspoken rule that you have to answer all comments in order (as if we were all children again going "she SAID she didn't see my message but I SAW her Like a post on Mary's wall so I KNOW she was online!!") That is dumb nonsense for babies and I won't have it.
If you go back and respond "oh man sorry for the late reply, but thank you so much! Your comment made my day" or "GEEZ SORRY I MISSED REPLYING TO THIS, but to answer your question--" or WHATEVER, it's really not weird, because you clearly had a reason for coming back to answer it!

So TL;DR, my thoughts are: do you actually want to reply to that person? because if you have something you want to tell the commenter, I think it's fine, there's no reason not to tell them. If you are just trying to make it look like you reply to everything, or trying to reply to everything because you think you'll be a bad creator if you don't -- let it go. That doesn't matter as much as you think. It's okay. Just upvote the comment if it's nice and leave it at that!

Re: the footer -- I don't like them, personally, but I've seen a few of them on other comics. I think it's a matter of how you think it reads on your work. My comic tells a story, so inserting a weird ad onto the page sort of awkwardly breaks the mood, but for a gag comic, "SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE!" at the end might honestly fit as a little commercial break. Decide whether it works for your comic!

Doubtcent 2016-02-25 15:20:36 UTC #6

I personally only reply to things that have something to reply to. As a creator, I do my best to reply to the most inventive questions and comments, but if I've nothing to say, I just upvote the comment and move along. And if it's an old comment, I rather not reply, simply because to me it feels like trying too hard.
There are other things to worry about for creating. Catching every comment that comes by is almost a full-time job in itself, and replying to all of them is pretty unnecessary.