Louis Gray posed a fairly thought provoking question via FriendFeed today and has since followed up on his blog, saying (“Are Blog Comments Really Conversations, or Are They Just Replies?“):
“I’ve been thinking about the purpose of comments in the first place. When you make a comment on a blog, is it to respond to the blog author and say they did a good job, especially if comments are currency, effectively making a longer version of a “thumbs up or thumbs down,” are you looking to further the conversation with the …