I read blogs on this site often. I make sure that I comment on most of them and try not to start agruements because I hate fighting. Fighting is like trying to go to the deepest level in the ocean, no one really "wins" so why are you trying to go that far? I am intellectual so I think quite often. I think about things that probably have never crossed a person's mind. So this leaves me with thinking about people's motives on the site. Some people not all. Are people leaving a comment for points, but making it look as though they care? Or do they really care about leaving a comment and the points aren't as important? Are stupid meaningless blogs being created to express ones opinion or is it for the whopping 50 points? I noticed alot that people are creating blogs based off of other people's blogs that have been posted awhile ago. Is this just to get the easy 50 points or because they really don't know what else to say? In my opinion if you can't think of anything to say Don't say anything! Don't waste the time posting about subjects we hear about frequently just to get the points, because the truth is people don't want to read the same thing for the 1000th time. But yet I see people doing this, thus pointing me to the conclusion. Points. One way that I can tell if someone cares at least a little is if they come back to your blog to check on a comment they left. If they don't come back, or leave a comment where they really won't have to come back then it may be for the points. Someone who avidly comments on your blogs, apparently really enjoys them. One word comments just seem to say "hey I got 10 points for saying wow." If someone has never commented on your blog before than it either means: A. they are new B. You finally made them interested. or C. They really want the points. I also noticed people will comment but not rate. Well it makes sense because rating doesn't give you points! Also people may think I shouldn't rate the blog because I want the highest rating and if I rate their blog then that won't happen. I have to wonder, are people reading my blog because they want to read it and really want to leave a comment? Or do they not care at all but would like to put some input in to get points? You can really tell if someone is here to make a difference or to voice their opinion. But other people it seems harder to tell what their true motives really are. I comment to really give my input, not for the points, because unfortantely I care about other people for some reason. I rate almost every blog I read, rather I leave a comment or not. If you took the time to sit and read it but have nothing to really say the least you could do is acknowledge that someone out there read it and thought it was good or bad. I may be reading to much into things, but I believe that people have selfish motives, that in the end, will not lead to anything else besides that.