I never look at my blog statistics any more. Mostly because they're discouraging, but also because I suspect they're fairly meaningless with all the bots crawling through cyberspace. (Which makes them even more discouraging, in my case!)
However, I happened to look at them today, and saw that, as of now, I've had exactly five thousand comments! (On 2083 posts.) It seems like something that should be marked.
Many, many thanks to anyone who has ever commented (most of whom won't read this post, I'm sure).
I do attach considerable importance to comments. A post with no comments always seems a bit of a damp squib-- whether that's justified or not. (For instance, I was surprised and disappointed that there were no reactions to my recent post on why I'm increasingly drawn towards American conservatism. Doubtless it was healthy for my self-importance and pomposity to be deflated!)
Interestingly, I rarely get comments on old posts. I'm somewhat intrigued by that. They're still out there, how come nobody comes on them via random searches?
The biggest exception to this is my post on why Groundhog Day is my favourite movie.
And also my memories of the Allen Library, since it seems like the only substantial record of the Allen Library online. (Although, funnily enough, I currently have a colleague who also passed through the Allen Library.)
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