Milestone: 125.000 comments on Thailandblog!
As of today, there are more than 125.000 comments from readers on Thailandblog. The editors and bloggers are very excited about this new milestone as it shows how engaged our readers are with the blog.
The interaction between writers and readers, together with the number of visitors, is the most important measure of success. Another good example of the involvement of our readers is the many reader submissions, intended to inform and help others.
Although more Dutch websites about Thailand have appeared in recent years, this blog still stands head and shoulders above others. Visitors know where to find us and share their opinion en masse by means of a reaction and that is good.
The editors and our team of bloggers work hard to inform and entertain readers with a dozen posts every day. The success of our reader questions section is also remarkable. Readers helping other readers with questions and ambiguities about Thailand is a good example of engagement and how useful social media can be.
Knowledge transfer remains an important spearhead of Thailandblog with Thailand visa specialist RonnyLatPhrao (Ronny Mergits), Schengen visa specialist Rob V. and recently doctor Maarten Vasbinder who can answer medical questions from expats, are striking examples of this. We try to assist as many readers as possible and that gives a clear added value to the blog.
We would like to thank our regular bloggers for the success. Gringo (Bert Gringhuis) Lodewijk Lagemaat, Joseph Jongen, Theo van der Schaaf, Tino Kuis, Chris de Boer, Lung addie, the Inquisitor, Hans Bos, Els van Wijlen and all other unnamed bloggers, thank you for your fascinating articles. Of course also thanks to the moderators who ensure that the discussions on Thailandblog do not get out of hand.
Finally, a word of thanks to our visitors who take the time to leave a comment. Your reaction is very important, especially when you know that the reactions are often read even better than the posting on the blog.
Khan Peter
Congratulations. Thank you very much for your fantastic blog. I enjoy reading it every day. I am also pleased that it is a very civilized blog, you see that sometimes differently. All possible compliments to you
Congratulations! Despite the fact that I still have to get used to the 'rules of the game' that determine whether my often confrontational or sarcastic but certainly relevant comments are posted or not, I do enjoy reading nice stories on the Thailand blog and it is certainly very informative both with regard to serious matters and with regard to relaxation, recreation, cultural, about applicable norms and values. I understand that I often come across as very 'firm', but I also have a 'Thailand' experience with a lot of experience because I have always been 'on the move' (moved 20 times across the country) and I had to look for work, after a divorce 3 children mostly raised in Thailand on my own. I do indeed have experience from the old box and after having been fully integrated in the Netherlands for several years now and on my way back to Thailand, I am able to make realistic comparisons. Since my situation often did not fit within the 'normal regulations', I often had to take 'alternative ways' and improvise. Fortunately, I can update myself via Thailandblog and become aware of the changes that are taking place in Thailand. I am now coming back to Thailand, to my adult children and their children (my grandchildren) and as a pensioner who no longer has to work to survive and take care of his children. Through Thailandblog I can now return 'well prepared' to my 'mother country', beautiful Thailand. I only now realize who 'Khun Peter' is and who is highly valued by Peter.
My name is 'khun Rien', alias Rien van de Vorle, nowadays 'Rentenier'. I wish Thailandblog a long life and lots of attention.
I have a lot of respect for Khun Peter. Did Peter put this website together all by himself?
I was thinking the other day that it looks so good and is well put together and… 'Blue is my 'favorite color'
Thanks for the many tips and advice. Most articles are well worth reading!
Hopefully you will continue for years to come.
I would say congratulations and just keep going.
HURRAH
Congratulations on this beautiful result.
I read Thailand blog every day with great pleasure.
And of course a lot of useful information.
My compliments to the whole blogging team.
Nice idea this website. Well designed, nicely executed.
But I'm going to dedicate a blog to "the editors". Am too curious. And jealous.
Congratulations on this milestone!
A heartfelt congratulations, well deserved.
This blog would even be perfect if not so many posts were banned.
I have often experienced myself that my messages, without being offensive or insulting or deviating from the topic, are not posted…
For the rest, keep it up.
That's right Pat.
I also have the same experience, without my reactions being indecent or overly sharp, and still relevant to the subject.
The most annoying thing is that you don't get any feedback from the editors why a contribution was rejected. Also no communication with the editors is possible! That's disappointing!
I also congratulate Thailandblog with this milestone. I remain a loyal and enthusiastic reader!
You can imagine that if we receive more than a hundred responses in a day, we no longer have time to explain why something is or is not being posted. The house rules provide for this: Moderation
Is that why all comments are posted? No. We moderate quite strictly. Not on the (un)pleasantness of opinions, but on the way they are dressed. Thailandblog wants to distinguish itself from other forums about Thailand. According to the editors, this should reflect on the quality of the responses.
We would rather have ten interesting and well-founded responses than a hundred regurgitations. The comment panel is not an outlet for readers' frustrations. We therefore only allow comments that we think will be of interest to our readers. Also for readers who never respond.
With this statement we reserve the right to moderate for relevance and quality. A response that testifies to the author's knowledge, enthusiasm for the subject and in which the mind resonates more than the emotion will always be posted. Anything else cannot be accepted without explanation. We also reserve the right to modify, shorten or remove a part of a response.
What should a comment on Thailandblog meet?
If you want to be sure that your comment will be posted, please adhere to the following house rules:
1. Normal sentences in correct Dutch with correct spelling and grammar. Use spell check if necessary.
We reject this:
Sentences without initial capital letter and punctuation marks (periods and commas).
Excessive use of punctuation marks (i.e. a whole series of exclamation marks or question marks).
Sentences in capitals only (capital letters).
Sloppy or incomprehensible texts.
2. A comment should always be about the topic of the article.
We reject this:
Comparisons with the Netherlands or Belgium that are irrelevant.
Replies to other commenters that are not related to the topic of the posting.
Reactions that start to look like chatting.
Respond to respond.
3. Normal decency and manners.
We reject this:
Swearing, swearing, discriminating, threatening, insults, foul language, making fun of someone, calling someone stupid.
Involving someone's beliefs, ethnicity or orientation in a discussion in a hurtful way.
Sexist comments.
Libel and slander (Thailand blog is not a pillory).
Hurtful reactions.
Calling for violence or justifying violence.
4. Quality. Your response must have content. Be interesting to other readers. Use rational statements and cite facts or sources. Do you disagree? Do you have a different opinion? Fine, but substantiate your criticism or opinion in a normal way without overly emotional statements. Always explain why you disagree with something.
We reject this:
Just emotional reactions and gut feelings.
Unsubstantiated criticism, opinions or statements.
Disrespect and generalizations towards Thai or Thailand, but also towards expats or other Thailand visitors.
Extreme criticism of the author of an article.
Extreme criticism and/or lamentation about Thailand or the Thai people.
Nag comments – readers who only respond when they can nag about something.
The following things are not allowed in a comment:
Exaggerated criticism of the writer of an article (we protect our authors against unfounded criticism and playing the man).
Commercial messages.
Links or references to dubious sites or videos.
Criticism of the Thai royal family.
Reactions only to evoke other reactions.
Constantly changing identity, the so-called 'Trolling'.
Please respect our rules
As soon as you post a comment, we assume that you have first read our house rules and that you agree with the rules. Given the amount of comments, we do not correspond about amendments or deletions of comments.
Congrats!
Congratulations and thanks!
Valuable blog with a wide range of postings and a great team of regular, skilled and interesting bloggers, keep it up.
Negative facet, sometimes a comment is not posted for inexplicable reasons.
Positive facet, idea? Perhaps a commenter's response could also be sent to their email to check whether the comment has been posted. In the absence of this, thus offering the possibility of placing a reaction with a somewhat different text content, the 150.000 reactions will also be reached more quickly.
Nico B
Congratulations on this milestone. Hopefully the party you will undoubtedly have will not get out of hand. I am very curious if there are any exciting future plans. Or is preserving the good the most important goal and do you see the future coming naturally?
Congratulations especially continue .me and many more.
The Dutch here in UDONTHANI like to read it and have it there.
Often about the topics on the blog
greetings to all readers.
Congratulations and keep it up with the various topics you publish on a daily basis. Maybe in the future you can post more photos and / or films about Thailand because for me a picture says more than words. Anyway, best of luck and on to the next milestone.
Toppie khun Peter keep it up very extensive and very pleasant to read.
Congratulations! Wonderful blog that I look forward to every day.
Congrats!
A train slows down. But once up to speed, the counter only starts to count.
On to half a million!
Keep on doing!
Congratulations, really beautifully done.
I have no problem with your method of moderation, a lot of nonsense can end up in the trash. Also, ridiculous questions and begging campaigns, due to people who got into big trouble, through their own fault or otherwise, are not publicized, and one should not always be looking for the "cheapest" shops - restaurants - hotels - ...
Keep it up!
thanks for the thailand blog, i read it daily. I rarely comment, but keep reading it, just like the newspaper every day. Keep going, when it's gone I'll miss it!!
Congratulations, really great, I look forward to it every day and hope you do
much more to go on.