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IComLeavWe: September 2014

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations. Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

  • The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
  • Add yourself to the list by filling out this form after adding the icon below: The September list is now closed.  The October list will open on 9/27.
  • Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
  • Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
  • I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
  • Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
  • The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The September 2014 List

  1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
  2. Climbing the Pomegranate Tree (FET, hysteroscopy, MFI)
  3. The Infertility Voice (infertility, empowerment, PCOS awareness month)
  4. Do Babies Really Come From The Cabbage Patch (fertility nutrition positivity)
  5. A Plus Effort (adoption, loss, parenting)
  6. Two kids and counting slowly (infertility, loss)
  7. Good Strong Words (parenting, geek chic, inspired living)
  8. Breathe Gently (IVF, miscarriage, toddler-mum)
  9. Comatised (love, life, survival)
  10. Four Years Later… (IUI, IVF, secondary infertility)
  11. Muddy Boots and Diamonds (life, PPMD, children)
  12. waiting for baby bird (infertility, PCOS, faith)
  13. Amateur Nester (infertility, faith, encouragement)
  14. Birds, Bees, and Medicine (pregnancy, IVF, psychology)
  15. Pregnant in my forties… hopefully (forties, pregnancy, infertility)
  16. Creating a Family (infertility, adoption, parenting)
  17. Life’s Little Bump (IVF, recurrent miscarriage, faith)
  18. Just Another Infertility Blog (infertility, fet, life)
  19. In Due Time (faith, waiting, health)
  20. What They Never Tell You (ivf, loss, support)
  21. A Little Bit More (TTC, life, PCOS)
  22. Life of an Army Wife (army, oncology, endometriosis)
  23. My Vegas (IVF, FET, parenting)
  24. My Journey to Motherhood (infertility, MFI, IVF)
  25. Sharah (parenting running decluttering)
  26. One Tough Egg (infertility, awareness, education)
  27. The September list is now closed.  The October list will open on 9/27.
You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is red, the next month it will be orange, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

August 28, 2014   Comments Off on IComLeavWe: September 2014

IComLeavWe: August 2014

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations. Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

  • The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
  • Add yourself to the list by filling out this form after adding the icon below: The August list is now closed.  The September list will open on 8/27.
  • Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
  • Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
  • I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
  • Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
  • The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The August 2014 List

  1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
  2. In Due Time (faith, waiting, health)
  3. No Kidding in NZ (childless, childfree, infertility)
  4. Breathe Gently (pregnant-through-IVF, FET, toddler-mum)
  5. Four Years Later… (secondary infertility, stillborn baby, IUI)
  6. Climbing the Pomegranate Tree (FET, hysteroscopy, MFI)
  7. An Engineer Becomes a Mom (adoption, relationships, infertility)
  8. Amateur Nester (infertility, faith, encouragement)
  9. A Place To Feel The Light (creativity self expression writing)
  10. My Life Is About The Journey (miscarriage, parenting, body-image)
  11. Hopeful Luna (infertility, nutrition, health)
  12. One Step at a Time (toddler after infertility)
  13. Life of an Army Wife (army, postpartum depression, hysterectomy)
  14. Baby, Borneo or Bust (parenting, expat life, cooking)
  15. Recovering Beauty (love, life, recovery)
  16. Comatised (adventures, life, love)
  17. Stellar (adventures, life, love)
  18. Everything Christine (adventures, life, love)
  19. Life’s Little Bump (IVF, faith, miscarriage)
  20. Sweet Dreams are Made of This (waiting to adopt, faith in Jesus, everyday life)
  21. Birds, Bees, and Medicine (pregnancy, IVF, psychology)
  22. Muddy Boots and Diamonds (children, life, parenting)
  23. Living Our Miracle (embryo adoption, premature ovarian failure, expecting twins)
  24. Just Another Infertility Blog (infertility, fet, ivf)
  25. The Barreness (infertility, art, thriving)
  26. The Quest for a Tiny Human (infertility, IVF, fur babies)
  27. The August list is now closed.  The September list will open on 8/27.
You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is purple, the next month it will be yellow, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

July 27, 2014   Comments Off on IComLeavWe: August 2014

IComLeavWe: July 2014

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations. Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

  • The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
  • Add yourself to the list by filling out this form after adding the icon below: The July list is now closed.  The August list will open on 7/27.
  • Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
  • Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
  • I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
  • Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
  • The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The July 2014 List

  1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
  2. The Empty Cookie (neonatal loss, paganism, living children)
  3. Climbing the Pomegranate Tree (FET, hysteroscopy, MFI)
  4. Muddy Boots and Diamonds (children, ppd, life)
  5. Four Years Later… (secondary infertility, IUI, stillborn)
  6. Comatised (love, life, survival)
  7. Recovering Beauty (love, life, recovery)
  8. Stellar (adventures, life, love)
  9. Everything Christine (adventures, life, love)
  10. Constant in the Darkness (open adoption, parenting, adopting again!)
  11. Baby, Borneo or Bust (parenting, expat life, cooking)
  12. Breathe Gently (pregnant-through-IVF, FET, toddler-mum)
  13. The One In Eight Couple (1 IVF miracle, 1 snow embie, FET)
  14. Styler Chick Magazine (fashion, beauty, lifestyle)
  15. Life of an Army Wife (army, donor gametes, pregnancy)
  16. Amateur Nester (infertility, faith, encouragement)
  17. Life’s Little Bump (IVF, faith, miscarriage)
  18. Torthúil (pregnancy, infertility, health)
  19. Waiting for Baby Bird (infertility, PCOS, faith)
  20. Creating a Family (blog infertility, adoption, parenting)
  21. Hopeful Luna (infertility, IVF, nutrition)
  22. This International Life (travel, expat life, Scotland)
  23. In Due Time (grief, loss, faith)
  24. Wistfulgirl’s World (adoption, foster care, parenting)
  25. I Can Do This (twins after miscarriages)
  26. The M House (adoptive mom, family, life after loss)
  27. A Little Bit More (TTC, PCOS, life)
  28. Life As I Know It (life, twins, singleton)
  29. The Quest for a Tiny Human (infertility, IVF, fur babies)
  30. Birds, Bees, and Medicine (pregnancy, IVF, psychology)
  31. The July list is now closed.  The August list will open on 7/27.
You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is blue, the next month it will be purple, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

Looking for the comment section? It has been closed on this post. Use the form in the directions to add yourself to the list.

June 28, 2014   Comments Off on IComLeavWe: July 2014

Commenting is the “Polo” to Blogging’s “Marco”

Comments are pretty damn important to me.  That’s probably apparent since my response to NaNoWriMo was not to focus on blog writing or poetry or anything else that is akin to expressing oneself a la the novel.  I went for the short and sweet route of focusing on commenting with IComLeavWe.  Comments are sort of the peel of blogging: some people toss it aside or consider it unimportant; something we can choose to consume or discard at will.  But those of us who cherish comments like a ripe apple know otherwise: most of the nutrients of the blog post are in completing that circuit between writer and reader.  Comments can’t be peeled off or crushed in the garbage disposal without changing the value of the post itself.  The two elements go hand-in-hand.

Deep, I know.

Do I want comments?  Yes, I freakin’ want comments.  If I didn’t want to hear what you had to say, I would write down all of my blatherings in Charlotte and call it a day.  But even though Charlotte is now deeply ensconced in my life, I still take the time to write in this space.  I haven’t slowed down or changed what I write.  Charlotte fulfills one need.  But this space, my blog?  It fulfills a very different way of looking at my life or the world around me.  And I need you guys to chime in on this blog.  It changes the way I see the world.

I have learned so much from you.  I’ve learned about books, historical events, and other blogs.  You’ve made me feel supported and virtually hugged.  You’ve made me feel as if my words matter.  But more importantly, your comments have been the fuel that has kept me coming back here for eight straight years of almost daily posts.  Would I have kept writing if there were no comments?  Perhaps.  But I could also see myself returning to the land of paper, journaling privately off-screen.  After all, if no one is going to say anything, why put it up at all?  It’s like talking at the wall.  We don’t do it (or… we don’t do it often) because it isn’t satisfying.

Comments make blogging satisfying.

2986 posts.

61,279 comments.

(1,189,915 spam comments caught by filters).

It’s a pretty good run, nu?

So consider signing up for June’s NaBloPoMo.  The theme is commenting.  Which you probably guessed since this whole post is about commenting.  Think of signing up as a birthday present, but it’s the sort of present where you get a gift too.  Like buying me perfume and then getting to keep the free makeup samples they shove in the bag.  Wait, please don’t buy me perfume.  I really don’t like perfume.  What I like are comments.

So say something.

May 29, 2014   23 Comments

IComLeavWe: June 2014

Welcome back to IComLeavWe. It stands for International Comment Leaving Week, but if you say it aloud, doesn’t it sounds like “I come; [but] leave [as a] we”? And that’s sort of the point. Blogging is a conversation and comments should be honoured and encouraged. I like to say that comments are the new hug–a way of saying hello, giving comfort, leaving congratulations. Here is the vital information, pure and simple (a more detailed set of rules follows below the list):

  • The list opens the 1st of every month. It remains open until the 21st. You can add yourself at any point. The list is open to everyone in the blogosphere–blog writers and/or blog readers.
  • Add yourself to the list by filling out this form after adding the icon below: The June list is now closed.  The July list will open on 6/27.
  • Click here to cut-and-paste this bit of code to add to your sidebar (if you have the old code from another month, remove it and replace it with this one). You need to add the icon or a link to the current list on your blog (see below) and will not be added until it’s up.
  • Commenting kicks off every month on the 21st. Please mark it somewhere (calendar, post-it note taped to your computer…), though I will be sending out an email reminder on the 20th. Commenting week runs from the 21st to the 28th. Every day, leave 5 comments and return 1 comment for a total of 6 comments. You are highly encouraged to choose the blogs you comment on from the participants list below, but this is not required.
  • I will send a second email on the 28th to remind you to remove the icon from your blog.
  • Read below if you want to find out about Iron Commenters.
  • The commenting ends on the 28th. We catch our breath and the whole thing starts again the next month on the 1st. Drop in and out according to what is happening in your life between the 21st and the 28th.

The June 2014 List

  1. Stirrup Queens (twins, books, writing)
  2. My Camo Kids (military, life, parenting)
  3. Climbing the Pomegranate Tree (FET, #3, life)
  4. My Journey to Motherhood (infertility, mfi, hope)
  5. Constant in the Darkness (adoptive mama, open adoption)
  6. Breathe Gently (IVF x 2, PCOS, toddler-mum)
  7. Baby On Mind (embryo adoption, infertility, 40+)
  8. Lil Family Blog (motherhood, disability, family life)
  9. Life of an Army Wife (army, donor gametes, pregnancy)
  10. Comatised (love, life, survival)
  11. Recovering Beauty (love, life, recovery)
  12. Stellar (adventures, life, love)
  13. Everything Christine (adventures, life, love)
  14. Amateur Nester (infertility, faith, encouragement)
  15. Styler Chick Magazine (fashion, beauty, lifestyle)
  16. Get Lifted (inspiration)
  17. Everyday Gyaan (happiness, authenticity, books)
  18. Fair Trade Living (fair trade recipes)
  19. Life’s Little Bump (IVF, faith, miscarriage)
  20. Your Marketing University (marketing, business, entrepreneurs)
  21. Mydhiliram’s blog (recipes,hindu temples, crochet)
  22. Muddy Boots and Diamonds (postpartum, children, life)
  23. My Antidepressant Life (thriving with bipolar)
  24. Hopeful Luna (infertility, nutrition, i.v.f.)
  25. In Due Time (loss, grief, faith)
  26. Creating a Family (blog infertility, adoption, parenting)
  27. Haisla’s Adventures in Endoland (infertility, endometriosis, life)
  28. Creativity Arise! (fashion, travel, lifestyle)
  29. Just Another Infertility Blog (infertility, ivf, life)
  30. The Spectacled Bean (thinking, laughing, photographing)
  31. MissConception (parenting after loss, TTC#2, PCOS)
  32. The Quest for a Tiny Human (IVF, infertility, fur babies)
  33. Ready Now To See It Your Way (fertility, family, life)
  34. The Other Side of the Equation (life, love, teaching)
  35. JCH4DCU (secondary infertility, stillborn baby, hopeful)
  36. A Little Bit More (TTC, infertility, life)
  37. The June list is now closed.  The July list will open on 6/27.
You have questions…I have answers:

Q: What if I miss a day?

A: Catch up the next day by doubling your comments–12 comments instead of 6.

Q: What if I have two blogs? Can I sign up twice, listing both blogs?

A: Yes, but you also need to double your comments. If you have two blogs listed, you should be leaving 12 comments per day.

Q: What is an Iron Commenter?

A: Not for the faint-of-heart. People who wish to be an Iron Commenter and be entered on the Iron Commenter honour roll need to leave a comment on every blog on the participants list (exceptions are blogs that require you to have a special log-in, such as some LiveJournal accounts or other similar situations). You can spread out this commenting any way you wish over the whole week, but the final comment needs to be left by midnight on the 28th (EST). Reaching Iron Commenter status is done on an honour system. Please email me if you earn Iron Commenter status so I can add you to the wall of honour.

Q: Why do I have to add that bit of code to my sidebar?

A: The code is the latest icon (the icon changes colour every month so you know that you’re on the right list). This month, the icon is red, the next month it will be blue, etc. The reason is two-fold: (1) it enables more people to find out about IComLeavWe and (2) it gives you easy access to the current list once the commenting week actually begins and better ensures that you’ll use it. Too many times, people sign up and forget to actually do IComLeavWe and this icon gives you a daily reminder (with the dates on it) every time you open your own blog. The icon is linked back to the current list. On the 28th, remove the icon from your blog. A new one will be created for the next month.

Q: It’s the 23rd and I just saw this for the first time on my friend’s blog! I want to join the list–why can’t I?

A: Because IComLeavWe happens every month, once the list is closed, it’s closed. If you’re finding out about this on the 23rd, you can’t join the current month. But leave yourself a note to check back in a week on the 1st and you can sign up for the next month.

Q: You said the list closes on the 21st. Well, it’s still the 21st where I am. Why aren’t you moving my information onto the list?

A: All dates and times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5 hours). The list closes around 11 p.m. EST on the 21st.

Q: What if no one comments on my blog and I have no comments to return?

A: Well, that really doesn’t happen for the most part, but in that case, simply choose another blog and add an additional comment. The goal is to hit 6 comments daily as a minimum. Going over that is fantastic and encouraged.

Q: Mel, my question wasn’t covered at all. What do I do?

A: Email me; I’m quite friendly. It helps to place “IComLeavWe” in the subject line. You could also check this post which contains the history of IComLeavWe and see if you can glean anything there.

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May 26, 2014   Comments Off on IComLeavWe: June 2014

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