Roll Call!!!

January 29, 2008 by Marc Lamont Hill

Every day, I get emails and MySpace messages from people who say that they check out the blog but never leave any comments. Since the blog gets as many as 25,000 hits a day but most posts only receive 20-30 comments, I’m sure that this is true.

Today, I’d like you “lurkers” out there to drop a comment telling me how often you read, what topics you like, and why you don’t usually post. In addition to satisfying my curiousity, I’d like to know how I can make the Barbershop more interesting and engaging for the silent majority.

Don’t be scared!!!

Of course, if you’d rather remain in the shadows of the blog, there’s no hard feelings. Just keep reading and supporting the page.

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43 Comments

1. Myspace » Roll Call!!! wrote:

[...] Oâ��DonnellWeb – This is not a homeschooling blog wrote an interesting post today on Roll Call!!!Here’s a quick excerpt Every day, I get emails and MySpace messages from people who say that they check out the blog but never leave any comments. [...]

January 29, 2008 @ 12:55 pm

2. Neil wrote:

just sounding off here. i check your blog everyday, and comment every 3-4 days.

January 29, 2008 @ 12:57 pm

3. Clifton Harrison wrote:

I must admit, i am a lurker…but i will do my best to come out of the shadows and start contributing to the comments. Keep doing ya thang, Out-smarting Bill O’ Rielly and the likes at Fox news!!

Clif

January 29, 2008 @ 1:18 pm

4. www.rayandsamara.com wrote:

LMAO @ ChgoSista!!!

January 29, 2008 @ 7:50 pm

5. ChgoSista wrote:

**Will Ting ever was HER hand**

January 29, 2008 @ 11:23 pm

6. ChgoSista wrote:

**WASH her hand!!** Aarrggghhh!!!

January 29, 2008 @ 11:23 pm

7. pettybone123 wrote:

man it’s 2009, I barely have time to read the damn blog, lurker for life(at least until I posted this)

January 30, 2008 @ 12:19 am

8. Hal wrote:

#23!! Hilarious!!

January 30, 2008 @ 11:11 am

9. manchild1 wrote:

Hey Doc,i lurk because you so damn mean sometimes…
but you still the man through…

January 30, 2008 @ 12:49 pm

10. Brooklyn101 wrote:

Chgo, ur a mess. LOL.

January 30, 2008 @ 1:03 pm

11. ron4 wrote:

25,000 hits wow!!!!! good for you doc

January 30, 2008 @ 2:49 pm

12. DCI74 wrote:

Lol very funny. For the record I have at least as many jobs as ChgoSista has padlocks on her goodie drawer and that would be four!

January 30, 2008 @ 4:29 pm

13. Sandra wrote:

I read your blog about 3-5 times a week. I like to read the social and political issues you address on the blog. I usually don’t leave comments, but I did comment on the Bob Johnson post.

January 31, 2008 @ 12:53 am

14. Ice wrote:

Hi Marc and Barbershop crew!! I’m still here…I read most days of the week but I’ve fallen back into the ease of reading the posts and comments without commenting myself .

January 31, 2008 @ 11:02 am

15. ChgoSista wrote:

DC, glad u knew I was only teasing, brotha; sometimes, words across a computer screen are misunderstood.

January 31, 2008 @ 12:55 pm

16. Donnie Black wrote:

Sup Dr. Hill,

Been reading the blog constantly since the 2007 Black Men’s Conference at Princeton University. I don’t comment much because I tend to be reading before I run out to work in the morning, but I’m starting a university job in a week, so I should have a little more time to actually comment on your blog entries.

February 1, 2008 @ 10:03 am

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