First of all, thanks so much for reading my blog! Why you do this is unclear, but either you want to support or torment me, so I will go with the former. I appreciate it a lot (well, it depends), and in this post, I’m going to be explaining some of my guidelines for commenting on my blog.  This will come in very handy if you happen to be crazy and wish to give me a comment (most likely about spelling mistakes, let’s be honest). 

1. My first guideline is please, please read the article before you comment! I mean, I’m pretty sure most people do, especially since most posts aren’t too long (YET, mwa-ha-ha), but just reading the headline is not enough. I’ve read a lot of articles where people ask questions in the comments that are answered in the article, so please just save yourself the hassle and read it. The most hilarious part about this guideline is that, if you don’t read the text, you won’t be seeing this advice anyway, so I can say whatever I want and you won’t even notice. Example: yeah, people who don’t read the text are idiots! (I’m just kidding. Mostly.)
2. My second guideline is that all comments should be relevant to the post or conversation. If I write a post about cats, for example, I’d prefer if all the comments were related to that subject, instead of going astray into something totally irrelevant. To summarize: if I write an article about mental disorders, please do not write about sand and olives and how your dog has stomach issues and your brother has an obsession with pencil sharpeners and your opinions on flat-earthers and any fiery vengeance you may have for anyone in particular. I am fairly likely to do this, but please, don’t be like me. Refrain yourself. 
3. My third guideline is a fairly generic one, but that doesn’t make it less important. It is to always be polite and kind while commenting on my blog, or anybody’s blog. Online, it’s easy to make a fake account and say whatever hurtful thing you want without being tracked down, but please don’t do that. It’s pointless, except for making someone feel worse about themselves. Allow me to embody a kindergarden teacher: “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want done to you!”. 
4. My fourth and final guideline is that I’d love feedback in the comments! Instead of saying, “awful post, dummy”, please write about something you liked or didn’t like, or if you learned something new. I’d especially love tips on how I can improve, if they aren’t destructive. An example of this would be saying “Your post has some concerning spelling issues. If you don’t use spell-check, which I expect you don’t, you should, because you definitely need it. Your opinions are odd, floppy, and all over the place. It would benefit you to create a mind map of ideas before posting, to keep your ideas more clear and less weird. I will be avoiding any of your future blog posts at all costs.” See, that is excellent critisism! Not only does it inform me the problems, it tells me how I can improve.

  So, a sample of a comment that I’d like to see on one of my posts would be something like: 

  “Hi Aili, I really liked how you explained your thoughts in your post. You simply have so many opinions!” -true fact- “It made it clear and really helped me understand your point of view. Maybe you should try using more diverse vocabulary in your posts, however, as you seem to use the same words multiple times in a sentence, and it gets a bit repetitive.”  

My References:

Top Ten Tips for Writing a Great Comment: https://www.racefans.net/contact/f1-fanatic-comment-policy/top-ten-tips-writing-great-comments/

The Best Guide Ever on How to Write a Good Comment: https://www.thecommentingclub.co.uk/good-comment/