For this assignment, we are supposed to create an infographic about ourselves. Although I could more into creating an identity and show my progress as a designer, but it is hard to interpret visually on the skills I have developed in an infographic style. I choose to create a very analytic-style based on my YouTube channel and on how I have grown my identity on there.
My YouTube Analytics from November 29, 2022.
As shown in the image attached on this blog, the infographic represents the numbers of views on different contexts on the channel. The peaks surprisingly happened multiple times after November 15th. I think it was when I started posting more on this blogs. I started being more consistent on here, which attracts more audience onto my blog. I have mentioned a couple of times about my YouTube channel on my podcast and have attached it on my social media section. One of the days that hits the highest views is around November 26th when I posted the gif. That is because I have used a part of my Montreal trip part 1 video to make the gif. In addition, the chosen section reflects my personality when I was with my best friend as an expressive individual. As it comes to the edits, that section plays a lot with emphasizing from zooming in the frame. With that, it was my first visual representation of who I am as an individual online.
This infographic helps me reflect on the importance of consistency. Of course it seems very simple, but it is hard when you’re busy and start to lose the passion on the things you love. I love talking to people, and getting to finally do so on a podcast style or video helps me to find my own passion and show it to others. That’s how people attracts to my blog and YouTube channels. Guess I am not that boring after all!
Does vanilla belong in coffee? No. But what a cute name to call a coffee store!
Happy Saturday, Bookworms! Welcome back to Reading with Rachel. I am saddened to announce that my last book club meeting of the fall semester was yesterday due to everyone’s hectic December schedules with final exams. However, Reading with Rachel’s book club meetings will continue in January. Don’t worry, Bookworms! There will be plenty of book club meeting locations coming up in the new year. The last book club meeting of 2022 was at a cute coffee store, Coffee + Vanilla, on Austin Avenue in Coquitlam. Today, we will discuss our opinions on Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty. The book gained immense attention after the show was released on Prime Video, starring Lola Tung, playing the main character, Belly Conklin. Before walking into the store, I was surprised by how much bigger it was than in the photos online. I am assuming they did renovations or moved furniture around because there was plenty of seating and space compared to the pictures. There was a circular, wooden table in the back corner of the room, which was the perfect place to host a book club meeting, secluded from the rest of the tables. Compared to the other cafes I have been to, Coffee + Vanilla was extremely quiet. It was probably because of the location since it is not near a SkyTrain station or a walkable distance. However, I am not complaining! Light music was playing in the background, and no one had to yell at the top of their lungs to discuss Han’s novel. Due to the snow, I ordered a creamy hot chocolate and a lemon cranberry loaf, both perfect and delicious options for winter. The service was fantastic, as the staff was kind and curious about our book club meeting. Overall, Coffee + Vanilla is Reading with Rachel approved!
After watching many tutorial videos, continuous editing, and questioning my entire life, I applied all of the feedback Lauren has given me to Reading with Rachel. Will I ever be 100% satisfied with my work? Probably not. However, I am happy with all of the progress I have made this entire semester. I finally finished editing my contact page, linked my Twitter account, updated my favicon, and installed my website accessibility plugin. Hence, applying the feedback I received makes me feel happy and satisfied. As someone who wants to become a future teacher, I have learned through my volunteer experience and education courses that community guidelines are an excellent method to ensure everyone is being courteous towards other people. Moreover, community guidelines enable individuals to be on the same page and what is expected and required of everyone. After reading Margaret Atwood’s article, “Your Feelings Are No Excuse,” she makes an important point on how “the most important meaning of freedom of expression is not that you can say anything you like without any consequences” (Atwood, 2022, p. 1). Atwood implies the importance of being respectful when sharing your thoughts and opinions on social media. Atwood’s point is significant to keep in mind, especially on social media or opening comments up for my audience to interact with one another on my website. Here is a list of my community guidelines:
Be kind and mindful of what you say.
Respect others and their opinions even if you disagree with them.
Please ensure you are protecting your privacy and personal information, as well as others.
Bullying, trolling, and spamming are not tolerated.
Have fun, get out of your comfort zone, and have an open mind to learn.
These community guidelines are significant because they ensure everyone is respectful towards other opinions and perspectives by creating a safe and positive environment. I want to potentially implement these guidelines on my website as a separate page to remind and emphasize the importance of reviewing these guidelines. I am unsure if it would be appropriate to put the community guidelines on my homepage. I think it would be a good idea because that is the first page users will see and one of the first elements of my website they will see.
This post is for Process Post Prompt on November 22nd, 2022
As for now, my blog has no exposure outside of the classroom. I have never thought about publishing outside since it is not my best work nor do I have the time to perfect it. However, the current layout of the site has a stronger organizational system for the content. So, thinking about the exposure of my site might be a step I can consider soon.
I am thinking of bringing my blog up on YouTube and Instagram since those are the two top social media platforms I use currently to, not only have fun but also create a consistent online identity. On both platforms, I have the freedom to be expressive through my knowledge of graphic design, as well as showing my editing skills for images and videos. One thing that I love about both platforms is how visual they are in attracting the audience. Since I am hoping to make my site more visual-based, I think it would be a great idea to include that on YouTube and Instagram. In addition, both platforms are the ones I have the most conversations with. I would get messages, asking about courses and the program, on those platforms. I also get reactions and comments from the audience under my posts. These tell me that I can engage with my targeted audience. So, hopefully, with the addition of my blog to this existing online exposure, I will be able to incorporate more transmedia integration. On top of this discussion, it ties back to one of the process posts on analytics. With more exposure, the more audience I would get more for this site. The dialogue will be created between them and myself on the content I upload weekly, which is exciting to hear!
In this post, I choose the Rose Island website as the website that I will be analyzing the design elements of it. The reason I choose to write about this site is that several simple interactions on the site still make it interesting. It is one of my favourite websites because I am interested in interaction design, so hopefully, I could pursue that path!
The part that is doing well is the visual graphics on the homepage. There is a clear hierarchy of what content the user has to look at, starting from the title to the 3D model of the house to the subtitles. The colours and font choices are strongly driving the website. The site uses light grey, orange and black as the main colour palette, with monochromatic images. The geometric shapes of the font, match the structure of the house that the site is going to focus on. On top of that, the body copy font choice is circular, contrasting with the title and creating balance in the tone. The content’s placement is symmetric, with asymmetric organization within the content section.
The homepage of the Rose Island website
Another element that is working quite well is the transition between sections. It is my favourite part about this website! I found this very unique and make the site very special. This transition applies to other sections of the site, such as hovering on buttons. This transition shows the grid system used on the site and it is a cool way to put it into use. In the image I have attached below, the monochromic image and the black background are complementing each other, making the transition look even smoother.
The transition from the bleeding image section and the text section
The one comment I would have that is working but not to its full potential is the scrolling effects on the text. As in the image below, the user has the scroll all the way through to highlight all the text. Visually, yes it is very pleasing to see, but talking in terms of interactions, it is not working. This is very demanding for the user to complete, especially since the user interacts with the site mostly only through scrolling to find content.
The texts are highlighted after the user scrolls down the page
My recommendation for this site is, instead of fading word by word, they could work on the animation to create asymmetric balance on the white space more. For example, as the user scrolls, the whole content shows up all at once or comes out behind the image.
Overall, I still think it is a very strong website. I want to get inspired by their brand style to create my branding for my site. This includes the solid colour palette, image treatment and font choices on the site. I would also like to play more with the interactions on the site!
When it comes to finding alternatives options to our fast fashion favourites, we are often intimidated by the price tag on ethical and sustainable clothing items. However, despite fast fashion brands being more inexpensive, it is important to recognize that these brands were not designed to be consumed as quickly as fast fashion. Rather, these […]
A reoccurring conversation that I have with my mom at the start of the holiday season is discussing about how people decorate their homes (if they celebrate Christmas). We talk about how even though there are some who put up crazy variations of lights and matching ornaments around their tree; ours is a simple Christmas tree from Costco that’s about 10 years old with mismatching ornaments all around. Do our ornaments follow a theme? Absolutely not. But what makes it so special is each ornament itself; all having a snapshot of a memory in time with a different story. As we put each ornament on the tree, we take a moment to talk about the particular memory from the past. From decorating our house the past couple of days and in reflecting about this project currently, I think this is also another wonderful method of self-reflection as another year comes to an end in the coming weeks.
Some of the ornaments on my family’s tree.
After taking the time to read over all the interviews from these last couple months, I wanted to use this post to reflect on my journey with this project. Of course I could have just interviewed one more person, but my cat also doesn’t have too much to say despite being near the Christmas tree all the time now.
I think the way I constructed the interviews was just the right amount of questions and the right amount of time. There were 6 questions segments, which were of the following:
This or That
Five Facts of Fun
Drop a Bop
Debate Time
Some Deeper Small Talk
The Final Spotlight
Each interview took about 15 minutes, depending how detailed each interviewee wanted to go with the question. I think this time length kept the interview fun and relaxing, without having the pressure for those to think too hard about the question. I also found that some people wanted to express themselves more than others, but that’s okay! That’s also part of the project and each interview captured who that person was in that moment of time. I realized that these interviews also gave some people a reason to talk about a particular fact about themselves, as I felt that some of the things mentioned in some interviews would just be too out of the ordinary for regular conversation.
I think my favourite part of each interview was hearing about ‘Debate Time’ as everyone had a different perspective on each silly prompt. My favourite interview that I did was probably with my grandfather, as the conversation was completely different than anticipated; I think there was a lot more that I could take away from that interview than if I just followed the structure of a causal conversation.
If I could change anything about the interview, I think I would integrate more questions that would then contain all 5 senses. I don’t think anyone really talked about smell or touch, but I think those would be fun to integrate into ‘This or That’! If there wasn’t a time restriction with posting each interview, I would also get each interviewee to contribute a photo or some other type of media to their post.
Overall, I think the main thing I would to highlight from what each person said is recapping everyone’s ‘Final Spotlight’. I think there’s some really good perspective from what each person said and I think there is a lot to think about further with some of these prompts. I hope that some of you can take away some of these thoughts with reflecting this past year and setting new personal goals for 2023. Perhaps it’s time to disconnect online and start reconnecting offline…
This is PROJECT: Offline and thank you so much for following along on this journey. Happy holidays and all the best for the new year.
The Final Spotlight
If you had the final opportunity to say anything to the world, what would you say?
Things can change very quickly and can happen unexpectedly, so live in the moment, appreciate what you currently have and enjoy it while you can.
Stop focusing so much on the things that don’t matter. Sometimes you need to step out and look at the big picture.
Please, just be kinder to people.
Get out of bed. Don’t take it literally, but get out of bed.
Stop waiting on other people to do it, when you can start doing it yourself. I’m thinking more about the environment; don’t wait for other people to do it cause if everyone thinks like that, then nothing is going to get done. That reminds me of The Lorax quote. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Nobody cares, really. Nobody cares, go do your thing. Don’t take yourself too seriously. You probably care more than everybody else.
Cherish the smaller moments because they’re often the most valuable ones in the end. And always show your love to those you care about, as often as you can.
Take more time to reflect on what you have going for you. Because, obviously when you make goals for yourself, especially long term goals, it can seem like they’re really far away. But if you narrow it down to where you are now, you can realize how far you’ve come to get to where you are now…
Climate change is real, can we please do something about it cause I want to live past 2030. If I could shout that off the roof tops I would. Please, COP 27 is happening right now and it just feels like false promises again and I just wanna have a future. Not to end it on a sad note, but that’s what I would scream to everyone and like, bang into everyone’s head, cause please climate change is so, so real. We are feeling the affects of it now everywhere around the world. So, can we please do something about it?!
I would say that life is too short to be stressing about the little things. You need to take one step at a time with anything you do and not be down on yourself on the sense that… I find that a lot of people in life, they mess up something good and search for something better, to only end up with something worse. And to count your blessings, and life is too short to be stressing about the little things, so. My main message is make the best of where you are.
In the discussion about community guidelines for this week’s Process Post, I have not only been reflecting about what this means for those in the public who want to contribute to the project’s content, but what about the people of PROJECT: Offline themselves and what they express with each interview.
From reading “The dark side of Guardian comments” by various writers from The Guardian, after seeing the animated visualization as you scroll through the article, I was pretty shocked to see the ratio of blocked comments when it came to the comparison of articles that were written by men and those that women wrote.
Currently on the PROJECT: Offline site, with each post shared, the commenting feature has been turned off. Initially, this was a design choice when creating the website, as I wanted to direct readers further into looking at other content once they had finished reading. However, after reading through “The Psychology of Online Comments” by Maria Konnikova, when they discuss the idea of the “shared reality” of how those can share their thoughts, feelings and experience after reading or doing a performed action, as they also mentioned in the article, from the removal of comments allowed on my blog posts, I feel that this element is taken away. There is an attribute where I want the public to have the option of being active in the conversation by sharing their story after reading about someone else’s as I think this can build on the conversation from the topic discussed.
However, after reading through “That’s How It Works When You’re a Woman on the Internet” by Aubrey Hirsch and seeing multiple examples of some terrible things written regarding her content, as the content I share is not directly to my own thoughts and opinions, I feel that I also hold the responsibility to protect those that have decided to take part in this project; not only I am human reading these comments, but they are human too and they might react differently towards a particular comment. Since the content of my blog is very open-ended, although I can also regulate what is being published from the interview and what is said by that particular person, there is also an element where I feel that I am restricting ideas of someone’s speech; and I feel that takes away from the intention of this project of having the freedom of expression. Therefore to create balance with what can be shared from either party, a community guidelines page is most likely necessary for the future if I continue this project further.
In creating a community guidelines page, I want to highlight that this project is a place that is respectful and non-judgmental; more importantly, we are a listener first before being a speaker. As this project is focused on learning about other people, we have to be open-minded if there are any sensitive topics discussed. Although people are open to discussing their views and opinions, anything derogatory will not be tolerated.
To allow visitors to view these guidelines, I would implement this as another page onto the side in the navigation bar; since there is no footer in the design of my website, although I could add one, the desktop design of having the navigation static on the page would only make the link to the community guidelines page lost at the bottom of each post. If this is a feature I can also implement within WordPress, I would also get comment contributors to toggle that they have read the community guidelines first before contributing further.
In the implementation of placing community guidelines onto PROJECT: Offline, I think only then I would feel comfortable in turning on the comments again. To further grow this community that I’ve now built, creating community guidelines will help unite myself, the interviewees and the visitors in what we would like to share with the world…
This post is for Process Post Prompt on November 8th, 2022. On the day we set Google Analytics on our site, I had a vaccination appointment for the flu and COVID booster, so I did not join the class. I set the analytics on November 14th, so I will be talking about the days after that.
Analytics shows the progress and interactions my blog has with my audience. It shows the clicks, interactions, views, where the audience finds my site etc. Knowing the behaviour of the audience can help me improve and see the content they are most interested in or interact with. From the creator’s side, I see quite a peak around November 20th-23rd. The contents I posted during those times were the peer review and my first video on this blog. The analysis shows that the number peaks due to the number of visits to the homepage. However, the second top number of visits is the peer review. Not going to lie, I am quite surprised that the top numbers are not related to my public posts. I thought that showing my content based on my existing identity online could help with the numbers. Instead, I learn that maybe my content is not showing that. Back then, I had a different theme for the site. The site, unfortunately, did not show any visuals nor feel that personalized since I was in the process of fixing it. Without identity, I failed to direct users to other pages and content on my blog. This can help me to think more about the thumbnail or first impression of the site. I can think of the visuals on the homepage and accessibility of the site to attract more users.
My current analytics on the blog
Currently, the site is consistent with only one or two viewers every week. I am not that surprised since everyone is wrapping up their semester right now. I have updated the theme and worked on the accessibility of the site. Of course, getting more numbers on the analytics is ideal, but I have no control over that. I am just going to keep working on the site as something I enjoy and see how that goes. Maybe, I could make this site more public on my social media. Using that to my advantage could help the exposure of the site.
This process post is for November 8th, 2022 on the feedback I have received from the peer review #2 made by Isha Hoonjan.
In the post, she said that she could clearly understand the content I am trying to portray from the design I chose. Before the current theme, I chose another theme as the image attached.
The homepage of my site
However, her comments were on the lack of imagery and accessibility of the site. Even if the colour choices and my logo help to bring the lively side out, the content layout conveyed something different. She mentioned that all the content seemed to be structured in the same way, making the whole site feel too professional. She put some links for inspiration as well, very sweet of her. Another suggestion she made is to add more categories in the menu to convey different types of posts I was making.
After receiving the feedback, I decided to change the theme of the site because they did not have the elements I would like to change. I saw the feedback quite interesting, on the contrast between the design and the layout of the content. At the time, I was focusing on the content and not the design as much. The fact that she, as the audience, could tell is kind of funny. Of course, it can be problematic as well. From this review, I needed to learn how to balance between content and design to keep my audience being engaged.
To improved my site, I would need to make site looks more interesting by the use of images as featured imaged for each post. Currently, the site is covered with texts (yikes) since I just changed my theme that is more clean and less “chaotic” than the last one. I am also planning to show summary for each post with maximum 10 words, so that the pages don’t look too intense with all the posts expand out.
The images and summary of the posts will help audience not feel overwhelm and check if the post is something they are interested in reading. Since I already have quite interesting titles for each post already, these are the missing elements for my site that would help everything more interesting. The problem is…would I figure it out before the peer review #2? I guess we will find out later…
This week’s artist is the one and only, Fred Herzog. Herzog was a photographer residing in Vancouver, B.C. from the late 1950s onward. Herzog was absolutely ahead of his time!
His style was actually considered pretty odd for his time and he captured many moments that seemed almost staged. His images often have people staring off or interacting with something extraordinary happening off camera. Like the infamous casino win captured by him moments after happening or the building in flames just off the beach. There is never a dull moment with Herzog.
Vancouver’s history is captured like no other through Fred’s work. He was the original archiver and he probably didn’t even have this intention in the first place. At the time, he was simply capturing everyday YVR which to him, was absurd and captivating. He was often bound to lengthy shutter speeds that hindered his ability to capture events in the spur of the moment. However even with this challenge, Herzog did not let the extraordinary pass by. He determinedly captured every moment, ultimately creating an archival vault on those historic chapters in Vancouver.
He was a legendary local street photographer and a YVR trailblazer. Colour photos were actually associated only with advertising materials in the 50s, and black and white was reserved for artists. Nevertheless, Fred Herzog paved a new way for artists, capturing extraordinary and colorful images. He sadly passed away in 2019, at the age of 88, but he will live on through his children and his incredible art.
The site’s community guidelines will be centered around my community standards which are heavily informed by The Guardian’s community standards. These include:
I acknowledge criticism of the articles I publish, but will defend my stance as these are simply my subjective opinions regarding topics.
While I understand that some people feel strongly about certain topics, I will remove any comments that may be disturbing or threatening to others.
I will not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, or any other form of hate-speech.
I will remove any comments that are evidently commercial or spam.
I welcome debate and dissent, and even personal attacks.
While most of these guidelines are inspired by The Guardian’s standards, the fifth and final guideline is rather unconventional. I will be offering an anonymous option in my comments section so that users of all walks of life feel comfortable participating — especially people that may need to hide their identity. For instance, my essay surrounding Iran’s recent protests may prompt Iranian citizens to comment; however, they may want to conceal their real names due to the regime’s violent crackdowns.
The fifth community guideline makes me think of the TED Talk we watched in class, “How I turn negative Comments into positive interactions”. The speaker expressed that anonymous users feel more comfortable to say what they want and to critique; however, this often leads to hate comments. I feel that while some people will critique my posts, I am open to criticism. As the speaker explained, “empathy is not endorsement”, and therefore, this creates a more open platform for dialogue.
On the other hand, this is simply a local photography blog so I honestly can’t say I’ll stir up any controversy. With that said, “you can’t exist as a writer for very long without learning that something you write is going to upset someone, sometime, somewhere” (Atwood, 2022, para. 7).
I will implement these guidelines by outlining them in a separate page. This way, users understand that their comments will be public and they can follow the standards. Also, having open interaction will allow me to document how people engage with certain topics. Comments coupled with Google Analytics will allow me to determine what kind of content is best for my audience. These tools will address the question: What does my audience want to see? Finally, while there is a contact page where people can directly request certain topics, I believe people are more inclined to comment organically as they engage with content.
It’s been a pleasure creating this site — thank you!
Ever since the release of Kokomi, there were multiple reviews on her that showed she wasn’t a good 5-star character. However, as a Kokomi main myself, I always thought she would have her time to shine. With version 3.2 released, Kokomi now is one of the most used characters in the spiral abyss. Furthermore, the release of Nilou (The newest released 5-star Hydro character at the time of writing) shows how valuable Kokomi is on her team. This guide will give a high-level overview of how you can build your Kokomi if you were lucky enough to obtain her.
Talents
Normal Attack: The Shape of Water
A basic normal attack that performs up to three consecutive attacks that deal hydro damage.
Elemental Skill: Kurage’s Oath
Summons a Bake-Kurage that will pulse every two seconds which heals nearby allies and deals hydro damage to nearby enemies.
Elemental Burst: Nereid’s Ascension
Kokomi’s most important talent for her kit. When activated, deals hydro damage to surrounding enemies, before robing Kokomi in a Ceremonial Garment.
The Ceremonial Garment increases Kokomi’s normal attack, charged attack, and Bake-Kurage damage by her max HP. Furthermore, when a normal or charged attack hits an enemy, it will restore HP for all nearby party members. Lastly, increases Kokomi’s resistance to interruption and allows her to walk on water.
Ascension 1 Passive: Tamanooya’s Casket
If Kokomi’s Bake-Kurage from her elemental skill exists at the time her elemental burst is activated, the duration of the Bake-Kurage is refreshed. This allows 100% uptime for the Bake-Kurage Kokomi sets.
Ascension 4 Passive: Song of Pearls
While Kokomi is in the Ceremonial Garment from her elemental burst, the normal and charged attack bonus Kokomi gains from her max HP will further increase based on 15% of her healing bonus. Overall a good damage boost for her kit.
UtilityPassive: Princess of Watatsumi
Decreases own party’s swimming stamina consumption by 20%. This passive does not stack with similar effects.
Unique Passive: Flawless Strategy
This Passive makes Kokomi not able to crit by decreasing her own crit rate by 100% in exchange for a 25% healing bonus. Therefore, please do not build your Kokomi with crit sub-stats as it is useless to her.
Artifacts
For her artifacts, her best-in-slot for damage would be using the 4pc effect from the “Ocean-Hued Clam” set. You can use other artifact sets such as the 4pc “Tenacity of the Millieth” which is also another good alternative. Basically, as she is a support, you would want to focus on an artifact set that can provide a buff to your party members like the “Tenacity of the Millieth” or use an artifact set that can provide good overall off-field damage such as the “Ocean-Hued Clam” set. Kokomi’s main and sub-stats to focus on is relatively simple as you do not need to build her with crit. The stats I would prioritize would be:
HP%
Energy Recharge
ATK%
Flat HP
Flat ATK
Other than her circlet you can generally build full HP% main stat. However, for the circlet, you can either go for HP% or healing bonus. I have built Kokomi with a healing bonus circlet because her ascension 4 passive increases her normal and charged attack damage further by the amount of healing bonus stat she has.
Weapons
For weapon choice, Kokomi’s best-in-slot is the Everlasting Moonglow. This weapon is specifically made for Kokomi and as of version 3.2, no other character can benefit fully from the weapons effect other than Kokomi. This weapon increases the user’s max HP and increases the healing bonus by 10% at refinement rank 1. It also increases normal attack damage by 1% of the max HP of the character equipping this weapon. If you do not own this weapon using the Prototype Amber or Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers is also a good option. Using Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers buffs the character taking the field by 48% of ATK at refinement rank 5. The Prototype Amber doesn’t have a very useful passive but its sub-stat gives the character 41.3% max HP which is useful for Kokomi.
This week’s topic we’ve discussed the topic of comments on the internet. Although what we’ve discussed and what was presented during the lectures, I find that comments are good and can be helpful depending on the context and community of what you are commenting on.
Personally, I do not engage in any comments or leave any comments on any sort of post. I do this because, as there can exist a possibility of causing some or of trouble I find it better to not engage in it from the start.
However, I do enjoy reading comments. For example, the content I write for my website is about the game Genshin Impact. I leave the comments enabled as I am open to comments even if they can potentially be toxic. In the context of games, having comments and other people commenting on some facts that the author states about the game could be useful. Being able to see what the audience says and if they disagree or agree with what the author might have said can leave a different impression on the website. For game content especially, it can also lead to how credible the author might be when talking about the game. If most of the comments state that a lot of the information is incorrect, this can mean that the author does not know what he is talking about in the guides. Which can help the audience depict if they should follow some of the things the author has stated in the guide.
Furthermore, it is interesting to read other people’s opinions on certain things. This can be seen a lot on Reddit where one person can open a discussion on a certain topic and people will comment on their takes and ideas on that topic.
With all things in mind, comments can be useful. However, it is important to remember what the context is and how the community behaves before responding or writing any comments. As it may be fine if the community you are making a comment for is friendly this may not be the case for other communities. It is always important to consider the context of your comments as it can potentially cause a spiral of issues wishing that you had not made the comment in the first place.
