I've seen a lot of the dump and run authors form other platforms, and also from just Hive that do not take the time to even respond to two or three comments on their post. I myself do not mind if I get a response or not, however if I see the same author over and over completely ignoring the comments on their post, then those people I have a tendency to not Vote or comment on.
To me Hive is a social site, if the author responds to a few people, then I can see that as at least trying to be involved on Hive. Toss them a vote raise their comment up and let people know you at least try to read comments. I and others understand that 200 standalone comments can be a lot, so even a few replies are greatly appreciated by the commentators even if they did not receive a comment back, we at least are left with the perception that an effort was made. After all if the Author is not interested in seeing the results of his/her post, why would the audience be interested in seeing their work?
At times I have a tendency for long comments, but I also try to comment on other comments that catch my eye if I have time. Like you and your brother and a few others I have even tried to save a few votes out for comment voting. Not many yet but a few every now and then.
Yes - I agree. Save the votes for Hive people :)
I think that after the next HF, the active people interested in engagement will be able to encourage quite a lot of activity with a few small comment votes around the place and hopefully, it is times well with a large drive in price. Could make a huge difference for some accounts.
You are one of the most active engagers on the platform and always add something of value - It annoys me a bit when I scroll back and realize I have missed your comments.
It never annoys me that a comment of mine is missed, not all comments need replies, and those that don't get replied to can have lots of reasons like simply getting lost in all the comment stream.