User blog comment:Rhonda the stalker fan!/An update on some things.../@comment-1874924-20120712051439

It's possible (as I have suggested elsewhere) that your long comments might be scaring some would-be commenters away, but don't feel that you need to scale back on that account. If people have something to say other than "What Rhonda said", they'll say it. I appreciate your detailed feedback on LTDI, and I'd hate for you to cut back just to leave openings that might not be taken anyway. My own commentary might have a similar affect, but if I think something needs to be said, I'm going to say it.

As for advertising your stories, that's always been an accepted--indeed, even expected--use of blogs, as long as you're advertising on your own blog page and not somebody else's. You needn't feel bad about it, because the word has to get out somehow, right?

I've read the latest Izzy & Friends chapter, although I don't really have anything to say about it at the moment, and I'm looking forward to TD:UMV. I just hope you and Webly can come to some accommodation regarding your vacation, because it would be a pity for you to go down in flames before your story even gets off the ground. And I'm pleased to have inspired you (again).

I did read Fairytales, although I don't think I ever got round to commenting, so I'll see if I can give you guys some feedback when it reboots. I've only read the first chapter of Idiots, because I'm a slow reader and I've simply got too much on my plate. As for TDWTH, the latest chapter is still in my reading queue. I fell behind a few weeks ago in the push to get Sixth Night posted, and the fact that summer is the busiest time of year at my job doesn't help. That's as may be, I'll get to Chapter 10 one of these days, and there's no way that I'll ever be more than two chapters behind on this story.

If you do decide to run for FU, I think you can expect some comments along the lines of "You haven't won yet?" from people who don't realize that you haven't run before. I can't say that you'd be certain to win, since a lot could depend on voter turnout and who else is on the ballot, but you've been active enough for long enough that you'd certainly be a strong candidate.