I know we've discussed the mystery of comment moderation before. If we solved the riddle of why some seem to post immediately, while others obviously seem to go through a moderation queue, I missed it. I just know there is a queue whenever I see a sudden burst of three or four comments from varying people all "posted" within ten minutes of each other after radio silence for a few days. Sometimes the queue seems to be hours long, sometimes days.
But the last few days have been ridiculous. Since I started my latest series, I've had an intermittent stream (Har! Old man joke!) of comments come in, but in disappointingly small numbers. I've gotten spoiled. But then, something happened in the last day or so, and I'm deluged with comments, mostly short ones, some from regulars but mostly from newbies, all in bursts. And they are mostly about old stories.
Am I suddenly generating that many new readers going through my back catalog? I could see some of that, but this is a lot. (I'm tickled pink, though) Or has whoever is in charge of the moderation queue just gotten back from vacation?
But the last few days have been ridiculous. Since I started my latest series, I've had an intermittent stream (Har! Old man joke!) of comments come in, but in disappointingly small numbers. I've gotten spoiled. But then, something happened in the last day or so, and I'm deluged with comments, mostly short ones, some from regulars but mostly from newbies, all in bursts. And they are mostly about old stories.
Am I suddenly generating that many new readers going through my back catalog? I could see some of that, but this is a lot. (I'm tickled pink, though) Or has whoever is in charge of the moderation queue just gotten back from vacation?