RFC-CRJQZ20050821-01

This is my first request for comments (RFC) and in this case it is quite literal.

Basically, I was quite discouraged when I received no comments on my last entry.  It’s not that I really expected people to comment, I suppose.  It’s more the fact that I got 2 comments on my first entry and so when you figure that most people don’t leave comments, then 2 isn’t too bad for the first post.  On the other hand, when I received no comments on the second, the same math would imply that no one read a word.  While that is probably not the case (I hope), it’s still disheartening.  So here is where the RFC comes in.  If it works, it will be two-fold, and that’s the ingenuity that I liked about it that made me decide to put it out there.

I am requesting that you, the reader, give me suggestions via your comments on a good view counter that I can add to the page so that I tell if people are actually seeing my words.  I know it doesn’t tell me if people are reading, but your suggestions will do that for me.  See the plan here?  Then, in the long run, even if people are just landing on the page and leaving, at least my counter will click and I will feel a little better about myself, which in turn will motivate me to keep writing.  My ideal candidate would be free and preferably skinnable so that I can let it match my theme (which will be changing at some point; I hate not customizing things) but don’t let that hold you back, feel free to post any and all suggestions.

All in all, a good scheme I think…

…but that’s just my opinion.