I know this is not going to go well with some. But I am getting sick and tired of meaningless comments. I actually prefer bot comments to the recent wave of crappy unrelated comments/spam.
great post
nice post
keep it up
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Please do not comment with something unrelated to the topic. I am very tolerant and support people posting about anything they want. But do it on your own topic, do not spam your silly meaningless comments in other people's topics. It will not do you any good.
Encouraging conversation is one thing, but before you make a comment, please think, is it a conversation starter? a comment related to the topic? or just something generic you can say on any topic? if it's the last, please think twice about doing it.