Must Comment Monday (redux)
Earlier on in the year you may recall the introduction of Must Comment Monday. The premise was simple - further the F1 conversation by means of the humble comment.
As it happened, not long after the concept debuted, Formula 1 went a bit mental and we had a tough time keeping up with comments on this site, let alone anywhere else. However, now that the season is over, and given that this year there’s no long-running espionage scandal bubbling away in the background, it feels like a quiet enough period to take a second stab at it.
A quick reminder then. The idea is a simple one - if a blogger publishes a post on a Monday and you happen to read it, then you must leave a comment. Ideally it would be the kind of input that furthers the conversation in some way, but honestly anything that turns someone from a passive reader into a contributor is good in our book.
The theory is, feedback encourages bloggers to write more, which in turn increases the likelyhood of better and more informed conversation. If you missed this the first time round, or need a refresh of the rules (all two of them), we have a page just for you.
This is meant to be a bit of fun to occupy persons during the “quiet period” and our goal is to try and keep this up until the racing gets going again in Australia.
It would be most excellent if anyone is considering taking part. Let us know, and we’ll begin this coming Monday. Also, feel free to promote your blog in the comments if you’re planning on posting and we’ll promise to stop by and say “hullo”.
November 8th, 2008 at 21:40R.G (You give love a bad name) said:
yay, more commenting.
Sounds like a well cool idea, will do mr and mrs christine.
November 8th, 2008 at 21:50Rich said:
Funny you put this posting up - I was looking at the mustcommentmonday and thinking it was REDUNDANT!
November 8th, 2008 at 22:23Jeremy said:
Being in a time zone that is behind you would be better than ahead.
That way I could post on your Monday, or my Monday and it would still count.
Lucky Americans! I guess they have to win somewhere - I understand most Grands Prix are on in the early hours for them.
November 8th, 2008 at 22:43me said:
naah, just on holiday.
hehe. we hadn’t thought of that.
November 8th, 2008 at 23:00R.G (I'm a PC and this is my comment) said:
Noticed the big red sign today as well. Stood out for some reason.
Aussies
November 8th, 2008 at 23:11me said:
i brought it back into the theme yesterday in preparation for this post. but then had to wait for christine to proof read my english on the grounds that i can’t spell for toffee
November 8th, 2008 at 23:17lou said:
haha, join the club. Spell check is always useful though
I’ve just noticed the ‘this time last year’ link thing on the left of the page. I’m not sure if it’s new or if i have only just noticed it, but i like it.
November 8th, 2008 at 23:20me said:
we snuck it up there yesterday, christine bet you’d be the first to spot it. less than 24h lou, you’re incredible!
we’ve added the same to f1 minute too.
November 8th, 2008 at 23:34lou said:
hehe well i try my best. really? give that girl a cupcake
you guys either are really good at guessing, or know me pretty well. 
November 9th, 2008 at 10:12F1Wolf said:
I am in
November 9th, 2008 at 12:22me said:
yay
November 9th, 2008 at 18:20Dom said:
Ooh good, your bringing it back. I shall be commenting on stuff and posting stuff tomorrow.
November 10th, 2008 at 23:50Flibster said:
It’s still monday and this is my slightly jetlagged comment.
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I need sleep.
I also want to move to New York. I love the place.
….
The Force India McLaren Mercedes sounds like it could be good for Force India though. other than more work on Mclarens side and a bit of money, I’m not entirely sure what benefit McLaren are going to get from it.