Minor Gripe #838

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Blogger provides a feature where someone commenting can be notified of future comments on that thread. What baffles me is why, once I check that box, Blogger notifies me of my own comments? They know my e-mail address when I comment, and they're sending the notice to the exact same address. Is it really so hard for them to guess that I am probably already aware that I just posted a new comment?

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  1. Anonymous5:56 PM

    Reading some of your comments they may think....

    Well, they may think you like to read your comments.

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  2. gcallah11:00 PM

    I sure do, but I also know when they're up there!

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  3. LarryRuane10:35 AM

    Also, why do the comments show the time but not the date? We learn the exact minute of the exact hour that a comment was posted, but have no idea if it was yesterday or a month ago. (Unless I'm missing something.)

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