[note Ecological Survey 3] Does the Question Box lower the hurdle for commenting?

A question box feature has been implemented in the app, and
I tried using it right away.

Then, I thought, 'It might be hard to ask in a comment, but maybe I can ask via the question box,' and decided to send various questions to the question boxes of people I follow mutually.

……As a result, even though it was a survey, I lost track of who I had sent questions to halfway through (lol).

⛰️ What I felt about comments

For me, the hurdle for writing comments on articles is quite high.

I worry about whether there is a misinterpretation between the content of the article, what the creator wants to express, and my comment.
I worry if the content is difficult to reply to.
I worry if I might make them feel uncomfortable.
What if there is no reply?
What if I made them feel bad?
I don't want to be thought of as annoying.
I end up thinking about these things on my own.

The comments I have sent so far
required a considerable amount of courage...
I'm sorry if I was already being annoying. lol

As a result, everyone I have commented on so far has replied, and I am commenting with peace of mind.
Everyone is so kind...

📦️ Actually using the question box

It was more casual than I thought.

By limiting it to mutual followers,
rather than thinking, 'What kind of question should I ask this person?',
things I wanted to ask or felt while reading the articles came out easily.

I did take care not to ask things that were already written in the article.

And,
I think perhaps everyone answered? Some even answered in their articles, so I feel like I was able to ask good questions. I'm happy.

Because of that, I was able to receive answers to almost all the questions I asked.
I am very grateful.

And, I noticed something after using it.

The question box does not keep a history on the sender's side.

Therefore, even if you don't get an answer,
'Was it a weird question?'
'Did they hate me?'
You don't end up looking back at it over and over.

This made me feel more at ease than I had expected.

That said, questions that make the other person uncomfortable are, of course, a no-go.

I am aware of that, and I assume those reading this are as well.

📝 Survey Results

Comments are, after all,
a place where you end up expecting a reply
.

For those who always receive many comments,
I imagine replying is tough,
but this is my impression.

On the other hand, the question box is,
a place where the other person can choose whether or not to answer
I think.

Because even if they receive a question, if they don't answer it, it seems that what kind of questions are piling up cannot be seen by others.

Therefore, the person asking can also send it with the feeling of,
please feel free to ignore it if you don't want to answer
.

This sense of security might be lowering the psychological hurdle.

Since I'm shy,
if I don't have some sense of the other person's personality,
it's hard for me to leave a comment,
though that's just me...

Commenting takes quite a bit of courage. About as much as writing an article.

🦉 In conclusion

This time, the observation results were obtained by me setting up a question box, receiving questions, and actually asking questions myself.

How about you all?

Between comments and a question box,
which do you feel is easier to use to reach out?

"I'm a comment person"
"The question box is more casual"
"I don't like being asked questions"
"I don't use either in the first place"

Any answer is survey data to me.

If you'd like,
I would be happy if you could cooperate with this survey.

……Having said that, I still get quite nervous every time I write a comment myself. lol

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