Committing to reply to any comment seems like [a bad idea].
Then don’t. It could be ‘at least one’, or ‘First’, or something. There could also be something like ‘if no one posts any comments on this, then (after a week) I will’.
There’s also the option of including a ‘unless I think you’re a troll’ clause.
I also want to give my commenters a chance to talk to each other without me interrupting.
The oath could be conditional on being invoked?
Like, ’I will respond to the first 5 questions
a) about this piece
b) directed at me*′
*(It’s easier to do this if there’s a way to be specifically notified, like an @ option).
Then don’t. It could be ‘at least one’, or ‘First’, or something. There could also be something like ‘if no one posts any comments on this, then (after a week) I will’.
There’s also the option of including a ‘unless I think you’re a troll’ clause.
The oath could be conditional on being invoked?
Like, ’I will respond to the first 5 questions
a) about this piece
b) directed at me*′
*(It’s easier to do this if there’s a way to be specifically notified, like an @ option).