Wow, i was not going to reply (to an essay) but you're so stubborn. At least I understand what you mean about comment leeching (not that I have to agree), but you build a case around the things you believe in and refuse to see other points. All in all, you're saying that you are right, she is wrong, and even though you believe she is wrong, you want to make her admit that she is wrong anyway, so you can tell her how wrong she is. That's some classic controlling behavior. "I wanted her to admit it so I could explain to her why she should be respectful and not take the spotlight from an artist." And who are you, her mom?

Actually, I am friends with her. We have conversed, and she knows a bit about me, and I know a bit about her; she's not some random person that I happen to have searched up.

You were hostile, and yes, there is such a thing as 'tone' even in writing, believe it or not. Being annoyed after many people have done it doesn't excuse you. Killing someone and then trying to tell the police "But i was stressed out" isn't going to help you.

Again you assume, when do I try to make the first page all the time? When is this all the time? Do you see her commenting on the first page all the time? And what exactly do you mean by being friends with a popular artist? I don't actually see her befriending an artist - I simply see her commenting, whether on first page or last page is irrelevent. I know you didn't say SHE is trying to befriend the artist but you are stating the fact you are annoyed with her leeching, then you go on to say how she is trying to be famous by being on first page, and now you're moving on to how some people befriend artists to get famous. Maybe so, but this doesn't apply to her.

Also, making a conversation doesn't make her popular. Or did it? I guess we have different standards of what is popular, and to me it is beyond someone replying to the comment (besides, she didn't reply back, it is more between the person who replied to her and someone else). If someone's art is for a lack of better words, bad, they won't get many watchers no matter how many first page comments they have. Yes they'll get a ton of pageviews. Any favourites? Probably not at the rate some other *popular* artist is getting.

You have these ideas of what things should be and shouldn't. Reply and comment button is just a name; whether or not one abides from it is their own damn choice. Personally I think her comment is okay whether it was addressed to you or not. Let's just say she wanted people to go to her page, but you have a problem with that but suddenly it's alright if she had added "I agree...etc." to her message. You just don't like how it was leeched off you (well you certainly saw it as an opportunity to scold her since it was under your comment) but would have been perfectly alright if she had been the second poster. The comment would have the same, except that she had posted it faster.

She was agreeing with you - well i don't know if she was but I see it as agreeing; maybe not the second comment (which yes, is directed at the artist) but the first one is, because you said the picture is good (in your own way/words) and she agreed that it's good (unless you are so blind that you can't even tell someone is agreeing with you unless they had said YES YOU ARE RIGHT, THE MOVEMENT OF THE PICTURE IS WHAT I LIKE). Of course, you can just say that the first part was directed at the artist too (which is really a matter of perspective) which case you didn't even need to contact her at all because you obviously know what's on her mind - and we wouldn't have this conversation at all because you win, hooray for you.

By messaging, I mean to her inbox. Because what you feel is more or less a personal opinion, and if it is a misunderstanding between you two, then it should definitely be between you two (Surely you realize we are having this conversation now because you posted it public). If you had actually hoped to find out if it's a misunderstand between you two then you would have made sure you ACTUALLY found out first, rather than posting it public - but no, you would rather say you point first, then apologize later if you are wrong. What kind of logic is that? Is that how you confront others? What did you expect by publically caller her a comment leecher anyway? Do I want to actually reply - prolong the number of replies - and possibly have another view go "ew this person sucks, she leeches"? No. Way to go at encouraging someone to reply to you.

"Besides, just because English isn't your first language, than shouldn't you be trying to type correctly" THEN. Please don't drag your mom or other people into this. "effort in trying to speak it fluently. I have friends who have English as a second language, but they speak fine." Also we're on the topic of typing English, not speaking English. You know some people can speak fine and not type fine, vice versa, or can't do both.

And don't talk to me about English mistakes that can "easily be fixed". This whole problem could have "easily been fixed" - or rather, not have happened at all if you took it between you and her.

Yeah, assuming she hasn't updated her journal in over a year, I can't imagine she would over something like this.

You just don't my point. First page comments will draw views to your page, yes. But being popular is having lots of people appreciate your art. I'm not saying her art is bad, but it's as if you are saying posting that wee comment will steal the artist's spotlight away (Yeah, like her comment is the only thing other people see, the rest of the comments on that page miraculously disappear). A comment will never amount to the talent the artist actually has. You DO agree that when you look at a piece of art, you actually LOOK at the art first, before the commenters right? Or do you mean a comment leech will LURE the viewer to their page (in which case, ALL the comments on the page have the potential to do that). Or do you simply mean that it's unfair to have her comment there when she obviously was not the first 10 (or whatever) that commented, so it's unfair to those people who commented first?

Oh, and: "I never said you wanted to be popular."

"...know the future of literacy is not that important to you since all you care about are you and your "friends" becoming internet celebrities."