i mean i’ve seen published, non-pixelated photos of marath0n runners with literal shit running down their legs

Unpopular opinion: She lost a pregnancy, not a child.

From the story you supposedly just read before commenting: “Observers on Twitter claimed that police kept Harris lying on the ground for an unspecified amount of time without medical aide before eventually taking him to the hospital, where he went into surgery”

I gave up long ago, and now I don’t give a shit. I post a lot, get plenty of replies, and if someone misses some of my wit and brilliance it’s just too bad for them : )

You need to find a Fairy Godmother to pull you out.

I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t care about being grey anymore, because I like to see what percentage of my posts I can get lifted out of the grays through stars and comments. I’ve gotten to a pretty good average, I think.

I totally hear you! I even posted an embarrassing prom photo in the hopes of getting out of the greys!

If you have something to say reply to or address the writers directly. That worked for me.

Maybe while doing all the other things people are suggesting, you could tack on a (would really like to get out of the greys) type ending to your name? I suggest appealing to Mark. He was who ungreyed me and I’d heard he was a softy (relative to others at least).

I agree with what the others said here. Be one of the first ones to comment on an article, if possible. Use snark and sarcasm where it’s obviously called for. Follow some of your favorite commenters and authors, and reply to their comments/posts when you have something to say. Just know that people still read the…

I got followed on Jez because I remarked about still being gray to a popular person who’s really cool. Apparently, the author of whatever article we were chatting on checked her comments, saw my reply and got me out.

I got followed because it was summer, my kid didn’t want to go anywhere, I wasn’t teaching, and so I was commenting like it was my job. You could be the greatest commenter in the world, but if you’re only on every couple of weeks they aren’t going to notice you. Comment directly to the author when you can, and get in…

Avid traveler on a budget and, sorry, I’m not down with these tips. Ok, that’s wrong: I agree with the last one, particularly since I just got back from a trip to tourist-laden hell— er, Italy.

I didn’t watch the GOP debates because, y’know, self-preservation, but please tell me they didn’t actually refer to the only woman candidate by her first name and all of the others by honorifics.

This doesn’t get enough attention.

Two hours, hmmm? That’s enough time for a couple episodes of True Detective,

may or may not have walked down the aisle at my wedding to a friend playing "Glycerine" on guitar.

I’m still upset over this. I usually don’t care about celeb couples but I loved them!

Madonna is clearly trying to impersonate Vigo the Carpathian.