I feel this in my bones tbh!! 😭 I'm curious about the etiquette, but I want to try replying to messages too... I hope you figure out something that works for you! ; __ ;

i think of a guestbook as like just leaving a little token of appreciation or acknowledgement to the webmaster, i never expect a reply, but when i do see one its a pleasant surprise. this is just me personally, idk how other people feel, but its your guestbook so you get to decide how you do things :]

i feel you with the executive dysfunction, not to mention the demand avoidance! i never expect a response - they're lovely to receive and i might check back to look but it's nothing i'd take personally. :3

I don't expect one when I leave a comment although sometimes I'll circle back to the guestbook and see if there's a response. I make sure to respond to the peeps who join Kitty Friends or Pocket Town so they know their submission is received. And I try to comment on other entries but I'm in the executive dysfunction boat with you!

I've resigned myself to viewing it as a guestbook in the most literal sense. But I do wish I was better at replying :/

responses are always nice but i think most people dont expect/feel owed a response - i imagine it can get pretty overwhelming and getting stressed out about replying to everyone will probably take the fun out of it, just take it at ur own pace :]]

replying in guestbooks is a bad experience because you don't get an alert if the webmaster replies to you on their own guestbook. but when someone leaves their url in their guestbook entry i always visit their site and leave a little note in their guestbook. i feel like that's the best community approach. but i wouldn't stress about it bc of the nature of guestbooks in general!!