Yes, I have gotten a few of these comments you described. It can be difficult to figure out what they are saying, which makes me hesitate on whether or not to upvote them. I have had a few of them that were almost backhanded compliments but I couldn't tell if it was on purpose.
I know what you mean with "Wall of Text" comments, but grammar and punctuation aside, I appreciate anyone that leaves a comment on my post that is longer than just a few words. Usually you can tell if they tried, and if they did, I definitely give them an upvote :)
Thanks for your Genuine Comment!
Yes... you can tell when someone puts effort into a comment. I upvote them too. I often will reply as well. Good advice.
And then, of course, there's the "I appreciate the fact that you actually read my comment and followed up" follow-up comment...
OK, so that was sort of facetious, but engagement is one of my ambitions/goals on Steemit. Sure, this is a place where we blog and get rewarded, but it's also social media, so that makes it a place to interact and get to know people, in the electronic sense of the word.
So I say thanks for creating an Engaging Post that actually invites audience participation. A lot of posts don't...