Comments on: Welcome to the Public Domain http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Julia http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-919323 Julia Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:02:35 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-919323 Trent, I just came across your blog today (let's say about two hours ago) and I've been glued to my chair since I found you. This is so nice of you! How incredibly thoughtful that you would allow people to use this information that is obviously such high quality as their own. I don't know that I would ever have an opportunity to reprint your articles but I still want to say thank you. It's so rare to come across anyone who is willing to do something so selfless with no agenda and this is great stuff. You keep writing and I'll keep reading! :) Thanks again Julia Trent,
I just came across your blog today (let’s say about two hours ago) and I’ve been glued to my chair since I found you. This is so nice of you! How incredibly thoughtful that you would allow people to use this information that is obviously such high quality as their own.
I don’t know that I would ever have an opportunity to reprint your articles but I still want to say thank you. It’s so rare to come across anyone who is willing to do something so selfless with no agenda and this is great stuff. You keep writing and I’ll keep reading! :)
Thanks again
Julia

]]> By: turnkey website http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-590997 turnkey website Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:22:22 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-590997 Haha ^^ nice, is there a section to follow the RSS feed Haha ^^ nice, is there a section to follow the RSS feed

]]> By: jorel314 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-533885 jorel314 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-533885 Also, you may be interested in "Set Free" a wiki that lists notable works dedicated to the public domain. http://setfree.wik.is/ Also, you may be interested in “Set Free” a wiki that lists notable works dedicated to the public domain.

http://setfree.wik.is/

]]> By: jorel314 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-533881 jorel314 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:21 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-533881 Great to discover another blogger who embraces the public domain. You’ve made a subscriber out of me. Keep up the good work! Great to discover another blogger who embraces the public domain. You’ve made a subscriber out of me. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Robert Tutsky http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-493221 Robert Tutsky Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:52:12 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-493221 Trent, Arrived to your blog an hour or so ago and found great material worth coming back for, kudos. Now I see that your work is public domain. You may not be exactly monetarily tithing but this gesture will certainly be returned to you in many ways. Trent,
Arrived to your blog an hour or so ago and found great material worth coming back for, kudos. Now I see that your work is public domain. You may not be exactly monetarily tithing but this gesture will certainly be returned to you in many ways.

]]> By: Dividend Growth Investor http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-373474 Dividend Growth Investor Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:45:40 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-373474 This truly is a smart idea - people who copy content typically copy everything along -including embedded links to your articles to your website. That's like distributing a free e-book with links to your site. This truly is a smart idea – people who copy content typically copy everything along -including embedded links to your articles to your website. That’s like distributing a free e-book with links to your site.

]]> By: Asuka http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-359566 Asuka Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:08:05 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-359566 Wholly Cow! I just saw the number of rss subscribers!!!!!!!!! What a truely fascinating idea. I couldn't resist I joined your feed too. Wholly Cow! I just saw the number of rss subscribers!!!!!!!!! What a truely fascinating idea. I couldn’t resist I joined your feed too.

]]> By: Asuka http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-359563 Asuka Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:06:43 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-359563 On a SEO point of view it is a freeking good idea to let the world scrape your content. All you do is add a link to your homepage after every article and voila backlinks gallore. Even brighter the idea of sharing and making info accessible to more people. Newbie bloggers can add quality content to their blogs in an ethical manner. I love the blogosphere bloggers helping bloggers, cheers! On a SEO point of view it is a freeking good idea to let the world scrape your content. All you do is add a link to your homepage after every article and voila backlinks gallore.

Even brighter the idea of sharing and making info accessible to more people. Newbie bloggers can add quality content to their blogs in an ethical manner.

I love the blogosphere bloggers helping bloggers, cheers!

]]> By: Lin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-327860 Lin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:39:17 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-327860 I'm linking to you this week! Thanks so much for all the info you provide! ~Lin I’m linking to you this week! Thanks so much for all the info you provide!
~Lin

]]> By: clint http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-302354 clint Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:01:22 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-302354 Good idea!!! Keep up the good work and you will have it come back to you a hundred fold. Clint Lawton www.a-debt-free-life.com Good idea!!!

Keep up the good work and you will have it come back to you a hundred fold.

Clint Lawton

http://www.a-debt-free-life.com

]]> By: jana http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-153823 jana Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:20:19 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-153823 very generous thing to do, and i, too, think these thingas will come back to you. it is good that something of value - ie the articles on this blog - can be used to help others. very generous thing to do, and i, too, think these thingas will come back to you. it is good that something of value – ie the articles on this blog – can be used to help others.

]]> By: Investor Trip http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-153382 Investor Trip Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:22:32 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-153382 Trent, I think you're on to something. Personally, I find your Book Reviews as some of your best content on this site. I have no doubt that you could stumble upon an awesome idea to incorporate your review talents to help the general public. We bookworms sure love a great review! Also, do not listen to others who have objections against your free public domain decision. This is your site, and you can do WHATEVER YOU WANT! Isn't that the point of quitting our slavish 9-5 jobs and providing quality content to the public? Most people miss the point when bloggers take a risk that most others would avoid. Making your own decisions, no matter the outcome, is far more attractive than having some overseeing boss make them for you. You have my support 100%! P.S. When is your New York Times Bestseller coming out? We are getting anxious!?! Trent,

I think you’re on to something. Personally, I find your Book Reviews as some of your best content on this site. I have no doubt that you could stumble upon an awesome idea to incorporate your review talents to help the general public. We bookworms sure love a great review!

Also, do not listen to others who have objections against your free public domain decision. This is your site, and you can do WHATEVER YOU WANT!

Isn’t that the point of quitting our slavish 9-5 jobs and providing quality content to the public?

Most people miss the point when bloggers take a risk that most others would avoid.

Making your own decisions, no matter the outcome, is far more attractive than having some overseeing boss make them for you.

You have my support 100%!

P.S. When is your New York Times Bestseller coming out? We are getting anxious!?!

]]> By: Penny http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-153026 Penny Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:53:52 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-153026 Trent you have given amazing advice and in fact you don't have to worry because when you give it away it comes back to you. Helping others is not easy and finding a way to help people without having them in your face is really cool. I don't know who gives you grief and made you make this decision but it's still your writing that can never be taken away from you. So to the spammers and the negative ideas will fall away but the good will carry on. Faithful love is never ending. Penny Trent you have given amazing advice and in fact you don’t have to worry because when you give it away it comes back to you. Helping others is not easy and finding a way to help people without having them in your face is really cool. I don’t know who gives you grief and made you make this decision but it’s still your writing that can never be taken away from you. So to the spammers and the negative ideas will fall away but the good will carry on. Faithful love is never ending.
Penny

]]> By: Urban Vandweller http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-151722 Urban Vandweller Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:50:49 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151722 Trent, regardless of what the naysayers rant, you are righteous with your generosity. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Cheers Trent, regardless of what the naysayers rant, you are righteous with your generosity. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Cheers

]]> By: k http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-151632 k Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:18:17 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151632 Trent, I think this is a great idea for all the reasons others have spelled out above. I'm not clear on why some think it will contribute to the spam/splog problem. If it does, I think the benefits to all will far outweigh the downsides, for you and the rest of us. I was already planning on making a small contribution (once I get a glitch in my paypal sorted out); your public domain decision just reinforced that and ensures it won't be a one-time thing. Thank you. Trent, I think this is a great idea for all the reasons others have spelled out above. I’m not clear on why some think it will contribute to the spam/splog problem. If it does, I think the benefits to all will far outweigh the downsides, for you and the rest of us.

I was already planning on making a small contribution (once I get a glitch in my paypal sorted out); your public domain decision just reinforced that and ensures it won’t be a one-time thing. Thank you.

]]> By: erbe http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-2/#comment-151615 erbe Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:43:00 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151615 On behalf of all your readers, thank you. I would certainly understand the need to keep control of your work, and I would not respect you less if you changed your mind in the future. However, you are definitely building an audience, and when you do write that book of yours, we will be watching for it. I think there are a lot of people out there in debt and in a panic. According to all of the news reports, Americans are getting deeper and deeper in debt. And people in other countries are too. This is a worldwide problem. I think everyone I have ever met has a debt 'problem' of some size, or has had one in the past. But people who are in the midst of it feel ashamed, or they may not have the education or experience needed to deal with it alone. Or they may have no one to talk to, or those they know may be in spending mode, and are not helpful. You are definitely serving the greater good. People receive messages telling them to spend constantly. So we need to balance that out with messages saying that is ok to save, ok to use the cheaper alternative, ok to say you can't afford it. Copyrighted or not, you are a voice of hope to everyone who is struggling out there. On behalf of all your readers, thank you. I would certainly understand the need to keep control of your work, and I would not respect you less if you changed your mind in the future. However, you are definitely building an audience, and when you do write that book of yours, we will be watching for it. I think there are a lot of people out there in debt and in a panic. According to all of the news reports, Americans are getting deeper and deeper in debt. And people in other countries are too. This is a worldwide problem. I think everyone I have ever met has a debt ‘problem’ of some size, or has had one in the past. But people who are in the midst of it feel ashamed, or they may not have the education or experience needed to deal with it alone. Or they may have no one to talk to, or those they know may be in spending mode, and are not helpful. You are definitely serving the greater good. People receive messages telling them to spend constantly. So we need to balance that out with messages saying that is ok to save, ok to use the cheaper alternative, ok to say you can’t afford it. Copyrighted or not, you are a voice of hope to everyone who is struggling out there.

]]> By: Money Blue Book http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-151488 Money Blue Book Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:54:07 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151488 Wow...they way you are opening up the blog..I'm waiting for you to turn this site into The Simple Wikipedia Dollar -Raymond Wow…they way you are opening up the blog..I’m waiting for you to turn this site into The Simple Wikipedia Dollar
-Raymond

]]> By: Sylvie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-151473 Sylvie Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:27:15 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151473 OK, I wasn't going to post again, but vh and Todd get what I was trying to say exactly. Why should a writer's work product -- the written thing -- be given away for free? Copyright is on one level simply a means of protecting intellectual work product -- which can't simply be locked up in the market at the end of the day like that head of lettuce. As for "expertise" and "reputation," well, it's kind of hard to express expertise without words, or develop a reputation without a byline. OK, I wasn’t going to post again, but vh and Todd get what I was trying to say exactly. Why should a writer’s work product — the written thing — be given away for free? Copyright is on one level simply a means of protecting intellectual work product — which can’t simply be locked up in the market at the end of the day like that head of lettuce.

As for “expertise” and “reputation,” well, it’s kind of hard to express expertise without words, or develop a reputation without a byline.

]]> By: Aaron Stroud http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-151420 Aaron Stroud Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:28:16 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151420 Jonathan over at PlagiarismToday just posted an <a href="http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2008/01/09/the-public-domain-trend/" rel="nofollow">interesting analysis</a> of Trent's and Leo's gifts to the community. Jonathan over at PlagiarismToday just posted an interesting analysis of Trent’s and Leo’s gifts to the community.

]]> By: Todd http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-151401 Todd Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:24:35 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/01/08/welcome-to-the-public-domain/#comment-151401 vh provides a great analogy. Truly hilarious. As a teacher, I think my work is necessary AND I'd like the information I give my students to be available for everyone; therefore, I think that I too should work for free. (At least I'll be given free lettuce, right? And I can always get free water at the local coffee shop.) vh provides a great analogy. Truly hilarious. As a teacher, I think my work is necessary AND I’d like the information I give my students to be available for everyone; therefore, I think that I too should work for free. (At least I’ll be given free lettuce, right? And I can always get free water at the local coffee shop.)

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