Comments on: An Announcement about the Future of The Simple Dollar http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: J. Money http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-983559 J. Money Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:21:31 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-983559 Wow, can’t believe I’m just now seeing this! CONGRATS BRO! That’s incredible. 100% the right move for sure – I hope you’re more at peace now and can focus and live a more stress-free blogging life :) You’ve earned it all, my man.

]]> By: Jason http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975339 Jason Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:55:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975339 Congrats Trent. I am impressed at how involved and dedicated you’ve been to your blog. Having seen so many go by the wayside over the years, I say kudos to you and keep up the great work!

]]> By: Mary http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975231 Mary Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:05:09 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975231 Trent, congratulations on your well-deserved success. I hope everything goes smoothly with this transition. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

]]> By: Michael http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975148 Michael Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:42:55 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975148 Not that it matters now, but there are services like Pingdom and New Relic that can monitor your site for you during Christmas.

]]> By: TLS http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975142 TLS Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:30:45 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975142 Good luck, Trent. I hope the new venture works out for you.

]]> By: Amy K http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975140 Amy K Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:16:17 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975140 Yay! I think you will be so much happier, I’m glad you’ve made this jump and can focus on the things you love.

Have a great Christmas!

]]> By: Michael http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975123 Michael Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:53:40 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975123 Congratulations, Trent.

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975122 Gretchen Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:51:46 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975122 And if “dealing with” means checking things in moderation, I get the impression that’s not even happening.

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975121 Gretchen Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:50:15 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975121 I do think guest posters tend to over comment on GRS, but there’s a long way between commenting on every comment and totally ignoring.

In this case, though, The point of contention isn’t if Trent should comment it’s that he says he “deal(s) with thousands of comments.”

Big difference.

]]> By: valleycat1 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975098 valleycat1 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:36 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975098 Re blogger entering the comments discussion. I agree that if a blogger expresses a personal opinion, then it’s the blogger’s prerogative whether to enter the discussion.

But, when a blogger is stating something as fact but is totally incorrect or has missed the point of the question, and that is commented on, it would be nice to see the blogger:
A. enter the comment stream & admit the error;
B. add an edit to the post based on the comments (as many bloggers do) in this case to avoid the questioner leaping on incorrect advice;
and/or
C. at a minimum do a follow-up blog post crediting the commenters with pointing out an error of fact (as some bloggers do).

]]> By: Tom http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975097 Tom Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:58:27 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975097 Johana, I’m a small sample size, but I contacted Trent via email twice and received one answer. Not a bad response rate given the size of his readership.
And, if I recall correctly, one email was more of an idea for a post rather than a direct question I expected a response to. So there’s that.

]]> By: Tom http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975089 Tom Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975089 I like an author to have mild involvement in the comments. I’m not a fan of authors who respond to every single comment for the sake of commenting back… only address legitimate followup questions or clarifications that can be answered in a comment style (a few sentences)

]]> By: Patricia http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975074 Patricia Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:40:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975074 Congratulations, I will shift when you do. I enjoy reading this blog

]]> By: Terri T http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975072 Terri T Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:34:45 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975072 Congratulations on the blog management changes! I hope that will work out well, and allow for the freedom and family time required. I will continue to look forward to each issue.

I wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!

]]> By: Johanna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975070 Johanna Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:10:02 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975070 @Luke: “Why not legitimize those challenges (and make them more search-engine friendly) by emailing them to Trent directly for use in a reader mailbag entry? Since that seems to be the selected format in use here, why not make use of it?”

Actually, if other commenters’ reports of their experiences emailing Trent are to be believed, the way to get in touch with Trent is not by email but via Facebook (and maybe twitter?) I don’t use Facebook or twitter, and I’m not about to start just for this.

Also, the comments here are just as search-engine friendly as the original posts.

]]> By: Luke G. http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975067 Luke G. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975067 @Trent: I wish you all the best with your new venture. :)

I don’t have a problem with Trent not posting comments: that’s his own personal choice, and I respect that and his stated reason.

@Johanna: As you mentioned, from time to time issues do come up in the comments that challenge Trent’s reasoning or suggestions. Why not legitimize those challenges (and make them more search-engine friendly) by emailing them to Trent directly for use in a reader mailbag entry? Since that seems to be the selected format in use here, why not make use of it?

BTW, heavy moderation in comments =/= conversation in comments.

]]> By: Riki http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975061 Riki Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:56 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975061 I don’t agree with the “it’s free so you can’t demand quality” argument. I call baloney (or bologna). Pointing out faulty logic or down-right incorrect information is absolutely a valid comment; the real world is not an echo chamber where everybody follows Trent around nodding, smiling, and waiting for yet another nugget of wisdom.

Trent, good luck with this new venture. I really do hope it allows you to focus on writing and generating quality content. I completely recognize how demanding the technical and business aspects can be when a blog is a business and what you’ve done certainly can’t have been easy. Like others have said, I’m cautiously optimistic that more time will allow you to not only improve your writing (as you say you want to) but also to do more research and generate better, more detailed content.

]]> By: graytham http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975045 graytham Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:12:45 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975045 #40 Kate put it perfectly. I completely understand why Trent would rather not jump into this often hostile comment pool. Some of these people really need to GET SOME SORT OF A LIFE instead of spending so much time nitpicking over the content- which happens to be free, and available for you to read only if you choose to, with no one pointing a gun at your head.
Good luck Trent- hope it all works out for you.

]]> By: em http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975041 em Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:14:23 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975041 Good luck Trent! Hope the transition is smooth and I’m looking forward to future posts.

]]> By: lurker carl http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2011/12/15/an-announcement-about-the-future-of-the-simple-dollar/#comment-975024 lurker carl Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:44:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=8034#comment-975024 Best of luck with the new partnership. I hope it exceeds your expectations.

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